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PeaceWave

(1,421 posts) Sat Jan 25, 2025, 02:54 PM Jan 25

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My cousin who didn't vote for Kamala "because of Gaza" is now panicking about Trump... [View all]

Multiple messages each day about every single stupid change Trump is implementing. He's talking about "fleeing the country to escape the tyranny." So far, I've been able to restrain myself from letting loose on him and telling him...For fuck's sake, what the hell did you expect? And, by the way, you have no God damn right to complain about jack shit when you didn't even vote. It's total horse shit. This fairly sizable number of people - including my cousin - helped tank Kamala's chances by choosing not to act when doing so really mattered and then has the audacity to seek advice and solace from those of us who did vote for Kamala. Sorry, but the way I see it is this...Their actions had consequences for all of us. And, for that I'm the one who has a right to be upset. Not them.

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My cousin who didn't vote for Kamala "because of Gaza" is now panicking about Trump... [View all] PeaceWave Jan 25 OP

Yeah, the "because of Gaza" fools are the ones who need to be smacked around. sop Jan 25 #1

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This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 25 #74

Not odd edhopper Jan 25 #76

My reply to them all, no sympathy from me Roy Rolling Jan 25 #87

How many swing state "because of Gaza" fools were there? Think. Again. Jan 26 #126

you mean vote for Harris? Did they think Biden was still running? LymphocyteLover Jan 25 #2

Sorry, I'm heated right now. My cousin's B.S. started with Biden and then went to Harris. PeaceWave Jan 25 #4

I don't Rebl2 Jan 25 #60

My sons were upset about Gaza Bettie Jan 25 #79

Yep! I guess it makes me feel more sane, when I realized, "They voted for this". LeftInTX Jan 25 #3

Tell me they don't know how US elections work RandomNumbers Jan 25 #11

The latter. 😡😠🤬 Oopsie Daisy Jan 25 #32

Doesn't look like to me they chose between genocide in Gaza or deportations standingtall Jan 25 #71

Deportations of Muslims and Muslim bans. LeftInTX Jan 25 #75

Tell your cousin I send him a big sloppy Baitball Blogger Jan 25 #5

Oh, don't restrain yourself. Let fly with the truth...they deserve it...nt Wounded Bear Jan 25 #6

They need it. n/t defacto7 Jan 25 #90

You need to block him. NameAlreadyTaken Jan 25 #7

So he had no idea how crazy Dump is? Dave Bowman Jan 25 #8

You can tell them that their choice led to this moment newdeal2 Jan 25 #9

FYTIWYVF - "Fuck you, this is what you voted for" RockRaven Jan 25 #10

Maybe you all don't know this, but Musk spent mega bucks... Tesha Jan 25 #12

Many of us managed to see through the crap propaganda yardwork Jan 25 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 25 #18

It was worse than that. yardwork Jan 25 #30

This isn't about the issue tho' Tesha Jan 25 #21

That is precisely the issue. yardwork Jan 25 #24

I'm in NH, not a swing state Tesha Jan 25 #34

That's why the drama over tiktok was a joke JI7 Jan 25 #66

I can tell you some of the many reasons you and I didn't fall for the propaganda. summer_in_TX Jan 26 #101

Really?! (not sarcastic) electric_blue68 Jan 26 #106

I don't know the source of the curriculum. Maybe it was out of the University of Texas. Or maybe summer_in_TX Jan 26 #107

Interesting! Ty electric_blue68 Jan 26 #109

I really thought that must be a national priority when I remembered it these last ten years or so. summer_in_TX Jan 26 #111

I was taught about fallacies in 7th grade English,, yardwork Jan 26 #131

I remember learning about propaganda Horse with no Name Jan 27 #148

YES! to this SkylineChili Jan 26 #121

I've often thought that the dumbing down was deliberate. yardwork Jan 26 #129

Absolutely. My sons (now in their early forties) don't understand fallacies. summer_in_TX Jan 26 #140

Empathy is the last thing greedy people want to teach. yardwork Jan 26 #141

Thank you, yard work! summer_in_TX Jan 26 #143

I just looked ip propaganda techniques including fallicies electric_blue68 Jan 26 #144

