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Pluvious

(5,461 posts)
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:39 AM Yesterday

A message to all sane Republicans...




A message to all sane Republicans:

He pardoned 1,600 violent criminals.
You said nothing.

He bulldozed the East Wing.
You said nothing.

He interfered with the release of the Epstein files. You said nothing.

He took over the Kennedy Center and renamed it after himself. You said nothing.

He accepted a $400 million airplane as a personal gift. You said nothing.

He threatened Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Greenland, Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. You said nothing.

He tariffed just about everyone but Russia, causing inflation and instability worldwide. You said nothing.

He attacked a nation during mediated negotiations. You said nothing.

His ill-conceived war killed 175 children on day one. You said nothing.

He alienated and insulted our allies. You said nothing.

His ICE Army terrorized and murdered U.S. citizens. You said nothing.

He committed murder on the high seas. You said nothing.

He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies. You said nothing.

It’s time to start talking.


History will be most unkind towards our collective complacency
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A message to all sane Republicans... (Original Post) Pluvious Yesterday OP
"Sane Republicans" - what we have is MAGA TBF Yesterday #1
Not anymore apparently. Gerald Ford, Dwight Eisenhower, Jacob Javits, Everett Dirksen... NNadir Yesterday #13
There are three sorts of sane Republicans left: Vogon_Glory 4 hrs ago #29
Mutually exclusive term. Arthur_Frain 2 hrs ago #33
Hmmmmmmmmm? malaise Yesterday #2
I was just gonna post that but you beat me to it... Amaryllis Yesterday #10
Haha malaise Yesterday #17
Those of us who are sane... COL Mustard Yesterday #15
Both of the sane Republicans won't see this message Jerry2144 Yesterday #3
Nah! Just the one closest. rzemanfl Yesterday #14
All 6 of them left D_Master81 Yesterday #4
6? DFW Yesterday #6
I call them "My Grandpa's Republicans" FakeNoose Yesterday #21
There's no such thing as a sane Republican these days MIButterfly Yesterday #5
This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Yesterday #7
Huh? LPBBEAR Yesterday #8
This needs to be printed out, duplicated, and taped to the office door of every Republican in both houses of Congress. ShazzieB Yesterday #9
Not if they were hoping to profit from the grift Vogon_Glory 4 hrs ago #30
Sane Republican? That's an oxymoron if there ever was one. Ocelot II Yesterday #11
i was gonna say there is no such thing as a sane republican. if they were sane they wouldn't be repuking nt orleans Yesterday #16
They each have their reasons for supporting him, and they ignore everything else. patphil Yesterday #12
Sane republicans? NHvet Yesterday #18
Message to SANE republikans--- lastlib Yesterday #19
Their go-to... BurnDoubt Yesterday #20
There ARE NO sane republicans. To believe the craptastic lies and "Gospel of Hate" means you are a cult member. TLDR: usonian Yesterday #22
My first thought was, "Silly Pluvious, there are no sane Republicans!!" aeromanKC Yesterday #23
There is no Republican Party left, it is now the Rino Party. There are some real state of stupid Yesterday #24
All the "Sane" Republicans are no longer Republicans. They are now mostly Independents with a few Democrats. Fil1957 8 hrs ago #25
We are on the eve of destruction Farmer-Rick 8 hrs ago #26
Quite apropos for today Pluvious 8 hrs ago #27
My message to anyone who still supports Trump: The orange won't wash off. CrispyQ 8 hrs ago #28
I can't say that they're all MAGA, but Vogon_Glory 4 hrs ago #31
Are there really any left? BlueKota 3 hrs ago #32

NNadir

(38,675 posts)
13. Not anymore apparently. Gerald Ford, Dwight Eisenhower, Jacob Javits, Everett Dirksen...
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:34 PM
Yesterday

...are all long dead.

I never liked those guys but while we disagreed on most things, they were sane and patriotic.

These people are now all nuts, no honor, no decency, no respect for our country, its future, its history, its traditions.

They are killing our country and care not a whit for it.

Vogon_Glory

(10,402 posts)
29. There are three sorts of sane Republicans left:
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 02:38 PM
4 hrs ago

(A) the ones in denial, who refuse to accept or acknowledge what their party has become.

(B) the lazy and ill-informed, who more often than not vote Republican out of habit but have failed to research what positions and policies their party practices.

(C) The grifters and corrupt, the ones who are quite aware of what their party has become, and seek to gain power and wealth by catering to or profiting from its corruption and shift towards authoritarianism.

Of the three factions, the grifters are the most powerful of the sane Republicans left in their Trump-era GOP.

Jerry2144

(3,343 posts)
3. Both of the sane Republicans won't see this message
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:20 PM
Yesterday

Perhaps we could hand-deliver it to both of them?

