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ananda

(35,487 posts)

7. The concept of "common good" has disappeared.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 10:22 AM

May 9

The vote seems immaterial to this.

The entire GOP is completely servile only to
the good of rich white males...

period.

This will not end well for anyone at all.

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Dear Trump voters: [View all] True Dough May 9 OP

And remember this at the pumps, MAGAts! True Dough May 9 #1

Eat a pinecone sandwich? Love it! 🤣 Chasstev365 May 9 #2

Hey, True Dough May 9 #3

I personally would prefer.... lastlib May 9 #11

FAFO usonian May 9 #4

While I agree..... frogstar0 May 9 #5

They can somewhat redeem themselves for doing the right thing at the ballot box True Dough May 9 #6

I say smile till we get their vote and tell them exactly what we think of them. Scrivener7 May 9 #8

Thank you LA Blue Bengal May 9 #12

The Democratic Party needs to improve its messaging Martin Eden May 9 #13

The concept of "common good" has disappeared. ananda May 9 #7

You only care now because he hurt you too. patphil May 9 #9

I agree with everything you said. rubbersole May 9 #10

Amen means I agree. Here's a big fat AMEN! n/t aggiesal May 9 #14

I can recommend a better use for those pine cones .... nt eppur_se_muova May 9 #15

I know Trump voters who I don't think are bad people. thesquanderer May 9 #16

sure Skittles Sunday #17

There is a difference between bad people and e.g. ignorant or misinformed or stupid people thesquanderer Sunday #18

To be frank... biocube Sunday #20

oh boy, not the "small town values" Skittles Sunday #22

there simply is no realistic acceptable excuse to vote for that vile POS Skittles Sunday #21

Ok, what if I give them being taken in by dummy usedtobedemgurl Sunday #23

Again, some of them voted for Obama. I don't think it's fair to lump them in with "the deplorables." thesquanderer Sunday #24

I was saying a subset of voters, too. usedtobedemgurl Sunday #25

Subset ok. The OP applied the brush to ALL Trump voters, that's what I was taking issue with. (n/t) thesquanderer Sunday #26

re: "Information is readily accessible." -- A couple of things... thesquanderer Tuesday #30

I stand by what I saud. usedtobedemgurl Tuesday #31

I'm well aware of the Obama-Trump voters AZProgressive Sunday #28

I automatically read the title as Dear Dumb Voters Beringia Sunday #19

IF, you were for HIM, B-4 you were against him... czarjak Sunday #27

You only care now because... Norrrm Sunday #29