Republican Rant 07-20-2025
Original Post: We get that you don’t agree with our politics. That’s fine. But if your argument relies on labeling everyone you disagree with as brainwashed or dangerous, maybe take a step back and ask why that’s the only framing that works.
Republican: it's not only that we disagree but it's the fact you all lie so much. You all lie about everything Trump and everything Democrat. I can say Democrats are racists and that is true. And it can be proven over and over and over again. I can say Democrats are filled with hate and that can be proven as well. I can say Democrats are liars and that can be proven as fact. Do you know how brainwashing works? Do you know any of the techniques used in brainwashing. Now if you all didn't flat out lie so much then there would be a little more respect for you all and then we can say we simply disagree. But enough is enough.
My reply: I want to explain communist and socialism. In today's world, I have not seen a true successful example of a communist government. Communist government means everyone in the society has an equal share in everything. When food is harvest it is split equally. Profits in a company are split so every employee from boss to janitor is paid equally. In my opinion we have a government to serve the people. A successful government we look out for the welfare of its citizens. When, I think of a successful government, I see the tax payor money going to roads, schools, fire departments, police, and many more services. Now here is the important part. Socialism as defined by the left is taking funds collected in taxes and spreading the wealth more evenly. This means instead of every one paying a toll to use the road, the road is built for all. If you truly want to get rid of socialism, then you are okay with getting rid of social security. And you are OK with having to pay the fire department before they put out a fire at your house. It is so easy for the people at the top to cry the left is socialism. But if you break it down we probably want the same thing, government to use the money collected to help the most people. Will that mean some programs you don't agree with funded probably. But I would rather see children fed and not starving versus the plan to cut snap. Why should children and elderly suffer when as a society we can help all. The left doesn't want to take away everything you own, we do want programs some call socialism. But for every dollar spent helping the poor it is spent right away. Making the economy better. But you give tax cuts to the rich and the rich get richer. You say the left is racist. It is hard for me to believe in today's world. ICE is rounding up people based on there skin color. No due process. They are arresting anyone who looks like an immigrant. And at the same time white Africans were invited to live in America. I want you to look at the next protest. Especially if you are in an area with a large population you will see every skin color there. We want only to live in peace, make government work for us and stop giving billionaires more money. Instead of spending money on ICE we could be using it to house our veterans. Instead trump plans on firing thousands of veteran affairs staff. You are free to believe what you want. But remember we are your neighbors not the enemy. If some one is telling you we are evil or bad ask yourself why? Wanting different policies is not evil. Don't let the hate divide Americans against Americans. Please read a book by Steven Haasan, he a cult expert and will help you understand how cults use brainwashing. Next I invite you to check out other news sources that give you a more balanced picture. Bottom line I wanted you to know, we are simply people on the other side, some scared seeing neighbors hauled away by ICE. Scared to know that Medicaid cuts means hospitals and nursing homes will close. And no one will be left to care for those without family. Worried about all the anger we see in people we thought had the same values now get angry when we talk to them.
Republican: Okay I stopped reading because you lied. Once a liar, what ever you say has no credibility. Also the United States is not a socialist country nor is it a communist country. Our fathers, uncles, brothers, grandfathers fought against socialist and communist governments. We shall never ever adopt any of these two type of failed governments. I can destroy every piece of propaganda you just spouted. Let me ask you this, under the Trump tax cuts which segment of the US population benefited the most? Do you know? And which benefited the next best and then which benefited the least from the Trump tax breaks? Americans are for America. There are thousands of Democrats who say they hate this country. Democrats leaders are communists, socialists and terrorists. These people are not friends of the free people of the United States of America. Socialism, Communism and Terrorism are no friends of the free people of the United States of America. No American citizen will lose their SNAP benefits. You didn't mention who it's illegal aliens who will be cut off of SNAP benefits not Americans. And no about Medicaid and hospitals. In the big beautiful bill there is $50 billion for rural hospitals. You lied so much. Typical Socialist/Communist propaganda. Piss on Socialism and Communism!
My Reply: I never said the U S is a socialist society. I said we have programs that work like socialism. Capitalism and Communism both have a fatal flaw. The people at the top of the power chain hoard the power. We don't need people to realize the world is filled with gray. Pure Capitalism lead to the Great Depression. It wasn't until programs added like social security, building roads, etc. That made our economy boom. You said 50 billion for rural hospitals. Well the bill cuts 880 billion in Medicaid. Hospitals rely on this as part of their budget. There is 186 billion in snap cuts. I now your response the get a job. Some are already working at minimum wage and will lose it because they don't know where to file. Some because they didn't know they had to. This doesn't mean more people are getting jobs. It has been tried in the past more people don't start working. More people suffer. You are right Americans will profit from the tax bill. It is millionaires and billionaires. They will see huge tax cuts while average people will see more taxes. But you won't believe anything I say because you know everything and want to prove you are right. If you really want to understand this you will get information from multiple news sources. You will take the time to read the BBB. You will either take the time to learn or not. We need to build a better America were we help our neighbors and we all succeed. Instead of the millionaire making more money.
Another Example of a republican, who can only go on and on about how we lie and they know everything. The lift is filled with Communists and we want to destroy America. We will never win in a discussion with someone who is angry and convinced they know everything. But I don’t post for that person. I post for the other person reading it. I post for the people who see the crazy and the contrast the truth and information. It is all available if someone is willing to look it up and learn. But as long as they only rely on the right wing bubble, they will continue to be fed lies. To keep the billionaires rich and the average American loses.
