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Internet detectives are never asleep and will continue to expose people sharing what they thought applied to others, yet in reality, unknowingly described themselves. Whether the subject matter touches on politics, human rights, or any topic in between, these posts haven’t gone unnoticed and were shared on the subreddit r/SelfAwarewolves.

Today, we have collected examples of people confidently sharing their thoughts, only to be humbled by the users in this online community. Or worse, stay ignorant of their mistakes. Either way, let us know your opinions on these claims and which ones made your eyes roll the most.

To learn more about self-awareness, Bored Panda reached out to Dr. Kinga Mnich, a social psychologist, who kindly answered our questions. Read the full interview below.

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So, So Close

So, So Close

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Bernd Herbert
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would you need to fly out to another country for medical treatment when you already live in the greatest country in the world?

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You Had The Chance Dumba*s

You Had The Chance Dumba*s

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flower petals
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think, in every country, taking care of war veterans and their families when they need help should be considered a given. If we’re sending people to the hell that is war, it’s our damn responsibility to take care of the human consequences of that war. I think helping vets should be considered a part of the cost waging war. Shame on politicians -in any country- who use the soldiers when it suits them, and then kick vets to the curb when they’re not ‘useful’ anymore.

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Nowadays, there are more self-aware people than ever before, making it easier to spot those who are clueless. Dr. Kinga Mnich has shared her thoughts on the significance of self-awareness.

“Self-awareness is a central concept in social psychology, referring to the ability to recognize and understand one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Self-awareness involves reflecting on one's motivations, beliefs, and values, and being mindful of how one's actions may affect oneself and others. This is especially important in the context of online interactions, where the dynamics of virtual communication are quite different from face-to-face conversations. The lack of self-awareness in online interactions often enables people to bluntly attack others without being aware of the consequences. Sometimes content can be internalized as one's own belief system due to exposure without reflection.”

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Gee, Why Hasn’t Anyone Ever Thought Of This?

Gee, Why Hasn’t Anyone Ever Thought Of This?

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Snazzy Smurf
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If independent research had been done on Planned Parenthood, I don't think all of those people would have been so eager to try and get it shut down. Texas was hit hard and not surprisingly, STI rates are up, teen pregnancies are up, kinda like everything went haywire because a safety net was taken away.

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So Close

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MaximumKarmaSaint
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like how did this person think up to this point? "Why do you choose not to do things with me when I ask you to? Must be a woman thing."

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Why Are Only Pastors Being Arrested, And Not Drag Queens? The Op Nearly Got It

Why Are Only Pastors Being Arrested, And Not Drag Queens? The Op Nearly Got It

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Now, knowing that we cannot evolve further as people in life without at least a bit of self-awareness, we asked how people can develop and maintain mindfulness. Dr. Kinga Mnich replied: “Self-awareness is about understanding oneself, one’s strengths, weaknesses, and motivations. It involves looking inward to understand better how you can improve yourself and your relationships with others. The easiest way to start becoming self-aware is by taking more breaks before responding to something and asking yourself questions such as: Why am I thinking this? Am I really feeling this? What am I feeling? How is this connected to my values and beliefs?”

Also, to learn more about the differences between self-awareness and narcissism, feel free to read Dr. Kinga Mnich’s blog post.

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#7

So Close Yet So Far

So Close Yet So Far

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PeTeH
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those people change their mind the instant they are in the situation...

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#8

Huh, That’s An Odd Coincidence

Huh, That’s An Odd Coincidence

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Bernd Herbert
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sigh....antivaxxers. If there were Aliens observing us, they surely would have taken some of them for studies about stupidity.

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It can be funny, sad, or even infuriating to see people so unaware of their actions that they manage to project on other people. Dr. Kinga Mnich sheds light on the causes behind such behavior.

“There are several psychological mechanisms and biases that cause people to unconsciously project their own traits or behaviors onto others while remaining unaware of their own actions. One such mechanism is projection bias, where individuals attribute their own thoughts, feelings, or motives to others without realizing it. This happens because people tend to assume that others think and feel the same way they do. Unfortunately, this bias can also lead to intolerance and discrimination because personal thoughts and beliefs are being understood as the only reality and truth.

