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ananda

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7. The concept of "common good" has disappeared.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 10:22 AM

Saturday

The vote seems immaterial to this.

The entire GOP is completely servile only to
the good of rich white males...

period.

This will not end well for anyone at all.

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Dear Trump voters: [View all] True Dough Saturday OP

And remember this at the pumps, MAGAts! True Dough Saturday #1

Eat a pinecone sandwich? Love it! 🤣 Chasstev365 Saturday #2

Hey, True Dough Saturday #3

I personally would prefer.... lastlib Saturday #11

FAFO usonian Saturday #4

While I agree..... frogstar0 Saturday #5

They can somewhat redeem themselves for doing the right thing at the ballot box True Dough Saturday #6

I say smile till we get their vote and tell them exactly what we think of them. Scrivener7 Saturday #8

Thank you LA Blue Bengal Saturday #12

The Democratic Party needs to improve its messaging Martin Eden Saturday #13

The concept of "common good" has disappeared. ananda Saturday #7

You only care now because he hurt you too. patphil Saturday #9

I agree with everything you said. rubbersole Saturday #10

Amen means I agree. Here's a big fat AMEN! n/t aggiesal Saturday #14

I can recommend a better use for those pine cones .... nt eppur_se_muova Saturday #15

I know Trump voters who I don't think are bad people. thesquanderer Saturday #16

sure Skittles Sunday #17

There is a difference between bad people and e.g. ignorant or misinformed or stupid people thesquanderer Sunday #18

To be frank... biocube Sunday #20

oh boy, not the "small town values" Skittles Sunday #22

there simply is no realistic acceptable excuse to vote for that vile POS Skittles Sunday #21

Ok, what if I give them being taken in by dummy usedtobedemgurl Sunday #23

Again, some of them voted for Obama. I don't think it's fair to lump them in with "the deplorables." thesquanderer Sunday #24

I was saying a subset of voters, too. usedtobedemgurl Sunday #25

Subset ok. The OP applied the brush to ALL Trump voters, that's what I was taking issue with. (n/t) thesquanderer Sunday #26

re: "Information is readily accessible." -- A couple of things... thesquanderer Tuesday #30

I stand by what I saud. usedtobedemgurl Tuesday #31

I'm well aware of the Obama-Trump voters AZProgressive Sunday #28

I automatically read the title as Dear Dumb Voters Beringia Sunday #19

IF, you were for HIM, B-4 you were against him... czarjak Sunday #27

You only care now because... Norrrm Sunday #29