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17. Very important. We can never forget this. And we can never forget that

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Thu Aug 24, 2017, 07:17 AM

Aug 2017

a substantial number voted for Trump(R) out of overt or unexamined sexism.

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I will not forgive [View all] BainsBane Aug 2017 OP

HELLS TO THE YEAH! cilla4progress Aug 2017 #1

+1.437 Million TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #35

I understand and feel the same way. Doreen Aug 2017 #2

This is a new one for me too. I have always tried, for my own mental health, to let go of Squinch Aug 2017 #18

Some weren't just lazy FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #20

They did it to install the fascist in power BainsBane Aug 2017 #32

I'm Irish. We might forgive. We never forget. Warpy Aug 2017 #3

It just gets more difficult every day radical noodle Aug 2017 #4

Same here N/T SonofDonald Aug 2017 #96

you said it good... dhill926 Aug 2017 #5

it's important to also point out why people voted the way they did JI7 Aug 2017 #6

Absolutely! montana_hazeleyes Aug 2017 #9

Very important. We can never forget this. And we can never forget that Squinch Aug 2017 #17

exactly BainsBane Aug 2017 #22

...or forget. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #7

Whose gonna break the news to them? jmg257 Aug 2017 #8

Only in that BainsBane Aug 2017 #26

Agree. betsuni Aug 2017 #10

+1000 brer cat Aug 2017 #11

I think more disgruntled Republicans should have gone with Johnson. HughBeaumont Aug 2017 #12

Agree. MarvinGardens Aug 2017 #102

I totally agree. Freedomofspeech Aug 2017 #13

Agree Meowmee Aug 2017 #14

That is pretty much where I am. Blue_true Aug 2017 #49

I think Meowmee Aug 2017 #64

+++++++++++ HAB911 Aug 2017 #15

I sadly agree. I try, because as you say it's not healthy, but with each new crisis that we have Squinch Aug 2017 #16

Right there with you. My "never to forgive" group includes MORE than just Republicans... NurseJackie Aug 2017 #19

I know what you mean. I hate those fuckers too. liquid diamond Aug 2017 #43

I know, and I feel the same way lunamagica Aug 2017 #69

Same tbh. nt Maven Aug 2017 #81

I've actually gotten less forgiving mcar Aug 2017 #21

Especially when I see the same propaganda BainsBane Aug 2017 #23

Deplorables deserve no pity. oasis Aug 2017 #24

All the continued blaming of Clinton pisses me off BainsBane Aug 2017 #25

Nor should you forget or forgive, because as you say, it is STILL happening. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #28

Your last paragraph was inspired, IMO. And right on target. nt Blue_true Aug 2017 #51

Thanks. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #68

Many can't see beyond their "Clinton Hate" I never could understand it. oasis Aug 2017 #31

In one day the Clinton Foundation does more for people in need than any Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #84

Ditto Ennuilyn Aug 2017 #27

Yes! msdogi Aug 2017 #29

I feel the same way. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #30

It is foolish to forgive one's abuser while the abuse is ongoing Orrex Aug 2017 #33

An excellent point BainsBane Aug 2017 #38

Now that is a statement with a lot of depth. Orrex Aug 2017 #44

I CANNOT forgive handmade34 Aug 2017 #34

yeah, pretty much this 0rganism Aug 2017 #36

I wonder what my blood pressure would read BainsBane Aug 2017 #37

I don't listen to Trump at all. Blue_true Aug 2017 #52

Oh, I avoid it, for sure BainsBane Aug 2017 #60

I had my bp taken today. I told the nurse not to tell me the results, I didn't want to hear CTyankee Aug 2017 #76

I am still pissed fwvinson Aug 2017 #39

KGB has planted agents here since the end of WWII. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #45

welcome to du niyad Aug 2017 #48

Jesus stop that. Blue_true Aug 2017 #54

The Kremlin exploited existing tendencies and divisions BainsBane Aug 2017 #57

Let's hope Mueller does his job and exposes the Fuhrer-in-Chief for the traitor he is. InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2017 #83

welcome to DU gopiscrap Aug 2017 #125

The deplorables shouldn't be forgiven, nor what they've done forgotten. jcmaine72 Aug 2017 #40

Nor will I allow them to absolve themselves. lapucelle Aug 2017 #41

I feel the same way. liquid diamond Aug 2017 #42

I am over the hurt and rage of late November 8, 2016 when it became clear Trump would win. Blue_true Aug 2017 #46