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Another contributing factor is cognitive dissonance, which occurs when individuals feel uneasy due to holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes. To reduce this discomfort, they may project their own undesirable traits onto others to maintain a sense of consistency in their self-image.”

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They’ve Finally Come Around Full Circle!

They’ve Finally Come Around Full Circle!

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Gwyn
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7 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's because Republicans are greedy. They don't want "their tax dollars" going to pay for anyone else, be it for birth control, abortion, food stamps, kids free lunches at school, unemployment, disability, etc. They just hide it under twisted religious belief and what they call morality.

axle f
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Conservative means conserving the status quo. Which means they don't want any wealth transfers at all. Of course they took advantage of wealth transfers themselves, they just refuse to acknowledge that....tell some fairy tale about dragging themselves up by their own bootstraps because they're so legendary. Hm? Oh...allllll taxes are wealth transfers. Why u think conservatives are against taxes?

Bernd Herbert
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those three are probably the most ridiculous and useless politicians in the US, and that type isn't a rare breed over there.

Tamra
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed. The bar is so low at this point, it's buried underground.

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Michael Largey
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Conservatives do indeed like helping people, even babies. Rich white male people and rich white male babies.

flower petals
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Conservatives *hate* helping people, because the people receiving the help get spoiled and can feel entitled if you don’t let them starve. Damn those pesky babies, wanting formula.. Gotta stop that greed in its tracks 🙄😠

Surenu
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah when I was 3 months old I pulled myself up by my diapers and worked 25 hours a day in a uranium mine to help my family pay for formula. Sarcasm, obviously, don't want to give the right wing any ideas.

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Sprouted Tater
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You got it in one! They only like tax breaks for their rich constituents, and themselves of course!

Maggie Fulton
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spend MONEY on babies?! Let those lazy babies work for food like everybody else..

Steve Robert
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is just criminal. Wtf is wrong with these so-called pro life morons? It will never be their problem since they stole enough money by being in Congress to never experience such pain and hardship. Hell should have a special place for those willing to starve families in need!

Louis Wright
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the sad part. we can stop abortion, but we can't make good parents. The babies that are being aborted would have been born to irresponsible and, likely, abusive parents. This issue has nothing to do with women's health but sex.

Me.
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I, as a magic the gathering player, was very confused

Raymond Smith
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably because the babies are not old enough to vote them out of office.

JustABored1
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Starving people are easier to manipulate and control. That's right out of the repuglican playbook. 🤬

Big Chungus
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was extremely lucky that my husbands dad had just got a box of formula from Costco before the shortages, it barely got us through

v
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Conservatives are only pro-life because there's political capital in saying they are. It's a solid guarantee that if it wasn't a surefire way to get votes it would never be discussed.

Verena
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Conservatives want every baby born, because every life counts. At the same time they happily put every life at risk, by encouring and supporting free distribution of tools which only purpose is to kill.

Tamiko
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Brit, it just comes across as all they want is more targets to practise on.

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Ken Beattie
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You guys in the US put multiple things in Bills though don't you? So you'll have a bill for improved health care, but also killing puppies, so no one votes for it. Makes me wonder if there was something else attached to that particular bill that caused the veto? It also makes me think it's a bloody stupid way of pushing through legislation. One item per bill, that way you're not getting blocked because of something unrelated.

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They voted against it because of all the pork that the Liberals added into the bill that had nothing at all to do with feeding kids. That comment ^ is cherry-picking bullshyt.

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Almost Like Your Political Side Is Against This Very Idea

Almost Like Your Political Side Is Against This Very Idea

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flower petals
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not all starving kids starve because their parents are jerks, many starve because so do the parents!

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So Close

So Close

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Snazzy Smurf
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7 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But, in many Red states you can have a kid as young as 10 regardless of the circumstances. Also, if it is after 6 weeks or 1864 when you find out, you are really S.O.L. ( I was referencing the 10 y/o little girl who had to travel out of state for treatment. Then, they want to prosecute the doctor for trying to bring some kindness to that child's life.)

