Are you comfortable with a US representative who is so woefully ignorant about US history?

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AOC went on Colbert and sputtered utter nonsense, at best. At worst, she’s taking advantage of undereducated potential voters’ ignorance by flat-out lying about important events in US history. Either way, this should be a major red flag for voters, particularly those in her district.

https://youtu.be/y6Q45l3xcA0

The nonsense starts from the beginning, but the easily fact-checkable historical inaccuracies and/or outright lies begin around three minutes in. What are your thoughts?

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StevieNix | 394 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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First of all, thank you for giving me the link to this video earlier. I got a good laugh out of it. The audience just seems to love her so I think I'm right in my question where I said she has a good chance of getting the nomination in 2024. And in my question several people questioned whether she would be old enough, and she will be. She turns 35 one month before the election.

Now I'm going to give you a link so you can have a good laugh. AOC is grilling the CEO of Wells Fargo bank. She believes that the bank should be responsible for oil spills because they lent the money to the company who built the pipeline. So imagine you crash your car in a McDonald's. Now McDonald's sues Bank of America for giving you the car loan. 😂😂😂😂

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StevieNix

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https://youtu.be/0ICHpSkpCHM

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StevieNix

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AOC: WHY DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OIL SPILLS OF THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE?

CEO: BECAUSE WE NEVER LENT THEM ANY MONEY.

AOC: OH. 😂😂

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Chazmatazz269

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I think i’m glad i haven’t stumbled across her more. A little bit of AOC goes a long way, in my opinion.

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StevieNix

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Thanks for the MHO and did you watch the video?

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Chazmatazz269

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I did, but it stressed me out. She appears to really like being on camera even though she’s terrible at it! Ell oh ell!

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StevieNix

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When I first watched that video, I sensed that the CEO was trying his best to not laugh. I understand what you mean about the stress part. My brother and I are both news hounds, but you have to take breaks once in awhile, or you could snap.

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StevieNix

https://youtu.be/0ICHpSkpCHM

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StevieNix

AOC: WHY DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OIL SPILLS OF THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE?

CEO: BECAUSE WE NEVER LENT THEM ANY MONEY.

AOC: OH. 😂😂

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Chazmatazz269

I think i’m glad i haven’t stumbled across her more. A little bit of AOC goes a long way, in my opinion.

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StevieNix

Thanks for the MHO and did you watch the video?

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Chazmatazz269

I did, but it stressed me out. She appears to really like being on camera even though she’s terrible at it! Ell oh ell!

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StevieNix

When I first watched that video, I sensed that the CEO was trying his best to not laugh. I understand what you mean about the stress part. My brother and I are both news hounds, but you have to take breaks once in awhile, or you could snap.

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RolandCuthbert | 5.1K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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I don't get it.

A trump supporter is talking about a politician, who is ignorant of U. S. history.

Trump actually talked about the revolutionary war where the Continental Army got control of the airports from the British so that we could control the air.

What in the sideways fuck are you trying to pull? I never once posted about trump's complete ignorance. I figure, if you are a trump supporter and you don't know. . . well you deserve what you get. But you are trying to shame folks into not supporting AOC. . . when you are voting for someone who is absolutely shameless.

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ronaldo75

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Bro you're too old to be so fucking woke and one-sided.

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Chazmatazz269

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Dude, you’re all over the place! Either answer the question or don’t, but stop jumping on questions and talking nonsense. Especially mine!
Your response is pretty broken, so i’m not even going to try to make enough sense of it to counter your points, especially since you literally DIDN’T answer the question! Ell oh ell! Check your meds, fool.

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RolandCuthbert

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@ronaldo75 So its "woke" now to know that in 1770s, there were no fucking airplanes?

Trumpturdism at its absolute finest and you don't understand why people think your belief system is revolting?

To explain an objective fact to your turd is a political act.

That's amazing.

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RolandCuthbert

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Trumpturd I answered your question.

You have representatives who claim the Jews have built giant space lasers to cause wildfires. You have reps who claim the Constitution is a religious document.

And you have a leader who doesn't know that there were no fucking planes in the Revolutionary War, but you are calling other political leaders ignorant.

And you don't see why people look at your belief system and see the Third Reich.

Get the fuck out of here.

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ronaldo75

Bro you're too old to be so fucking woke and one-sided.

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Chazmatazz269

Dude, you’re all over the place! Either answer the question or don’t, but stop jumping on questions and talking nonsense. Especially mine!
Your response is pretty broken, so i’m not even going to try to make enough sense of it to counter your points, especially since you literally DIDN’T answer the question! Ell oh ell! Check your meds, fool.

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RolandCuthbert

@ronaldo75 So its "woke" now to know that in 1770s, there were no fucking airplanes?

Trumpturdism at its absolute finest and you don't understand why people think your belief system is revolting?

To explain an objective fact to your turd is a political act.

