#repiblicans

[sweetbaby-cut]

I dont understand how the bible says that the most important thing is other people. Love your neighbor, forgiveness and all that. The most ‘’christian’’ party in the US is republican. Traditional and conservative but they aren’t based on christian values at all. 

I mean, I vote for the socialist parties because I think we should love each other and take care of everyone. Like it says in the bible. 

I don’t know man

[scarlettrobot]

Help Me Understand

It has been 70 days since the most depressing presidential election I’ve ever experienced and there has been no reprieve from the glaringly unstable president elect’s ability to frighten and disappoint on a large scale.

As his inauguration quickly approaches to the utter surprise and disgust of most of the country, people are continuing to battle for their voice and remain angry in protest to, frankly, TRY to stand up against a lying racist no, def racist, fascist narcissist that is relentlessly threatening our freedoms. In all of this, he still has a vicious staunch following that believe his lies so wholeheartedly that any hint of dissension unleashes a reign of despicable fury, a litany of personal insults that makes you question whether or not this aggression is coming from something deeper than a desire to defend an ideal, but is really a culmination of compounded hatred and blind selfishness that leads to the hapless belief in policies in direct opposition to their own interests. Not to mention these assaults are usually led by the president elect.

I listened to a podcast today, (shout out to Pod Save America!) and was able to (kind of) understand where some of this frustration comes from. There can be an air of superiority that liberals have when it comes to discussing conservatives that can be off-putting and stratifying. Calling Trump supporters classless and stupid are not great ways to garner traction to change minds, but then again, I guess that’s not really the point at this juncture. The right has alarmingly made up its mind to house and support white supremacy, and ignore the plea of thousands to rethink disrupting Obamacare- just to name a few indiscretions. At this point, the priority is to protect the republic and defend ourselves from the inevitable onslaught of bigotry that is going to find its way into law. A vast majority of the country has made it abundantly clear that we will not walk quietly into the night, while this incoming administration attempts to steamroll, crush, and diminish our rights.

There’s just a piece of me that wants to believe people can change. In the right context, under the right circumstances, truth can prevail against a despot. Alas, this election has chipped away at that hope and I am resigned to believe no amount of fact or the witness of actual events will change the minds of the white America that is so wrapped up in an identity that is based on ostracizing and belittling “The Other” while turning a blind eye to an emerging government that cares nothing to little about democracy (or their wellbeing) and everything about money. 

To those people who will seemingly never see the dark side of this presidency: 

How can you so intensely follow someone who wants to MAGA for the upper class no matter the cost to the rest of the American people? Why can’t you see you’re being duped?

[jeremyg36]

A Subtle and Delicate Dance: How I Navigate Talking to Conservative People in 2018

A Subtle and Delicate Dance: How I Navigate Talking to Conservative People in 2018

Good old minesweeper. Pic via lifehacker

A couple of days ago my friend texted me the following:

The person she is talking about “teaching a class on surviving” is former Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby, who shot a black man and then got to teach a class about how she survived shooting a black man.

I thought long and hard about my answer and what it meant. For me and for them…

When I…

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[captainofthecity]

RNC drinking game: drink every time someone mentions Hillary Clinton Please note: You will probably die.

[fateandfire]

republicans: JESUS WOULDN'T LET THESE UNDOCUMENTED REFUGEE CHILDREN INTO THE COUNTRY!

jesus (quoted from the bible): "Matt 25: 41 - 46: Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me not to eat: I was thirsty and you gave me not to drink. I was a stranger and you took me not in: naked and you covered me not: sick and in prison and you did not visit me. Then they also shall answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to you. Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen: I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me. And these shall go into everlasting punishment: but the just, into life everlasting."

republicans: BUT... BUT... JESUS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON OUR SIDE

jesus: lol i literally said you're going to hell if you don't let these kids in, stop misquoting me

[washingtonsblog]

A study of the voting records of members of Congress, recently published in the prestigious online…

A study of the voting records of members of Congress, recently published in the prestigious online scientific journal PLOS One, shows that “Republicans tended to support legislation increasing economic inequality regardless of their social status,” whereas the tendency of congressional Democrats was in the opposite direction but weaker, because “High status Democrats tended to exhibit less…

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[in-the-right]

Of course most Republicans don't talk to you that way. They will tend to agree with you on most things. However, I disagree with you on pretty much most major issues, but I'm not a liberal, either. At least, not a Democrat. And no, I highly disagree. Liberals are NOT more more inflammatory, trolling, or low blowing. In fact, that describes most Republicans I know, and I live in a highly conservative community. Who YOU know and what YOU'VE seen doesn't reflect the majority. That's reality.

Okay, I’ll bite. If you’re not a liberal, what are you?

[autumn-stags]

My thoughts on the Political Parties: Democrats vs Republicans