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misanthrope

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119. FIFY

Thu Nov 7, 2024, 02:51 PM

Yesterday

"We have to learn to be decent, critically thinking and considerate individuals, and ~~many~~ most haven’t. We don’t have to learn to like power, be selfish or lie or steal or kill, these are innate."

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I've learned an important lesson from this election [View all] Bettie Yesterday OP

Most humans are garbage XanaDUer2 Yesterday #1

They are catholic and vote conservative Blue Full Moon Yesterday #15

I'm catholic XanaDUer2 Yesterday #23

There is a rift in the church Blue Full Moon Yesterday #39

Yeah I don't know any rw catholics XanaDUer2 Yesterday #40

The parrish my sister belongs to Lifeafter70 21 hrs ago #153

It's not simply about being Catholic... King_Klonopin 18 hrs ago #157

You described my dad until he retired Lifeafter70 18 hrs ago #158

I don't consider people like Alito Catholic. LisaM Yesterday #63

Hug XanaDUer2 Yesterday #66

I call them churchers no matter what denomination Blue Full Moon Yesterday #70

My sister is over sixty and converted to Catholicism about ten years ago. Hope22 Yesterday #98

I'm sorry XanaDUer2 Yesterday #100

Confession: I'm already toying with the idea of flying the flag upside down, starting now. calimary Yesterday #144

My biggest problem with my situation was... Hope22 22 hrs ago #151

I will never understand. Catholic teaching of Jesus is largely liberal Norbert 12 hrs ago #163

Yes to all of this. Hope22 12 hrs ago #164

I attended Catholic high school and college but Clearheadsam Yesterday #126

The people in that church will be crying a river Hope22 6 hrs ago #166

the two concepts don't gel in my head. I know too much about being a Catholic msfiddlestix Yesterday #137

Ok XanaDUer2 Yesterday #138

Okay atreides1 Yesterday #47

God works through unlikely vessels 🤮 Blue Full Moon Yesterday #61

Joe Biden is Catholic SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #68

Yep and liberal Blue Full Moon Yesterday #73

So? SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #75

Who do you think the Heritage Foundation is? Blue Full Moon Yesterday #76

The Heritage Foundation is SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #101

To me the heratige foundation I_UndergroundPanther 22 hrs ago #148

I don't disagree SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #160

It is Bettie 13 hrs ago #162

Didn't say that. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #81

Then what is your point SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #106

TY XanaDUer2 Yesterday #109

Because the catholic church has been Blue Full Moon Yesterday #110

Oh so it's a secret conspiracy SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #112

Not to secret Blue Full Moon Yesterday #113

So are all Catholics part of this conspiracy? SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #114

Actually, various fundamental xian sects have made BIG strides among Hispanic populations for a couple decades now. Attilatheblond Yesterday #92

Didn't say it was only them Blue Full Moon Yesterday #99

I didn't infer you said it was only them Attilatheblond Yesterday #131

Yep. The radtrad Catholic groups have "Google-bombed" the internet... keep_left Yesterday #127

Garbage kairos12 Yesterday #20

A time-honoured saying from British politics: anamnua Yesterday #21

I like that. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #62

those papers will NOT protect them lapfog_1 Yesterday #30

It will be interesting to see his supposed deportations XanaDUer2 Yesterday #34

to do it the right way is NJCher Yesterday #43

Unless they speak perfect, unaccented English Demobrat Yesterday #130

Didn't work for Hitler ended up being concentration camps. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #44

I suspect they will be sold into slavery. They have a huge pool of people to sell. Clouds Passing Yesterday #52

Their lives will be a misery. BonnieJW Yesterday #55

Camps? 90-percent Yesterday #108

That is why I_UndergroundPanther 22 hrs ago #149

What about the White men who consistently vote Republican? Yavin4 Yesterday #33

And many white women XanaDUer2 Yesterday #35

A majority of white women Sable302b Yesterday #84

But, please, use caution. BadgerMom Yesterday #85

Please, I don't want to argue XanaDUer2 Yesterday #86

White men are NOT the largest voting block in America. White women are. Latino's are going kelly1mm 20 hrs ago #155