That's amazing.

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RolandCuthbert

Trumpturd I answered your question.

You have representatives who claim the Jews have built giant space lasers to cause wildfires. You have reps who claim the Constitution is a religious document.

And you have a leader who doesn't know that there were no fucking planes in the Revolutionary War, but you are calling other political leaders ignorant.

And you don't see why people look at your belief system and see the Third Reich.

Get the fuck out of here.

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Goforit1010 | 2K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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The REAL problem points to the total idiots who vote for her.

Comfortable with a US Representative who knows nothing about our history as a nation?

Hell NO! I'd like to think EVERYONE in Congress SHOULD KNOW this. After all, that history is right there in front of them at the Capitol building and at the various monuments around D. C.. For her to be this ignorant and outright STUPID is inexcusable!

It'll be a great day when the people in NYC get their heads put of their rears and FINALLY vote her out of there!

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Malgaran

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As someone who isn't American I tried to look up what she was talking about since I don't know the specifics about the history she is mentioning and it sounds like she kinda correct? So what is it exactly she's wrong about?

Or is this just pointless herd mentality I see a lot on here about hating AOC for essentially no reason?

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Chazmatazz269

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Okay… i guess i AM holding a history class now. Ell oh ell! Even if you’re not “American”, if you are eligible to vote in the US, you SHOULD know this. I’m going to proceed assuming you don’t live or operate here.
First, the supreme court was NEVER taken over by the confederacy because the confederacy was NOT part of the union. That’s literally the whole point of the confederacy, asserting their rights to govern themselves.
Second, the Dred Scott ruling wasn’t written in defiance of Lincoln’s ideologies or platform. It was written FOUR YEARS before he even became president.
Third, the emancipation proclamation wasn’t delivered in response to the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln signed that two years after he accepted the presidency, SIX YEARS after the Dred Scott ruling.
Fourth, the emancipation proclamation has NOTHING to do with citizenship. It outlawed the slave trade in the US; that’s all.
Suggesting the emancipation proclamation is in response to Dred Scott is like saying “shoes” is a response to the question, “How do you like your coffee?”!
AOC just went on TV and strung a bunch of words together that make almost no sense. Best case scenario is she’s grossly ignorant of the history of the country she swore to represent. She could very well be knowingly spreading misinformation knowing that the majority of her constituents won’t know any better, and they’ll just resort to calling everyone who points it out names like “racist” and “misogynist”.

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Chazmatazz269

Okay… i guess i AM holding a history class now. Ell oh ell! Even if you’re not “American”, if you are eligible to vote in the US, you SHOULD know this. I’m going to proceed assuming you don’t live or operate here.
First, the supreme court was NEVER taken over by the confederacy because the confederacy was NOT part of the union. That’s literally the whole point of the confederacy, asserting their rights to govern themselves.
Second, the Dred Scott ruling wasn’t written in defiance of Lincoln’s ideologies or platform. It was written FOUR YEARS before he even became president.
Third, the emancipation proclamation wasn’t delivered in response to the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln signed that two years after he accepted the presidency, SIX YEARS after the Dred Scott ruling.
Fourth, the emancipation proclamation has NOTHING to do with citizenship. It outlawed the slave trade in the US; that’s all.
Suggesting the emancipation proclamation is in response to Dred Scott is like saying “shoes” is a response to the question, “How do you like your coffee?”!
AOC just went on TV and strung a bunch of words together that make almost no sense. Best case scenario is she’s grossly ignorant of the history of the country she swore to represent. She could very well be knowingly spreading misinformation knowing that the majority of her constituents won’t know any better, and they’ll just resort to calling everyone who points it out names like “racist” and “misogynist”.

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BeMuse | 4.2K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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She’s a reflection of her constituents. Everything in the boundaries needs to be burnt to the ground with white phosphorus...

Are you comfortable with a US representative who is so woefully ignorant about US history?

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demonics | 671 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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She will be re-elected and there is nothing you can do about it. This is why democracy is so important for the left. And its not even democracy, its the pseudo-democracy with caveats. Democracy when the public agrees with me, fascism when they don't.

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MarkRet | 1.2K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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No, I'm not comfortable with a US representative who's ignorant about US history, which is why we should have MORE people like AOC in Congress. Gohmert needs to GO, along with Cancun Cruz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Matt Gaetz.

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Chazmatazz269

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Ell oh ell! There’s a clip right there proving she’s either ignorant of US history, or lying and you think we need more like her?

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MarkRet

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AOC can think circles around the people I mentioned above. Yeah, we need more like her

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Chazmatazz269

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If she’s as smart as you say, then she must be lying in that clip. You’re okay with that?

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MarkRet

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Yeah, I'm okay with that!

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Chazmatazz269

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Hahaha! Alrighty then!

