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AZJonnie

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57. I remember I had an exchange with a wingnut dipshit last year on like reddit or X or something
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 12:32 PM
Oct 4

In it, I was creating a list of Trump public lies just in the last week alone (at the time) and one of them was something very close to this:

2) Falsely claimed that children are being kidnapped by their school and given gender-reassignment surgery against their will, and that this has been going on for at least 15 years.


and this person of course was like "Baloney, Trump never said that!"

So then I provided both a video link that showed the quote I referred to, and a transcript from it, and another transcript of him saying basically the same thing another time. Here are the quotes:

“The transgender thing is incredible. Think of it. Your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation. The school decides what’s going to happen with your child. Fifteen years later, your child comes to you and says, ‘Mom, Dad, who did this to me? Why did this happen to me?’ And you have no idea.”

Can you imagine you’re a parent and your son leaves the house and you say, ‘Jimmy, I love you so much, go have a good day in school,’ and your son comes back with a brutal operation? Can you even imagine this? What the hell is wrong with our country?


This person then seriously came back at me like
LOL he didn't say kids were being forced by the school, OR kidnapped, see I knew you were the liar
Then we had this back and forth where I explained that, true, he did not LITERALLY SAY those exact words, but that my initial synopsis was absolutely accurate, and they kept arguing, no I was wrong, he didn't say what I accused him of saying, he actually meant something different, etc, etc.

That was one of the last times I had a actual back and forth with a wingnut online, because for like 10 years now I usually just say my piece and then ignore them when they reply with their (inevitably) stupid shit. This was one of the few times I actually gave one of them another chance, and confirmed it was still true that there is LITERALLY no point in talking to ANY of the cultists about anything related to IQ47. They WILL NOT have an intellectually honest debate with someone they know to be liberal or Dem, EVER.

