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orangecrush

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12. Open Arms

Reply to QueerDuck (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 01:09 PM

Mar 17

This is not the time for purity tests.

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MAGA Suddenly Wants 'Common Ground' When Trump Hurts THEM? [View all] QueerDuck Mar 17 OP

To ask for forgiveness... lame54 Mar 17 #1

I have no fucks left to give about them! nt intheozone Mar 17 #2

I do... Resistance1 Mar 17 #8

Yes - he touches at least briefly on a lot TBF Mar 17 #3

Arrest yankee87 Mar 17 #31

same - TBF Mar 17 #35

And when he's gone, & the drama & chaos die down, & things seem better, who will they vote for? CrispyQ Mar 17 #4

Yep. The professional liars at fox will circle their wagons 24/7 Justice matters. Mar 17 #13

Unfortunately, Scubamatt Mar 17 #22

"Oooo, a tax break? SOLD!" Grokenstein Mar 17 #28

Tax cuts don't matter when you don't have a job. CrispyQ Mar 17 #37

Simple Question For Those Folks ProfessorGAC Mar 17 #5

A sensible question. I'll warmly welcome there blue-vote... but I'm not going to be their friend, or their... QueerDuck Mar 18 #44

If you MAGAs out there want common ground with us "Dummy-crats" and "libs," you'll have to prove Vogon_Glory Mar 17 #6

K&R c-rational Mar 17 #7

Here's your common ground: vote blue. Vinca Mar 17 #9

I think, in their honor, we should adopt the Hegseth policy of no quarter given. ffr Mar 17 #10

Winner yankee87 Mar 17 #32

That's easy enough. They can simply stop trolling and start voting Democratic. Gaugamela Mar 17 #11

Open Arms orangecrush Mar 17 #12

I wont speak for anyone else, but im not asking for a purity test, per se... Volaris Mar 17 #24

Here orangecrush Mar 17 #41

Next year, after Dems crush the midterms, Mblaze Mar 17 #14

I'm ready to vote for a PURE majority of dems that WILL ACTUALLY FIX IT! BComplex Mar 17 #30

The simple fact that they voted for an adjudicated rapist was all that I ever needed to know about those that support chowder66 Mar 17 #15

fuck MAGA the only solution I can suggest for them is gopiscrap Mar 17 #16

Great post QueerDuck, thanks for posting this! Emile Mar 17 #17

Kicked&Recommended! Cherrycheeks Mar 17 #18

Only thing bigger than their inflated egos is their chutzpah. BattleRow Mar 17 #19

All true, but our problem isn't the MAGA voters FakeNoose Mar 17 #20

I would welcome them back to reality Hassler Mar 17 #21

Especially not after laughing and saying "screw them, their libs, let their houses burn" ChicagoTeamster Mar 17 #23

If they decide they want to vote blue 'cause of the leopard eating their face, I welcome them unconditionaly with open Fil1957 Mar 17 #25

Let them "vote blue" if that makes them feel better. But I'm not going to offer pity or support or friendship... QueerDuck Mar 17 #27

Fair enough. Fil1957 Mar 17 #29

Letting "bygones be bygones" TBF Mar 17 #33

Absolutely not. OldBaldy1701E Mar 17 #26

The only "common ground" remaining with them.... SergeStorms Mar 17 #34

Common ground? Frankly... Norrrm Mar 17 #36

Consequences are a bitch. North Coast Lawyer Mar 17 #38

There is no common ground Warpy Mar 17 #39

ok, but snot Mar 17 #40

Amen! Joinfortmill Mar 17 #42

If they want any 'help' now, they need to vote for Democrats! Jack Valentino Mar 17 #43

Here's an idea: returnee Mar 18 #45

"You're going to find out racism is expensive" Ruby the Liberal Mar 18 #46

Comedian Steve Hofsteter said that hoosierspud Mar 18 #47