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ShazzieB

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53. Of course my agreement is not required! 😁

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 05:13 PM

Nov 30

Neither of us is required to agree with the other. Every individual has the right to feel however they feel, 100%! I am sorry if it sounded like I was telling you or anyone else how to feel, because I hate it when people do that!

I was reacting to the phrase "shame on all of us," because I took it to imply that all of us are somehow to blame for this mess. To me, being ashamed of something implies I am taking accountability for it. As much as I deplore Trump winning the election, I don't feel ashsmed, because the outcome was not under my personal control.

I now realize that is probably just my own idiosyncratic understanding of the word "ashamed," and not necessary the definition everyone uses. I'm sorry that didn't occur to me when I was writing that post.

You go ahead and feel however you feel! Sorry for any misunderstanding.

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The results are trickling in: Why people voted Trump, in their own words. [View all] DetlefK Nov 30 OP

They are brass-plated idiots, all of them. Unbelievable. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 30 #1

'I mean, look y'all, i know thats a leopard. AND i know, its the face-eatin kind... Volaris Nov 30 #17

I prefer "blithering" over "brass-plated", but..... AZ8theist Nov 30 #35

America once led the world in many things Charging Triceratops Nov 30 #2

I wish we could have had a discussion about what it means to compete in the 21st century Bluetus Nov 30 #26

"milquetoast" (one of Cornell West's favorite words when bashing Democrats with the myth they ignore the working class betsuni Nov 30 #63

I don't know about Cornell West Bluetus Nov 30 #64

Who is the "establishment"? betsuni Nov 30 #66

Whatever the American people are angry at. Bluetus Nov 30 #67

Who are these " regular Americans "? love_katz Dec 1 #78

We did not lose this election because of ... Bluetus Dec 1 #84

"tnhe politically correct woke mob who hate christians and kill babies." rampartd Dec 1 #76

Welcome to DU. ms liberty Nov 30 #36

I have heard Diamond_Dog Nov 30 #3

This reminds me of something. ShazzieB Nov 30 #15

lol what a load of shite róisín_dubh Dec 1 #75

They are all absurd reasons Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #4

Absolutely right. ShazzieB Nov 30 #23

They are not only gullible Dem4life1234 Dec 1 #82

A large part of American thinking is controlled by right wing media propaganda. hadEnuf Dec 1 #81

I've heard it said you can't fix stupid......And, yup, there you have it, ya just can't even explain a kennedy Nov 30 #5

Are the quotes real? CharleyDog Nov 30 #6

i'm sure it is paraphrasing but plenty of people voted using one of those reasons, in so many words Takket Nov 30 #22

They're obviously not real Meowmee Nov 30 #51

I'm paraphrasing multiple people from multiple videos. DetlefK Dec 1 #68

Quote #2 is a classic, with a history going back to the Obama years. keep_left Nov 30 #7

Have you noticed? Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #39

Actually, these people were "Trumpers" before Trump... keep_left Nov 30 #56

How could I forget the Tea Party? Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #58

Let's face it Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #8

The Gaza one is nuts. intheflow Nov 30 #9

What's nuttier is... Montauk6 Nov 30 #38

"We are tired of more-of-the-same". More-of-the-same of what? Tired of being forced to only work Hotler Nov 30 #10

right? barbtries Nov 30 #14

The Russians have the perfect expression for people like that DFW Nov 30 #11

Trump gave us so much money from the COVID funds, so I voted for him WhiteTara Nov 30 #12

it's a flood barbtries Nov 30 #13

A tsunami of tstupid, as it were. nt Buns_of_Fire Nov 30 #16

that was the word barbtries Nov 30 #19

But most voters are Tickle Dec 1 #80

The fact that currently, it's believed over 50% of white women voted for Trump somehow Wiz Imp Dec 1 #85

Deep thoughts from the "lumpenproletariat" sop Nov 30 #18

Marx was certainly right about them. JanMichael Nov 30 #20

When it comes to voting for Trump, "Fool me once, shame on Trump. Fool me twice ... the shame is now on all of us." El-Capitan Nov 30 #21

Shame on ALL of us? ShazzieB Nov 30 #29

I'm not going to argue the point with you. El-Capitan Nov 30 #34

Of course my agreement is not required! 😁 ShazzieB Nov 30 #53

Why were these "FREE MARKET" clowns harping about food prices? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 30 #24

Don't get me started on theatre concession stands. Montauk6 Nov 30 #40

The leopards are getting fat sakabatou Nov 30 #25

I expect a new specialty will be offered in veterinary schools: Ocelot II Nov 30 #28

THEY BETTER BE FLOSSING!!! Montauk6 Nov 30 #42

Whether or not those words are authentic, I'm more interested in why 8 million Democrats didn't vote for VP Harris 0rganism Nov 30 #27

We had four years to investigate the machine compromise. Hope22 Nov 30 #48

Excuses I'v seen the most: Mariah Carey-like "I don't know her" even though all they whine about is "change" betsuni Nov 30 #65

You bring up an interesting point. love_katz Dec 1 #79

"But I don't know enough about her policies!" NameAlreadyTaken Nov 30 #30

One half of Americans have an IQ of less than 100 Beck23 Nov 30 #31

Nicely done! chowder66 Nov 30 #32

So, maybe we can stop admonishing the dems and Harris, now? I think it's all excises for misogyny. lindysalsagal Nov 30 #33

No information voters Old Crank Nov 30 #37

Where did you find these folks? Smh. TBF Nov 30 #41

AOC did a quick online poll: DetlefK Dec 1 #69

Next couple questions.. Dave Id Nov 30 #43

Provide links, otherwise those quotes are not credible Auggie Nov 30 #44

Go to Youtube and search for "FAFO MAGA" or "FAFO Republicans" DetlefK Dec 1 #70

And here is the dilemma. Yes they are all morons. JanMichael Nov 30 #45

Yet none of them want to admit their racist sexist attitude! More of them than not, that was their first reason PortTack Nov 30 #46

No sympathy The Madcap Nov 30 #47

With all due respect, what stupid f*cks. Joinfortmill Nov 30 #49

Never underestimate the stupidity of the American electorate. Evolve Dammit Nov 30 #50

It all boils down to Self over Country. aeromanKC Nov 30 #52

Your source? MineralMan Nov 30 #54

Go to Youtube or Tiktok and search for "FAFO MAGA" DetlefK Dec 1 #71

Go Watch, "The Great Hack" MrWowWow Nov 30 #55

When were you in Lubbock? czarjak Nov 30 #57

The country appears too stupid to exist stollen Nov 30 #59

This is from The Onion - am I right? FakeNoose Nov 30 #60

Sadly, they are real. Paraphrased but real. DetlefK Dec 1 #73

Ive seen a lot of the " he will deport the bad immigrants, not me, im a good immigrant" Demovictory9 Nov 30 #61

Instead of voter ID... pandr32 Nov 30 #62

Prison Patton French Dec 1 #72

Whether these are real or not Meowmee Dec 1 #74

Then there is my high school graduate 30 yo woodsprite Dec 1 #77

I see stupid people. How do we combat stupidity? Emile Dec 1 #83