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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts) Wed May 24, 2017, 12:39 PM May 2017

"Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster..."

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I've obtained new Kaiser polling:

42% of Trump voters say they or their families rely on Medicaid

Large majorities of them oppose cuts

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I almost feel like saying good for them.

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"Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster..." (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 OP

Nothing will change until they see him as an existential threat dalton99a May 2017 #1

nothing will overcome their hatred of folks like us... dhill926 May 2017 #2

I prefer Churchill: "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, WinkyDink May 2017 #3

I like that quote... DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #4

dalton99a

(81,391 posts)

1. Nothing will change until they see him as an existential threat

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed May 24, 2017, 12:41 PM

May 2017

dhill926

(16,314 posts)

2. nothing will overcome their hatred of folks like us...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed May 24, 2017, 01:31 PM

May 2017

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

3. I prefer Churchill: "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never,

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed May 24, 2017, 02:23 PM

May 2017

never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense."

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)

4. I like that quote...

Reply to WinkyDink (Reply #3)

Wed May 24, 2017, 02:27 PM

May 2017

I quoted Nietzsche because it illustrates the problem of confronting Deplorables. They are motivated by hate of the other. It is difficult to confront their hate without hating them.

I also like Churchill's quote about arrant pedantry.

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