Covid
Original post- Video about how Rump contributed to the Covid deaths.
Republican: Hey d*** It was your President Biden that caused all them people to die. Okay, d***.
My Reply: My dad died October 2020, while Rump was still in office. Rump fired the people that handle outbreaks in foreign countries. In March 2020 everything shut down. But instead of following science he told people to ignore it. To still hold big rallies and to ignore mask wearing. This all happened long before Biden was President, thousands died in 2020. And my family will never be the same. I miss him every day. Rump should have been charged for letting covid spread he knew it was dangerous. But he told people to trust ivermectin, drink bleach and ignore the vaccine, don't wear masks.. Everyone of those has cost people lives. May you one day understand, Rump doesn't care about average people. He is a pedophile, a judiciary grapest and a fellow convicted of 34 counts. He tells so many lies, no one knows when he is talking or not. Did you know trump approved the sale of American steel manufacturing to China. We paid to build the wall. And right now people are being ripped from there families and throw into concentration camps. No due process, no one to determine if they are illegal or American, simply grab them arrest them and report them. People who are so ready to blame the left and immigrants for their problems, realize. This is what the billionaires want us divided so they can get rich. I pray one day we have a country that remember values we once supported like compassion for others including the stranger, caring for others and supporting your neighbors. Instead reality, my dad died, and my life fell apart. I don't want to cause a fight with anyone, I want people to realize the left is filled with people who want the same things the right of 10 years ago wanted. A safe place to live, a good job and to have peace with my neighbors.
Republican: sorry about your passing of your dad but Trump didn't have nothing to do with that. It was, the little gray headed guy ann. Obama and all those guys that supported for the d*** virus to come over here just so happened, Trump being d*** President at the time. Don't make him guilty of anything! They're trying to kill the guy still here today. They tried it, then I don't know how many times and they're still trying to do it. And you think they give a s*** about your dad or anybody else? That passed away. I had a brother. It has to wave with COVID also, and I don't blame drunk for it. The Dan Biden's in fauci, was the one sent money. It supported the d*** s*** to come over here, he didn't make up big freaking lies when everybody was finding out that they were the ones that did it!
My Reply: figures, you believe what you want. I can make heads or tails of that crazy conspiracy you threw out. So I am done with this conversation.
ICE as of July 19, 2025
I am sharing the discussion I had on the today. It left me feeling sad and deflated. Upset and frustrated. So many people are so blind. Here are examples of the Horrors I am seeing on my media.
This same article dated 7/20/2025 said “As of this week, there are more than 56,800 people in ICE detention; 72 percent of them have no criminal convictions.
The important part is held without hearings or trials (aka no due process.) Other definitions includes harsh conditions. I call worms in the food, not enough water, signs of harsh conditions.
Per the laws of our country it is not legal to arrest or detain someone with out due process. The 14th amendment allows all “Persons” the right to due process. People who immigrate here legally shouldn’t be deported.
Anyone who tells you this is simply about the need to remove illegal immigrants, doesn’t realize they are arresting US Citizens, People who came here legally and have already gone through the steps. To finalize the process. It is not about violent or criminal offenders. It is about removing the people that the administration doesn’t like. Instead of arresting violent criminals they are arresting grandmas, grandpas, and children. Honest people. But when I speak up, I don’t know what I am talking about. One last article for you to think about.
7. WHITE South Africans arrive in the US as refugees
Why are we removing refugee status for people for people, yet we can approve it for only white people.
What Can We Do?
Other People
Original Post- Found on Facebook- summary is we have to get these fascists out of our Government, protests aren’t working so what can we do?
Reponses from two different people is I am naive, and it will come down to a battle and force to go in and remove them.
Do I think we will not come out of this without people being hurt or unalive. No there are two battles we need to fight. The very visible one that everyone will see the one where we might some day have to fight for our democracy like they did in the revolution. When that day comes, I will be ready stand up and to do what I can. But there is a second battle that is probably even more important that we need to fight now. This is for the hearts and minds of the people of this country. If we remain silent, then those who don't follow the news, those that ignore it, and those that follow blindly don't understand the trouble we are in. We need to make sure we have as many voices on our side as we can. There is strength in building a community. The people at the top want to divide us. They want us to only see the enemy. They don't want us to be united. Because when we are, we are more powerful. The more people that show up to work as people to run the elections, the harder it is for them to cheat. If there was any fraud we need to expose it. I know only one way to combat hate and cruelty- it is with honesty, love support and community. I don't know if there will be another war, I don't know if there will be violence. But I do know, I am going follow Teddy Roosevelt's advice "Do what you can, with what you've got, where you are." I only have the power of my voice now. and The more people I can get to join our side the stronger we will be no matter what comes at us. It is a lot hard to take down a group of thousands, than to have a small group ready for battle.
I see a lot of delusional comments! Do you honestly believe that these Nazis within our government (the majority) are going to allow this election to be free and fair? This ends one way and only one way! This is their last stand and they are willing to do everything and anything to finish it because they understand it’s now or never. Do not underestimate these evil people!
I totally understand, you are right. They will not want to leave. They will try to stay. Where there is corruption in the voting process we need to identify it now. I want them out now. Until we are forced to take action, let's do something productive now. The more people who understand the easier it will be to force them out. The more people who vote and review the system the harder we make it for them to cheat. And the most important, we need to come together and organize. There is strength in numbers.