Right there with you. onecaliberal Yesterday #54

Don't let some of the headliners fool you Jk23 Yesterday #89

Good luck to them XanaDUer2 Yesterday #90

"I wonder, the Latinos who voted for him..." hadEnuf Yesterday #123

This message was self-deleted by its author hadEnuf Yesterday #124

just saw this: blueknight73 Yesterday #125

I think Latinos, especially multi generation Latinos are having the same conversion as other ethnic groups kelly1mm 21 hrs ago #152

I went through most of my life honestly believing that Mr.Bee 21 hrs ago #154

& then my question Lemon Lyman Yesterday #2

Right? I don't know Bettie Yesterday #4

I think people were always this bad. Elessar Zappa Yesterday #10

It's said to be a machismo issue with many Latino males. The man rules the house and is the authority figure. brush Yesterday #7

Yeah, Mexico's gotten A LOT better in the past few decades. Elessar Zappa Yesterday #9

Misogyny or racism, IDK if you can state which one right-wing white men harbor the most. CrispyQ Yesterday #13

Years of brainwashing Blue Full Moon Yesterday #17

I listened to an excellent Ursus Arctos Yesterday #38

I think it was inside them. BonnieJW Yesterday #57

Yeah, I truly believed that good people outnumbered the creeps. Quiet Em Yesterday #3

An awful lot of people are just mean and dumb. Ocelot II Yesterday #5

An economy for all & a solid educational system would cure a ton of our problems!! CrispyQ Yesterday #16

Completely agree with you here jmbar2 Yesterday #27

People have no idea how rich the rich really are. CrispyQ Yesterday #50

The pie exercise is really good way to present the information jmbar2 Yesterday #60

Adding some figures would be good, too, so people would know which plate they're on. CrispyQ Yesterday #67

Nick Hanauer does a good TedTalk on this... jmbar2 Yesterday #69

It is an eye opening visual. I wish they'd do another example of how it was 50 or 100 years ago. ffr Yesterday #140

That would be good jmbar2 Yesterday #141

The Pie. Luv this, saw it a few years ago. Very effective, terrific demo. Tx for posting appalachiablue Yesterday #111

We used to have that with FDR's New Deal FakeNoose Yesterday #94

Yes! Almost everyone in the US today has benefited in some way from the New Deal. CrispyQ Yesterday #105

To be honest atreides1 Yesterday #29

Yep, racism and misogyny 'r us. It's a harsh discription but it's evident now. brush Yesterday #6

We cultivate the type of society we want. CrispyQ Yesterday #8

It's been a rude awakening, for sure. City Lights Yesterday #11

But they are all over social media Bettie Yesterday #12

Couldn't agree more! nt City Lights Yesterday #18

It's like finding out that a family member has a secret second family progressoid Yesterday #14

For me, it feels like finding out a family member Bettie Yesterday #19

people in the USA voteragain Yesterday #22

It's sad so much hate and bigotry exists in our country kimbutgar Yesterday #24

Persons are decent--as a group, people are not always Maeve Yesterday #25

Ya... I was really hit with that 2016, so I do get what you are saying. LizBeth Yesterday #26

I agree. It is a seismic shock. anamnua Yesterday #28

yeah...i have a few ppl who are no longer friends cuz of that premise FirstLight Yesterday #31

One thing I learned on the front lines of Covid Docreed2003 Yesterday #32

My mom had a similar saying Lifeafter70 8 hrs ago #165

People no longer want decency. They want money, or they want to watch other people lose and suffer. Wingus Dingus Yesterday #36

You know, i know people who watch Bettie Yesterday #42

There's so little that's uplifting anymore, you have to really seek it out--I don't watch that trash either. Wingus Dingus Yesterday #46