ABSOLUTELY AGREE-- as for our mental health, this is a situation where forgiving and forgetting niyad Aug 2017 #47

Never, ever, ever, ever forgive those who voted to bring true evil to our doorstep. kairos12 Aug 2017 #50

Evil is exactly what it is! BainsBane Aug 2017 #58

Ok, my friend Cary Aug 2017 #53

Truthfully, it's not a choice BainsBane Aug 2017 #56

Like I said, I wish you peace, love, and clarity. Cary Aug 2017 #61

K & effing R wryter2000 Aug 2017 #55

Yes! A thousand times Yes! R B Garr Aug 2017 #59

Some things are not... 3catwoman3 Aug 2017 #62

Particularly when those who commit them BainsBane Aug 2017 #66

The question is G_j Aug 2017 #63

Not capitulate to the people who delivered the country to fascism BainsBane Aug 2017 #65

Then thank you G_j Aug 2017 #72

YES! Phentex Aug 2017 #100

You have beautifully expressed all I feel, Bains Bane. The pain is just getting worse. lunamagica Aug 2017 #67

I feel your pain! lark Aug 2017 #70

It's scary what is happening right now. Initech Aug 2017 #71

Good questions BainsBane Aug 2017 #73

bernie bot pamdb Aug 2017 #74

yes, regardless of primary preference BainsBane Aug 2017 #75

Nor will I. old guy Aug 2017 #77

trying to cope without forgiving recovering_democrat Aug 2017 #78

Yes, I know it's unhealthy to hang on to resentment BainsBane Aug 2017 #79

I regret that I have one rec to give. Maven Aug 2017 #80

You and the rest of us have every right to be angry...the Fuhrer-in-Chief is destroying the country. InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2017 #82

they can all fuck themselves Skittles Aug 2017 #85

A simple kick and recommend isn't enough.. JHan Aug 2017 #86

We warned them repeatedly BainsBane Aug 2017 #92

Thank you. Your post helped me see my own rage and lack of forgiveness RandomAccess Aug 2017 #87

Self pity BainsBane Aug 2017 #98

The Greenwaldian alt-left isn't just about Kremlin/GOP propaganda, radius777 Aug 2017 #99

Only it's an economic view centered entirely on the middle to upper-middle class BainsBane Aug 2017 #108

I agree, it's also political hipsterism and pre-60's nostalgia radius777 Aug 2017 #123

Yes, White women too BainsBane Aug 2017 #124

If you're putting me in that categoy RandomAccess Aug 2017 #109

gee, i thought we didn't use that term "alt-left" here at DU. nt m-lekktor Aug 2017 #111

The term has been used since the primaries, radius777 Aug 2017 #122

Just so you know -- RandomAccess Aug 2017 #107

I beg to differ BainsBane Aug 2017 #115

Yeah, me too RandomAccess Aug 2017 #117

Did that poster say the targets and victims of the nazi's, led by trump, are engaging in Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #112

I think what the poster was saying radius777 Aug 2017 #120

No, not at all what the poster is saying, in my opinion. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #121

Neither will I Progressive dog Aug 2017 #88

I'm not real good about forgiving the unrepentant but.... TomSlick Aug 2017 #89

We shouldn't forgive. If we did, they'd think it was no biggie and do it again. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #90

Thank you. (n/t) FreepFryer Aug 2017 #91

It's hard to forgive those who do not confess Jakes Progress Aug 2017 #93

I so agree with that BainsBane Aug 2017 #94

Confess and repent. Sin no more. WheelWalker Aug 2017 #114

I think the point is BainsBane Aug 2017 #116

I think you are confusing me with someone else, as well as misunderstanding my post. WheelWalker Aug 2017 #118

I never will either. Starry Messenger Aug 2017 #95

How can we forgive those MontanaMama Aug 2017 #97

But, what about Hillarys emails? Funtatlaguy Aug 2017 #101

K&R Jamaal510 Aug 2017 #103

BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! heaven05 Aug 2017 #104

co-signed Blue_Tires Aug 2017 #105

We should eventually forgive, but now might not be the time. MarvinGardens Aug 2017 #106

What if someone regrets voting for Trump? Willie Pep Aug 2017 #110

I hope they learn from their mistakes BainsBane Aug 2017 #113

You have MANY fans at Discussionist. One of them even posts here as a certain legume. beaglelover Aug 2017 #119

Meh BainsBane Aug 2017 #127

me neither...anyone who didnt vote for the dem candidate in November... samnsara Aug 2017 #126