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Ocelot II

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2. On a Christmas morning to come, when the children open their presents

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 10:29 AM

May 9

and find that they got underwear and socks instead of a doll and a Lego set, Mom and Dad will explain that toys are very expensive now, but that's only because Dear Leader needs money for guns and bombs in case there's a war someday, and won't they be glad to have the very best guns when they're grown up and sent to fight Canada and Denmark?

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Vance Makes Bonkers Defense of Trump's Insistence That Kids Need Fewer Dolls [View all] Eugene May 9 OP

Enough of the bullshit about dolls.... Lovie777 May 9 #1

On a Christmas morning to come, when the children open their presents Ocelot II May 9 #2

Because hildegaard28 May 9 #3

Sounds like Vance is planning a war. nt delisen May 9 #4

Guns, Not Barbies. Aristus May 9 #5

I thought women in the service was WhiteTara May 9 #6

Girls need 30 dolls to practice for their 30 babies delisen May 9 #7

"...goes to a war and your son or daughter is sent off to fight..." flvegan May 9 #8

What is Rebl2 May 9 #9

JD Vance's meemaw didn't let him have one mr715 May 9 #11

MAGA cultists are lost, they'll still make excuses for this shit uponit7771 May 9 #10

Trump is saving the kids from accumulating luxiuries like dolls, food, health care, homes, schools, and chiildhood. Ping Tung May 9 #12

"Guns before Barbies" nt Disaffected May 9 #13

After all BigMin28 May 9 #14

"When our oligarchs send our kids off to war so they can get richer, they like to know that the kids that die Midnight Writer May 9 #15

lol where does he think most of our meds come from WhiskeyGrinder May 9 #16