So in other words, the fruit of the Reagan tree misanthrope Yesterday #115

Reagan made greed and ignorance fashionable Skittles 17 hrs ago #159

The lesson I've learned is that too many generally decent people are also dumb as dirt. Pacifist Patriot Yesterday #37

The internet broke our culture Johnny2X2X Yesterday #41

Spot on and a book to read jayschool2013 Yesterday #91

It needed to be heavily regulated from the start Johnny2X2X Yesterday #103

Well, we have got to figure something out. Elessar Zappa Yesterday #121

Will take something big happening Johnny2X2X Yesterday #122

The media was better off before 1990. Dawson Leery Yesterday #97

Reality can be very unpleasant sometimes Trust_Reality Yesterday #45

Perhaps a better guideline is "There's a sucker born every minute." Martin68 Yesterday #48

I have become a misanthrope BigmanPigman Yesterday #49

True. There are several politicians who have greatly disappointed me too * Oopsie Daisy Yesterday #51

Look at our history stollen Yesterday #53

Went to my SILs funeral a couple of months ago ismnotwasm Yesterday #56

Good illustration of why we shouldn't be too hard on the other side jmbar2 Yesterday #65

They are NOT reachable ismnotwasm Yesterday #82

JFK Jr has been dead for 25 years. misanthrope Yesterday #116

The cost of. . . Stargleamer 20 hrs ago #156

I learned the truth of the saying Colgate 64 Yesterday #58

Exactly my feelings!!!! nt LAS14 Yesterday #59

You are not alone. ananda Yesterday #64

Welcome to Club 2016. Iggo Yesterday #71

Pretty sad realization Old Crank Yesterday #72

Evidence would support that position** misanthrope Yesterday #117

Thank you for expressing exactly how I've felt since waking up yesterday morning geo1 Yesterday #74

I am not proud of this country BluenFLA Yesterday #77

Agreed - it's going to be an awful 4 years and we have few allies left FakeNoose Yesterday #78

Assuming it is only four years is optimistic misanthrope Yesterday #118

Religion should have no place in American politics. Instead it is a basic requirement to get elected walkingman Yesterday #79

I love this country and the idea of what it could be. mymomwasright Yesterday #80

Fear and ignorance rules the day. BarbD Yesterday #83

Very. It is a harsh lesson. Learning it almost destroyed me, to be honest. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #87

There were millions of Americans is the mid-19th century that seemed paulrevere2018 Yesterday #88

Corruption gone wild. moondust Yesterday #93

I never regretted not serving in the military. Dawson Leery Yesterday #95

America is certainly embracing hate at the moment 4catsmom Yesterday #96

Can't be that many votes LESS than 2020 for the Democratic candidate Eliot Rosewater Yesterday #102

The 2020 candidate was a man. Demobrat Yesterday #132

Human nature Semperviren Yesterday #104

FIFY misanthrope Yesterday #119

I believed that until the 2016 election. raccoon Yesterday #107

In 2016, I mistakenly put it down to Bettie Yesterday #120

Only 29% of US adults voted for Trump. MisterG Yesterday #128

Better late than never. Demobrat Yesterday #129

There are more assholes in the world brettdale Yesterday #133

I've always preferred my pets DemonGoddess Yesterday #134

Message auto-removed Name removed Yesterday #135

Yup. People need a re-boot. Joinfortmill Yesterday #136

What I have come to understand about the republican base is that it all runs on doublethink. paulkienitz Yesterday #139

Totally Agree Starlight27 Yesterday #142

"It is a hard thing to finally understand." B.See Yesterday #143

Throughout my long adult life I've met thousands of people moniss Yesterday #145

Important lesson mamacita75 23 hrs ago #146

What i see in what has happened reinforces my foundational understanding of humanity and life... Trueblue Texan 23 hrs ago #147

I think I_UndergroundPanther 22 hrs ago #150

Like 2016, if pettiness was radiation... Montauk6 13 hrs ago #161