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Kaleva

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57. How is not bashing someone the same as proclaiming them to be a hero?

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I May Be Wrong, But I Think It's A Mistake To Bash MTG, Boebert, Mace, And Massie [View all] gab13by13 Dec 31 OP

No bashing............... Lovie777 Dec 31 #1

You dont have to trust them to support them when they're in the right. Callie1979 Dec 31 #3

Excellent analogy gab13by13 Dec 31 #7

Right, it's not like we are supporting them for political office JI7 Dec 31 #15

Yup. There will be enough MAGGOTS bashing them anyway, no reason for us to Jack Valentino Dec 31 #108

It took John McCain (almost literally dying) mr715 Dec 31 #99

I would tell MTG to her face; I dont agree with many of your positions; Callie1979 Dec 31 #2

She's hopping of the ship purr-rat beauty Dec 31 #35

She actually believed him when he said he supported releasing the info Callie1979 Thursday #111

They can switch parties then, otherwise they are pukes that did one right thing once. Blues Heron Dec 31 #4

But what's wrong with that ? Why do they need to switch parties ? What's wrong with opposing Trump JI7 Dec 31 #16

It's great, but let's not get carried away here, they are pukes and not to be trusted. Blues Heron Dec 31 #18

I don't see anyone getting carried away here, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 31 #28

There's every reason bash them continuously for being Nazis, this seems like Stockholm syndrome or something Blues Heron Dec 31 #29

Who here is saying their our friends? MarineCombatEngineer Dec 31 #32

Ok we'll do us and you can do you Blues Heron Dec 31 #40

That's just stupid. This is the both sides mentality. JI7 Dec 31 #48

There is a space between attacking them and supporting/trusting them. mr715 Dec 31 #97

I'm in the bash-away camp. Gore1FL Dec 31 #5

I think you are wrong, gab13by13 Dec 31 #8

I submit the Epstein files would have eventually came out; all but one republican voted to release it. Gore1FL Dec 31 #73

Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd underpants Dec 31 #6

Nancy Mace should apologize to our congresswoman Sarah McBride, whom she treated like shit j Walleye Dec 31 #9

She never will because she isn't serious. mr715 Dec 31 #100

No bashing here, I applaud them for standing up to Trumpedo, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 31 #10

I mean, St. Paul was once Saul, a murderer. gab13by13 Dec 31 #11

So the story goes, anyhow. MineralMan Dec 31 #38

I agree that the likes of MTG, Boebert, Massie, etc. don't have our best interests as a priority, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 31 #41

Sure. It's good that she has turned on Trump. MineralMan Dec 31 #42

Agreed. nt MarineCombatEngineer Dec 31 #43

I gave money to my only Democratic Rep in Pa. John Fetterman, gab13by13 Dec 31 #70

Trump took power a year ago with a fresh solid Jenga Tower. JohnnyRingo Dec 31 #12

Like the Allies joined with Russia in WWII. Irish_Dem Dec 31 #13

That's the same analogy SCantiGOP Dec 31 #45

I seriously doubt the howler monkey twins are gonna save the world! MorbidButterflyTat Dec 31 #66

Yep at least Stalin helped us win the war. Irish_Dem Dec 31 #71

Mace is genuinely cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs ecstatic Dec 31 #14

Truth telling and facts ZDU Dec 31 #17

"These people are tiny cracks in Krasnov's armor who live in Magat districts who can bring unwashed Magats over to our WhiskeyGrinder Dec 31 #19

Have you not been watching the special elections? gab13by13 Dec 31 #21

. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 31 #24

I am not expecting a Magat movement, gab13by13 Dec 31 #36

Not necessarily, but they can urge their contituents to sit out the mid terms MarineCombatEngineer Dec 31 #31

Have any of them said they were gonna do that? MorbidButterflyTat Dec 31 #67

I have no idea if or if not any of them have urged their constituents MarineCombatEngineer Dec 31 #89

MTG and Milo today talking about all the Republicans on X today saying they will not pay their taxes in protest womanofthehills Dec 31 #93

Yeah, Sure ProfessorGAC Dec 31 #105

We needed the Soviet Union to side with us in World War II Norbert Dec 31 #20

MTG and Nancy Mace want to eradicate all trans people. Nancy Mace uses transphobic slurs repeatedly. Oneironaut Dec 31 #22

