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 My progressive friends are 100% certain that censorship is always a thing republicans do. Liberals never do that according to them. Ever. I'm not talking to these friends as much now. Just too... wow. 
 The Democrats™️ captured a bunch of bernie supporters into blue-no-matter-who NPCs. I found bitcoin and escaped the loop. A lot of people still think they’re supporting his past presidential bids through the democratic establishment. So many people have proudly pressure cooked their “leftism” since then, but not really, they just don’t know what else to do. It sucks 😞 
 It does suck. It's weird enough to see the way the parties are morphing and practically flipping again. Weirder to encounter some who still don't see it. 
 yeah its like they are completely blind that this is what marxism and communism is like, as well. I just tell them living in China is probably a better fit for their belief system.