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ForgedCrank

(2,516 posts)
32. This is
Tue Sep 10, 2024, 02:23 PM
Sep 2024

the part I can't connect with. How a political candidate can cause so much pain to someone is a thing I can't understand at all. Trump doesn't bother me, I simply dislike him. He doesn't cause me mental anguish, pain, fear or anything else. This is politics, and Trump is just another human, nothing more. I deal with worse problems trying to drive in traffic to get to work in the mornings. I'm not scared to watch Fox news or other outlets either. I don't need media analysts to tell me how to think or interpret. I like to know what political opponents are thinking and why because sometimes, there are actually valid points to me heard. I don't need to be isolated and protected from opposing beliefs, no matter how dumb some of it can be.
There is not supposed to be drama, this is politics. And I'll be frank about it, I'm getting kind of pissed off that politics has turned into the vile sport and dividing subject that it has. People have grown to actually hate one another over this foolishness. It's a serious business, and Trump is a result of that behavior, not the cause of it. A guy like that should have never been able to rise in popularity, but that is the mood that we as an entire nation have nurtured.
Now I'll stand back and take my beating for telling the raw truth.

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Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2024 #1
With neighbors who are like minded KT2000 Sep 2024 #2
I took tomorrow off. North Shore Chicago Sep 2024 #3
As a veteran moondust Sep 2024 #4
Roger that. Permanut Sep 2024 #5
I laugh at his trump costume. A 78 year old blond man? pwb Sep 2024 #6
Mute him, I do that when someone is showing a video of him and I do the same to Bev54 Sep 2024 #7
Not watching,,,, KarenS Sep 2024 #8
Same here. debm55 Sep 2024 #36
Me either Jilly_in_VA Sep 2024 #37
I'm with you Freddie Sep 2024 #9
the debate with Hillary triggered me Kali999 Sep 2024 #10
It triggered me too. iemanja Sep 2024 #15
I will enjoy seeing him go one on one with Kamala, it will be enjoyable for that reason Beringia Sep 2024 #11
Great question wendyb-NC Sep 2024 #12
I use Hal Sparks as a filter MistakenLamb Sep 2024 #13
Hal Sparks? iemanja Sep 2024 #16
Yeah, the comedian and actor he has live stream shows where he goes through Trump/MAGA speeches and interviews MistakenLamb Sep 2024 #19
I just can't do it anymore.... anciano Sep 2024 #14
That's all I'll be able to handle. Boomerproud Sep 2024 #17
Simple. I Don't Watch ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #18
Habba is so vile, TSF is preferred TheBlackAdder Sep 2024 #20
I can't so I don't plan to newdeal2 Sep 2024 #21
Mute the volume and use the closed captioning. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sep 2024 #22
I do that at times. kerry-is-my-prez Sep 2024 #28
THIS. Then he's ALMOST bearable. fierywoman Sep 2024 #38
Good suggestion! iemanja Sep 2024 #41
Not well. He's virtually unwatchable for me. ananda Sep 2024 #23
Scotch whisky Redleg Sep 2024 #24
I am thinking Glenmorangie... OldBaldy1701E Sep 2024 #45
One of my favorites Redleg Sep 2024 #48
We learned this about contractions in childbirth: "I can stand anything for a minute" LeftInTX Sep 2024 #25
By not doing it. Ocelot II Sep 2024 #26
I used to mute it but now I laugh at how crazy/stupid he is. kerry-is-my-prez Sep 2024 #27
Avoidance. GaYellowDawg Sep 2024 #29
I'll be watching something else. Anything else. ArkansasDemocrat1 Sep 2024 #30
I yell at the TV pfitz59 Sep 2024 #31
This is ForgedCrank Sep 2024 #32
I don't need to be isolated from opposing beliefs at all iemanja Sep 2024 #42
By NOT watching him hawkeye21 Sep 2024 #33
Don't watch it. HUAJIAO Sep 2024 #34
Don't remind me! I'm a Braves fan, unfortunately witnessing their decline. n/t Different Drummer Sep 2024 #39
Ha ha. 3 big games coming up. HUAJIAO Sep 2024 #47
You're not going to want to miss this. Jason1961 Sep 2024 #35
Sounds like she's missing a bully iemanja Sep 2024 #44
Philippe Reines Jason1961 Sep 2024 #46
I have a three-step process for coping with such situations. Different Drummer Sep 2024 #40
I am literally sick of seeing his face everywhere 24 hours a day. Initech Sep 2024 #43
Mute button lindysalsagal Sep 2024 #49
I did okay iemanja Sep 2024 #50
The play by play at DU was awesome BOSSHOG Sep 2024 #51
Try the transcript. pat_k Sep 2024 #52
I don't claudette Sep 2024 #53
I'm looking forward to seeing him lately so there's no coping. It's more like what do I make for a treat brewens Sep 2024 #54
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