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NCDem47

(2,249 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 10:33 AM Mar 2020

Another pattern I've noticed about Republicans during this crisis [View all]

No coping skills and a searing resentment that their freedom is limited. Sheltering in place drives them mad. In our on-demand society, the very thought that they have to apply some restraint and sacrifice is making them unbearable to talk to or be around. Perhaps I’m generalizing, but I feel the Republicans in my life are about to crack faster from quarantining than the Democrats.

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At this point I say let them listen to their leader. Let the morons cull themselves. Squinch Mar 2020 #1
Yes, self-cull, for the good of the Nation! machoneman Mar 2020 #42
They owe it to their grandchildren, I hear. Squinch Mar 2020 #43
They have no sense of community Lars39 Mar 2020 #2
So true. Ohiogal Mar 2020 #3
they equate society with some kind of "hive mentality" rampartc Mar 2020 #7
I am glad you brought her name up. dugog55 Mar 2020 #14
they are experts in denial and blaming others and this really stretches that certainot Mar 2020 #38
and they both had alzheimer's or some kind of senility. I guess that stuff demigoddess Mar 2020 #40
You're correct about the lack of a sense of community. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2020 #52
It's why they don't seem to acknowledge the need Lars39 Mar 2020 #53
The churches in my area are large and ornate. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2020 #54
Sounds medieval Lars39 Mar 2020 #56
Oh so that's their excuse? Varaddem Mar 2020 #4
They think, Family values means me and my family not somebody else's Walleye Mar 2020 #5
Hallelujah!!!! CRK7376 Mar 2020 #6
Totally agree! SheltieLover Mar 2020 #8
There's also a level of defiance going on here. NCDem47 Mar 2020 #10
Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 2020 #12
If they want to follow Dear Leader off a cliff, it doesn't bother me The Blue Flower Mar 2020 #9
Unfortunately, way too many of them Aquaria Mar 2020 #11
Here in Ohio I have heard several blaming everything on Dewine. One of them this morning doc03 Mar 2020 #13
Selective reasoning. NCDem47 Mar 2020 #15
Oh ffs Ohiogal Mar 2020 #26
Governor DeWine is doing an excellent job !!! SamKnause Mar 2020 #30
I'm sure it's in great part due to their getting mixed messages on how big a problem it is. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2020 #16
Party full of selfish weasels? Brainfodder Mar 2020 #17
I know that I don't get Aquaria Mar 2020 #18
Frankly, I've noticed the same from some lefties greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #19
See my post downthread. yardwork Mar 2020 #23
Yup. NCDem47 Mar 2020 #24
Forty years of rampant entitlement Skidmore Mar 2020 #20
More evidence that Dave in VA Mar 2020 #21
In general, the current form of the Republican Party is built on resentment and fear. yardwork Mar 2020 #22
If I may add underpants Mar 2020 #28
There's a little nugget of truth in what Limbaugh says. yardwork Mar 2020 #32
Time to cowboy up central scrutinizer Mar 2020 #25
Compared to the sacrifices this country made during WWII... cos dem Mar 2020 #27
Like all, I had relatives that lived through the Great Depression and WWII NCDem47 Mar 2020 #29
'...all you have to do is stay home, watch movies, drink bourbon...' Volaris Mar 2020 #33
Constant external stimulation is needed to keep sadists in good spirit sanatanadharma Mar 2020 #31
we needs to quarantine all republicans AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #34
Solution MLAA Mar 2020 #35
Married into a family and seperate business ties. NCDem47 Mar 2020 #44
Yes, I understand about the business requirements to engage with them, that's your living. MLAA Mar 2020 #45
karma prismpalette Mar 2020 #36
They're in make-believe land lanlady Mar 2020 #37
Pretty much. NCDem47 Mar 2020 #47
I had words with a Trumpanzee yesterday, during my trip to the grocery store. Snarkoleptic Mar 2020 #39
Say it with authority, and they often assume you have some DFW Mar 2020 #49
California's governor left it up to the cities /counties as to leave open or close gun shops. C Moon Mar 2020 #41
I can imagine their panic DFW Mar 2020 #50
Spot on eleny Mar 2020 #46
Besides having no empathy, I call them digital people. rickford66 Mar 2020 #48
Today's Republicans are not like the ones I grew up with. Joinfortmill Mar 2020 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2020 #55
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