Note- Other side in Black, my responses in blue. If anyone has a better plan, please share.
Left
Step 1. Go get involved. In an organization from indivisible . Org to DNC. Find a group and join.
2. Make a plan to vote in 2026. Consider running for a local office. To many places republicans go unchallenged. OR help with voting.
3. Use your voice to talk to people in your life. I am not talking about the extreme rump supporters. But average people, who want to stay out of it. Make them aware of the harm being done. The more we talk and interact, we can also help them to decide to vote. A large portion of this country doesn't even understand the threat we are under. Bring it to light.
I am scared and worried, but we must continue to try. They are trying to wear us down, and make us think we have lost. But we will not let them kill our democracy. We will stand together, support each other. I don't know what the future brings. But I know we can all do something to make it better.
haven't you been paying attention. Votes aren't gonna count anymore they will just ignore the out come if it's not in their favor
I know I already replied above, but I have to respond to this. One do I agree with you that they are going to ignore the vote that doesn't show them as winning. Yes, Do I think they are trying to going to rig the next election yes. I agree with you on both points. But what I want you to know, is I am not going down with out a fight. I am going to show up at the voting booth. I am going to bring as many people with me as possible. I am going to work to find fair people to help run the elections to help over see them. Will I change one person's mind or many, I don't know. What I do know is if we keep telling people we already lost. Then we are going to make it easy for them. They don't have to cheat if most of us stay home, because we think what does it matter.
RIGHT
Immigration
Republicans- Immigration is bad. It takes away jobs from Americans. They don’t pay into the system. They broke the law to come here. If they want to come they do it the right way.
Left
1. Breaking the law- I want to know if we agree that there should be a different punishment for different levels of crime. If I go into the grocery store and steal bread because I want to feed my child. Should I get the same punishment as a person who goes into the grocery store, and shoots several people? Hopefully we can agree the person who was hungry should get a light sentence. But the person who shoots people we can arrest and take away from their friends and family. With this context, I want you to think about my next point. Many of these people have left their homes because they were starving. They are escaping horrible governments at their home lands. When Hitler was killing Jews, Americans tried to stop them from coming here. A ship of 900 Jews tried to land in Cuba, America, and Canada. It was refused. They went back to Europe and many died. After the war was over US passed a bill allowing people who are facing persecution to come to America and seek asylum. We will let them in while we resolve the paperwork issues. Does this apply to everyone in the US no. Some simply want a better life. But what we are trying to decide right now what is the correct punishment. My vote we give them status as US citizens. Living with the fear from this current admiration is enough of a punishment. But maybe you feel the crime of them coming to the US worth being torn from their families. Is it okay to send them to a prison in El Salvador. Is it right to send them into a place with no food or water. To horrible living conditions. Marine Corps veteran’s wife Adrian Cloutre’s wife was taken by ICE. There is story after story of average people who live and work in the US being arrested by people in military gear and hauled away. I have heard on the right, see it is fixed, no one is crossing the border now. That is because people are terrified. We are now just as scary as the people at home. Once again turning away people who are in danger at home. We have once again decided that we will be willing to turn away people and let them die at home because we have a broken immigration system.
2. The Economy- There are two sides to every issue. Let me give you another side. Immigrants contribute over $100 billion a year in taxes. When they are employed, they pay using a ITIN. They pay to Social Security. They don’t qualify for social security or food stamps but they do pay in to the government. They pay sales taxes when they buy stuff. I will admit you are right they use more resources for education and health care. They don’t speak English when they arrive. Note all of my ancestors spoke German when they arrived. When immigrants arrive, they also boost the need for other services and sales. Example you have new people come to town they need to buy things. Examples food, clothes, etc. Think about all of the places you go each year and pay for a service. Immigrants are the customers business need to grow. All business needs to grow by selling more stuff or providing service to more people. If enough immigrants move in a town will see a need for more service jobs, and more stores. This new business means more economic growth. I know that taking American jobs away is bad, but how many people do you know who want to go to pick crops in the hot sun for 12 hours a day at minimum wage? Or work to clean hotel bedrooms, or most minimum wage jobs? Most of the jobs, immigrants take, average people don’t want. Is there a few cases where immigrants take American jobs? probably. But if we are looking at a national level. They are what makes the economy grow. They are the reason we had economic growth the last 4 years. With out immigrants we will see the price of things go up, because right now crops are rotting in the fields, work isn’t being done. And no one is coming to replace those jobs.
Sources:
https://www.history.com/articles/wwii-jewish-refugee-ship-st-louis-1939
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-detains-marine-corps-veteran-wife/
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2024/do-immigrants-and-immigration-help-the-economy/
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/explainer-immigrants-and-us-economy
Charlie Kirk
RIGHT
Read the text start with Right point 1 then Left point 1, and continue in # order.
1) Unbelievable- and other people commenting how the democrats are horrible for saying no in congress to a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk.
2) I would encourage you to go and view his videos in full and not the click bait stuff from liberal media. The man approached everything out of love and from a biblical stand point. Bottom line: a man was killed for peacefully debating. That should never happen.
FYI- I linked my detailed view on ICE below. And I do believe masked men, with no warrants, and not willing to go through the courts should be opposed.
