• Bogasse@lemmy.ml
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    28 days ago

    There is a French saying that perfectly fits current situation :

    You don’t need enemies when you have this kind of friends.

    Although I don’t know if it’s specifically French.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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      28 days ago

      In English it’s “With friends like these, who needs enemies?”

      Apparently coined by an early 20th century comedian, but I wouldn’t put a lot of stock in that origin.

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      29 days ago

      Republicans are brainwashed. This sort of thing happens all the time with them, on almost every issue.

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        29 days ago

        Both are brainwashed, just in different ways. Republicans are wired for fear. Democrats are wired for passivity.

        The republican version is a lot more dangerous, but the democrat version is a lot more insidious.

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          28 days ago

          Ive spent a lot of time in the states and i can tell you unequivocally that all americans afe haddwired for fear. You are extremely jumpy and paranoid people when compared to more modern nations.