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Escurumbele

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22. This is like "History will not be kind to so and so...", once we are dead we don't care what happens because we don't
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 12:03 PM
Dec 26

know what is happening, and that is why I laugh when people say "History will not be kind to Mitch McConnell, or trump, or any of the criminals in the republican party.", if they don't care while they are alive, does anyone think they will care when they are dead? They are not in this World to build a legacy, good people do want a legacy, but crooks like those republicans we are dealing with care about today, the now, they are not thinking about what people will say about them when they are dead, least of all if they are going to get a medal for being crooks.

I don't want to minimize the thought, it is true but it won't move anyone on the bad side. We must understand that the "criminal mind" thinks and works different, they don't care. I am always reminded of the criminal, many years ago, who kidnapped a 12-year-old girl from her house, the day of her birthday, raped her, choked her to death, threw her body in some bushes, then two hours later was found in a bar having beers with "friends" and a jolly good time...the criminal mind does not have room for empathy, for caring, and least of all, for consequences or what history will say about them. Does anyone here believe trump cares about what history will say about him? I don't know that the buffoon has the capacity to think one day ahead, and least of all, have good thought in his head, he is a criminal all the way through, so he thinks like a criminal.

One last thing, when we begin to understand that the criminal mind works different, doesn't care about anything but their own benefits, we will stop hoping for change and instead start fighting hard to get these crooks out of power, electing people like AOC, and other new progressives who can change things for the better. republicans have made a campaign against Progressives, but their best republican president, Theodore Roosevelt, was a Progressive, today's republicans just want to be dictators, nothing else.

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You don't always get a medal for confronting it. Renew Deal Dec 26 #1
You may not get a medal but at least you tried. n/t defacto7 Dec 26 #4
To what end? LuckyCharms Dec 26 #5
I'm sad for your situation. defacto7 Dec 26 #10
There are times to walk away as well. LuckyCharms Dec 26 #11
Something I learned the hard way... Think. Again. Dec 26 #2
Well, there goes the turning the other cheek idea. n/t defacto7 Dec 26 #6
Sometimes when you turn the other cheek... LuckyCharms Dec 26 #8
True n/t defacto7 Dec 26 #12
Thats what i tell family, turning the other cheek only got me beat up. txwhitedove Dec 26 #13
That's very true debm55 Dec 26 #15
Um, that's exactly the implication of the expression. royable Dec 26 #25
Right. That's the original meaning of Christ's teachings... LuckyCharms Dec 26 #27
and again and again and again. debm55 Dec 26 #30
Absolutely. Think. Again. Dec 26 #9
I think that turning the other cheek is too often wnylib Dec 30 #43
Perfect. n/t LuckyCharms Dec 26 #7
That is a mich shrter ans sweeter way to say it soldierant Dec 26 #37
Amen!!! Demovictory9 Dec 26 #3
We cut off both sides. They are not happy with us. onecaliberal Dec 26 #14
Best bet is to walk away and stay away. You won't get an award but your life will be much more peaceful. camartinwv Dec 26 #16
Quiet leaving or ghosting. erronis Dec 26 #18
Not me. I take no... littlemissmartypants Dec 26 #24
Maybe this is a good place to put this Marthe48 Dec 26 #17
I'm glad you're letting us know what happened and the grief it caused. erronis Dec 26 #20
Thank you for understanding Marthe48 Dec 26 #21
Marthe48 that is fine if the people you are dealing with are somewhat sane. I made the mistake of sending my family a debm55 Dec 26 #33
Wait... Are you saying your mom (and your brother) expect... electric_blue68 Dec 26 #36
But my religion taught me to obey my parents? They gave me life.". Demobrat Dec 26 #38
Sorry , Marthe48 I didn't mean to post to you. Dont know what to do now. As I meant to post to LuckyCharms. I am sorry. debm55 Dec 26 #34
Say it often and loud! Abuse is destroying this world, individually and globally! Clouds Passing Dec 26 #19
This is like "History will not be kind to so and so...", once we are dead we don't care what happens because we don't Escurumbele Dec 26 #22
Legacy mamacita75 Dec 26 #31
We're all abused now... littlemissmartypants Dec 26 #23
Depending, I return in kind Zackzzzz Dec 26 #26
This is true, but you know what else you don't get an award for? BEING hurt in the first place. AZJonnie Dec 26 #28
You know who you sound like, right? ReRe Dec 26 #29
I am not worthy ... AZJonnie Dec 30 #40
Of course you're worthy! ReRe Dec 30 #41
Just curious mamacita75 Dec 26 #32
I had the luxury of 'non-awareness' in formulating my response AZJonnie Dec 30 #42
LuckyCharms post 33 was for you . I mistakenly posted to Marthe48 debm55 Dec 26 #35
I've had certain sentences that have resonated or spoken to me that I took notice Niagara Dec 27 #39
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