3) here’s the thing. From Grok since we want to use AI…”Yes, Charlie Kirk promoted aspects of 1950s-style living, particularly through his advocacy for traditional Christian gender norms, nuclear family structures, monogamous marriage, homemaking roles for women, and opposition to modern progressive changes like feminism, no-fault divorce, and gender fluidity. These views align with idealized depictions of 1950s American life, where men were often seen as providers and leaders, women as stay-at-home mothers, and society emphasized rigid family hierarchies rooted in religious values.” The thing is, these were his view points; his opinions. Not edicts or demands. The left demands I call a woman a man and a man a woman. The left demands that we fight ICE in the streets. And society isn’t equal and it will never be. We have equal access to success, but that’s the American driver, working hard to achieve your goal and dreams. It should be never given to you by the government. Those countries that did that failed and they failed hard. I know there is good people on both sides as well as bad, but when you have the media and college pushing that the right is fascist and Nazi and blah blah blah, you encourage what happened. I have spent more than enough time in history books to know that the fascists today, are the ones saying the right is the fascists. They just don’t know it. The man who shot him: ask this question; why was he troubled? What was the meaning behind the etchings on his brass casings? Last thing; take note: there are no cities on fire after Charlie Kirk was killed. Just prayer and vigils. You know what’s out there? The left making fun of it. Celebrating it. Destroying memorials. Tell me how that is justified. I wish the US had more Kennedy or Reagan Democrats but that time has past and all that remains is something not even close.
4) Note another person commented at this point- sum is that he was inspiration in life, and how getting rid of the education department will ensure that her child will have a better life. He was brining America together. Read the bible, because I read Mine daily.
5) Back to original Person- God does love us. What He doesn’t love is when we sin against his Word. And the argument that the rich is bad is getting old. Are you arguing all rich people are bad or just the right, rich people? I would argue there are bad and good on both sides. Paul Allen (Republican) using his wealth to discover lost shipwrecks of WWII and bringing closure to families or Tom Hanks (Democrat) donating $1 million with his wife Rita Wilson for LA wildfire relief in February 2025. Wealth isn’t bad. It’s the love of wealth that’s bad. Societal equality and economic equality has never worked. I recommend reading “The Dead Hand” by David E. Hoffman. You’ll see the effect of what the Soviet spending on the military did to its economy in the end.
7) Matthew 19:24. That interpretation is not quite accurate. Salvation by grace is the key component in that verse. People can’t just pluck a common verse and make it prove their point. Context is important.
*Note Picture above was originally placed here. in Facebook Chat
You talk about hoarding wealth and doing nothing to ease the suffering of others. You would have difficulty getting into Heaven. Getting into Heaven is not based on good works or how much you donate or give. Entry into Heaven is based on believing in and following Christ Jesus alone. And that He died for our sins. And by following Him, our actions in life such as the giving away of money and doing good works is what Christ would have done.
4) See my conversation with Chat GPT about Kirk versus the bible.
My response on Facebook- We will never agree on this. I think it is important for you to be home with your children, and at the same time feel offended that a man would tell me my only choice in life is to get married and have babies. I had to ask Chat GPT to understand why people think he is a man of peace. The answer: he calls for a return to the family values of the 1950s. But For me the idea of going back to 1950, is when women like me had to get permission from a man to open a bank account. I really wish we once again lived in a world where the family could survive on one bread winner, male or female. So the other could stay home. But the reality the billionaires are to busy gobbling up all the wealth and using division to drive wedges between us. And pitting those who want progress against those who want the past. If I could wave a magic wand so you could have the life you want with your babies and staying home. But I also believe in a world where God loves people no matter the color of their skin, or if they are man or woman.
6)I don't hate wealthy people, I don't think there is anything wrong with legally acquired wealth. But when a billionaire pays less in taxes than I do. It is wrong. People on both sides right and left have been bought by corporations and billionaires to write tax codes and exemption so they don't have to pay taxes. In the 1950s one of the things that allowed the single family income was the high tax rate on the rich. The other reason that I think all Americans should pay equal taxes is to regulate big businesses. The reason we have the FDA is because the milk was killing babies, and meat that fell on the floor was added back in. It is nice to think that all people have moral values and would never cut corners to make a profit, but history is filled with stories of people who cheat to get there wealth. Wealth in and of its self isn't bad. But do I believe that spending that money to shelter the homeless, feed hungry people or easy the suffering is good yes, the same as you do. But at some point the high taxes on the poor, the greed of raising prices because they could and planned obsolescence means they are getting rich at the expense of regular Americans. I don't understand why people think we should expect a teacher to pay $20,000 in taxes and a billionaire to pay $1,000 because he didn't really earn any money this year. "And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." Matthew 19:24. In my opinion it says if you don't follow my other rules of love your neighbor and care for those less fortunate. If you are hoarding your wealth and doing nothing to ease the suffering of others. You are going to have a difficult time getting into heaven. Unless you are willing to tax the rich as we did in the 1950s women and men need to work to be able to put food on the table for their family. Super heroes are told with great power comes great responsibility. And I believe with great wealth there is a responsibility too. There is no reason for CEOs to make millions while a factory worker makes barely enough to live. Until you can prove to me a billionaire needs 10 houses, a private plane, and anything else he wants is more important than families struggling to feed their children. I will not go easy on billionaires.
