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MineralMan

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30. Sadly, yes.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #26)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 11:13 AM

10 hrs ago

Theirs is the story of every indigenous people wherever the European white folks came and took over.

Globally.

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While White People Are NOT a Minority in the USA, [View all] MineralMan 11 hrs ago OP

100% agree - that is the reality of MAGA. In 1950, when I was born, whites made up 90% of the population. walkingman 11 hrs ago #1

The small California town I grew up in in the 50s and 60s MineralMan 11 hrs ago #2

And as a result, California has been reliably blue since 1992. Wednesdays 8 hrs ago #64

They are afraid that if they were in the minority, they would be treated the way they treat minorities. Walleye 11 hrs ago #3

Exactly. That's Why Texas Is Trying to Disenfranchise Hispanic MineralMan 11 hrs ago #4

I am a baby boomer white woman, and I totally resent this whole thing Walleye 11 hrs ago #5

This boomer white woman feels the same. yardwork 11 hrs ago #10

Same here. Boomer white woman. Diamond_Dog 10 hrs ago #37

I get the feeling there was a great deal of ignorant parenting back in the day. n/t SheilaAnn 10 hrs ago #52

As a female white boomer, my experience growing up in the south was very allegorical oracle 7 hrs ago #65

And that is the same reason so many men are against women's rights. niyad 11 hrs ago #12

Hear, HEAR! ZDU 10 hrs ago #31

Yes, excellent point, they know we would treat them equally Walleye 10 hrs ago #39

Way too many men can't tolerate the idea of a woman being in charge of the country. Diamond_Dog 10 hrs ago #46

True. And weird. Dr. T 10 hrs ago #49

The immigration policies of the Trump regime, concocted mostly by Temu Goebbels, Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #6

Some political scientists think that this fear is behind the global shift toward fascism. yardwork 11 hrs ago #7

I think that is exactly correct. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #9

Especially when they have billions of dollars to spend yardwork 11 hrs ago #14

+1 leftstreet 11 hrs ago #22

Eliminating USAID had nothing to do with "government efficiency" Martin Eden 10 hrs ago #36

Exactly. yardwork 10 hrs ago #53

I'm a shade of pinkness gray. multigraincracker 11 hrs ago #8

Yes, of course. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #11

When filling out paper forms at doctors' offices, etc, was still... 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #23

I do the same. multigraincracker 11 hrs ago #25

History doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme. Marcuse 11 hrs ago #13

That fear never went away. yardwork 11 hrs ago #15

Same Old Story, Isn't It? MineralMan 11 hrs ago #17

This is worth repeating a million times a day! ananda 11 hrs ago #16

Exactly. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #19

Absolutely correct. SamuelAdams 11 hrs ago #18

It's a Hopeless Expectation, Though. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #20

Such idiots. I guess they think everyone is an ass like them Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #21

DURec leftstreet 11 hrs ago #24

Native Americans would like a word .... FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #26

Sadly, yes. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #30

2000 years? House of Roberts 10 hrs ago #50

This is why they want to burn the Constitution and tear down the government as it is Cheezoholic 10 hrs ago #27

I was thrilled by the election of Barack Obama, for many reasons, and thought... 3catwoman3 10 hrs ago #28

I don't know that the rulers give a shit who is here to exploit. BlueTsunami2018 10 hrs ago #29

Well, I believe they will lose in the end. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #33

I hope so. BlueTsunami2018 9 hrs ago #57

I agree with you. llmart 9 hrs ago #60

These "Christians" embrace Donald Trump as the savior of America Martin Eden 10 hrs ago #45

Yes but it's only a division tactic. BlueTsunami2018 9 hrs ago #55

Why are "Christian Nationalists" frightened of changing racial demographics? Martin Eden 10 hrs ago #32

OK. Call Them White Nationalists. I'm Good with That. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #34

Another Note: Christianity Is Not a Single Religion Any Longer. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #35

Christian sects have a bloody history against each other Martin Eden 10 hrs ago #38

I'm afraid that is a secondary thing for most Christians. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #40

No shortage of "Christian" hypocrites Martin Eden 10 hrs ago #42

They're misusing Christianity in exactly the ways Jesus warned about. yardwork 10 hrs ago #44

And they're embracing the kind of tyrant America's Founders warned of Martin Eden 10 hrs ago #47

Religions and deities are creations of human beings. MineralMan 9 hrs ago #56

The pitiful weakness... GiqueCee 10 hrs ago #41

I grew up where nearly everyone was white. For 40+ years I have lived in a university town that has twodogsbarking 10 hrs ago #43

They want to be Suid Afrika all over again Jilly_in_VA 10 hrs ago #48

Behold the beauty of a diverse world nikatnyte 10 hrs ago #51

A lot of this comes from Texas - TBF 9 hrs ago #54

That Texas is in play for senator this year is telling. Wednesdays 7 hrs ago #66

The rearguard action of these people will not change the direction of history. dedl67 9 hrs ago #58

But they will be soon, the minority. republianmushroom 9 hrs ago #59

One of their biggest fears is to be treated like white people have historically treated non-white people. Iggo 9 hrs ago #61

"The push toward eliminating birthright citizenship is about this and only about this." Marcuse 9 hrs ago #62

Within the next generation, non-hispanic whites will be the minority. Wednesdays 8 hrs ago #63