Trump has brought in Tulsi Gabbard

@Burnley123 She's been an imposter from day 1, and an antisemite to boot and I don't use this accusation lightly. I don't think she was ever a real Bernicrat. I'm really hoping Trump is taking advice from him, but his people want her, because of a single sound bite, but Harris learned the lesson: don't refuse to answer your opponent, because she's really beneath you.

@Northwest Keep in mind, Gabbard was raised in an isolated, hysterically homophobic cult that broke off from the Hare Krishnas (the Science of Identity Foundation). It's unclear if she's still under the control of the cult's leader, Chris Butler. Gabbard claims to be a Hindu today, not entirely false as Hare Krishna is itself an offshoot of Hinduism (although other Hindus don't consider it legitimate, similar to how many Christians don't consider the Jehovah's Witnesses to be legitimate Christianity). Hare Krishna was started by Srila Prabhupada, an Indian pharmacist who emigrated to the US and found followers among the hippies in the 1960s. His translation of the Bhagavad-Gita is considered the worst English version available, which is unfortunate as this is the copy Americans will tend to have, as the Hare Krishnas distribute them for free.

I never heard of SIF until Gabbard came onto the scene, as it's limited to Hawaii, but I know quite a bit about the Hare Krishnas as I encountered them frequently in the 1980s when I was in college. They have (or had) a vegetarian restaurant in LA which was supposed to be quite good.

As far as I can tell, most of Gabbard's support comes from white, conservative middle-aged men who like her because she looks good in a bathing suit and couldn't care less about the above.

@LeopoldBloom This is from a WaPo 2019, post Democrat candidates debate:


I remember the Hare Krishnas from back in the 1980s, when they were allowed to run around airports handing out books.

@sree251 Yes, I completely understand. You want to associate only with men in a bar, so find a bar that has a male bartender during the time you want to drink. If you go in and there is a woman bartender, you can leave. If there are other people there who you don't want to associate with, don't associate with them. And you can find a restaurant that serves the kind of food you want to eat. You just don't get to dictate whether that food will be served by a man, or woman, or someone non-binary.

@windinhishair
I am not a bar fly. A nice bar is a great stopping point when I run into one. It's not so much that I don't like women bartenders but it's the natural carmaraderie I have with the guy behind the bar wherever I go. I look forward to that banter over a beer. A woman is such a turn off. Sitting there at the bar and just sipping the brew doesn't do it for me.I would rather not drink. And I can't turn around and walk out. She would know she is the problem.


Oh, I do get to dictate who serves my food. I only eat at my favorite restaurants; and both the staff and the clientele are great. The only thing I can't dictate is who are the people working in the kitchen. I don't want to know.

@ElwoodBlues That long, huh? 😉

@RepublicanDad

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I sincerely hope you ARE.

@SomeMichGuy When someone is all-in on something, especially something as all-consuming as MAGA, it can be devastating when it falls apart. That being said, people are capable of incredible levels of cognitive dissonance. I can imagine a sizable number of MAGAs after Trump finally shuffles off this mortal coil, saying he's "in hiding" and preparing his army to take over the country.

@LeopoldBloom Oh, agreed.

It'll likely be worse than Elvis.

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@sunsporter1649

@Cierzo So, you want a Russian agent to be President of the USA? How's Moscow this August?

@Diotrephes Much better than Kiev or London, thanks.

@windinhishair Deception is powerful you know

@RepublicanDad Very much so. That's why so many Trump Cultists believe the Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen, despite there being not a shred of evidence for it. Their level of gullibility is amazing.

@RepublicanDad Like building the wall and getting Mexico to pay for it?