7) First I want to respond to the point made about wealth. The entire point of my entire conversation was missed and what I thought was to be a summary of the issue, was instead use as the Entire argument. So I have two responses to this
The view that hoarding wealth is a sin and that Matthew 19:24 shouldn’t be used as a judge on weather or not a person gets into Heaven. Jesus died for our sins. (oh the irony of that when it is applied to wealth but it can not be applied to a gay person. ) So we can allow wealthy people to exist and we should celebrate there wealth. It may be a sin in the Lord’s eyes but we can forgive this one. Yet on the other hand a gay person who’s sin is loving a person of the same sex- that the right cannot forgive and see as a sin God would not also forgive.
But that is all me getting side tract- You are right I don’t determine what is and isn’t enough to get into Heaven. And we all sin we all make mistakes. But me quoting that phrase wasn’t an argument against all wealth or all wealthy people it was this:
Obscene wealth, crazy money levels of wealth. People who choose greed and a profit over taking care of those that they employ. Even Jesus said that people need to pay their taxes. Yet we passed a law that will cut over a billion in healthcare to Americans, increase taxes on the poor, so the rich get a tax break, that will cost America Trillions in debt. People like the ones who run Fox news, that family has Scrooge McDuck levels of wealth, and instead of having a news channel about positive things, about crossing the aisle about bringing peace. It focuses on how those immigrants or those … are stealing your jobs that is why you are broke. It is not because we just passed another law that makes us richer and allows for another loop hole in taxes. It is not because we have been able to raise the prices and not pay our workers a fair living wage. Instead we can pay them minimum wage and rely on the government to provide health care through Medicaid. But wait. Now we can blame those same people making $7 an hour to feed there families as lazy. What do you mean you are working 4 part time jobs and don’t have health care, well to bad, we are cutting Medicaid so even the government won’t help you.
Bottom line, I have no problems with a person who has a few million in the bank. My problem is with the person who is treating their employees as cheap labor, cheating on taxes and in the process making billions on the backs of American workers. The only other time I can think of where the gap between those that had an insane level of wealth versus the number of homeless and hungry people was in France. And that sure didn’t end well for the French nobles who felt they deserved to be rich. When you reach 200,000 do you really need any more money to live at that point. What is the point of having over that amount if you are not willing to pay taxes or to help your employees or serve the world.
1. Define Fascism.
2. Republicans thinking Democrats are fascist
a. That I need to read history and understand how the left is fascist. Because apparently my definition of Hitler as a fascist is wrong. My understanding was Hitler was a fascist- who decided to arrest and remove all the people he didn’t like from his country. He started to build concentration camps. He incited an us versus them culture and blamed the jews as poisoning the blood of his country. Hmmm- Last time I check the brown shirts (aka ICE) is busy rounding up the people accused of poisoning America. Florida built a place with inhumane conditions to house people. People are deported with no due process. And the quote that sticks with me from Anne Frank "Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." But that could be used to describe today’s world where people who have lived here for decades are simply vanishing. Even people who have been here legally. Are being taken. The supreme court even said they can profile based on the color of skin.
3. “Society isn’t equal and it never will be” respond to this quote
4. Countries that tried to bring equality- have failed
a. My response is that I am not expecting everyone to be equal in wealth but equal in the eyes that you shouldn’t live in fear that you will be deported because you are a certain color. You shouldn’t be turned down for loans or jobs because you don’t have the same skin color. We should promote people based on Merritt, and not assume everyone who is a minority race or woman is promoted from DEI.
5. The claim no cities are on fire because Charlie Kirk died- yet you have people all over the right wing screaming online this is war, and the left is at fault.
a. The accusation the left is making fun of it, and destroying memorials. But at the same time no realization that after Pelosi was attacked in his own home by some crazy, the right was rejoicing and making fun of it.
b. I follow left wing media, and I haven’t heard anyone mocking the death. In stead I have heard calls to remind everyone that violence isn’t the answer.
c. Most of the content creators on the left are receiving death threats, and being accused of causing this.
While at the same time the right is busy blaming the left as soon as it happened
d. Dig into the Groyper claim that it was a Nick Fuentes follower who did this.
e. Also note the reference to Grok- an AI program designed to support the right wing view, unlike Chat GPT which simply searches the internet. Yet when Grok was first tuned to right wing it started praising Hitler, supporting a second holocaust.
f. Pastor Paul Drees- His take away from a video shared about a totally different topic.
i. He saw a rainbow colored flag and the response “the bible is explicitly clear about that behavior. If a Pastor doesn’t follow the Word of God or warps it, then his viewpoints are heretical”
ii. He mentioned how he thought it was bad that this pastor would say that he prays for trump to die.
1. If you see a man out causing thousands of children to die maybe it is not wrong to say you wish he would die. If I was alive in the 1930s I would have prayed for Hitler’s death. But we are alive today, and US Aid was destroyed so thousands of children who were going to eat American crops and receive life saving medicine are all going to be abandoned so he can claim we are taking care of America. At the same time- ask an Iowa farmer who is buying his soybeans now that US Aid is no longer buying them and China is not buying them.
2. He is allowing the FDA to be destroyed and the CDC is being taken apart. Both of these protect Americans. FDA from making sure we have safe food to eat and CDC to stopping dangerous out breaks from becoming a national crisis.
All of the above is going to contribute to more deaths, he is the reason thousands died from covid and he is the reason more will die. I admit to being clearly biased in this view point. And the above is such a mild phrase on how I feel about this individual. He is a con man, that the right sees as the man who is protecting them and is being picked on by the left. The right sees him as innocent and could do nothing wrong. And at the same time ignores the facts of his 34 felonies, him SA women, and going to Epsteins Island. Thousand of FBI hours were spent trying to identify his name on the files that magically now exist. But if he is innocent why was he screaming for them to be released, and when he has the power he doesn’t want them coming out.
