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maxrandb

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6. Let me just say

Reply to Music Man (Original post)

Thu Dec 12, 2024, 07:37 AM

Dec 12

"I am less concerned with what some anonymous dipshits post on the social media cesspool, and super concerned with what prominent Retrumplican politicians say and do and promise to do EVERY DAMNED DAY!"

and,

I am absolutely terrified that they are electorally rewarded for it.

Hard to fight violence when the message is; "violence wins".

There are a shit-ton of people to blame for that message, before you get to "liberals".

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You and your loved ones have likely participated in systems of oppression. I hope you are never the target of violence. [View all] Music Man Dec 11 OP

it is very disturbing this even needs to be explained Skittles Dec 11 #1

+1. Prefer David Hogg, Greta Thunberg, etc., solutions. After election I was concerned about trumpster's 2nd Amendment Silent Type Dec 12 #2

Yep. LudwigPastorius Dec 12 #3

It's part of America's addiction to vigilante justice... regnaD kciN Dec 12 #4

Bullshit!!! maxrandb Dec 12 #5

Let me just say maxrandb Dec 12 #6

The healthcare, legal and judicial institutions in this country are built on violence. Many, many people here have WhiskeyGrinder Dec 12 #7

Except someone saying "we should improve society" is different from "murder is acceptable." Music Man Dec 13 #8