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07 Dec 2022, 9:20 pm

amuuuuricans are losing their marbles.



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07 Dec 2022, 9:33 pm

It's ironic, isn't it? Between incidents like this and the right wing fanatic nuts in our government trying to turn us into a theocracy it feels like we are slowly becoming some of those very countries in the Middle East that we invaded during Bush's "War on Terror".

Like that old latin phrase:

"Tu Fui Ego Eris"

Which means

"What you are, I was. What I am, you will be."



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07 Dec 2022, 9:42 pm

auntblabby wrote:
amuuuuricans are losing their marbles.


We're sorry. America is out to lunch right now...


https://youtu.be/uQ-UL6QpkWU



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09 Dec 2022, 11:12 am

DeathFlowerKing wrote:
It's ironic, isn't it? Between incidents like this and the right wing fanatic nuts in our government trying to turn us into a theocracy it feels like we are slowly becoming some of those very countries in the Middle East that we invaded during Bush's "War on Terror".

Like that old latin phrase:

"Tu Fui Ego Eris"

Which means

"What you are, I was. What I am, you will be."


Good point & quote. 8)

Very ironic that the right wing "patriots," that Believe that they are "saving," America are the ones that are in fact domestic terrorists trying to destroy it from within. MorAns!


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09 Dec 2022, 11:17 am

goldfish21 wrote:
DeathFlowerKing wrote:
It's ironic, isn't it? Between incidents like this and the right wing fanatic nuts in our government trying to turn us into a theocracy it feels like we are slowly becoming some of those very countries in the Middle East that we invaded during Bush's "War on Terror".

Like that old latin phrase:

"Tu Fui Ego Eris"

Which means

"What you are, I was. What I am, you will be."


Good point & quote. 8)

Very ironic that the right wing "patriots," that Believe that they are "saving," America are the ones that are in fact domestic terrorists trying to destroy it from within. MorAns!


Yup, and even more ironic is that when you go back to the days of the American Civil War it was the Republicans who were the "good guys" fighting to save the country and outlaw slavery of African Americans. Now they're basically the badguys trying to tear the country apart and oppress minorities.

Tu Fui Ego Eris :lol:



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09 Dec 2022, 11:20 am

DeathFlowerKing wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
DeathFlowerKing wrote:
It's ironic, isn't it? Between incidents like this and the right wing fanatic nuts in our government trying to turn us into a theocracy it feels like we are slowly becoming some of those very countries in the Middle East that we invaded during Bush's "War on Terror".

Like that old latin phrase:

"Tu Fui Ego Eris"

Which means

"What you are, I was. What I am, you will be."


Good point & quote. 8)

Very ironic that the right wing "patriots," that Believe that they are "saving," America are the ones that are in fact domestic terrorists trying to destroy it from within. MorAns!


Yup, and even more ironic is that when you go back to the days of the American Civil War it was the Republicans who were the "good guys" fighting to save the country and outlaw slavery of African Americans. Now they're basically the badguys trying to tear the country apart and oppress minorities.

Tu Fui Ego Eris :lol:


Mhmm.

Reminds me of a movie, Arlington Road. SPOILER ALERT DON'T READ BELOW IF YOU DON'T WANT THIS GOOD MOVIE RUINED.


GOOGLED HOW TO WRITE SPOILER TAGS AND TRIED 3-4x and can't get it to work so whatever spoiler visible below:

Where people are duped into becoming terrorists while they believe they're doing the right thing. Yes, this movie is a bit different than the scenario playing out now, but it's comparable in the sense that some people are doing the wrong thing while believing it's the right thing. That's not Exactly how the movie plays out, but kinda sorta - the movie character is duped even bigger and doesn't Know he's doing something anyone could consider wrong.


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09 Dec 2022, 11:39 am

Yeah it seems like a repeated pattern throughout history where people and groups who believed that they were fighting the real villains end up becoming like the villains themselves.

Funny how that happens. :)



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09 Dec 2022, 12:25 pm

goldfish21 wrote:
Very ironic that the right wing "patriots," that Believe that they are "saving," America are the ones that are in fact domestic terrorists trying to destroy it from within. MorAns!
Even those members of this website who would be expected to defend any attack against "libyrlz" are strangely silent on this.  It would seem that not even they would condone terrorism that actually harms people.


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09 Dec 2022, 5:06 pm

Fnord wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
Very ironic that the right wing "patriots," that Believe that they are "saving," America are the ones that are in fact domestic terrorists trying to destroy it from within. MorAns!
Even those members of this website who would be expected to defend any attack against "libyrlz" are strangely silent on this.  It would seem that not even they would condone terrorism that actually harms people.

Or they’re just having difficulty accepting and acknowledging that almost all politically motivated violence in America comes from far right wing extremists.


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10 Dec 2022, 4:16 am

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GOOGLED HOW TO WRITE SPOILER TAGS AND TRIED 3-4x and can't get it to work


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10 Dec 2022, 8:03 am

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Even those members of this website who would be expected to defend any attack against "libyrlz" are strangely silent on this.  It would seem that not even they would condone terrorism that actually harms people.


What members are you referring to?


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10 Dec 2022, 8:14 am

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Or they’re just having difficulty accepting and acknowledging that almost all politically motivated violence in America comes from far right wing extremists.


Heh, you haven't seen nothing yet, if the American right decided they were truly upset the left in this country would be wiped out practically overnight, it would just be a question of how deep the purging went. But sure, just keep poking the bear and whistling past the graveyard, great plan.


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10 Dec 2022, 2:14 pm

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. . . just keep poking the bear and whistling past the graveyard, great plan.
We are doing more than that.  Just keep watching.


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10 Dec 2022, 3:33 pm

ASPartOfMe wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:

GOOGLED HOW TO WRITE SPOILER TAGS AND TRIED 3-4x and can't get it to work


This is how you put spoilers on WP
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Aaah. When I googled the results showed spoiler tags, not “spoil.”


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10 Dec 2022, 3:36 pm

Dox47 wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
Or they’re just having difficulty accepting and acknowledging that almost all politically motivated violence in America comes from far right wing extremists.


Heh, you haven't seen nothing yet, if the American right decided they were truly upset the left in this country would be wiped out practically overnight, it would just be a question of how deep the purging went. But sure, just keep poking the bear and whistling past the graveyard, great plan.


Not sure if you’re simply highlighting that the American far right owns more guns, have a higher propensity to be politically violent, are condoning that, or even promoting/endorsing or threatening it ? :?

No matter which way you slice it it’s kinda messed up.


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10 Dec 2022, 3:38 pm

Fnord wrote:
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. . . just keep poking the bear and whistling past the graveyard, great plan.
We are doing more than that.  Just keep watching.

Yeah, like isn’t their leader bean and his bunch of thugs about to get indicted for a smattering of crimes?

At least the nuts that pop off won’t really have any sort of single point of leadership to incite them to violence, again, once his tiny hands are on cuffs and his cell phone is taken away.


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