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Didn't have "see your political action philosophy expressed by Jorts the cat" on my 2025 bingo card.

All cats are anarchists.

Probably like 80% of cat owners are also anarchists.

Fill every drawer in the U.S. Treasury with glitter and a note that says Go to Hell.

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WHY to talk to MAGA: Because the war is not red va blue, it's oligarchs vs the people. Some of these folks could be allies.

Via https://xcancel.com/GoofballWithIQ/status/1889348239410819512#m

How to Talk to MAGA: Understanding the Different Mindsets

MAGA isn’t a monolith. To communicate effectively, we need to understand the different types of supporters and tailor our approach. Some can be reached. Others are lost causes. Here’s a breakdown:

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1️⃣ The Disillusioned Conservative (Reachable)

These are lifelong Republicans who wanted lower taxes, strong borders, or a better economy—but they never signed up for authoritarianism.

They’re starting to realize Trump’s actions aren’t normal, but they’re defensive because they don’t want to admit they were wrong.

How to Reach Them:

Don’t attack them personally. Instead, ask: “Is this really what you wanted?”

Show them how Trump’s policies hurt them personally—higher tariffs, job losses, cuts to Social Security, etc.

Use Republican sources (Reagan, Eisenhower, even Bush) to contrast today’s extremism.

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2️⃣ The Single-Issue Voter (Possibly Reachable)

They don’t care about Trump as a person. They just voted for him because of guns, abortion, immigration, or “owning the libs.”

Some realize Trump isn’t delivering on their issue, but they’re afraid to switch sides.

How to Reach Them:

Stay focused on their issue and show how Trump is failing them (Ex: “He promised a total abortion ban—where is it?”).

Appeal to their values, not their identity—they won’t listen if they feel personally attacked.

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3️⃣ The Hardcore Cultist (Lost Cause)

They worship Trump and believe any negative news is “fake.”

They follow conspiracy theories, think he’s the victim, and will never be convinced he’s doing anything wrong.

How to Deal With Them:

Do not waste your time. They thrive on arguing.

If they’re spreading lies, debunk them for others to see, but don’t try to “convert” them.

If necessary, mock their contradictions to make others question their logic.

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4️⃣ The White Nationalist (Dangerous)

They don’t just support Trump—they see him as a tool to build a more authoritarian, white Christian nation.

They want the government to punish their enemies (immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, etc.).

How to Handle Them:

Expose their real motives—make it clear to others that their support isn’t about “freedom” or “patriotism.”

Push back HARD when they spread hate speech or target marginalized groups.

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5️⃣ The “Just Trolling” Edgelord (Annoying but Harmless)

They don’t care about politics. They just like making people mad online.

How to Handle Them:

Ignore them or make them look stupid. They’re only in it for the reaction.

If they cross into spreading real harm (racism, threats, disinformation), report and expose them.

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🔹 Final Thought: Know When to Engage and When to Walk Away

Some MAGA supporters can be pulled back. Some can’t.

The goal isn’t always to win the argument—it’s to plant seeds of doubt that might grow later.

For those beyond reason, focus on exposing them to prevent them from spreading more harm.

🔄 SHARE THIS. We need to get smarter about how we fight back

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my mum was googling for an article about why everyone in the lord of the rings film is white (like to be clear she was annoyed by this) and the google ai was apparently like “everybody in the lord of the rings is not white. gandalf is grey.”

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I am so incredibly excited for this!!! 💙🌹

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Is that Donald Trump when he was 10? Snap his neck, spider man! Spare the nation 12 years of misery!

Two children from Amazing Spider-man: Spirits of the earth (1990)

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https://english.radio.cz/beavers-build-planned-dams-protected-landscape-area-while-local-officials-still-8841536

A beaver colony in the Brdy region has gained overnight fame by building several dams in the Brdy protected landscape area, creating a natural wetland exactly where it was needed. It saved the local authorities 30 million crowns, and has the public cracking jokes about public administration and red tape.

The administration of the Brdy protected landscape area, which had gained approval for the 30 million crown project, was dealing with red tape and seeking the respective building permits from the Vltava River Basin authorities when the dam project was completed almost overnight by a local colony of beavers.

They could not have chosen their location better –erecting the dams on a bypass gully that was built by soldiers in the former military base years ago, so as to drain the area. The revitalization project drafted by environmentalists was supposed to remedy this. Bohumil Fišer, head of the Brdy Protected Landscape Area Administration says Nature took its course and the beavers created the necessary biotope conditions practically overnight.

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https://href.li/?https://www.pixiv.net/stacc/menkichi

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okay but we NEED to start killing people 😍

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✔️

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I would climb down there like a lizard and the magma wouldn’t hurt me

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And the Civil Rights Movement was largely driven by Black Christian churches, and the abolitionist movement began in Christian congregations. Also, the Nazi's relationship with Christianity is hazy. Hitler HATED the catholic church, but backed Francko during the Spanish Civil War, despite the Spanish Nationalists being largely centered around the Spanish catholic Church. Heinrich Himmler wanted to dispense with Christianity altogether, and replace it with his own twisted version of Norse paganism, although most of the Nazi party considering him to a be a little off his onion in that regard. It would be better to view the Nazis as cynically pragmatic with regards to religion, so long as that religion wasn't Judaism. They'd court German protestant denominations, and even conservative catholic denominations if it could get them in power, and it did.

I don't think you have much of a pattern. How much difference is there between Trump and someone like Narendra Modi? Or Xi Jingping?

Evil men often believe that their god or gods happen to agree with the course of action they're already determined to carry out. It makes conquest a lot easier to justify when you can give your troops a better reason than "I want that land over there, could you go kill the people on it and make it mine?" So you tell them "God wants our country to be more prosperous than those heathens next door, He demands we kill them and take their stuff!" And while you tell them that, why not stroke your own ego and tell yourself that too?

There's no doubt in my mind that the Grand Dragon of the KKK believes fervently in the Christian God. But so did Martin Luther King. If they both adhere to the same belief system while coming to tremendously different conclusions, then it isn't the belief system that's the problem.

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Best of Gromit

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