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maxsolomon

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23. see, that's the thing

Reply to shanti (Reply #22)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 05:12 PM

Mar 2018

you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink.

you can't tell a trumpist or conservative what you think or what the facts are; they don't listen. they dig in. they're too invested in believing they didn't get conned and that WE are the ones attacking them, trying to destroy Merica, take their guns, etc.

you have to let them figure it out for themselves. it's exhausting and it takes forever.

after all, it took forever (30 years) to brainwash them to this point.

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I Know. TheMastersNemesis Mar 2018 #2

Where did you hear it? Renew Deal Mar 2018 #3

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Dead On, Glamrock ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #11

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Hahaha Glamrock Mar 2018 #15

LOL -- Yeah, I know RandomAccess Mar 2018 #16

Hehehehe Glamrock Mar 2018 #20

You know what else isn't necessary? Renew Deal Mar 2018 #17

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Why are you listening to such despicable trash vlyons Mar 2018 #6

Sometimes you hear people at work saying these things Ohiogal Mar 2018 #8

that's silly. You need to hear what people are thinking. How the fuck are you going to JCanete Mar 2018 #9

I read the first bit only vlyons Mar 2018 #19

ignoring my other point entirely. Have a response? how does just pretending things dont exist JCanete Mar 2018 #21

Ignoring garbage is easy vlyons Mar 2018 #27

and if you do it just goes away I'm sure. JCanete Mar 2018 #28

I just ask questions now maxsolomon Mar 2018 #7

"Where did you hear that?" is a good one Ohiogal Mar 2018 #10

I've Run Into Your "Everybody" Line ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #12

yes shanti Mar 2018 #22

see, that's the thing maxsolomon Mar 2018 #23

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