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paleotn

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23. Republicans have been doing that since as long as I can remember.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 04:34 PM

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And when you tell them it's kind of Orwellian. You know, from his book 1984, they ask.... "Huh? Who's that? Never heard of him or his book." They've never heard of a lot of things.

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Does it scare you to hear these clowns redefine the simple meaning of words [View all] malaise Yesterday OP

It alarms me how easy they get away with it. Solly Mack Yesterday #1

This! mcar Yesterday #3

"Insurrection." Kid Berwyn Yesterday #2

Agreed. Justice matters. Yesterday #4

George Orwell was a prophet The Blue Flower Yesterday #5

My daughters who graduated high school in 1989 and 1999, both in cksmithy Yesterday #18

Damn! GB_RN Yesterday #24

I read The Scarlet Letter, 1984, Dickens, Lord of the Flies, Shakespeare and so much more during high school. cksmithy Yesterday #27

What is making me crazy - and I knew it would happen mcar Yesterday #6

The Fox News idiot in charge of transportation was lying yesterday. Initech Yesterday #10

And others bragging about credit card debt increasing mcar Yesterday #11

They are BigMin28 Yesterday #12

Agree malaise Yesterday #34

What scares me are the millions of incredibly ignorant and credulous Americans who believe their BS. sop Yesterday #7

WOW! i've said this so many times!! bluestarone 23 hrs ago #36

Word meanings Wicked Blue Yesterday #8

Oh, yeah. It makes communication impossible. Like living in Babylon. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #9

I wonder how many died in Trump's "love tap"? Swede Yesterday #13

They've been doing since 2016 relayerbob Yesterday #14

Definition of terms is half the battle in argument. rustbeltvoice Yesterday #15

They want it all back. A return to at least 1890. Fuck 'em. And yes, it's Orwellian with the terminology projection. nt Evolve Dammit Yesterday #16

This will be appealed BeneteauBum Yesterday #17

Aren't laws.... SergeStorms Yesterday #20

Obviously BeneteauBum Yesterday #25

Like our Constitution. SergeStorms Yesterday #26

Hi SS BeneteauBum Yesterday #32

Talking points. SergeStorms 11 hrs ago #37

Not that they make the attempt, but that it prospers. malthaussen Yesterday #19

Everything this maladministration does scares me... spanone Yesterday #21

And that is malaise Yesterday #22

Republicans have been doing that since as long as I can remember. paleotn Yesterday #23

Words are only symbols, not the thing. multigraincracker Yesterday #28

yup Skittles Yesterday #29

It is what they've always done, particularly B.See Yesterday #30

Humpty Dumpty working for the fascists, as usual 0rganism Yesterday #31

The truth malaise Yesterday #33

Yes, with a but. mr715 Yesterday #35