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artemisia1

(1,940 posts) Sun Jul 12, 2026, 04:52 AM 6 hrs ago

Change is coming. This young woman interviewed shows that the iceberg runs deep and the Republican Party is on

the Titanic:

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Change is coming. This young woman interviewed shows that the iceberg runs deep and the Republican Party is on (Original Post) artemisia1 6 hrs ago OP

She'll vote Republican or stay home. RandySF 6 hrs ago #1

I don't trust them at all Skittles 6 hrs ago #2

We may not want them in our tent, but if they drop their support for the corrupt MAGA Party, we win. /nt artemisia1 3 hrs ago #3

It sounds to me like drmeow 1 hr ago #4

RandySF

(88,649 posts)

1. She'll vote Republican or stay home.

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 04:59 AM

6 hrs ago

Skittles

(173,949 posts)

2. I don't trust them at all

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 05:10 AM

6 hrs ago

anyone who saw value in Donald Fucking Trump can be easily manipulated via fear and ignorance

artemisia1

(1,940 posts)

3. We may not want them in our tent, but if they drop their support for the corrupt MAGA Party, we win. /nt

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 07:45 AM

3 hrs ago

drmeow

(6,048 posts)

4. It sounds to me like

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:55 AM

1 hr ago

They are mad about something specific and local - which a) fits Republicans (it only matters if I get hurt) and b) neither supports nor fails to support a larger turning against the party.

I can't tell what they've asked Jack about but it sounds like it is something local the federal government did, could stop, or otherwise is connected to.

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