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2. You/We must confront them

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Mon Mar 18, 2024, 12:31 PM

Mar 18

Even if all we say is "go preach to the soldiers in the cemeteries!"

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My lunch with a trumper: It's real [View all] lindysalsagal Mar 18 OP

Perfect reaction...pointless to engage. Karadeniz Mar 18 #1

'Do not engage' is my new mantra EYESORE 9001 Mar 18 #18

You/We must confront them randr Mar 18 #2

The guy was twice my size and chasing me in a parking lot. I doubt there are any words that would reach him. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #5

Point well taken randr Mar 18 #6

It's often unsafe for a woman to "confront" an angry male. He *followed* her, so *he* wanted confrontation. Hekate Mar 18 #7

Thank you. I got up and left without another word. I never confronted him. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #11

You did the right thing in a scary situation. I hope you never see him again. Hekate Mar 18 #16

Next time, ask him how going dictator worked out for 1930s Germany and Italy RAB910 Mar 18 #3

To Trumpanzees, Hitler and Mussolini worked out just fine DFW Mar 18 #12

Pinochet, Saddam Hussein, Pol Pot, Gadaffi, Idi Ami, Hirahito, Duvalier, Slobodan, ... SoFlaBro Mar 18 #15

Not to mention: DFW Mar 18 #19

To fuckstain MAGA, that is a list of the Greatest sHits. SoFlaBro Mar 18 #36

"Russia is better with Putin." progressoid Mar 19 #39

Stalin or Castro is the better example to use NanaCat Mar 19 #43

1930s Germany and Italy worked out well for them Wednesdays Mar 19 #45

I'm so sorry. Hope22 Mar 18 #4

Frightening and real. yardwork Mar 18 #8

Trump called fallen soldiers losers and suckers. Emile Mar 18 #9

He's willing to tear up the Constitution he swore to defend, Qutzupalotl Mar 18 #10

Post removed Post removed Mar 18 #13

Welcome to DU, planter of seeds. Do enjoy your stay. Hekate Mar 18 #17

LOL, damn I missed all the fun. Emile Mar 18 #28

I ignored it. I didn't report. Don't know what happened. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #29

So... planter of seeds shot his wad? Was that it? Aristus Mar 19 #46

There can be only one. One nasty post & apparently no one wanted to engage w the troll. Hekate Mar 19 #47

I bellieve you got your points across to him perfectly! bluestarone Mar 18 #14

I'll never know, but being rejected face-to-face might at least remind him to keep his lindysalsagal Mar 18 #24

This is the best possible response. liberalmuse Mar 18 #20

Thankyou. I really was afraid of him. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #25

I spent 4 years in the miltary and don't recall "keeping the peace" or Ping Tung Mar 18 #21

Wait, I thought part of being in the US military was a vow to protect democracy/the Republic sakabatou Mar 18 #22

That's the staggering part....the war hawks are now fascists. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #26

They were always fascist. intheflow Mar 18 #35

+1 progressoid Mar 19 #40

And yet limbicnuminousity Mar 19 #41

I saw in one of the military mouthpiece mags NanaCat Mar 19 #44

I encountered a Trumper in Lowe's this weekend Happy Hoosier Mar 18 #23

Yes. If you argue with a fool, you end up looking like a fool too. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #27

An hour later, and I'm REALLY glad I didn't stop the car to talk to him. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #30

These people have guns and love to use them. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #31

"Not suffering fools gladly." oasis Mar 18 #32

Irrational is irrational, and if I don't say anything, don't stop to argue, I can't be mis-quoted. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #33

Does he realize he can't just pick and choose a dictator? viva la Mar 18 #34

That level of historical ignorance is amazing ThoughtCriminal Mar 18 #37

I love the image of you just leaving without a word BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 18 #38

I've been finding it useful limbicnuminousity Mar 19 #42

Thanks for this post. LAS14 Mar 19 #48

Follow-up: A woman in the group told me this guy's probably got dementia. lindysalsagal Mar 21 #49