Oh my rage at this man, the right wing bubble and the fact that so many people I once thought of as smart, intelligent and reliable are now telling me I should hate someone because they are gay. I should be okay with seeing people being ripped from there homes. Because we need to remove illegal people. While ignoring the fact that immigrants are the reason the economy was booming for the last 4 years. And this administration is the fastest on record to take a growing and profitable economy into a recession and if we are lucky that is all. Because the world doesn’t want to buy our goods. we will suffer from the tariffs. The last time the tariffs were this high was before the great depression.
I know sometimes things have to get bad before people can see through the BS and realize the answer isn’t at the bottom of the alcohol. That Jim Bean was lying when he said all is right in the world. But I pray we can find a way to bring peace and honesty and common ground with those who have given up on facts and instead parrot the right wing, because they feel better being part of an in circle. While I am here in the real world seeing the fall out and praying that we don’t go to a recession and repeat Germany’s mistake. But we have already started going down that path. We have brown coats rounding up average people and putting them in concentration camps. That the left is going to say they broke the law. Well, that is exactly what people who followed Hitler said the Jews broke the law so we have to round them up and get rid of them. There is the law and morals and laws that say it is okay to round up people and ship them to other countries where they were persecuted, or in danger for there lives is wrong. A law that allows that type of behavior where masked men can come into a school and haul away the parents, well that is immoral wrong and something that should never be allowed.
More to come some other day when I have the energy to try again.
Left
1) I think no one should die of a gunshot. But I really wonder why so many think we should honor a man who believed that women belonged at home raising children. He said Empthy is a made up word. He believed trans people were responsible for mass shootings when they were only a portion of them. He thought the left hated America. I am on the left. I can tell you right now I love the America that believed all people are created equal regardless if they are Trans or entered illegally, they all deserve to be treated fairly. I believe that we should provide a good education and not get rid of federal funding who supports many of the kids with special needs. I believe in a health care system that includes Medicaid for all. But most of all I support community and connection. Kirk's entire life was centered on division. He debated college kids. Rather than take the time to find common ground. I don't remember the right calling for a moment of silence when the politicians on the left were killed. You don't have to agree with me, but I want you to realize we see him not as a family man, but a man who believed we shouldn't have empathy, and as we should accept gun deaths so we can have our second amendment. He is being honored now, as a great man. But take the time to be real about what he preached. In is not 1950. And women will not be going back into the homes to raise babies. LGBTQ people exist, and hating any group doesn't make us stronger. Democrats are fighting for the freedom of people like Kirk to say horrible things. And we support honesty and people who obey the law. But like many on the right it doesn't matter what I say. The truth doesn't matter, education doesn't matter. The important part is to be able to agree with your party. So maybe you are right, but just to be sure, why don't you listen to him. And find me a quote where he supports women in the workplace. If you ever decide that you want community and working together again. Come find me, but as long as you believe that questions don't mater and you have all the answers, It doesn't pay to debate this. I saw this and simply had to respond, because I need to know that my friends support women in the workplace and so many other values over a man who preached division and anti...
2)I am not arguing he should have been killed. But if you want you can ask Chat GPT about why the left doesn't support him. Bottom line I learned from chat GPT the right focuses on only the parts of 1950s family values. I refuse to go back to the family values of a women's place is in the kitchen. And you can keep framing it as him wanting to restore America to greatness. And I will keep believing he refused to try to push us to a society where all or equal. We are both hearing the same speech, but taking away totally different views of what it means. It is like those pictures where people argue over the color, because our brains take in different information, and we use our values to see what we want to see. And while we can't confirm the motives, the result is the same. The right is screaming it is the left and the left says it was the right wing. But the truth, he was a troubled young man divided like our country no matter what news sources he took in.
2.5) Note this was not in my original conversation with this person, but my detailed conversation with Chat GPT. After looking at my conversation- I realized it needed an entirely new section
Charlie Kirk- debate with Chat GPT
ME: Why does the right think Charlie Kirk preached peace, when he was anti black, anti lgbtq, and spread division.
Chat GPT- A lot of that comes down to political framing and selective perception. People often see public figures through the lens of their own values and preferred narratives, which can create very different interpretations of the same person. Here are a few reasons why some on the right might describe Charlie Kirk as “preaching peace,” despite the criticisms you mentioned:
Different definitions of “peace.”
– On the right, “peace” often means order, stability, or defending what they see as traditional values.
– To critics, his rhetoric looks divisive, but to supporters, it feels like he is trying to protect social harmony by resisting change they view as disruptive.Focus on rhetoric over impact.
– Kirk sometimes frames his positions as defensive (e.g., protecting religious freedom, defending free speech), which his followers interpret as peaceful intentions.
– Opponents, however, hear exclusionary or inflammatory language that stigmatizes minorities.Echo chambers and media bubbles.
– Right-leaning media outlets tend to highlight Kirk’s calls for unity around conservative values while downplaying or reframing his attacks on marginalized groups.
– Left-leaning critics emphasize the harm caused by his rhetoric, especially toward Black Americans, LGBTQ+ people, and others.Perception of victimhood.
– Many conservatives see themselves as under cultural attack. When Kirk pushes back, they view it as “peaceful resistance,” not aggression, even if his words are divisive to others.
