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 So I’m not usually into politics, but this year feels different and I’m slightly more engaged.

So a question, do you have that friend group that is really fun to hang out with, interesting conversations, always a good time, but there is the one annoying guy in the group you really can’t stand, but you put up with him because you love everyone else? 

That’s how I feel about the Republican Party now. https://image.nostr.build/61ba18f3f9053e186405286ca510cc1943754fbdb09284f8610eedad83c50442.jpg  
 I didn't think RFK was that annoying sheesh 😂 
 Ha, I think he’s my fave! 
 Probably the least snakey of the bunch 
 Elon? 
 An autist with fuck you money? He has actually grown on me. 
 I waver a bit, but there’s something phony about him that rubs me wrong 
 I get it,but I see him like Steve Jobs-odd, opinionated, and prickly. There is alsono denying that he is visionary and gets shit done. 
 This clip conveys it better than I could

https://youtu.be/ew6fv9UUlQ8?feature=shared 
 It’s an argument I don’t buy. My father is a nuclear physicist who invented the electron beam which is used for the heart scan and also baggage scanners at airports. He also serves on many medical technology company boards and his favorite saying is, “Physicists and engineers are the brains of a company, but the CEO is the heart that pumps the ideas out. Without a great heart the company dies.” 
 Fair enough. I still get where Burr is coming from though 
 Oh, and that’s pretty bad ass of your pops 😮 
 Got to be the vegan then. At least he wants to fire 75% of the government. It's not 100% but it's a good start.  
 Afuera! 
 It’s the opposite for me.  I can’t stand any of them. 
 Interesting, why may I ask? I know one personally and can say she is one of the smartest, courageous, most humble, self disciplined, fair and giving people I have ever met. 
 Because they support a mentally ill narcissist who is a convicted sexual assaulter, grifter, business fraud, who attempted to over turn an election he lost, and who is now advocating using the US military to round up his political opponents.  Everyone one of those people know it is wrong, but their ambitions for power have contorted their values into twisted beings that are unrecognizable as “conservatives.”  They are not.  They are craven opportunists. 
 Orange man bad then? 🤦‍♀️ It’s all I get from every liberal. 
 He’s one of the worst people this country has ever produced.  That people who know better nevertheless enable him for their own ambitions only demonstrates that they put self over country. 
 You sure you’re a bitcoiner? I never mind opposing views, in fact I welcome them and have looked deeper into so many subjects because of discourse with bitcoiners, but that is due to their intellectual depth and knowledge, not blind hate. 
 Blind hate?  How anyone can look at that deeply damaged and sick man and come to a loving, rational conclusion that he somehow leads to a better country, is utterly baffling to me and more than half of the electorate.  

And I own lots of Bitcoin, but some things are still more important to me than money. 
 “At least my guy is better than the other guy,” is not a compelling argument.
I’m no Trumper as was the point of my original post, but it’s not difficult to see that our country was better off 2016-2020 than we are under the current administration. 

I cannot fathom how anyone would support a presidential ticket that openly embraces censorship and suppression of free speech. I’m also vehemently anti war, particularly as a mom and I appreciate the fact that we experienced diplomacy over military intervention for 4 years. I’ll pick Tulsi over Dick Cheney every time. 
 I’d like to hear from Trump how he intends to address the  infiltration of globalist agendas  and the looming censorship, technocracy and surveillance state that is (c)overtly weaponized against citizens of the USA. I will vote local/state …still on the fence if I will participate in Fed election circus of the US corporation. The lesser of two evils narrative is stale. Time to replace two sides
Of the same coin - with core values that money can’t buy.

#makeintegritygreatagain 
#notyourlabrat 
 So many great questions that I agree should be answered. I’m also generally of the belief that our 2 party system is a two headed snake and neither party will address our national debt or government  spending sufficiently. But, I am feeling a little more moved to speak this election than ever before and I like the people Trump has surrounded himself with compared to the Democrats. That and the thought that Ross Ulbrecht will be released has made me more interested in politics this year than usual. 
 Appreciate that you are attempting to create some genuine dialogue. It is vitally important in light of  everything experienced since the last election. Thank you! Love wins! 
 You know better. 
 Not at all and you have given me nothing to support your view except “Orange man bad.” Muting now for poor debate. 
 Orange Man Horrible and Violent, and his enablers are craven opportunists, is more precisely what I said. 
 🤔 Surfing the knife’s edge of duality …. Your descriptors sexual assaulter grifter, business fraud etc. are easily applied to numerous  individuals/ leaders affiliated with the Democratic Party.   This ☝️based on 30 yrs lived experience not Q anon videos. Divide conquer discourse is not productive. Perhaps ask what qualities a president should demonstrate…guarantee neither make the cut (?) … #wordsdon’tmakerice