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[–] [email protected] 86 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm sorry, I feel bad for it all, and her having to deal with that, I really do, but at the same time it's funny as shit. What did she think was going to happen when she associated herself with these people?

[–] [email protected] 53 points 11 months ago

She never expected the leopard would eat her face.

[–] OneStepAhead 19 points 11 months ago

I have ZERO sympathy. She CHOSE this and is continuing to stay. She’s probably a Trump heart attack away from being the First Lady and doesn’t exactly have to wonder where her next meal is coming from.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sleep with leopards and you get eaten moron.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago

Same kinda thing happened with Pierre Poilievre’s wife

[–] [email protected] 40 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

This is the shit that made regular ol Republicans stop running for top of the Republican ticket.

We could have had John Huntsman in 2016. But the racist wing of the party has taken over today.

But now we only have the most arrogant and power hungry fucks try to lead and put up with this shit.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

It's already appalling to actively seek out and cater to the racist voters to win the southern states, but Repubs also ran propaganda for decades to deliberately increase racism so that the strategy would be more effective. The far-right radical racists have taken over because the party deliberately made them the foundation of their voting base.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think Jon Huntsman ran in 2012

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

He also ran 2016 but too many Republicans were making fun of his Chinese adopted kids.

Huntsman then dropped out, reading the audience of modern Republicans.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is tragic. And funny. Nah, not funny. Yeah, it is. But also tragic. But funny also. Nah. Yeah.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago

It's disgusting but also schadenfreude

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It's 100% expected behavior from the right. Things are wrong and immoral until they happen to you personally. They don't like minorities, but Vance doesn't have a problem with his wife being a minority. Just like abortion is wrong until your child gets pregnant...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

until your child gets pregnant...

until your ~~child~~ mistress gets pregnant...

There, I fixed it for you.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

There is no surprise to this.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Okay, so this is a joke post. It is not sincere. It is sarcasm.

This is sarcasm.

Okay, get this shit. Imagine convincing the alt-right to vote for Biden with the following (horrible and presented here only for amusement) argument:

"You can't vote for Trump/Vance because Vance married an immigrant and is attempting to replace the proud tradition of a white first family (I know, I know, but it's a joke, please chill).

"You have to vote for Biden/Harris because Harris at least married a white man (again, this is a silly and racist thing to argue)."

I feel like that may work since people who are alt-right racist garbage typically cannot think their way out of a white paper bag.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Are you suggesting I vote for a WOMAN? /s

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

All joking aside, you'd convince a non zero number of those morons with that argument. Actually if you spewed that shit from a pulpit you'd become a leader in the maga sphere and probably pull in some $ of those idiots.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Back up, isn't the Furher married to an immigrant who used chain migration to nationalize her parents? She/they get a pass... and are white. So this really is racism in action. Good luck, folks. And to you racists, die.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No no no see she was brought in with the Einstein visa, she's a genius in action! (/s)

Always a good time for this, Fox on Michelle Obama versus Melania Trump Go to 1 minute for clothing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

She had an anchor baby too. The hypocrisy of MAGA knows no bounds.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

In the context of interactions with the rest of society, fascists need to be discriminated against on the sole basis that they’re fascists.

But if the fascists are going to discriminate against other fascists based on race or whatever, I’m not gonna stop them. By all means, tear yourselves apart.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Womp womp. Roll around with pigs, get covered in shit.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Racists gonna racist, then go hump their cousins

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

I wonder how long non-white, non-christian, non-striaght people will realize that they are in the hate group lead by trump, a person that has Hitler like attributes.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

The leopards, they're getting bigger 🐆

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The DNC seems reluctant to back Kamala according to Jen Psaki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QUtJNbGgZs&t=365

I have to wonder if this is also racially motivated. Hard to say but, regardless the DNC needs to get their shit together.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We reluctant to back Kamala because she's a cop, sad truth.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago

“You dislike Kamala because she’s Black. I dislike Kamala because she’s a cop. We are not the same.”

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Yes and no, IMO. Kamala Harris probably can't win, in part because the US electorate are fairly racist and sexist. There is a part of the DNCs calculus that is about winning the general election.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

I think the sexism is the more likely issue.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

rEpUbLiCaNs AiNt RaCiSt

-racist republicans

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Go sleep in the bed you made 👍

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Nazis gunna Nazi 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

So it was never about illegal immigrants? I'm shocked, shocked!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

But, the TONE! I thought the right was all about peace and love and unity now. Doesn't matter what someone's race is and all that?

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