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2016 Postmortem

mythology

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11. This post is offensive

Reply to AnotherMother4Peace (Original post)

Mon Jan 2, 2017, 01:00 PM

Jan 2017

Domestic violence and elections have nothing in common. Elections are things we freely participate in to determine how our country will be governed. Domestic violence is abuse nobody freely participates in.

As a kid who grew up being abused by my dad, this post disgusts me.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 OP

Those "helpful" Democrats BlueMTexpat Jan 2017 #1

We have a lot in common. onecaliberal Jan 2017 #2

Not good things to have in common - no children should be subject to these things. AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #4

Yeah the media is going along with it because few will admit their complicity, the "far left" bettyellen Jan 2017 #3

It's really not a very good analogy. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #5

THIS n/t Fiendish Thingy Jan 2017 #6

Is that how this corrupted election is being dismissed? As "malign outside influences"? A BIG factor AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #7

Why should the Democrats not review their campaign strategies The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #13

"The election should not have been close enough to steal" - Those darn Dems - sarcasm AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #16

It shouldn't have been. But it was. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #18

You're brushing off "malign outside influences - Comey, Putin, gerrymandering, voter suppression"... brush Jan 2017 #10

Maybe if the HRC campaign had done some things differently The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #15

"We're supposed to review what we did wrong in order to not be beaten again?" EL34x4 Jan 2017 #8

Tell me - how do you protect yourself from illegalities & collusion in the election process? AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #12

that is a ridiculous comparison. bowens43 Jan 2017 #9

This post is offensive mythology Jan 2017 #11

+1 EL34x4 Jan 2017 #14

Wow. Offensive analogy. vi5 Jan 2017 #17

Exactly! The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #19

This looks like it will be a thread for snark & I have to leave for the day and won't AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #20