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BlueTsunami2018

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55. Yes but it's only a division tactic.

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:22 PM

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To keep the ruling class in power. They use these so-called Christians, working class people, to keep us at each other’s throats with their perverted version of faith. Piss doesn’t care about religion, none of the oligarchs and other owners do but they’ll use it as means to continue extracting everything they can from our labor.

That’s all it’s about.

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While White People Are NOT a Minority in the USA, [View all] MineralMan 14 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 14 hrs ago #1

The small California town I grew up in in the 50s and 60s MineralMan 14 hrs ago #2

And as a result, California has been reliably blue since 1992. Wednesdays 10 hrs ago #64

They are afraid that if they were in the minority, they would be treated the way they treat minorities. Walleye 14 hrs ago #3

Exactly. That's Why Texas Is Trying to Disenfranchise Hispanic MineralMan 14 hrs ago #4

I am a baby boomer white woman, and I totally resent this whole thing Walleye 14 hrs ago #5

This boomer white woman feels the same. yardwork 13 hrs ago #10

Same here. Boomer white woman. Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #37

I get the feeling there was a great deal of ignorant parenting back in the day. n/t SheilaAnn 12 hrs ago #52

As a female white boomer, my experience growing up in the south was very allegorical oracle 9 hrs ago #65

And that is the same reason so many men are against women's rights. niyad 13 hrs ago #12

Hear, HEAR! ZDU 13 hrs ago #31

Yes, excellent point, they know we would treat them equally Walleye 13 hrs ago #39

Way too many men can't tolerate the idea of a woman being in charge of the country. Diamond_Dog 12 hrs ago #46

True. And weird. Dr. T 12 hrs ago #49

The immigration policies of the Trump regime, concocted mostly by Temu Goebbels, Ocelot II 13 hrs ago #6

Some political scientists think that this fear is behind the global shift toward fascism. yardwork 13 hrs ago #7

I think that is exactly correct. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #9

Especially when they have billions of dollars to spend yardwork 13 hrs ago #14

+1 leftstreet 13 hrs ago #22

Eliminating USAID had nothing to do with "government efficiency" Martin Eden 13 hrs ago #36

Exactly. yardwork 12 hrs ago #53

I'm a shade of pinkness gray. multigraincracker 13 hrs ago #8

Yes, of course. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #11

When filling out paper forms at doctors' offices, etc, was still... 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #23

I do the same. multigraincracker 13 hrs ago #25

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

That fear never went away. yardwork 13 hrs ago #15

Same Old Story, Isn't It? MineralMan 13 hrs ago #17

This is worth repeating a million times a day! ananda 13 hrs ago #16

Exactly. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #19

Absolutely correct. SamuelAdams 13 hrs ago #18

It's a Hopeless Expectation, Though. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #20

Such idiots. I guess they think everyone is an ass like them Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #21

DURec leftstreet 13 hrs ago #24

Native Americans would like a word .... FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #26

Sadly, yes. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #30

2000 years? House of Roberts 12 hrs ago #50

Likely more than 20,000 years before, and perhaps 33,000: Celerity 27 min ago #69

This is why they want to burn the Constitution and tear down the government as it is Cheezoholic 13 hrs ago #27

I was thrilled by the election of Barack Obama, for many reasons, and thought... 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #28

I don't know that the rulers give a shit who is here to exploit. BlueTsunami2018 13 hrs ago #29

Well, I believe they will lose in the end. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #33

I hope so. BlueTsunami2018 12 hrs ago #57

I agree with you. llmart 11 hrs ago #60

These "Christians" embrace Donald Trump as the savior of America Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #45

Yes but it's only a division tactic. BlueTsunami2018 12 hrs ago #55

Why are "Christian Nationalists" frightened of changing racial demographics? Martin Eden 13 hrs ago #32

OK. Call Them White Nationalists. I'm Good with That. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #34

Another Note: Christianity Is Not a Single Religion Any Longer. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #35

Christian sects have a bloody history against each other Martin Eden 13 hrs ago #38

I'm afraid that is a secondary thing for most Christians. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #40

No shortage of "Christian" hypocrites Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #42

They're misusing Christianity in exactly the ways Jesus warned about. yardwork 12 hrs ago #44

And they're embracing the kind of tyrant America's Founders warned of Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #47

Religions and deities are creations of human beings. MineralMan 12 hrs ago #56

The pitiful weakness... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #41

I grew up where nearly everyone was white. For 40+ years I have lived in a university town that has twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #43

They want to be Suid Afrika all over again Jilly_in_VA 12 hrs ago #48

Behold the beauty of a diverse world nikatnyte 12 hrs ago #51

A lot of this comes from Texas - TBF 12 hrs ago #54

That Texas is in play for senator this year is telling. Wednesdays 9 hrs ago #66

Yes that's why they are gerry-mandering the state to death TBF 1 hr ago #67

The rearguard action of these people will not change the direction of history. dedl67 11 hrs ago #58

But they will be soon, the minority. republianmushroom 11 hrs ago #59

One of their biggest fears is to be treated like white people have historically treated non-white people. Iggo 11 hrs ago #61

"The push toward eliminating birthright citizenship is about this and only about this." Marcuse 11 hrs ago #62

Within the next generation, non-hispanic whites will be the minority. Wednesdays 10 hrs ago #63

Never got racism, never will -misanthroptimist 1 hr ago #68