100% Dorian Gray Jan 26 #120

Well said on all points. yardwork Jan 26 #125

Exactly. It was always beyond me why people blamed Biden. LisaM Jan 26 #139

Ignorance won this election. OldBaldy1701E Jan 25 #49

Twitter & TikTok won this election Callie1979 Jan 25 #53

Which is part of why I said what I said. OldBaldy1701E Jan 25 #59

"ignorant" is the description. For some I'd say "WILLFUL ignorance" Callie1979 Jan 26 #128

See my post below about my friend's late-20s daughter who got her voting info from TikToc. CrispyQ Jan 25 #62

Musk bought his way into the position and usually that's called bribery and is considered a crime. cstanleytech Jan 25 #55

What did they expect? Demovictory9 Jan 25 #13

Great. He can go to Gaza Deep State Witch Jan 25 #14

How stupid can you be? The sociopath told us exactly what he was going to do, and he is JohnSJ Jan 25 #15

I can't post what I think if these people. yardwork Jan 25 #16

What I would have to say to your cousin is............ DFW Jan 25 #19

Find a way to express your sentiment without going full nuclear. You'll never rest till you do. Nt Maru Kitteh Jan 25 #20

Get him a "I didn't vote against leopards eating faces because there were so many OTHER faces than mine to eat." button. LudwigPastorius Jan 25 #22

"Choosing not to act" -- That actually *is* an action. Beartracks Jan 25 #23

Absolutely. Choosing not to vote was a choice. yardwork Jan 25 #25

Quite so anamnua Jan 25 #26

Exactly bdamomma Jan 25 #95

In 2024, inaction was complicity. hay rick Jan 25 #27

Any part of their face missing from leopard bites? LW1977 Jan 25 #28

Your cousin can go fuck himself (which he already did once of course) NoRethugFriends Jan 25 #29

The fuck yourself was completely forseeable calilama Jan 25 #36

The ends justifies the means Tetrachloride Jan 25 #31

He made his choice. state of stupid Jan 25 #33

Within one year it will be difficult to find many people who'll confess... NNadir Jan 25 #35

I remember that after the whole Watergate brouhaha was over and Nixon resigned, Ocelot II Jan 25 #40

Ohhh, boy. I remember walking into McG's NYC Election Night hotel around 6PM and seeing the projected voting pattern.. electric_blue68 Jan 26 #108

Tell him to watch out for leopards. Ocelot II Jan 25 #37

I tolerate this idiocy the least mdbl Jan 25 #38

That voted for him OR DIDN''T VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE WHO COULD'VE STOPPED HIM. n/t Beartracks Jan 25 #67

I was born in Detroit. I got words, lotsa words when/if someone says my mom was not a citizen irisblue Jan 25 #39

I think it's fair to explain the issue. Hope22 Jan 25 #41

"Because of Gaza" huh? Demobrat Jan 25 #42

And it wasn't hard to know ahead of time that Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 26 #110

It can't even be called reasoning. Demobrat Jan 26 #115

I am going to go against the tide and commend you for your restraint. femmedem Jan 25 #43

Honestly what did these idiots expect!? BluenFLA Jan 25 #44

Gerbils have more forward thinking skills. paleotn Jan 25 #47

Finding out, are they? ismnotwasm Jan 25 #45

Print a sticker that reads "I'm a Moron". Make him wear it. paleotn Jan 25 #46

I don't at all blame you for being pissed. If folks don't vote, no sympathy. Origin of the problem may well be the vast Evolve Dammit Jan 25 #48

Too many Americans fail to understand dlk Jan 25 #50

Voter suppression deserves a lot of credit too. 1WorldHope Jan 25 #51

The Gaza voters were all over social media MontanaMama Jan 25 #52

I interacted with so many of those assholes Orrex Jan 25 #54

Oops! FakeNoose Jan 25 #56

Your cousin is a victim of face eating leopards sakabatou Jan 25 #57

Why the Rebl2 Jan 25 #58

I have a friend who is crushed & pissed that her daughter voted for Trump. CrispyQ Jan 25 #61

