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SouthernOregonDem

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1. This is excellent.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:52 AM

Jun 6

Thank you!

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"...I buried friends who deserved better than being folded into somebody else's cheap sermon about patriotism..." [View all] babylonsister Jun 6 OP

This is excellent. SouthernOregonDem Jun 6 #1

Wait until Kegsbreath find out what beliefs and symbols that are allowed. Historic NY Jun 6 #2

Don't show him #23 on that list!!! COL Mustard Jun 6 #20

Well I guess he found out and is cutting many Historic NY Jun 6 #27

Greatest page orangecrush Jun 6 #3

TELL IT, BROTHER BENNETT! GiqueCee Jun 6 #4

All i have to say is... mwmisses4289 Jun 6 #5

I'm glad some folks FB so I don't have to Arthur_Frain Jun 6 #6

That was effen great! Martin Eden Jun 6 #7

Superb essay Wild blueberry Jun 6 #8

I had a good friend who attended The Citadel SCantiGOP Jun 6 #9

Couple things, three actually ... odins folly Jun 6 #10

Wow. Bravo! c-rational Jun 6 #11

Bookmarked. This is superb. n/t LuckyCharms Jun 6 #12

What the heck are the atheist supposed to do? mahina Jun 6 #13

Personally, I'd prefer "none" to "Atheist". Atheism is a lack of belief in mythical superpowered sky Daddies ... eppur_se_muova Jun 6 #15

They also have agnosticism on the allowed list misanthrope Jun 7 #29

Thinking it over, I'd rather mine say "godless". The funny thing is, we're all godless ... eppur_se_muova Jun 7 #34

KNR and bookmarking. niyad Jun 6 #14

This isn't just an essay. It's ART! Absolutely drop-dead BREATHTAKING! calimary Jun 6 #16

As we said in the Navy...Bravo Zulu!! maxrandb Jun 6 #17

The writer has a beautiful youtube site called Dan's Backcountry chowder66 Jun 6 #18

K&R spanone Jun 6 #19

TY kick forDaniel Fisk Bennett Cha Jun 6 #21

Kick! red dog 1 Jun 6 #22

Just a little observation lonely bird Jun 7 #33

Bravo! peggysue2 Jun 6 #23

Thank you for posting this wendyb-NC Jun 6 #24

This deserves more recs MustLoveBeagles Jun 6 #25

I just did and will send it to Petey Hegseth also-via snail mail on Monday. riversedge Jun 6 #26

A powerful, righteous statement! electric_blue68 Jun 7 #28

Thank you!!! for sharing this brilliant and movingly written essay. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jun 7 #30

Peter Hegseth is a Christian Impersonator. delisen Jun 7 #31

Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Culture War sop Jun 7 #32