if I had known how bad these optics would be I would have maybe done something different
That guy probably
this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2025
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"I didn't know how important something was until it negatively affected me and people I know," Wes Virdell, probably.
On the plus side it's been mostly Christians that have died.
Crazy to me watching these people on Facebook lose their shit over a few missing white girls while they cheer on hate and division.
Wow what the fuck? So it's OK for certain groups to die as long as we don't like them? I wonder which President would say something similar.
According to Christians, this is all part of God's plan. Their God clearly wanted their children dead, so they should be happy to be part of his plan.
If I'd known seat belts would keep me from flying out of a car during a crash I would have worn one!
US politician: "Communication system" suspiciously sounds like communism. I won't vote for that!
US citizens: Hurray! Fuck communication systems!
The biggest failure of the US is ultimately its educational system.
The biggest failure of the US is ultimately its ~~educational~~ media system.
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