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In reply to the discussion: Anyone else sick of this cruel talking point? [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)27. Yes, so many that they don't think through
Thinking them through for 5 seconds exposes major holes.
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Agreed. It's called sophistry - a deceptive argument or line of thinking - similar to chicanery.
c-rational
Jul 2018
#8
Weaponizing hate and fear is easy...been done for centuries. But weaponizing
Fred Sanders
Jul 2018
#24
Right. It's the old totalitarian habit of punishing the whole family for one "crime."
nolabear
Jul 2018
#16
The legal Pandora's Box this administration is open us up too will drain the treasury for decades
ffr
Jul 2018
#20
Yes. It comes from think tanks funded by Koch bros and other shadowy billionaires.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2018
#52
Not that I disagree at ALL with the underlying point, but pretty sure running a stop-sign is not a
mr_lebowski
Jul 2018
#31
"LINK TO TWEET" - yeah that is cruel. How hard is it to copy and paste - sheesh. nt
Kashkakat v.2.0
Jul 2018
#32
Wonder if Crystal has a problem with Russians coming over here to have their Anchor Babies? Nt
maryellen99
Jul 2018
#37
All the justifications that include, "they should have thought of that before x"...
Orsino
Jul 2018
#39
My friend said that to me and I pointed out some crimes I witnessed him commit....
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#53
If somebody is trying to kill me and I jump a fence onto private property, I break the law.
Still In Wisconsin
Jul 2018
#55