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I fully blame Krasnov voters for everything superpatriotman Oct 4 #1
I totally agree Abstractartist Oct 4 #7
Kamala Harris was "too over the top"?! MIButterfly Oct 4 #23
Again Abstractartist Oct 4 #45
No, Kamala is a black female. Gimpyknee Oct 4 #51
And that's not one but TWO strikes. calimary Oct 4 #66
Exactly. They chose is TWICE. hamsterjill Oct 4 #28
They chose it THREE times, in most cases. nt Wednesdays Oct 4 #30
You're right. hamsterjill Oct 4 #32
I have been harassing a guy in my neighborhood Give Peace A Chance Oct 4 #34
I can forgive their 2016 vote but after J6? After the way he politicized the pandemic? No fucking way. CrispyQ Oct 4 #2
Yup, fuck all of them at this point! Initech Oct 4 #53
Makes sense 👍 TommieMommy Oct 4 #3
The orange one is a reflection of his voters. Their hate for Dems & Libs flows up from them and out through him. Hotler Oct 4 #4
I'm not convinced that immigrants are Democrats or liberals, they're just looking for a better life FakeNoose Oct 4 #19
And, a sizeable chunk of the immigrant community who are already here (notably Cubans,Venezualans), Ars Longa Oct 4 #74
Many of them didn't know what they were voting for MadameButterfly Oct 4 #5
I used to feel that way, but I've changed. yardwork Oct 4 #8
Everything you say is true MadameButterfly Oct 4 #11
I don't know. yardwork Oct 4 #15
First Rush Limbaugh, then Fox News, now internet bubble pattyloutwo Oct 4 #35
and meddling by Putin MadameButterfly Oct 5 #89
They're more comfortable. They feel more entitled. haele Oct 4 #37
This is so, so true. Zackzzzz Oct 4 #63
They are so afraid of free money MadameButterfly Oct 5 #94
They are falling for RW talking points MadameButterfly Oct 5 #90
The blue collar democrats in WV were coal miners. The cosl is Meadowoak Oct 4 #46
the movie Matewan dramatizes the 1920 struggles to unionize MadameButterfly Oct 5 #87
That's A Movie RobinA Oct 5 #98
They consume the propaganda, put forward by Murdoch and company, valleyrogue Oct 5 #95
I agree the low information voters have been fooled into believing a pack of lies Martin Eden Oct 4 #31
Exactly MadameButterfly Oct 5 #88
Do not start denigrating Democrats. llmart Oct 4 #43
I agree that Democrats MadameButterfly Oct 5 #91
they knew exactly the who/what/why they voted for Trump... agingdem Oct 4 #69
A lot of these people will only learn if they suffer MadameButterfly Oct 5 #92
Trump voters are inbred bigots... agingdem Oct 5 #96
I'm sure they mean to be voting in their own interests MadameButterfly Oct 6 #100
they have access to the same information we all do Skittles Oct 4 #85
I'm not giving them an award for critical thinking MadameButterfly Oct 5 #93
I live in Texas, I know plenty of them Skittles Oct 5 #97
i agree with you about many (most?) MAGAs but MadameButterfly Oct 6 #99
I agree. yardwork Oct 4 #6
THIS!!! !!! !!! calimary Oct 4 #54
They are dumber than dumb and nasty hateful people. Get a brain, morans! Dave Bowman Oct 4 #9
Great minds think alike JustAnotherGen Oct 4 #10
The ciritcal problem with authoritarianism MadameButterfly Oct 4 #12
Well.... it's not just the Trump voters. The "leave-it-blank" folks (and those who promoted it)... QueerDuck Oct 4 #13
Very important point for anti-Trump activists RandomNumbers Oct 4 #38
Um. No. SSJVegeta Oct 4 #14
We gave them a viable and clearly better alternative. yardwork Oct 4 #16
Oh please Keepthesoulalive Oct 4 #39
Sorry, none of them will get any love from me. I can't/won't do it Meadowoak Oct 4 #47
I used to think that, but now, I think they know EXACTLY what they're doing ecstatic Oct 4 #59
Given the conistecy of both their action as well as reactionsm, that seems rather naive. Torchlight Oct 4 #67
They couldn't lift a finger to inform themselves after TEN FUCKING YEARS of this idiot and his entourage . . . . hatrack Oct 4 #68
How did they miss this, and how was that not enough? RandomNumbers Oct 4 #72
My general reply to the replies: SSJVegeta Oct 4 #73
Please stop bringing up Dr. King Keepthesoulalive Oct 4 #81
NOPE Skittles Oct 4 #79
Hear, Hear Mr. Bateman! As an aside we've been watching Black Rabbit and HOLY SHIT AZJonnie Oct 4 #17
You should do a commericial. I will watch. Ozark was great. Great that he speaks out. twodogsbarking Oct 4 #20
Let's just say I'd be surprised to hear of any Ozark fan not welcoming this show with open arms AZJonnie Oct 4 #26
I was thinking of watching. Swede Oct 4 #21
You might want to cross post that in the Netflix/Streaming forum if you haven't already. llmart Oct 4 #44
Someone else already mentioned it in that forum a little bit ago AZJonnie Oct 4 #48
Also responsible: smug, ignorant "both sides are the same" types not fooled Oct 4 #18
I Knew A Guy Like That ProfessorGAC Oct 4 #70
Well, a LOT of them didn't seem to 'realize' what they were 'voting for'...... Jack Valentino Oct 4 #22
Exactly. Joinfortmill Oct 4 #24
He didn't "REDUCE PRICES ON DAY ONE"--- so they ought to Jack Valentino Oct 4 #25
Or we can keep ranting and raving at democrats. BootinUp Oct 4 #27
Waiting for a guest to make Joe Rogan own Johonny Oct 4 #29
77 million Americans. People I can never trust. CaptainTruth Oct 4 #33
Absolutely! Owl Oct 4 #36
They always pretend to not know about these things ecstatic Oct 4 #40
Cowards who won't admit they love such things done to people they irrationally hate. paleotn Oct 4 #42
I remember I had an exchange with a wingnut dipshit last year on like reddit or X or something AZJonnie Oct 4 #57
Exactly! ecstatic Oct 4 #60
Trump voters are the scum of the earth paleotn Oct 4 #41
Swede........... Upthevibe Oct 4 #49
Hell YAS!!! It's about time. Envirogal Oct 4 #50
I've been calling out his voters since 2016! Initech Oct 4 #52
The ones who didn't vote at all are just as complicit. GoCubsGo Oct 4 #55
Yes and yes. My local NPR station in Chicago was begging for donations this morning, funding was cut Beringia Oct 4 #56
While he has criticized Trump recently this is another false attribution meme. BannonsLiver Oct 4 #58
Is there any evidence of him saying this? fujiyamasan Oct 4 #61
No. I can't find these quotes. He did speak about Trump voters insulating themselves from facts underpants Oct 4 #65
No. See my OP here: demmiblue Oct 4 #71
I thought r/leopardseatingfaces was a thing sakabatou Oct 4 #62
If they did it for Jesus, don't even try. It is always the ONLY way. CTyankee Oct 4 #64
🛑 ❌ Folks, there's no proof he said these quotes ❌🛑 underpants Oct 4 #75
I have come to the conclusion that a lot of people simply do not care if something is accurate or not. n/t demmiblue Oct 4 #76
Nah.. I can do both. Cha Oct 4 #77
I wonder if he has said that to his sister? BlueKota Oct 4 #78
Thats what i was wondering too 🤔 Raine Oct 5 #86
I've loved Jason Bateman since the 1980's synni Oct 4 #80
right? Skittles Oct 4 #83
love him Skittles Oct 4 #82
Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 4 #84
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