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Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social |
For some years, my former colleagues on the right tried to argue that I had brain worms if I would break a friendship or even a close relationship over Trumpism. I replaced "trump" with "david duke" and asked them to reconsider. That usually ended the discussions.
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Jim Teeth
@drjamesjteeth.bsky.social
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I don’t believe your “david duke” trick would work now.
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joel hanes
@joelhanes.bsky.social
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Trump is a worse person than David Duke, and it's not even close.
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DrEnglish
@drenglish.bsky.social
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Thank you, Tom, for your bluntness. More people need to realize this—I broke friendships and family relationships over TFG. One good glimmer of hope is a brother who took down his flags. I might try the David Duke replacement.
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(((Sarah)))
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One of the things that pleases me most is that nobody I know is willing to support Trump where I can see it. It's a bit like how I apparently produce some sort of anti-cursing pheromone; they may vote for him and they may support him in the presence of like-minded folks, but never in front of me.
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Josh Turner
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I’ve said it before, but I voted against David Duke in 1991 and long believed it would be the most meaningful vote I would ever cast. I am so, so sorry to have been wrong about that
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Sock Puppet Pundit
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It's like how they tell liberal women they should ignore the politics of conservative men. If I'm being told to ignore someone's politics that means their politics suck.
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@ryjkyj.bsky.social
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If people complain about anti-white racism online, I like to gently remind them they can still join the NAAWP.
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First Wordle Problems
@fwordleproblems.bsky.social
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And David Duke never won any electoral votes. He's a far less consequential and corrosive figure than Trump is.
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@s-isabelle.bsky.social
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I haven't broken family ties directly but by speaking out consistently against Trump and Trump's actions, I have had family members stop speaking to me. I don't demonize them or hate them but I make it clear that I think they are wrong in supporting Trump.
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tomstpatrick
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👍
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Hamantaschen Dog
@hamantaschendog.bsky.social
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Friends, family, doesn’t matter. Break it off.
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🐈⬛🦋🎨CherylBlueWave🏖 🪷🌊🇺🇦
@cherylbluewave.bsky.social
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🤣🤣🤣
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@susanmarie.bsky.social
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I still struggle daily with close family members who still believe Trump was so good the first time that he deserves another chance.
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Robin Bobcat
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They place "loyalty" over everything else, speaking as though Trump himself would be personally disappointed in them if they falter even for a moment. This is why Hunter Biden drives them nuts - they figure Joe MUST be loyal to his kid, so therefore there must be shenanigans going on to protect him.
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Melissa, Bluesky's Version
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I won't vote for anyone who runs as a Republican at any level. "But Melissa, the local candidates have nothing to do with the national agenda." True, but they're willingly running with a swastika next to their names.
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∞ Monkeys
@somanymonkeys.bsky.social
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I had some real struggles with people who still supported GWB circa 2004. They still thought things were going ok & we'd leave with a functional democracy by the end of a 2nd term. There's a difference between bad information & bad values.
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