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17 Jun 2021, 10:51 am

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I hang with conservative GOPers, both northern GOPers, and White southern GOP adult children of Dixiecrat parents (folks who would have been Southern Dems a generation ago who are now GOP).  Some, sadly, DO fit the stereotypes. Like my crazy buddy (of the latter category) who once said "I am not happy unless I see a n****r on TV every five seconds" in response to the slow but steady growth in the number of Black faces on TV.  But he IS rather crazy.
The Republicans I work and worship with all seem like nice, normal, rational people until a discussion veers toward topics like the right to own firearms, civil rights, reproductive rights, subsidized medical care, universal basic income, and whether or not the 2020 presidential election was stolen.  About a dozen Republicans left our church because our pastoral staff refused to pray openly that Mr. Trump would be reinstated to the presidency.  To those Republicans, UBI, reproductive rights, civil rights, and subsidized medical care are Socialism and should be abolished.  And do not even suggest to them that they might want to register their AR-15s and other assault weapons, unless you want to start a fist-fight.
Cancel culture is a problem, but firearms registration dems fightin' words and I'm entitled to cancel your opinion by punching you in the mouth.  Would that be the mindset, roughly?
That seems to be correct.  My rights end where their fists begin.


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17 Jun 2021, 2:04 pm

For those of you who are PO’d about the lost productivity because they caved in and gave another damn holiday to the ****** I figured out a good way for you to protest. How about a little insurrection of your own. Take a bunch of hammers and break into your office and get to work. Yeah I know Juneteenth falls on a Saturday this year and a lot of you work remotely these days. That is no excuse, this is for principle man. That is why you are going to stay late and forgo your Saturday Night out at the bar and booty call. You are going to do that aren’t you? :lol:


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17 Jun 2021, 4:36 pm

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday, commemorating the glorious day Republicans freed the last of the Democrats' slaves.

"We are so proud to show the world how not racist we are by officially recognizing the day the Republicans came charging in to free all our slaves," said Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer. "Yeah-- we Democrats did a little 'whoopsie' with that whole slavery thing, but the Republicans corrected it. Thanks, Republicans!"

During this year's Juneteenth, the nation will gather to celebrate the American political party that was founded on protecting human rights of people of all skin colors. Democrats around the country will write letters of apology and organize celebrations for the vast network of Christians, Catholics, Quakers, and Republicans who fought and died to end the scourge of slavery in America.

Congress has also approved the building of a giant elephant statue in D.C. to honor the party responsible for the freeing of slaves from Democrat plantations.

Biden has confirmed he will organize a celebration at the White House after he lays a wreath on the grave of his best friend Robert Byrd.

Source: https://babylonbee.com/news/congress-passes-law-to-recognize-juneteenth-the-day-republicans-freed-all-the-democrats-slaves


Hilarious, you'll have to excuse me as I don't rely on right wing rags for information (or humour for that matter).

I assume you are familiar with the concept of history and how the republican party of Lincoln has no resemblance to the current group of jokers who claim to be republican.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... vil-rights


The Babylon Bee is a satirical paper, similar to the Onion.


Yeah I know but it's flavour is right wing.



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17 Jun 2021, 4:37 pm

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For those of you who are PO’d about the lost productivity because they caved in and gave another damn holiday to the ****** I figured out a good way for you to protest. How about a little insurrection of your own. Take a bunch of hammers and break into your office and get to work. Yeah I know Juneteenth falls on a Saturday this year and a lot of you work remotely these days. That is no excuse, this is for principle man. That is why you are going to stay late and forgo your Saturday Night out at the bar and booty call. You are going to do that aren’t you? :lol:


You might be surprised, in Australia we have public holdays for horseraces and football matches :roll:



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17 Jun 2021, 5:17 pm

Yes. As time progresses we may have to consolidate holidays. Several into one. In order to maintain national productivity.

We recently already combined Lincoln's B-day, and George Washington's B-day into the one "President's Day". That sets a precedent for future "hybrid holidays".

Maybe...we could combine Memorial Day with Veterans Day.

Then...why is New Years in the dead of winter? Most cultures start the new year around the time of the Vernal Equinox.

So we could combine Easter with New Years- at around the time that Easter is now- at the start of Spring.



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17 Jun 2021, 5:38 pm

If JFK were alive in 2021 he would be considered a Right Wing Extremist.



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17 Jun 2021, 9:39 pm

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If JFK were alive in 2021 he would be considered a Right Wing Extremist.


Let me stop you there. The Far Left, as far as politicians politically lean in America these days, does not exist. They disappeared when the Cold War started. Whatever politicians you accuse of being far left are not as far left as you think. Even Bernie Sanders is considered a close left. Sure, there are a lot of far left people especially on social media, but they're not politicians. The status quo would never let them become as such. A lot of democrat politicians politically lean to where republicans used to be 40 years ago and republicans have moved a lot further to the right since then.


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17 Jun 2021, 11:11 pm

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If JFK were alive in 2021 he would be considered a Right Wing Extremist.


Let me stop you there. The Far Left, as far as politicians politically lean in America these days, does not exist. They disappeared when the Cold War started. Whatever politicians you accuse of being far left are not as far left as you think. Even Bernie Sanders is considered a close left. Sure, there are a lot of far left people especially on social media, but they're not politicians. The status quo would never let them become as such. A lot of democrat politicians politically lean to where republicans used to be 40 years ago and republicans have moved a lot further to the right since then.


