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In the class warfare of America, there seem to be an awful lot of parallels between typical Republican voters and Uncle Tom, a negro who was exceedingly subservient to his slave masters. (self.showerthoughts)

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[–] timewarp -1 points 5 days ago (4 children)

There is at least one camp right now where genocide is happening and the Democrats are supporting and paying for it.

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning 3 points 5 days ago (3 children)

But not the Republicans? Their hands are somehow clean?

[–] timewarp 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I never said that, although Democrats are the ones still in power. My point was that both sides are blind.

[–] Zorque 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Congress is mostly Republicans.

Or did you think that the presidency was the only thing that mattered in the US?

[–] timewarp 0 points 3 days ago

No, do you think it somehow doesn't matter? It was pretty mixed before Kamala decided to become a Republican.