Nail on.the.head
And sadly some Waco type shit is how it ends
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And, on a personal levelâŚ
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My wifeâs dad is a vocal Republican. We barely see him. Heâs a wrong âun on various levels. That whole side of the family are rabid Republicans and we do not have a lot to do with them. Not just because of that, but the values and so on are so out of whack with ours.
Her mother and stepdad are Republican too, but less outspoken and more gracious with it. One of her siblings is a Republican, one independent and the other a Democrat.
We live in a pretty Republican part of the world and it baffles me, as it really does seem like a cult. Any behavior can be, and is excused.
I am old enough to remember and respect conservative Republicans of a different age. I disagreed, but they showed their working, and generally were good Americans in the sense that they werenât blindly following a cult, like so many are now.
Trump isnât even a Republican. He isnât an ideologue at all. He is a base human being who has hijacked the Republican Party and remade it in his image.
I never thought I would live in such a time as this.
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I know non-Maga Republicans and, as you say, they are good people, even if we disagree.
My Florida based BiL is coming to Sydney in February, and Iâm dreading it because Iâve got a strong suspicion he voted for Trump. It wouldnât be the first time.
These rifts will take generations to heal, if they ever do.
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Youâll find that a lot more people have voted for Trump this time around. I think more than a couple of my relatives have voted Trump as well and thatâs from a family whoâve always voted Democrat.
They probably will live to regret voting for Trump but hey, itâs their choice.
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'Trump wanted to give the Justice Department to a man the committee says committed the statutory rape of a 17-year-old girl. A man who is accused of setting up a phony email account at his office in the House to buy illegal drugs and who then used the drugs to facilitate sexual misconduct. A man who accepted impermissible gifts and plane trips, according to the report, and who used the power of his office to help a woman with whom he was having sex. A man whose conduct, according to his own colleagues of both parties, âreflects discreditably upon the House.â
And of course, on Trump himself.
Nonetheless, when you read through the details, you can see the commonality between the two men, and the reasons Trump held Gaetz in high esteem. Itâs not just the contempt for women as disposable commodities for hire or plunder; itâs the contempt for the law.â
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/opinion/gaetz-trump-ethics-report.html?smid=url-share
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All ethical concerns aside, surely this should have been a massive red flag of simply poor judgement? He clearly doesnât understand âdonât shit where you eatâ.
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Itâs the product of entitlement + impunity.
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My working theory on this is that Gaetz, Trump and a few others are in a little private gang protecting and scratching each others backs.
I dont think Trumps choices for key positions and their seedy past is a coincidence.
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I read a statement from his lawyer (in the NYT coverage of his plea), which made so much sense actually.
Itâs a massive prejudicing of the processes, because the way theyâve been covering this in the media and with the way the mayorâs office was carrying on about this.
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What is this obsession with Greenland? Continental US has never ever been threatened, what will this accomplish? Why would Denmark even bother with this ridiculous notion?
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Iâd be surprised if he could find it on a map.
I bet someone told him it has an untapped golf course or beachfront propert market or something stupid like that.
Of course ge could just fancy carving the planet ip between himself and few obvious others.
Natural resources.
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Cheese warning !
Warning, warning, sleeze, cheese !
(Itâs an otherwise decent rock song, but the lyrics is 
)
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Iâve still got a soft spot for the typical 80s hard rock/glam rock tuneâŚbut holy pervy lyrics Batman!
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What do you mean pervy lyrics (this song is by the way way better, but it wouldnât have been written in 2024 either) ?
Baby better get it straight
Iâm a nasty kinda date
I like to do it hard
Crack the whip
Till youâre scarred
Down-down on your knees
Give a kiss and a squeeze
Yea-like you to open wide
Baby baby gonna come inside, yeah yeah
The whip is gonna get you
Drop you to your knees
The whip is gonna get you
Drop you to your knees
Down on your knees
Baby-baby-donât you go
Canât you see I want some more
With the whip in my hand
Got you at my command, yeah
Down-down on your knees
Give a kiss and a squeeze
Yea-Iâm gonna stay up late
My baby wonât have to wait
The whip is gonna get you
Drop you to your knees
The whip is gonna get you
Drop you to your knees
No!
The whip is gonna get you
Drop you to your knees
The whip is gonna get you
Drop you to your knees
Oh, yeah!
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