Oh snap!

Somebody grab the Neosporin, we got a sick burn over here!

Shit…..

That’s some backhanded forgiveness

Worse than that, if she didn't know it was his that also means she didn't know who's it is.

It's not targeted malicious behavior just sciociopathic behavior.

Republicans are all bullies. The people that worship them think they are bullies too but they constantly get beaten up for their money (donations) and still get fucked by them in the end.

She. The Republican bully was the woman.

she’s only sorry that she got caught.

This is the important part. People are often shocked when I say I'm not a patriot, and mostly don't respect what our country stands for.

I WOULD be patriotic if our country could live up to the ideals it CLAIMS to stand for.

A melting pot for all kinds, all cultures, all backgrounds, to come and mix, and feel safe in a country that doesn't persecute them for their beliefs.

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

This is the poem, engraved on a plaque. It sits upon the base of the statue of liberty. This is the land I was taught exists growing up. I was taught tolerance, and acceptance growing up. Well now I'm 40. I've had plenty of time to see that this is nothing more than a bullshit fantasy we use as international propaganda.

How many times have we seen someone say to another in this country "GO BACK TO (insert country most assosiated with the other persons race)"? How many times have you seen our government propose, and in some cases approve laws that disproportionally hinder people of specific backgrounds? Reagans effects are STILL being affected.

While you can't force people to believe something, and doing so would be counterproductive to this concept, you can start at the government level. You can promote a culture of what our flag stands for. Celebrating the flag SHOULD BE a celebration of all peoples.

Instead it never has been this. Right from the start of the countries formation. All men are created equal??? This is what the forefathers wrote. Then explain why you get done with your daily work writing the constitution, and go home to rule over your legally owned slaves that everyone knows about. George Washington wasn't a tactical military expert. He got his ass handed to him until the literal entire country of citizens armed themselves, AND THE FRENCH SAVED OUR ASSES. George Washington wasn't some great civil leader either. He's one among many founding fathers who owned slaves. He was nothing more then a popular frat boy of his time. Going out, getting drunk, and everybody loving him. But they all justified it as black people being 3/5ths of a man.

Then a few decades later they start having issues with native Americans. We can't get their side of the history, because they're all dead.

My long rambling point is this. At no point have we been the actual good guys of history that people want to assume we are. I'm supposed to salute a flag that send tens of thousands of American citizens to their death in Vietnam, and then ignored the lifelong health issues brought back by survivors as a result of fighting a war as teenagers they didn't want to be in, all so Johnson wouldn't "appear weak" in the upcoming election.

I'm supposed to take off my hat as the national anthem is played to salute a flag that wouldn't give 9/11 firefighters and volunteers the healthcare needed until a comedian from comedy central did the governments job for them and demamded healthcare for them in a very public way.

And now this. Certainly not the biggest offense. It won't be remembered by history. It's not that important in the grand scheme of things.

But maybe it SHOULD be remembered. Not for the individual series of petty acts that it is, but rather as a symbol of where we are as a people right now.

The straw that broke the camels back as it were. Just the idea that the issues on our state represenitives think about are harassing and bullying other Americans whom are in competition with them career wise.

How can the government POSSIBLY try to preach inclusiveness, and tolerance for all kinds, when THIS is what's important to them???

They can't.

So why would I salute a flag that stands for hypocracy, racism, and hate? Not just "in the begining". It started in the begining, and continues to this day. That's what that flag stands for. That's why I'm not a patriot.

Just to make it crystal clear that this woman is, in fact, an adult.

At least on paper.

Isn't there a requirement for mental sanity among elected officials? (in the medical sense) Because can't this easily be constructed as a sure sign that she suffers from dementia? Or well, her colleagues do?

In the same sense that an 18 year old highschooler is.

It's pretty hard to be a good person while denying the working class medical benefits.

Lmfao that sounds so fucking Trump

Big Foot spreading propaganda again

Nah. Junior high at best, seems closer to elementary school though to me.

Small nomenclature heads up "Transgenders" is a common conservative dogwhistle. In correct use trans and cis or transgender and cisgender are adjectives , it's always paired with a noun. For example "Transgender people" , "trans woman" , "trans man". It's like the rules for the racial term "black". Drcently cool to use as an adjective but when you hear someone nounify it to "the blacks" it leaves a certain impression.

The space between the words is actually important as well. In the UK changing the adjective into a noun by removing the space is used by TERF groups when they operate in more public discourse to signal to each other they imply that they aren't talking about a specific type of man or woman but a distinct second category. As in "That's not a man, That's a transman™.

It's not a huge deal, nobody's offended or anything, the post body is obviously trans supportive so nobody is gunna think you are repping the anti-trans agenda or anything but I figure it's something you'd probably want to know? I am not intending to be pedantic just sorta handily educational.

the only beneficent quality of republicans is supporting the NRA,

Look, I like guns far, far more than most people, but I draw the line at the NRA, and Wayne LaPierre's suit-fetish. Most people that work on 2A issues at a local level will tell you that the NRA will swoop in after a deal has already been made, and fuck everything up. If you look at the history of Heller v. D.C., you'll find that the NRA tried to kill the suit before it even got off the ground, because they were afraid it would hurt their funding.

If you want to support 2A causes, the Firearms Policy Coalition is on of the few right now that's both effective, and appears to avoid other 'culture wars' (e.g., "anti-wokeism") nonsense. At a non-policy level, the various John Brown Gun Clubs are doing good work, the Liberal Gun Club is helping create a space for people that are both pro-gun and generally identify as left of center, and the SRA is pretty okay once you get past the tankies.