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dedl67

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11. To me, it still begs the question of why there are so many 'uneducated, insecure, angry' fellow citizens.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:25 AM

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What are the root causes? One may be that things change at a rapid rate now (e.g., Toffler's book "Future Shock" from the 1970s). Many people cannot cope with change and feel left behind and are thus resentful.

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"The best explanation why millions of Americans worship and support a convicted felon and sexual predator... [View all] orleans Sunday OP

Resentment RandySF Sunday #1

hold on, i posted a link from bluesky and it isn't showing up at all. nt orleans Sunday #2

Bluesky accounts can be set so their posts won't appear elsewhere. Some of the people I follow highplainsdem Sunday #4

thanks -- i didn't know thiat. at any rate, i was finally able to get what i wanted in the op orleans Sunday #7

This message was self-deleted by its author usonian Sunday #3

We have a convicted felon running for office LeftInTX Sunday #5

Your link was way slow to show, so I submitted a pic. I agree with the poster, usonian Sunday #6

a poster upthread explained that people on bluesky can have a setting where you can't share their post orleans Sunday #8

Their alternative is admit they are stupid. GoodRaisin Sunday #9

MAGATS equal MORONS... AZ8theist Sunday #10

To me, it still begs the question of why there are so many 'uneducated, insecure, angry' fellow citizens. dedl67 Sunday #11

Thank Ronald Regan MrsCheaplaugh Sunday #14

Racism is at the heart of it. yardwork Sunday #15

They're dumb as fuck. Please stop trying to rationalise them. flvegan Sunday #12

Pretty hard to argue with you, I am afraid. displacedvermoter Sunday #13