There was SO MUCH disinformation pushed by TikTok. Callie1979 Jan 26 #130

I blamed bigotry more than anything for Harris' loss, but now I think misinformation was just as big an issue. CrispyQ Jan 26 #133

But those ads were damaging. I saw them CONSTANTLY being in a swing state Callie1979 Jan 26 #135

Oh, I totally agree those ads were damaging. And effective. CrispyQ Jan 26 #136

My sister and I have the same plan. BigmanPigman Jan 25 #63

Let loose! Let loose! nt AKwannabe Jan 25 #64

It's a little late to discover who Trump is and always has been, cousin. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 25 #65

Well, he is in good company. The UN has condemned Israel 17 times in 2024, and only 6 times for the rest of the world elias7 Jan 25 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 25 #70

but they do Tetrachloride Jan 26 #124

Ah, but the high of the self-righteous superior moral purity is intoxicating! betsuni Jan 25 #69

Most of us have friends or even close relatives who habitually slide into that slimy pit of single-issue voting. Cutting 24601 Jan 25 #73

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This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 25 #80

Oh I'd have let loose on them already. CousinIT Jan 25 #78

It's a-hard and it's hard! ain't it hard? struggle4progress Jan 25 #81

One issue voters are ignorant of politics. It's democracy's Achilles heel. /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 25 #82

Not to be rude but when did he realize this epiphany moment..................when the traitor been in office........... turbinetree Jan 25 #83

"because of Gaza" J_William_Ryan Jan 25 #84

.....of the United States........nt Hope22 Jan 26 #123

Cousin got what he wanted.... Trump in the WH. Norrrm Jan 25 #85

So, if you voted for Trump or didn't even bother to vote..... SupportSanity Jan 25 #86

Sound like a TBI. JanMichael Jan 25 #88

I'd hand him his ass if I were you. Crunchy Frog Jan 25 #89

Always some family saga or other Prairie Gates Jan 25 #91

You've got to say something. They need to hear it. All of it. defacto7 Jan 25 #92

"I told you so" is going to be a tired phrase before long. Buttoneer Jan 25 #93

sorry charlie. AllaN01Bear Jan 25 #94

People who play with their votes Pris Jan 25 #96

Do not restrain yourself AverageOldGuy Jan 25 #97

The sheep who voted for the wolf Mountainguy Jan 25 #98

"I" was upset about Gaza myself, but I expected that policy would change somewhat Jack Valentino Jan 25 #99

Tell him Jared will hire Palestinians to clean rooms at his Gaza hotels Hassler Jan 26 #100

Tell them it's time to get active. Buzz cook Jan 26 #102

Good! I hope she can't sleep at night! AND Bread and Circuses Jan 26 #103

You have the right Figarosmom Jan 26 #104

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I don't think your cousin cares about Gaza JI7 Jan 26 #112

Considering "fleeing the country to escape the tyranny."... dchill Jan 26 #113

I just told my sister about this post since we have been doing it BigmanPigman Jan 26 #114

Make sure he knows what Trump said about cleaning out Palestinians from Israel. GoodRaisin Jan 26 #116

This - it was plain to anyone who cared about Palestinians that Trump would be worse for them muriel_volestrangler Jan 26 #138

I'm tired of forgiving them when they "realize." Please. Go away. Far away. Never vote again in a U.S. election. C Moon Jan 26 #117

Hopefully Trump's manic and uncoordinated flailing around over the past week will convince that: Aussie105 Jan 26 #118

I'd have schadenfreude Dorian Gray Jan 26 #119

Not voting for Harris was a vote for Trump. cstanleytech Jan 26 #122

Talk to Rashida kansasobama Jan 26 #127

Post removed Post removed Jan 26 #134

Unintended consequences of stupidity Zambero Jan 26 #132

I have no sympathy for them samsingh Jan 26 #137

I never understood these people D_Master81 Jan 26 #142

The perfect is the enemy of the good. The Third Doctor Jan 27 #145

This is what they voted for Johnny2X2X Jan 27 #146

Good Horse with no Name Jan 27 #147

Heard this from at least 3 people so far... Happy Hoosier Jan 27 #149

FAFO comes to mind. I think that accronym will be very popular for the next 4 years. n/t aggiesal Jan 27 #150