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Kate Sullivan's avatar

Very profound… sad, but true. As soon as I heard it, I knew it my heart it was maggots

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amber lovin's avatar

This is exactly how it is. How they’ve made it. They being maga

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Larry Bushard's avatar

The felon in chief inspired this mouth breather!

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Claudia Siefer's avatar

1,000% . They are emboldened knowing drumpf will pardon them

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Joanne Steacie's avatar

Excellent article and analysis. Well said and necessary. Thanks.

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Dolores Todd's avatar

I knew this right from the start, you’d have to be a door knob to not.

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Denise's avatar

Home-grown terrorism.

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Brian Tahima's avatar

You’re right, Denise “home-grown terrorism” really captures the heart of what’s so unsettling about all of this. It’s not just random or distant; it’s something brewing right here, fed by the kind of hate and misinformation that too often gets brushed off or excused. What struck me most from the post was how clearly it laid out the pattern, how it’s not just one-off incidents, but a consistent thread of radicalization and violence. And it’s scary to think how many people still deny it or look the other way.

I really appreciate that you responded with such a powerful truth in just a few words. I’d actually love to hear your thoughts more, how do you usually cope with seeing this stuff happen so often? Does it ever feel like change is even possible?

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Denise's avatar

Change is always possible but it can take some time.

There are groups that thrive on resentment and hate. Maybe if they were involved in some positive community interaction or activity, that hate might dissipate. Perhaps I’m just being too idealistic.

I’m not sure how one copes with all the horrible things that are happening: rogue state Israel; Putin’s Russia; Sudan, Congo, Pakistan and India. It feels like the world is in a frenzy of violence and chaos right at the time when we should all be pulling together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enable our planet to recover.

There is plenty of positive stuff though, right at the local level, if you look around. The smallest things. Acts of kindness. Willingness to help. I’ve found just by smiling at someone it helps because they mostly smile back.

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Pam Piper's avatar

I’m struggling with how to challenge this continuous drip of hate without adopting the MAGA tactics

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Jane B's avatar

Clear. Beyond tragic that your summary is indeed on point.

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Ash's avatar

No drag queens, no trans. Always radicalised white MAGA men

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Chuck Dickens's avatar

I just saw a post that said he was apprehended this evening. Anyone else see this?

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Gary Teves's avatar

I read on The Hill that he was in custody, not much in the way of details. Unfortunately, he didn’t choose suicide by cop.

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sramsay's avatar

This is the source of tRump's power over the spineless Republicans in Congress...they don't want the crazed henchmen coming after them and their families. He set it up this way, thug style, and it worked.

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Diane Battista's avatar

So well said

Just perfect

Thank you for all of this

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Jacqueline Powell's avatar

Please send your post to all Republicans so they know that everyone knows that the violence was perpetrated by Trump and ignored by them.

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Wendy Leigh's avatar

Tario trash should be charged.

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Just Another Jim's avatar

Violence is and always has been the province of those with really bad communication skills. Most of the conversations I’ve had (limited, I assure you) with MAGAts consist of vague and mostly nonsensical claims of ‘they/them doing some unspecified harm to we/us’ even going so far back as to claim that President Obama stole all the gold from Fort Knox to distribute to the (slur) black folks. It’s tiresome, infuriating and maddening and it seems bottomless. They just never run out of grievance. Remember’17 & ‘18? They had the trifecta then too but they were constantly angry and aggrieved. I’ve come to the inescapable conclusion that is their natural state. Since the world refuses to reward their mediocrity with riches and power they will take it. It has to stop

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pat archer's avatar

Terrorist serial killer

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Wendy Leigh's avatar

It was less than 12 hours after proud trash Tario called for killing a couple democrats who would then supposedly then just go home and not reject this naziism. No such luck proud trash.

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