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Margaret Walker's avatar

I think it must be very tough to realize that you were so badly misled by someone, that you were so needy and vulnerable that you were manipulated, that you fell for someone who told you lies you wanted so badly to believe were truth. However, those folks also ignored the blatant name calling and ugly behavior and language, and let themselves be stirred and accepted the hatred and bigotry …that’s the conundrum. How do you forgive a Nazi? I find myself increasingly challenged to be civil to them.

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Teresa Scudero's avatar

Sadly there is no way out of this. We will be lucky to ever have a free election again. The fix is in. They have control of every branch of government and it will only get worse. I don’t have any hope for this country or its future I’m sorry to say. I pray we all make it through or rise up together.

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Marlene Kern Fischer's avatar

Maybe not- but we can’t give up mate

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Kay Ann in SNJ's avatar

I know that many small business owners have been big CF supporters. I'm glad that some have seen through him. Unfortunately, not all have.

As to not being gleeful - that's because you're a good human, and you really can't celebrate someone else's sorrow. The man is genuinely concerned for his business and employees, and there's nothing to be gleeful about that.

More people may come to the realization that they were wrong to support the CF, but it's too late now.

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Lynda Lamensdorf's avatar

You are a better person then I am. Picture of a female ZEUS throwing thunderbolts! The harm that these clueless dolts have done to the WORLD by voting for him (it)! Virulent tRumpers just can't be ignored. Or excused. Same goes for those who didn't bother to learn the proven facts about this curse on humanity....well all the regrets in the world will not make up for what they have done. I'm a meanie. So what!

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ConcertsandRaccoons's avatar

This is where you're better then me. I would have never gone back to that shop after they said they were voting for tRump.

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Marlene Kern Fischer's avatar

If I hadn’t gone back I wouldn’t have known he regretted his decision

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Dorothy Shelley's avatar

I would have thought that trying to overthrow the government and being a convicted felon would have been 2 big red flags why you shouldn't vote for him. I am also trying to be kinder. My cousin and his wife (both tRumpers)just went to DC and some other historical sites in Virginia. He posted a painting of the fake assassination of CF with his fist in the air and a tiny bit of blood on his face-it took a lot of self control not to write something snarky about what a miracle that his ear had healed so quickly. They also went to the Holocaust museum and again I wanted to say something about how now we have our very own fascist in the oval office. But I refrained.

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Barbara Dibble's avatar

It's really difficult sometimes.

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Bonnie J Ingalls's avatar

Still think tons of people voted for Trump and not Harris because he was a man. They didn’t care what a rotten roach he was. Hope they regret it everyday for the rest of their lives.

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Marlene Kern Fischer's avatar

Definitely

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Barbara Dibble's avatar

I took feel sorry for him. Here's to hoping many more will discovered that they've been hoodwinked.

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Barbara Dibble's avatar

Kerflooey 😂🤣😂🤣. Kerfuffle too

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Marlene Kern Fischer's avatar

Lolol

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JayneWoody's avatar

That is encouraging. I do sympathize with him and most of those who let themselves fooled by the fool. It would be petty revenge to say they had it coming, but they are not the only ones being hit.

I can’t help thinking of those already in trouble with the weather disasters and the help they won’t be receiving because there may not be enough people or supplies, or the passengers on ✈️ that are at risk because there aren’t enough air traffic controllers to keep them safe.

What I DO NOT understand is a poll I read the other day that his approval rating is up by a couple of points, or the national poll numbers that are still close to even.

The stock market continues to doing flip flops on a daily basis, but I guess if the collective pocketbook isn’t hit hard enough, some will continue to live with their delusions.

So a tiny part of me is mean enough to still think they should have read the fine print in the first place. You are a much better person than me at the moment so please pray that my mean part will get better in the future as I watch my daughter struggle with her budget.

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Karen Yokom's avatar

I wish the delightful neighbor who is in her 80s would have gotten over CF. Today, she said to me “oh Karen I think he is going to do great things for the country.” I took a deep breath and said I didn’t think so and explained to her the 2 things directly affecting my family, dept of education and Medicaid, were life changing. Then we dropped the subject. I am trying to wrap my ahead around “STILL a CF fan?” I may not be able to neighborly chat with her for a while.

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