Some folks seem to think "reds under the bed" has been replaced by Antifa lurking around every corner.

Watch this video and you'll see how brainwashed MAGA Americans are.



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17 Jun 2021, 11:50 pm

If Eisenhower were alive today he would be branded as "Antifa" because he taxed the rich at 91 percent (higher than Sanders proposes). And believed in big government doing stuff...like building the freeway system. And he warned us not to trust "the Military Industrial Complex".



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18 Jun 2021, 12:18 am

I will say, it's certainly interesting watching those on the left getting so excited about implementing one of Mr Trump's campaign items from the last election for him, given he isn't in a position to implement it himself...

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Trump also pledged his support for making Juneteenth a national holiday, along with prosecuting the Ku Klux Klan and Antifa as terrorist organisations.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/donald-trump-black-americans-platinum-plan-economy-civil-rights-juneteenth-2020-9?nojs=1



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18 Jun 2021, 10:00 am

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They passed the bill unanimously. I think that's great, and I'm sure the House of Representatives will also approve it and it will be signed into law.

However, call me a cynic, but I think this is a sop to allow Republicans to tout their support of the black population. True, the Senate has a titular narrow Democratic majority, but that doesn't explain the unanimous support for Juneteenth.

For those not familiar, Juneteenth (shortened form of June 19th) commemorates the day that African-American slavery finally ended in the United States. It actually had been forbidden by law prior to that, but nobody told the slaves in Texas until June 19, 1865.

You can thank the Republicans that the slaves were freed!


Yes, but at the time, they were waving a different flag. Interesting to note, it is the modern Republicans that made the Confederate Monument state holidays. It is also the Republicans that are trying to protect the Confederate names on our military bases and are trying to weaken voting laws to disenfranchise minority voters. The GOP is also attacking teaching our history of slavery and white supremacy as well as groups looking for social equality among racial groups.



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18 Jun 2021, 10:17 am

Brictoria wrote:
I will say, it's certainly interesting watching those on the left getting so excited about implementing one of Mr Trump's campaign items from the last election for him, given he isn't in a position to implement it himself...
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Trump also pledged his support for making Juneteenth a national holiday, along with prosecuting the Ku Klux Klan and Antifa as terrorist organisations.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/donald-trump-black-americans-platinum-plan-economy-civil-rights-juneteenth-2020-9?nojs=1


But Trump did not come up with the idea of the holiday--states have been recognizing the day for decades. It is also important to note, it was a member of his own party and a supporter of his voted the bill to make Juneteenth a holiday in 2020. I don't remember Trump being upset by that. Still, there was nothing stopping Republicans and the Trump administration from passing the holiday. It is one thing to come up with an idea (or to take someone's else's idea), but if you are not going to do anything about it, it is just an empty promise.

And as you pointed out, he also tried to get a Black civil rights organization labeled as a terrorist organization. So much for support of the Black community. Trump was also a known supporter of white supremacists in the US.



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18 Jun 2021, 8:19 pm

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Let's wait for Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens to hit the roof....


Please repost tomorrow with their comments. Let's see if you are correct.


Clickbaity headline is clickbaity, but...



Tucker Carlson's reaction is at 1:50
Candace Owens' reaction is at 4:15

I'd say cyberdad's predictions were right. Image


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If Eisenhower were alive today he would be branded as "Antifa" because he taxed the rich at 91 percent (higher than Sanders proposes). And believed in big government doing stuff...like building the freeway system. And he warned us not to trust "the Military Industrial Complex".

If he were alive today would be berating himself for his military work saying “I ordered actions that killed and injured so many people for this s**t”


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19 Jun 2021, 8:22 am

ASPartOfMe wrote:
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If Eisenhower were alive today he would be branded as "Antifa" because he taxed the rich at 91 percent (higher than Sanders proposes). And believed in big government doing stuff...like building the freeway system. And he warned us not to trust "the Military Industrial Complex".

If he were alive today would be berating himself for his military work saying “I ordered actions that killed and injured so many people for this s**t”


Yes. He might well wonder "why did I bother leading armies to defend American democracy from a foreign enemy - only to have American democracy snuffed out from within-- by my own GOP no less?



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19 Jun 2021, 8:44 am

funeralxempire wrote:
Daddy63 wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Let's wait for Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens to hit the roof....


Please repost tomorrow with their comments. Let's see if you are correct.


Clickbaity headline is clickbaity, but...



Tucker Carlson's reaction is at 1:50
Candace Owens' reaction is at 4:15

I'd say cyberdad's predictions were right. Image


Strike one.

What a bigoted piece of nonsense this video is. The Parker Molloy part at 1:20 is particularly evil. It intentionally smears people people because of their skin color.

Let's remember that Chicago's schools are segregated and violent crime is out of control in those segregated neighborhoods and Mayor Lightfood is doing absolutely nothing to fix it. She doesn't even propose ideas to address it.
Her divisive rhetoric continues to foment more hate, more distrust and ultimately more violence.

Democrats are more worried about creating new holidays to commemorate the end of an atrocity created by themselves than fixing modern segregation. They put a segregationist in the White House so I guess there is some logic there but yeah this is Tucker Carlson's issue. That's some disgusting, evil logic.