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senseandsensibility

(25,622 posts)
Wed May 27, 2026, 06:51 PM 12 hrs ago

Ron Filipkowski has a warning for us

Now physically tough, heroic brave alpha males like Ted Cruz and Stephan Miller will tell us all about Talarico's masculinity.

They need to be mocked mercilessly when they do so, IMHO.

Ridicule is powerful and those two are just begging for it.

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Ron Filipkowski has a warning for us (Original Post) senseandsensibility 12 hrs ago OP
Republican male politicians are manly?..................... Lovie777 12 hrs ago #1
Hard to argue with anything you wrote senseandsensibility 12 hrs ago #2
So do I! calimary 11 hrs ago #3
Oh my god, NO!!! PatSeg 11 hrs ago #4
Hell no. I've been around Republicons my whole life... OhioBack2Blue 10 hrs ago #7
Those are all gateway character traits to becoming a Republican. Beartracks 9 hrs ago #13
I guess you are right PatSeg 9 hrs ago #14
I mean, Just Jerome 11 hrs ago #5
I wonder if he heard cis gendered and then heard it as six gendered. oberle 9 hrs ago #10
Yes mgardener 10 hrs ago #6
We know the lies and slurs will only get worse. BeneteauBum 10 hrs ago #8
Just remember this multigraincracker 10 hrs ago #9
Here's to ridicule BaronChocula 9 hrs ago #11
Very good point senseandsensibility 9 hrs ago #12
Talarico strikes with surgical precision. That pretty alpha. applegrove 5 hrs ago #15

Lovie777

(23,830 posts)
1. Republican male politicians are manly?.....................
Wed May 27, 2026, 07:13 PM
12 hrs ago

The ones that are too afraid to stop a madman?

A true strong man are the ones that stand up for the good of mankind, care about others and do not constantly lie, cheat, steal and gaslight.

From what I'm reading, James Talarico has those qualities, i.e stand up for mankind, care about others, plus he's smart.

PatSeg

(53,625 posts)
4. Oh my god, NO!!!
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:00 PM
11 hrs ago

Surely, they must be more self-aware than that.

This should be entertaining though.

OhioBack2Blue

(207 posts)
7. Hell no. I've been around Republicons my whole life...
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:43 PM
10 hrs ago

Low self-awareness, lack of insight and personal blind spots are a collective, common cognitive weakness among these folks.

PatSeg

(53,625 posts)
14. I guess you are right
Wed May 27, 2026, 10:00 PM
9 hrs ago

Though I've known some fairly reasonable republicans in my life who weren't like that. However, that was a long time ago, well before the Tea Party and the MAGA crowd. This Trump cult seems to be made up of a lot of people who used to be nonpolitical, but then they discovered social media, Fox News, and ultimately Donald Trump.

Just Jerome

(572 posts)
5. I mean,
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:15 PM
11 hrs ago

SIX genders?

Really?

I’m six genders myself, but I have Trans Am gender friends. Cool to cruise with them!

BeneteauBum

(807 posts)
8. We know the lies and slurs will only get worse.
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:45 PM
10 hrs ago

This is the way the GOP operates…….defame and degrade.

Peace ☮️

BaronChocula

(4,806 posts)
11. Here's to ridicule
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:44 PM
9 hrs ago

What some people don’t understand about it is that it makes others think before jumping on some fool’s bandwagon.

senseandsensibility

(25,622 posts)
12. Very good point
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:46 PM
9 hrs ago

It's a deterrent. And it's important to do that before their attacks become the narrative or conventional wisdom.

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