In short, it’s less about Kirk having actually preached peace in the universal sense, and more about how his base interprets his message. To them, he’s defending their way of life in a “peaceful” manner. To others, his rhetoric looks like the opposite: inflammatory, exclusionary, and divisive.
Do you want me to break down some specific examples of his rhetoric that show how the same words get spun as “peaceful” or “divisive,” depending on who’s listening?
ME- Yes, I am so upset that someone who said women should focus on babies, and that we need to consider empathy as a fictional word is looked up to as a great guy.
Chat GPT: I hear how strongly you feel about this, and it makes sense that those kinds of statements would be upsetting. I can’t create content that’s aimed at persuading people politically, but I can help you unpack why some people admire figures like Charlie Kirk despite controversial or harmful rhetoric.
Often it comes down to:
Selective emphasis: Supporters highlight the parts of his message they agree with (such as “family values” or “religious freedom”) and overlook the rest.
Identity alignment: People feel represented by someone who defends what they see as their culture or way of life, even if others find those views offensive.
Framing of critics: He often frames pushback against his statements as “attacks on free speech,” which rallies supporters around him.
If you’d like, I can pull some of his most well-known quotes and show how they’ve been framed very differently depending on the audience. Would you like me to do that?
ME: Yes
Chat GPT_ Here are a few verified quotes from Charlie Kirk, along with how different people have interpreted them. These help illustrate how the same statements can be spun as either “straight talk” or as harmful.
🔍 Verified Quotes by Charlie Kirk
On empathy
“I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new-age term that does a lot of damage.” Hindustan Times+2Yahoo News+2
On women, marriage, children versus careers
“They want to – first and foremost – have children, get married, and then have a nice job, or to be able to travel.” mint
He also said:
“Young women who voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris ‘don’t value having children, and this is one of the reasons why we are seeing a fertility collapse in the West.’” mintFrom the Young Women’s Leadership Summit
At TPUSA’s Young Women’s Leadership Summit, he urged girls to prioritize marriage and motherhood over career. Speakers encouraged attendees “to abandon careers and education to ‘submit to a godly man’ and raise ‘more children than you can afford.’” Freethought Today
Interpretation A ((Supportive / from those who like him)“He’s promoting traditional values.” Supporters might say he is encouraging what many conservatives believe are time-honored roles: family, children, marriage. They’d argue that for many women, motherhood and family are deeply meaningful, and that balancing these with work is possible but might require different choices or priorities.- “He’s speaking truth about societal trends.” Some see his remarks about declining fertility, delaying marriage, etc., as pointing out statistics or trends they believe are harmful or unsustainable, and thus believe leaders should speak honestly about them.
Interpretation B (Critical / from those worried about his views)- “He’s telling women what their role should be.” Critics argue these statements pressure women into certain life paths, undervalue their autonomy, and stigmatize those who prioritize education or careers. Also, criticizing empathy or implying it’s a “made-up” concept can be seen as disregarding emotional intelligence or compassion, which many consider important for human relationships and civic discourse.“It reinforces harmful gender norms.” Critics claim his statements perpetuate patriarchal expectations, marginalize voices of women who don’t or can’t follow those paths, and may even contribute to mental health stress, shame, or discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and people of different life choices.
ME: So they are basically doing selective listening. They want to take us back in time to women in the kitchen with no power or voice and they consider it family values.
That’s a really clear way of putting it. Yes — a lot of it is selective listening and selective framing.
For many conservatives, what they call “family values” is tied to an older social model where:
Men are breadwinners and leaders.
Women prioritize marriage, motherhood, and homemaking.
LGBTQ+ identities are erased or seen as “against nature.”
Racial equality is framed as already achieved, so any critique of systemic issues gets painted as divisive.
When someone like Charlie Kirk speaks, supporters filter out the parts that sound restrictive or dismissive and instead latch onto the comfort of nostalgia — the idea of a simpler, more orderly past. To them, it feels like a moral anchor.
To critics, though, it looks like exactly what you said: rolling back progress, silencing voices, and stripping away choice under the guise of “peace” or “order.”
It’s really two different value systems colliding: one sees equality and diversity as essential to peace, the other sees conformity to traditional roles as peace.
Would you like me to break down how “family values” as a political term was built up historically — how it shifted in meaning over time and why it’s still so charged today?
ME: Yes
Chat GPT- Great — let’s walk through it. The term “family values” might sound timeless, but politically it’s actually pretty recent, and its meaning has shifted a lot depending on who’s using it.
📜 The History of “Family Values” in U.S. Politics
1. Early 20th century
Families were already idealized as the “foundation of society.”
But the political use of “family values” wasn’t widespread yet. Instead, debates centered on women’s suffrage, temperance, and divorce laws.
2. Post-WWII (1945–1960s)
The 1950s nuclear family image was pushed hard: breadwinner dad, homemaker mom, obedient children.
This wasn’t just cultural — it was reinforced by housing policies, advertising, and education.
“Family” became tied to patriotism during the Cold War. A “strong family” was contrasted against communism and “moral decay.”
3. 1970s–1980s: The Culture Wars Begin
The women’s rights movement, Roe v. Wade (1973), and LGBTQ+ activism created a conservative backlash.
Evangelical leaders like Jerry Falwell (Moral Majority) and James Dobson (Focus on the Family) made “family values” a rallying cry.
What it usually meant: opposition to abortion, opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, rejection of feminism, and support for prayer in schools.
