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applegrove

(129,615 posts)
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 06:29 PM Monday

The cruelty is not working like Trump wanted.

The descent into cruelty isn’t accidental. It’s cultivated. What began as Trump’s instinct has become MAGA’s culture, where dehumanization is a strategy and empathy is treated as weakness. That always carries a cost.

George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) 2025-12-08T20:32:16.579Z
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The cruelty is not working like Trump wanted. (Original Post) applegrove Monday OP
Sounds good, I hope it is true. I'll believe it when I see it next November. walkingman Monday #1
((((HEARTS)))) Kid Berwyn Monday #2

Kid Berwyn

(22,548 posts)
2. ((((HEARTS))))
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 06:51 PM
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George Takei knows what he’s writing about: There are many good people resistant to their NAZI infection. We’ve united and we’re organized.

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