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slightlv

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22. You gotta wonder... what happens to these people. Is it the money that turns them evil
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 07:39 PM
Jun 16

or are they evil from the start... in their very core. I go to the grocery store, and people are so nice and helpful. I'm 4'9" and have a hard time at 69 getting stuff from the 2 or 3 shelf from the top, let alone the top shelf. I used to climb, but I can't do that anymore. People are always offering to get whatever it is I want, or if they see me struggling with a heavy bag, to put it in my car for me. These are just ordinary people, like you and me. You talking about lived experience reminded me of this. I have a neighbor across the street... one of those oddities who voted for trump, but would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. He came over with a huge bag of fresh peaches he picked from his own trees for hubs and me.

The energy I felt at the No Kings rally was like that... a warm blanket of security and love... from people you've never met and probably never will again. There's just something really missing from people like trump and those he hand picked for his admin. It's a hole at their very core. And they are truly missing something important out here. I have to believe love will triumph over evil, eventually. Some days... and at points throughout the days... I get so down because I can't do or move the way I used to. And it's so frustrating. But like just now, one of my cats goes racing through the hallway, followed by the horse of a dog prancing behind him, and I have to laugh. These little things... a neighbor helping a neighbor, a stranger in a grocery store, the unconditional love of our "babies"... these are the things to live for. And a kind word in a message reminding one of all this, and how we truly are all in this together. And now I better go finish putting together supper before I start blubbering! (LOL)

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Petulant little pissant (R) BoRaGard Jun 16 #1
Escalation. HE is a domestic enemy of We the people. He wants civil war. N/t Evolve Dammit Jun 16 #2
I cant rec you enough! Exactly as i feel. slightlv Jun 16 #7
Thanks. Comes from my gut, my mind, my lived experience, and my heart. . Evolve Dammit Jun 16 #20
You gotta wonder... what happens to these people. Is it the money that turns them evil slightlv Jun 16 #22
What a great post! I hear you and appreciate your thoughts. We have mostly great neighbors, which helps a lot. Evolve Dammit Jun 17 #23
In bdamomma Jun 16 #10
Houston, Dallas cannabis_flower Jun 16 #3
But...but...but Freddie Jun 16 #4
Sloppy TACO always plays every number on the wheel... Hugin Jun 16 #5
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were told on Thursday to halt raids on farms, restaurants, and hotels progree Jun 16 #6
I guess repugs should know better slightlv Jun 16 #8
And Meatpacking plants. maxsolomon Jun 16 #12
This is the plan. All they want to do is provoke demonstrations and riots in the blue cities. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 16 #13
Oh bdamomma Jun 16 #9
It's a planned set up DENVERPOPS Jun 16 #11
The Philly Inquirer BumRushDaShow Jun 16 #15
Even Republicans are getting upset DENVERPOPS Jun 16 #16
But you'll note that many of them STILL SAY BumRushDaShow Jun 16 #17
Through the decades DENVERPOPS Jun 16 #18
Intimidating Voters Owens Jun 16 #14
Intimadating voters is a crime--but a person would have to bring a law suit (I think). riversedge Jun 16 #19
Why not Red cities? Mz Pip Jun 16 #21
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