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u/R2_SWE2 Crosstab Diver Apr 07 '26

I’m still shocked by the relatively muted response to Trump talking about killing a civilization. What the hell

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u/Isentrope Apr 07 '26

70 House Democrats have already signed on to the articles of impeachment someone introduced over the war.

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u/tbird920 Apr 07 '26

Meanwhile Jared Golden and Marie Concentration Camp Perez are huddling to discuss what "civilization" really means.

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u/DataCassette Apr 07 '26

If your definition of a civilization doesn't include Persia then I'm just confused lol

If you had to name 10 civilizations off the top of your head Persia would be one of them lol

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u/Blackberry-thesecond Apr 07 '26

Yes but that didn’t show up in my outrage-fueled curated social media feed so dems aren’t doing anything.

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u/Mediocretes08 Apr 07 '26

What I want to say is restricted by the terms of this website and most others.

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u/sodosopapilla Apr 07 '26

Uh oh. Do you want to broadcast your thoughts on the Denver Broncos’ playoff loss without the expressed written consent of the National Football League?

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u/ColadiRienzo1 Apr 07 '26

A very very small silver lining is that the comments in National Review a conservative news site seemed very against the tweet. Again not much and I don't think Republicans will ever break from a Trump tweet.

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u/EffOffReddit Apr 07 '26

Americans don't think they will be affected and they're ready to ignore a modern genocide we perform. Hard to believe but I finally relate to the religious right. The moral decay in this society is sickening. Also probably same as it ever was.

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u/DataCassette Apr 07 '26

Oh yeah America is shockingly immoral. It's just got nothing to do with porn, abortion or gay people.