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[maerilith]

Originally Posted by Nilstoniakrath [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am 70% conservative, and I like glitter, especially on a cute girl

Do you wear glitter?, thx for breaking the conservatives stereotype. I'm sorry for my language asserting wrongly that every conservative is an asshole. I don't personally know any kind conservatives, that really biases my opinion. They are hard to find here. People are pretty hateful in general in my county.

[maerilith]

I also think it's ok to even hate glitter. It's not an excuse to harm someone, or neglect someone or justify a tyranny.

[maerilith]

The vacuuming of evil glitters is part of the fun of holidays for me.

That and the smell of pine needles even though I'm allergic.

[bigjerry]

TPP is officially dead.

[Pokesan]

"Am I down with TPP? No just regular pee"

-Donald Trump

[bigjerry]

HAHAHAHAHA i am watching it right now and OH MAN

this is gold, bookmarked

update: it's creeping me out

[maerilith]

https://www.facebook.com/theDanRather/?pnref=story

Originally Posted by Dan Rather

These are not normal times. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.
When you have a spokesperson for the president of the United States wrap up a lie in the Orwellian phrase "alternative facts”…
When you have a press secretary in his first appearance before the White House reporters threaten, bully, lie, and then walk out of the briefing room without the cajones to answer a single question…
When you have a President stand before the stars of the fallen CIA agents and boast about the size of his crowds (lies) and how great his authoritarian inaugural speech was….
These are not normal times.
The press has never seen anything like this before. The public has never seen anything like this before. And the political leaders of both parties have never seen anything like this before.
What can we do? We can all step up and say simply and without equivocation. "A lie, is a lie, is a lie!" And if someone won't say it, those of us who know that there is such a thing as the truth must do whatever is in our power to diminish the liar's malignant reach into our society.
There is one group of people who can do a lot - very quickly. And that is Republicans in Congress. Without their support, Donald Trump's presidency will falter. So here is what I think everyone in the press must do. If you are interviewing a Paul Ryan, a Mitch McConnell, or any other GOP elected official, the first question must be "what will you do to combat the lying from the White House?" If they dodge and weave, keep with the follow ups. And if they refuse to give a satisfactory answer, end the interview.
Facts and the truth are not partisan. They are the bedrock of our democracy. And you are either with them, with us, with our Constitution, our history, and the future of our nation, or you are against it. Everyone must answer that question.

Originally Posted by Daniel Miller

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

― Theodore Roosevelt

Originally Posted by Kevin Seeber

Gaslighting:

A form of intimidation or psychological abuse, sometimes called Ambient Abuse where false information is presented to the victim, making them doubt their own memory, perception and quite often, their sanity. The classic example of gaslighting is to switch something around on someone that you know they're sure to notice, but then deny knowing anything about it, and to explain that they "must be imagining things" when they challenge these changes.

A more psychological definition of gaslighting is "an increasing frequency of systematically withholding factual information from, and/or providing false information to, the victim - having the gradual effect of making them anxious, confused, and less able to trust their own memory and perception." --Urban Dictionary

The gaslighting of America from the White House has begun... #gaslightingAmerica

Originally Posted by Andrée LaMarche Carlson

Why is it ok for the donald to call the media the "lying media" and not ok for the media to call him and his minions out and call a lie a lie. Alternative facts? WTH? Lies are lies.

Trump Gaslighted his way to the predency and hired Steve Bannon as his cheif strategist. Both are substantially criminally liable for libel.

I hardly consider this a "Democratic" election. We just chose not to start fema camping people and demonstrate peaceably.

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#gaslighting2017

[Cecily]

As a Trump-hater, I'm ok with him dividing all of these people.

[bigjerry]

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#gaslighting2017

got that right
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[mickmoranis]

Originally Posted by maerilith [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

#gaslighting2017

I love when democrats pick a word to use it in a sentence.

Gaslighting [verb]: A form of manipulation through persistent denial, misdirection, contradiction, and lying in an attempt to destabilize and delegitimize a target.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/politi...2016-election/

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/23/opinio...or-trump-kohn/

https://www.thenation.com/article/th...-wasnt-rigged/

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/18/politi...yc-fundraiser/

...and the grand finale 24 manipulative misdirections designed to make you question your sanity: http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/10/politi...ald-trump-won/