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ismnotwasm

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10. I went down that thread

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 10:58 AM

Mar 17

It is full of the cognitive dissonance trumpies all the way, with Elon Musk in there stirring the pot. I haven’t been on twitter in months.

So, on one hand—he’s was talking about the Auto-industry, yeah sure. On the other hand, it’s dangerous rhetoric using dangerous people. Fuck Trump, fuck his supporters, fuck his apologists. Trump is an absolute piece of shit who is supported and followed by the absolute worst of us.

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Forgive me, but I'm no fan of the Twitter (Currently know as X) poster, ... [View all] aggiesal Mar 17 OP

Trump knew eXACTLY how it would be interpreted. THAT IS THE POINT. hlthe2b Mar 17 #1

Exactly. yardwork Mar 17 #3

+1. Physical violence is an integral part of his authoritarianism dalton99a Mar 17 #4

It was a metaphor, he was being sarcastic, he had a flat tire, his car ran out of gas, he didn't have change for brewens Mar 17 #6

Both statements getting around today are out of context Renew Deal Mar 17 #2

"Because if my wife did something like that, I'd put her in the hospital." Girard442 Mar 17 #5

Thanks for posting... jmbar2 Mar 17 #7

It's VERY CLEAR what the orange buffoon and maroon is saying. And he's right there will be a blood bath and the blood GuppyGal Mar 17 #8

From the beginning the trump-pets have said, "he is a straight talker, tells it like it is". sanatanadharma Mar 17 #9

It's a kind of condescension that we need to confront. yardwork Mar 17 #11

I went down that thread ismnotwasm Mar 17 #10

This is one of the better responses I've read in the this thread ... aggiesal Mar 17 #12