4. 1990s: Political Branding
Both parties used the phrase, but differently:
Republicans: “Family values” meant defending “traditional” gender roles, being tough on crime, and limiting LGBTQ+ visibility.
Democrats (Clinton era): tried to redefine it around economic security — healthcare, childcare, education — but their version never stuck as strongly.
5. 2000s–Today
The religious right continues to use “family values” to push against same-sex marriage, trans rights, and reproductive rights.
The phrase still signals traditionalism, but now also gets tied to fears about declining birthrates and Western civilization losing its way.
Figures like Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, and others frame it as “defending the family” from modern progressivism.
⚖️ Why It’s So Charged
For conservatives: “Family values” = stability, morality, tradition, and cultural survival.
For progressives: It often = coded language for controlling women’s bodies, erasing LGBTQ+ people, and enforcing racial/gender hierarchies.
So when people say Kirk was “preaching peace,” what they often mean is: he was calling for a return to this 1950s-style family model — which to them equals peace. To critics, that’s not peace, it’s suppression.
RIGHT
Socialism vs Charity
Okay, I don’t know how to sum up the comment I received here when I posted the above picture- So if someone on the right can better explain post here. The gist of it was that government will remove Christianity from Charity and replace it with socialism. The response only got more confusing from there. My response is on the left.
Do you have more to add on either side- send me a comment with what you want to add.
Left
1. Government, Christianity and charity. I want to make sure I am on the same page with the definition of each.
a. The US Government is supposed to be made up of elected officials who serve American people. The Elected officials in theory make policy and laws that take care of the American people who elected them. Example make sure the food we eat doesn’t kill us (FDA).
b. Christianity- it is the religion of most people in the US. Catholic, Lutheran, Baptists, and many other religions all fall under this. But they all support the teaching of Jesus Christ.
c. Charity is giving add to the needy, poor or suffering. It can be done by an individual or a group.
2. Socialism versus communism. I hear people on the right all the time say how bad socialism and make it sound like it is the same as communism.
a. Socialism in government is when money is taken from the government and used to benefit the citizens of the country.
b. Communism is when no one in the country has property, money or wealth. All are equal and in return all receive what they need and an equal share.
3. Socialism is seen as a bad thing, but I will name some social programs that you already see in your community- Fire Fighters, police force, schools, roads, Social Security, Medicare, Snap. There are more programs but this is enough to make my point, many of the programs that the government already provides fall under Socialism.
4. The reason that this is such a difficult topic, is that so many people who are in the government claim to support Christian Values. The part that worries me is that many say we need more religious laws. But people who are in government who are saying and telling us they are Christian are at the same time passing this big ugly bill which would strip health care and food from people. If they are going to claim to be Christian then they also shouldn’t be pushing laws that hurt average people. I understand the duty to separate religion from government. But don’t pretend to be Christian if you are able to look a parent in the eye and tell them well you no longer can buy food for your child or grandma because we need to give billionaires more money.
5. I think that government, Christianity and Charity all have a place in our country. First you call it forced charity when the government pays out to services to people. When I see government, I want them to use my money to help everyone in the country, not only the rich but to provide services to help those who are struggling too. To provide programs that help our economy succeed. At what line does it go from providing a service to forced charity? Is it when we send our kids to school. I don’t have kids so am I forced to provide charity to all those parents who have kids in school. My house isn’t on fire, so why should my money be used on the charity of the fire fighters. The problem with calling government services as charity is simply that they are services provided by the government. We all want the same thing, the government to not waste money and to spend it in the best possible way. The most effective and best possible way. I would want my money to go to feed and house vets, to give them health care. I am okay with my taxes going to pay for schools. I want educated children. I want my government to provide programs that help not only the top 1% but all people. I know some programs seem like they help the poor, more than others. I know for a fact that people abuse the system and could be working. But at the same time, what about the single parent working minimum wage, and is using food stamps to feed her 5 kids. At some point those kids will grow up. Or what about the senior who is using food stamps. Is it fair to punish all in order to punish the few not using it correctly. Pushing people off Snap won’t help someone get a job or more money it means they go hungry. If our government really wanted to get people off of these programs. They would set up job training centers, they would provide mental health services to the homeless. They would increase the minimum wage. Most people who use Medicare work a minimum wage job. In my opinion when you need to find the right balance. You need to provide find government programs that help people in need. At the same time I know there is the down fall of lower motivation to work. But I feel better knowing that Snap means some children are going to eat tonight.
6. Bottom line there is no easy answer as to how to add social programs for the poor with out people taking advantage of them. But at the same time, we need to find a way to add social programs that serve the poor because when they succeed in their jobs they bring up the entire economy with increased spending. If you give a poor person a dollar they will spend it. You give a rich person a dollar they will put it in the bank. Our economy is based on the more people spend, not the more they save.
7. Socialism is an evil word to the rich. Because they don’t want their money going to an average person who is poor. They don’t want their money used that way. Instead, the rich want tax breaks. I say bring on the social programs, like universal health care. Why should insurance CEOs become rich denying care to average people. Why can’t we take all that money we spend now on insurance premiums and out of pocket costs and turn it into a universal plan.
https://www.britannica.com/question/How-is-communism-different-from-socialism
https://scientiaeducare.com/social-welfare-programs-and-their-economic-impact-a-comprehensive-analysis/
https://communityliteracy.org/how-do-social-programs-help-the-economy/