. MorbidButterflyTat Dec 31 #68

Goebbels doesn't get kudos mr715 Dec 31 #96

I have no words anymore BootOutTheGoons Thursday #110

In 2025, both Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) have maintained very high levels of alignment with CentralMass Dec 31 #23

Excellent, citing their actual records is all that needs to done displacedvermoter Dec 31 #80

Praising them is an even worse idea. MineralMan Dec 31 #25

I love watching them call out Trump womanofthehills Dec 31 #49

They're causing headaches for MustLoveBeagles Dec 31 #26

Let them fight it out. aocommunalpunch Dec 31 #27

I think you're wrong and here's why: yardwork Dec 31 #30

IMO the opposite happened, gab13by13 Dec 31 #72

MTG, for instance, is a shrewd politician. yardwork Dec 31 #87

Mmmm...their damage is Done purr-rat beauty Dec 31 #33

I don't Rebl2 Dec 31 #34

All of you people who disagree with me, gab13by13 Dec 31 #37

Oh, my! MineralMan Dec 31 #39

I will have a phone on me purr-rat beauty Dec 31 #54

If that's all it takes for them to turn on me, fuck them. Their support for us is piss poor or nonexistent. ... marble falls Dec 31 #60

A decent person would just call 911! Not stupidly ask, "Hey, you're half dead, need some help?" MorbidButterflyTat Dec 31 #65

WTH? mr715 Dec 31 #101

If I got into a car wreck and they knew I was trans... BootOutTheGoons Thursday #109

I'm Not ConstanceCee Dec 31 #44

I've always said "When your enemy is agreeing with you STFU and let them." meadowlander Dec 31 #46

Here we go again... like when RWNJ Liz Cheney became a hero. WarGamer Dec 31 #47

Nobody here is claiming they're heroes, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 31 #50

I 100% agree Kaleva Dec 31 #58

How is not bashing someone the same as proclaiming them to be a hero? Kaleva Dec 31 #57

Who said they were admirable? gab13by13 Dec 31 #75

Playing footsie with Liz won us absolutely zero votes, but it did cost us. JHB Dec 31 #91

THIS. 100% WarGamer Dec 31 #94

Adam Kitzinger was also paraded around mr715 Dec 31 #104

Hand them a "participated" trophy, but stop there. They were part of the problem. JHB Dec 31 #106

Which is funny, mr715 Dec 31 #107

Dayum mr715 Dec 31 #103

These are awful people Quiet Em Dec 31 #51

They are awful people, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 31 #53

I agree that the infighting among the MAGA cult can benefit Democrats Quiet Em Dec 31 #55

Agreed and a Happy New Year. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 31 #61

Happy New Year to you as well. Quiet Em Dec 31 #63

I may be an optimist some_of_us_are_sane Dec 31 #52

Everyone, please concentrate on a positive program and actions to smash the Party of Pedo Protectors usonian Dec 31 #56

An old saying Timewas Dec 31 #59

She co-drove the bus that took us to this #ell! Hope22 Dec 31 #62

Who's bashing? MorbidButterflyTat Dec 31 #64

What is the consequence? Cirsium Dec 31 #69

Several things can be true at once ibegurpard Dec 31 #74

I haven't seen anyone suggest we get fully behind them Kaleva Dec 31 #77

Yes! Let them be..... frogstar0 Dec 31 #76

You'll not see me siding with Trump in attacking his enemies Kaleva Dec 31 #78

Yes, using people is politics. betsuni Dec 31 #79

Nothing is preventing them from flipping to the Democratic Party and being centrists. 33taw Dec 31 #81

100% correct. orangecrush Dec 31 #82

I won't bash them, but I don't support them, either calguy Dec 31 #83

Disagree with them when they're wrong, but.... LogDog75 Dec 31 #84

Yes. For now. Scrivener7 Dec 31 #85

Tell them it is now very clear to even the magats (except the pedophiles) that Justice matters. Dec 31 #86

When they oppose Trump, give them a treat thought crime Dec 31 #88

We've had this debate before, about NeverTrumpers. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" stuff. JHB Dec 31 #90

The reality is... purr-rat beauty Dec 31 #92

"Stole from us" mr715 Dec 31 #95

We need all the dissidents we can get. IluvPitties Dec 31 #98

I don't like any of them personally. Initech Dec 31 #102

Not every thought needs to be expressed. BannonsLiver Thursday #112