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OAITW r.2.0

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27. White liberals figured out the Republican message a long time ago.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:47 PM
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We always have known that the Republican agenda is pitting one group of citizens against another. The smaller the group - like -sex change gender citizens - the easier to demonize.

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K&R spanone Monday #1
President Gavin Newsom will hopefully FILL our prisons with prosecuted ICE agents. nt Exp Monday #2
Live and learn little dudes, you were told. republianmushroom Monday #3
They're in the FINDING OUT stage Martin Eden Monday #4
K&R for, their self-care hit a snag in real time back then. UTUSN Monday #5
That's Good they're finally seeing Cha Monday #6
They used to. Things changed, inside & out - the times, Catholicism, under-awareness, focus on UTUSN Monday #33
Yes they did. I was a little Cha Yesterday #34
They are prime for charisma and heart: JFK, RFK, the CLINTONs. UTUSN Yesterday #35
Mahalo for All Those Historical Anecdotes, Cha Yesterday #38
How they turned toward him in the first place is beyond me. Scrivener7 Monday #7
Misogyny is pretty universal jfz9580m Monday #9
I teach in a heavily Hispanic school district in West Michigan and I democratsruletheday Monday #12
This is something white liberals jfz9580m Monday #21
White liberals figured out the Republican message a long time ago. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #27
Charisma, maxsolomon Monday #14
I hear you about abortion, but charisma? No. Appeal to misogyny and racism more likely. Scrivener7 Monday #15
Because we find MFer an abhorrent human, many at DU cannot recognize he has Dark Charisma. maxsolomon Monday #18
I think we are talking about the same thing, but you are calling it charisma and I am Scrivener7 Monday #20
I don't think that's Charisma. maxsolomon Monday #22
Celebrity Machismo..."El Principe" haele 17 hrs ago #43
i.e, a fundamental form of misogyny Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #46
In many cases that Dark Charisma just comes from being being the Alpha thought crime 17 hrs ago #44
I don't understand how it could possibly be charisma dickthegrouch 18 hrs ago #41
Crawling back, minus their faces..... Coventina Monday #8
What happened to that song Keepthesoulalive Monday #10
Latinos have a lot to make up for, if you ask me. ffr Monday #11
The ones that fled Castro were diehard anti-communists and natural Republican targets. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #28
Yup orangecrush Monday #13
They may recognize the mistake now Red Mountain Monday #16
Too bad it's too late. nt Susan Calvin Monday #17
Sooo....what you're saying is that if we did a better job with our allies, Trump would have gotten stomped? Moostache Monday #19
Terrible thread Cirsium Monday #23
Take your bothsiderism outta here! Coventina Monday #24
Nonsense Cirsium Monday #25
This is about voting for Trump Coventina Monday #26
You make my point Cirsium Monday #31
If you don't think polls of population groups on specifc issues are valid topics Coventina Monday #32
I didn't say that Cirsium Yesterday #37
Blaming "the elites" is also an illiberal talking point. Coventina Yesterday #39
Blaming the elites Cirsium 17 hrs ago #42
I am nonwhite jfz9580m Yesterday #40
I agree Cirsium 17 hrs ago #45
Neat post jfz9580m 9 hrs ago #47
Interesting stats. Harry Enten should do weather though. Bristlecone Monday #29
I get it. His presentation style is a bit unusual for sure. writes3000 Monday #30
He's neurodivergent róisín_dubh Yesterday #36
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