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Chazmatazz269

Ell oh ell! There’s a clip right there proving she’s either ignorant of US history, or lying and you think we need more like her?

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MarkRet

AOC can think circles around the people I mentioned above. Yeah, we need more like her

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Chazmatazz269

If she’s as smart as you say, then she must be lying in that clip. You’re okay with that?

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MarkRet

Yeah, I'm okay with that!

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Chazmatazz269

Hahaha! Alrighty then!

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exitseven | 6.3K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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I heard her speak about the economy and it was obvious she lacks even a basic knowledge in how economics works. She truly believes in magic.

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NamerOfStars | 3K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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What did she say? I'm no fan of hers, but I'm all for keeping criticism legitimate.

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Chazmatazz269

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There’s a video clip in the post.

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Chazmatazz269

There’s a video clip in the post.

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jshm2 | 7.2K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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Yeah! Doesn't she know woeful ignorance of history, law and protocol are exclusive Trump territory?

Does she think she is a Republican or something!

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Chazmatazz269

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What a curious assertion. Are you expressing sarcasm or hyperbole? Maybe a bit of both? Are you willing and able to express your own genuine thoughts on the question without what i have to assume is a brand of humor?

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Chazmatazz269

What a curious assertion. Are you expressing sarcasm or hyperbole? Maybe a bit of both? Are you willing and able to express your own genuine thoughts on the question without what i have to assume is a brand of humor?

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Dargil | 3.1K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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Unfortunately, most Americans are ignorant of history AND civics.

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Chazmatazz269

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Agreed, but the same way we generally expect police to behave less irrationally because of their authority, i think we should be able to fairly expect elected officials to have a better grasp of our history.
Also, the fact that most US citizens know and understand too little is exactly why this is dangerous. They WILL believe her inherently because we SHOULD be able to fairly expect her to be better educated and trustworthy.

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Chazmatazz269

Agreed, but the same way we generally expect police to behave less irrationally because of their authority, i think we should be able to fairly expect elected officials to have a better grasp of our history.
Also, the fact that most US citizens know and understand too little is exactly why this is dangerous. They WILL believe her inherently because we SHOULD be able to fairly expect her to be better educated and trustworthy.

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driven159 | 594 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

Yoda

They all should pass a test like immigrants do to become citizens in America before they can even run for any office then that would eliminate 90% of them

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SJ1984

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I had to stop this at the 2:22 mark. "Pregnant person"? Oh, I guess she means WOMAN. Enough of this!

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Chazmatazz269

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Unfortunate, since the content that inspired this question starts around 3 minutes.

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Chazmatazz269

Unfortunate, since the content that inspired this question starts around 3 minutes.

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MikeInHawaii | 185 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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If she was the only woefully ignorant member of Congress, it would be no big deal.

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Pudsmucker | 309 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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Those people that are not familiar with our history, should take the time and learn it. Do not rewrite our history. History is being made every day.

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ChefPapiChulo | 1.1K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

Yoda

dont you write entire paragraphs with like 15 sentences? i honestly think you're a fake account when i see you post.

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Chazmatazz269

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Think what you want, dummy. It’s still a free country here! Ell oh ell!

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ChefPapiChulo

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so you do post like walls of paragraphs?

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Chazmatazz269

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Sometimes. Are you high on sativa right now? Having trouble getting a simple thought out of your head?

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ChefPapiChulo

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What an odd thin to say.

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Chazmatazz269

Think what you want, dummy. It’s still a free country here! Ell oh ell!

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ChefPapiChulo

so you do post like walls of paragraphs?

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Chazmatazz269

Sometimes. Are you high on sativa right now? Having trouble getting a simple thought out of your head?

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ChefPapiChulo

What an odd thin to say.

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Lycanthropic

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The only thing she's good for is a shag, and probably not even that.

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IsoUser

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I must have missed that episode lol and no offence

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Chazmatazz269

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No worries, i included a clip in the post. You can still watch the relevant segment and apply your thoughts. And i wasn’t even a boy scout!

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Chazmatazz269

No worries, i included a clip in the post. You can still watch the relevant segment and apply your thoughts. And i wasn’t even a boy scout!

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globetrotter22 | 324 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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This is on point about AOC’s cognitive abilities:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/56qS5m3I9Hg

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jimmy2 | 3.3K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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No I am not and she wants USA to have Sherria law which puts women into savage life

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goaded

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twitter.com/.../1541796574325506053
"We are the Christian Taliban and we will not stop until The Handmaid's Tale is a reality, and even worse than that."

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goaded

twitter.com/.../1541796574325506053
"We are the Christian Taliban and we will not stop until The Handmaid's Tale is a reality, and even worse than that."

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Avicenna | 4.6K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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Our kleptocratic elites love her act.

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monorprise | 203 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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Certainly does reflect much of the population.

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NYCQuestions1976 | 1.6K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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She's a big-eyed idiot.

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