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IbogaProject

(6,220 posts)
27. Me as well
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 03:21 PM
Yesterday

I've always been a Democratic Party supporter, but back when NJ had a loophole in their primary system I voted on our column listed under GOP as my affiliation. I voted in the 1988 primary for Jesse Jackson. My hometown was predominately minority so I listed GOP in solidarity with my brothers and sisters who still registered that way due to our party harboring racists before the 70s. I switched that registration when I registered in NYC in 2008. I tend to dress slightly conservative so sometimes people assume I am politically conservative. I merely like collared shirts and it helps me to blend in doing IT consulting. I was always anti-racist and my economics degree made it clear progressive taxation is needed due to the physics of a wealthy person being unable to spend money locally with anywhere near the velocity of a working class person. I hate when Adam Smith gets put up as being some kind of libertarian supporter when he clearly advocated for steeply progressive taxes, strict regulation on banks as well as constraining corporations when used to collude and impede competition.

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Seriously. I need a cigarette. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #4
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Straight white male Gen-Xers and Boomers. Wednesdays Yesterday #2
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Right on! Hey Joe Yesterday #29
Ditto. Wednesdays Yesterday #8
Me as well IbogaProject Yesterday #27
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And there's the short version that we often used in the 60s & 70s... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #15
The young incels are behind this movement synni 23 hrs ago #34
I feel cleansed. Moostache Yesterday #3
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Why don't they all just hang out on TRuth Social? Because it's irrelevant .... live love laugh Yesterday #14
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That's not going to happen. Threads is part of Meta which is owned by frat-boy Zuckerface. erronis Yesterday #25
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A long time friend who sadly became a MAGAt in 2016 continues to insist Janbdwl72 Yesterday #26
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Threads is still around? WarGamer Yesterday #32
Safe presumption would be yes. Torchlight Yesterday #33
Well I guess it's probably not as interesting as Truth Social and Telegram. BannonsLiver 5 hrs ago #35
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