D_Master81

(2,704 posts)
4. All 6 of them left
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:31 PM
Yesterday

Who are these sane republicans left? They either left the party or went full MAGA. There’s no in between

FakeNoose

(42,642 posts)
21. I call them "My Grandpa's Republicans"
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 02:29 PM
Yesterday

My Grandpa was a proud Republican who voted in every election and he always paid his taxes on time. He served in WWI and his only son served in WWII. He was a great American who passed away in 1980.

It's very lucky that he died before Ronald Reagan became President, because my Grandpa never would have accepted what has happened to that crazy Party since then.

MIButterfly

(3,253 posts)
5. There's no such thing as a sane Republican these days
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:32 PM
Yesterday

at least not any that would admit to it. They all have to be as batshit crazy as DJT is or else feel his wrath.

Response to Pluvious (Original post)

ShazzieB

(22,964 posts)
9. This needs to be printed out, duplicated, and taped to the office door of every Republican in both houses of Congress.
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:41 PM
Yesterday

Vogon_Glory

(10,402 posts)
30. Not if they were hoping to profit from the grift
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 02:41 PM
4 hrs ago

I’d say they were still sane, but whether they were moral or ethical is another matter.

Ocelot II

(131,486 posts)
11. Sane Republican? That's an oxymoron if there ever was one.
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:46 PM
Yesterday

All they have is regular morons.

orleans

(37,280 posts)
16. i was gonna say there is no such thing as a sane republican. if they were sane they wouldn't be repuking nt
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:46 PM
Yesterday

patphil

(9,259 posts)
12. They each have their reasons for supporting him, and they ignore everything else.
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:57 PM
Yesterday

I'm not sure "sane" is the question here.
The question, as I see it, is if there are any republicans out there who aren't simply reflections of the worst aspects of Trump's personality.
They hate what he hates. They judge what he judges. They care very little for anyone who isn't like them, and will support Trump as long as he deals with the ones they hate, and want to see punished.
It matters very little how much they suffer, as long as the ones they hate suffer more.
Trump supporters are casually cruel, and totally unconcerned about the wreckage left in the wake of Trump's rampages. Trump can do whatever he pleases, and his hardcore base will still support him.

They aren't insane. They simply lack love, compassion, empathy...all the things that actually Make America Great.

NHvet

(314 posts)
18. Sane republicans?
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 02:10 PM
Yesterday

I put those in the same category as unicorns, fairies and the Easter bunny. They don't exist.

BurnDoubt

(1,921 posts)
20. Their go-to...
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 02:21 PM
Yesterday

if you don’t like your history, buy-up the media, erase it and change it. Silence the dissent.
The Supine Court has your back, not to worry.

usonian

(26,737 posts)
22. There ARE NO sane republicans. To believe the craptastic lies and "Gospel of Hate" means you are a cult member. TLDR:
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 02:31 PM
Yesterday

aeromanKC

(3,980 posts)
23. My first thought was, "Silly Pluvious, there are no sane Republicans!!"
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 02:39 PM
Yesterday

See, I'm not alone with this thought. lol

state of stupid

(217 posts)
24. There is no Republican Party left, it is now the Rino Party. There are some real
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 02:46 PM
Yesterday

Republicans left (Rick Wilson, Michel Steele, Steve Schmidt, Nicole Wallace and several
others) that none of the Rino Party pays attention to.

Fil1957

(928 posts)
25. All the "Sane" Republicans are no longer Republicans. They are now mostly Independents with a few Democrats.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:56 AM
8 hrs ago

Farmer-Rick

(12,799 posts)
26. We are on the eve of destruction
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:57 AM
8 hrs ago
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Great song by Barry McGuire ‧ 1965

The Eastern world, it is explodin'
Violence flarin', bullets loadin'
You're old enough to kill but not for votin'
You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'?
And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin'
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
How you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
Don't you understand what I'm trying to say
Can't you feel the fears I'm feeling today?
If the button is pushed, there's no runnin' away
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave
Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you, boy
And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
How you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin'
I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation
Handful of senators don't pass legislation
And marches alone can't bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin'
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'
And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
How you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
And think of all the hate there is in Red China
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
Ah, you may leave here for four days in space
But when you return, it's the same old place
The poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace
Hate your next door neighbor but don't forget to say grace
And you tell me
Over and over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
No no, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

CrispyQ

(41,128 posts)
28. My message to anyone who still supports Trump: The orange won't wash off.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 11:18 AM
8 hrs ago

You showed us what you are, & we will never forget.

Vogon_Glory

(10,402 posts)
31. I can't say that they're all MAGA, but
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 02:45 PM
4 hrs ago

They either said or did nothing to stop what the Republican Party has become or stayed in denial the whole way through. Either way, they cannot be trusted.

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