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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Sun Apr 27, 2014, 07:37 AM Apr 2014

"Remember that those who have power, and seem invulnerable, are in fact quite vulnerable ...

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"Remember that those who have power, and seem invulnerable, are in fact quite vulnerable ... (Original Post) Scuba Apr 2014 OP

One day the tea bagger herd will wake up and say, WTF! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2014 #1

While I admire your optimism I don't justhanginon Apr 2014 #2

Yep, I too doubt anything will change. Often I wonder what came first, events that changed minds, or RKP5637 Apr 2014 #3

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)

1. One day the tea bagger herd will wake up and say, WTF! n/t

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 07:54 AM

Apr 2014

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)

2. While I admire your optimism I don't

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 11:37 AM

Apr 2014

think they will ever change. There are a lot of hard core baggers out there and it has become a way of life. From knowing a few of them I don't think most will ever change unless something directly affects them and even then a lot of them will rationalize a reason to hang on to their beliefs. To them it would b e admitting defeat.

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)

3. Yep, I too doubt anything will change. Often I wonder what came first, events that changed minds, or

Reply to justhanginon (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 12:18 PM

Apr 2014

was the bucket for that mindset already there. I often think some are just predispositioned in life for the tea bagger mindset.

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