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RetiredParatrooper

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13. The circular firing squad forms

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 05:43 PM

12 hrs ago

Part of the reason we are in this position is binary thinking like this.

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I'm done with this [View all] angrychair 13 hrs ago OP

Make their voting records public and easy to find for anyone. They need shamed Deuxcents 13 hrs ago #1

Vote D over R... lame54 13 hrs ago #2

No more trillion dollar military budgets angrychair 13 hrs ago #5

No.more R's lame54 13 hrs ago #7

No more warmongers. angrychair 12 hrs ago #8

The warmonger in chief... lame54 12 hrs ago #9

I didn't vote for him angrychair 12 hrs ago #10

I understand your polnt and mostly agree. wnylib 10 hrs ago #46

Not true Cirsium 11 hrs ago #17

Disagree... lame54 10 hrs ago #62

What has happened? Cirsium 9 hrs ago #70

Republicans thank you for your service. W_HAMILTON 12 hrs ago #12

Both Sides Warmongers message aimed at potential Democratic voters in 2028 to discourage participating. betsuni 3 hrs ago #84

Unless it's Fetterman. 56miSSie 8 hrs ago #74

Post removed Post removed 13 hrs ago #3

Staying for pizza? Totally Tunsie 13 hrs ago #4

Irony is not their strong suit, is it? n/t ok_cpu 13 hrs ago #6

agree. Maru Kitteh 12 hrs ago #11

The circular firing squad forms RetiredParatrooper 12 hrs ago #13

Not binary thinking angrychair 11 hrs ago #15

don't vote for Kamala because she supported "Genocide Joe" lapfog_1 11 hrs ago #31

It very much is RetiredParatrooper 10 hrs ago #60

No angrychair 9 hrs ago #66

I don't care for either endless war, or endless budgets RetiredParatrooper 5 hrs ago #82

binary thinking? rampartd 10 hrs ago #61

we Skittles 6 hrs ago #77

It's amazing Orrex 4 hrs ago #83

If the choice is between a Dem that supports military funding ... Zelda_Orchid 11 hrs ago #14

Then this cycle will continue angrychair 11 hrs ago #19

And the fascists will use their propaganda machine to make you believe that. Zelda_Orchid 11 hrs ago #22

If you are Democrat angrychair 11 hrs ago #23

If you're a Democrat, you support getting rid of the fascists. Zelda_Orchid 11 hrs ago #33

What is arbitrary angrychair 11 hrs ago #37

The Democratic Party is a coalition. With different factions uniting for the common good. Zelda_Orchid 10 hrs ago #41

I'm confused angrychair 10 hrs ago #52

Post removed Post removed 10 hrs ago #54

Ok angrychair 10 hrs ago #57

It's much easier to have a real conversation about military funding with someone who isn't trying to kill you. Zelda_Orchid 10 hrs ago #58

One would argue angrychair 9 hrs ago #64

Have fun living in a dictatorship Wiz Imp 11 hrs ago #36

Why? angrychair 11 hrs ago #38

🙄 Wiz Imp 10 hrs ago #42

All due respect angrychair 10 hrs ago #44

🙂 Wiz Imp 8 hrs ago #75

and so you are STILL saying - that you fully intend to 'sit out' (withhold your vote/support) stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #79

No, that's not what I said angrychair 3 hrs ago #85

Then how can we expect anything to change? angrychair 9 hrs ago #67

Unless something has changed very recently Quiet Em 11 hrs ago #16

Phew! That's one Dem bullet dodged! MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #55

Thank you! Summarizing it quite nicely. stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #80

Funny how they always seem to have juuuust enough votes orangecrush 11 hrs ago #18

Funny how Putin popsdenver 5 hrs ago #81

Careful you'll upset the obnoxiously self righteous people SunImp 11 hrs ago #20

Exactly angrychair 11 hrs ago #21

Then you won't be voting this year? paleotn 11 hrs ago #29

I will happily angrychair 11 hrs ago #34

It seems you're moving the goal posts. paleotn 10 hrs ago #47

My point is this angrychair 10 hrs ago #59

Got it. I agree. paleotn 9 hrs ago #71

Well the USS Ford angrychair 9 hrs ago #73

And rightfully so. paleotn 11 hrs ago #28

Talking down to people is never a winning strategy SunImp 11 hrs ago #35

"Talking down to people" is exactly what #OP is doing, innit? Zelda_Orchid 10 hrs ago #45

.. SunImp 10 hrs ago #53

Sometimes you simply can't help yourself. paleotn 10 hrs ago #48

Here we go again. Same old arguments just before an election. Some folks never learn. sop 11 hrs ago #24

Not the same angrychair 11 hrs ago #26

Thing is, I agree with your position of not supporting war funding, endless wars and trillion dollar military budgets. sop 10 hrs ago #39

How so? angrychair 10 hrs ago #43

If elections were only about stopping endless war funding and trillion dollar military budgets, I would agree with you, sop 10 hrs ago #50

Those are all that matter angrychair 10 hrs ago #56

Recommended. H2O Man 11 hrs ago #25

I hear you angrychair 11 hrs ago #30

Baby meet bathwater. paleotn 11 hrs ago #27

Why? angrychair 10 hrs ago #40

See 47 above. Your argument may not have been clear. At least to me. paleotn 10 hrs ago #49

Admittedly angrychair 9 hrs ago #68

DURec leftstreet 11 hrs ago #32

I agree LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #51

Everyone should keep an eye on their own Senators. Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #63

Wow. The people in this thread who are arguing with you are actually insisting that we mustn't have Scrivener7 9 hrs ago #65

We are faced with 2 candidates NH Ethylene 9 hrs ago #69

One, I would never vote for a Republican angrychair 9 hrs ago #72

If the Democratic candidate also voted for military funding, you would vote for a third party candidate instead? MichMan 7 hrs ago #76

"another penny of military funding .." (that would include paying service members ..?) stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #78

I am kinda confused here with your post. sheshe2 1 hr ago #86

Evidently Democrats chomping at the bit for "endless wars and bottomless military budgets" and betsuni 19 min ago #87