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Torchlight

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5. In eight years, I've met one trump voter who would listen

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 02:18 PM

Jul 14

the rest simply recite bumper stickers given to them weekly, and have pretty much shut down when it comes to examining all things and holding fast to that which is good in favor of being told who, what, and why to hate.

Idolatry (of others or the self) is a leading reason I'll dismiss anyone's opinion, regardless.

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It is not worth arguing with the religiously insane who voted for and respect Trump. [View all] CTyankee Jul 14 OP

Yup. No point in arguing with people who come to the table with their own facts... Girard442 Jul 14 #1

It is worth it by using mental ju-jitsu Bernardo de La Paz Jul 14 #2

True ! republianmushroom Jul 14 #3

They spent generations waiting for the Anti-Christ ThoughtCriminal Jul 14 #4

In eight years, I've met one trump voter who would listen Torchlight Jul 14 #5

You could have just put a period after the "religiously insane". Aristus Jul 14 #6

Do you mean all religious are "religiously insane"? If not, what defines "insane"? ancianita Jul 14 #8

I mean the ones who have left their senses as we know it over religious belief. they are locked into their religious CTyankee Jul 14 #9

They might do it "over religious belief," but they're doing it wrong. And that's totally on them, because they don't ancianita Jul 14 #11

As a Catholic I'm taking fellow Catholics on about it, since they should never have been one issue voters to begin with. ancianita Jul 14 #7

I LOVE IT! "Corrective remonstrance" is a wonderful way to put it! Bravo! CTyankee Jul 14 #10