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First they came for the immigrants, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't an immigrant.

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MEPD Ret

“First they came for the immigrants, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't an immigrant.”

No Forrest. Nobody is coming for legal migrants. They are trying to round up and deport the millions of ILLEGAL ALIENS that have crossed our borders and disregarded our laws.

“Then they came for the LGBTQ community, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't LGBTQ.”

No again, Forrest. They are trying to protect our minor children from those who would subvert parental rights and impose unproven, dangerous, and life-altering medical procedures. They are trying to protect children from predators who would impose their own sexual fetishes on the innocent and impressionable.

“Then they came for the woke policies, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't woke.”

Forrest, you have it backward. It was the Woke that canceled people for not being in line with the Woke Dogma or didn’t tow the line. It was the Left who invented it and enforced it through the power of social media and mass media.

“Then they came for the DEI programs, and I didn't speak out because I didn't benefit from DEI.”

Wrong again, Forrest. Nobody is coming for DEI. It’s collapsing under the weight of its own specious premise. You can’t fight racism with reverse racism. You cannot guarantee equal outcomes. You cannot regulate who we want to associate with. It is unconstitutional.

“Then they came for the universities, and I didn't speak out because I didn't go to college.”

Once more, Forrest, you have it wrong. The universities are now paying the price for becoming nothing more than Leftist indoctrination centers, producing graduates with useless degrees and charging insane tuition while maintaining endowments that would rival some countries' budgets.

“Then they came after those who didn't support President Donald Trump, and I didn't speak out because I was a Trump supporter.”

I believe you have this backwards. “They” spent the last 12 years going after Trump unceasingly. They prosecuted, harassed, and slandered as many of his team members as “They” could. “They” invented a hoax Russian scandal.

“Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak out.”

Thankfully, Trump decisively won the last election, so you can breathe easy until the next Democrat administration, whenever that happens.

mikerins

Wow, there's a lot of BS to unpack here. Let's just go in order.

1. They aren't just rounding up illegal immigrants, much less the supposedly violent criminals Trump campaigned on. If you're looking to deport people who disregard our laws, you should start with Trump.

2. No, they are not trying to protect children, they are trying to impose their beliefs on the rest of us. Again, if you're looking to get rid of people who are threats to children, start with Trump, as his escapades with Epstein and his peeping Tom routine with minors at his pageants demonstrates he's the threat to children.

3. The Left neither pioneered nor was the sole proprietor of cancel culture, the Right has been amply demonstrating its abilities in those areas right along with the Left, and has now taken it to a whole new level with Trump trying to bully the free press, any elected official who isn't complicit in Trump's crimes, or anyone who simply refuses to be a sycophant for Trump.

4. It's idiotic to claim no one is coming for DEI with Trump, well, trumpeting that he's doing that very thing. Speaking of idiotic, Trump's hand-picked idiot Pete Hegseth is also trumpeting he's doing that very thing. While two wrongs don't make a right, don't you think it's only fair there should be some sort of edge given to the groups of people who were systematically cheated of opportunities at every turn for centuries? I'm always amazed how loud bigots will scream claiming racism if there's even a hint of it toward white people, or even just because a tiny part of the edge they're accustomed to getting has gone away. Where was their outrage when racism in their favor was rampant?

5. Universities are not indoctrination centers, that's what Charlie Kirk was trying to make them for his purposes. They simply show all perspectives, and MAGA cult members can't handle any perspective different than their dear leaders', or facts. Teaching people all perspectives, the facts, and how to think critically are what colleges and universities do. Indoctrination is what MAGA does.

6. In addition to the insanity of denying that Trump has simply been prosecuted for things he's guilty of (so many crimes, so many times), apparently you can't even do simple math. No one paid any attention to Trump before 2015, just 10 years ago, not 12. For the umpteenth time, the Russians worked hand in hand with Trump to help get him elected in 2016, even Putin has admitted they helped him and wanted him to win. 140 contacts between Trump's people and Putin's during the 2015 election amply demonstrates how closely they were working together, as normally there would only be a handful of contacts between a presidential contender and foreign government agents. Trump continues to escape accountability for that, his multiple treasonous acts, his crimes against women, and his crimes against the Constitution, but still he and his MAGA morons whine about how poor Donnie's such a victim. It's just not enough that he controls all branches of the government, has the Supreme Court in his pocket, and has gotten away with a barrel full of crimes. It just goes to show you what a malignant narcissist looks like and acts like. Imagine how he'd whine if he had to pay taxes! Please break free of your TDS soon and join the thinking, reasonable people of the world.

By the way, 7 million people joined together to protest your dear leader last weekend, and he continues to be exceedingly unpopular among voters.

Now he's got his Squeaker of the House Mike Johnson illegally refusing to seat a newly elected Democratic Congresswoman in hopes of staving off release of the Epstein files...and still you support him. Wake up!

MEPD Ret

There is none so blind as he who refuses to see.

Regurgitating the same old disproven, unsubstantiated, or twisted talking points doesn't make it so.

But let's disregard your deeply embedded TDS for now. Let's get down to the real heart of the matter: The Democrats have nothing left to offer. All they have are distractions and widely unpopular policies. They can't get out of their own way.

Even this Schumer Shutdown has backfired. It has exposed the truth about medical benefits going to illegal aliens through sleight of hand, using state funds and paying themselves back with federal funds. And there is the COVID-19 money that is no longer necessary. Not a real winner there.

Basically, the Dems are holding us hostage for the sake of illegal non-citizens.

And look at who the Dems are backing for NYC Mayor. That's right, a real-life Communist.

How about those "sanctuary cities" embracing outright lawlessness?

So go ahead and have your ridiculous paid-for marches, scream "No Kings", do your silliness. As much as you may wish it otherwise, the majority of Americans aren't buying what you're selling.

So, Schumer has basically shut down the government to support illegal aliens.

mikerins

That's it MEPD, keep acting just like your dear leader; lie, get caught lying, repeat or increase lie, get caught again, pivot to new lies. Congratulations, you're just as bereft of integrity and facts as your dear leader, you must be so proud.

Where do you get your lies? Fox? NewsMax? OAN? Breitbart? It's staggering to think an adult human can look right at the facts presented to them (as I did pointing out the obvious conflicts between your claims and your dear leader's guilt in those specified areas) and simply believe the world's biggest liar instead of the facts.

The majority of Americans are against Trump now, maybe you don't notice the historically bad poll results he's been getting. Oh, that's right, inconvenient facts again, nothing to see there.

You believe the shutdown is anyone's fault but the clown who cancelled all the meetings for negotiations? That's right, you just keep on believing Trump. The rational people will continue to believe the facts. It's sad you can't be reached with them, but you've made your choice.

By the way, on a number of occasions you've tried to claim I didn't admit Trump won in 2024. I've said repeatedly that he did, and also in 2016, and each time I've asked if you admit he lost (by an actual landslide, not the much thinner margin he won by in 2024 that MAGA morons keep trying to claim was a mandate of some sort) in 2020?

Everyone with working brain cells knows he lost, the courts have punished the liars at Fox and other places for knowingly promoting Trump's Big Lie, but can you admit it? I've given you several chances, but you haven't admitted it yet. Come on, show us how bad that TDS is in your case.

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