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And lastly, Dr. Kinga Mnich shared how the phenomenon of being "called out" or "exposed" for lacking self-awareness influences people's behavior or attitudes toward self-reflection: “It can go either way. It can lead to a moment of awakening and desire to learn more about themselves. Or it can increase the subsequent behavior because someone feels shamed and pressured.”

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Dad Who Fought To Have Lgbtq Books Removed From School Arrested For Child Molestation

Dad Who Fought To Have Lgbtq Books Removed From School Arrested For Child Molestation

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flower petals
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not uncommon at all, that the self proclaimed morality police turn out to be the creeps.. 🤢

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#14

Inject It Straight Into My F**king Veins

Inject It Straight Into My F**king Veins

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flower petals
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Politicians making decisions about increased aviation safety didn’t receive massive donations/bribes from the airlines, while politicians opposing common sense gun reform (which the majority of Americans support) have received massive donations from the weapons industry, the NRA, Putin’s Russia et c. Like somebody put it, dead kids don’t pay. Priorities, people. 🤢

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Cancel Them All!

Cancel Them All!

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Jerome Lenovo
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hey ! stop pointing out inconsistency in maga people's behavior. Its un-amerikkkan

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Lol Yup He Nailed It

Lol Yup He Nailed It

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Conservative Accidentally Works Out Why "Ant-Gun Liberals" Want Gun Control

Conservative Accidentally Works Out Why "Ant-Gun Liberals" Want Gun Control

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A Curriculum Only A Mother Could Love

A Curriculum Only A Mother Could Love

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Pittsburgh rare
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Homeschooling is such an alien concept. Can ANYONE teach their kids? Does ANYONE control what they're teaching?

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Now You're Getting It

Now You're Getting It

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Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who would have thought that the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States could have federal power to investigate anyone in the United States?

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#20

Twitter User Complains About Wife’s Green Card Marriage. Meanwhile At The Border

Twitter User Complains About Wife’s Green Card Marriage. Meanwhile At The Border

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I Wonder Why

I Wonder Why

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Bernd Herbert
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7 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because they do not act for the good of the people but in their own interest. Monetary that is

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#22

Do You Read What You Write Before You Post It?

Do You Read What You Write Before You Post It?

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Christian Homophobe Complaining About "Lgbt Propaganda" Asks How We'd Feel About Christians Pushing Their Religion On Others Unasked

Christian Homophobe Complaining About "Lgbt Propaganda" Asks How We'd Feel About Christians Pushing Their Religion On Others Unasked

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Alewa
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never had any LGBT propoganda shoved in my face. Religious propaganda, yes.

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#24

“Race Is Not Skin Deep.”

“Race Is Not Skin Deep.”

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Bernd Herbert
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People getting worked up over the look of Fantasy characters is something I will never understand

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#26

Yes, We Should

Yes, We Should

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#27

I Don't Even Have Words For This Level Of Stupid

I Don't Even Have Words For This Level Of Stupid

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#28

This Speaks For Itself Really

This Speaks For Itself Really

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You Are So Close

You Are So Close

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Pittsburgh rare
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In all fairness, you weren't mature enough to be deployed in Fallujah either.

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#30

Conservatives React To "Lightyear" Being Banned In Saudi Arabia

Conservatives React To "Lightyear" Being Banned In Saudi Arabia

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Why Are People So Mean?

Why Are People So Mean?

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Anti-Trans Campaigner Is Made To Feel Unwelcomed By Symbols Of Inclusivity

Anti-Trans Campaigner Is Made To Feel Unwelcomed By Symbols Of Inclusivity

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Anna Ekberg
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Unwelcomed, second class citizen, uncomfortable and on edge". Jeeez, I wonder how trans people must have felt during all these years? 🙄

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“Everyone Else’s Money Made My Life Possible. I, Of Course, Oppose This For Everyone Else”

“Everyone Else’s Money Made My Life Possible. I, Of Course, Oppose This For Everyone Else”

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The "Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings" Crowd Being On Brand Af

The "Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings" Crowd Being On Brand Af

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Why Aren’t The Gop Leftist?

Why Aren’t The Gop Leftist?

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Bernd Herbert
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7 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about start voting in your interest and not against it? How about voting for actual politics and not politicians?

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#36

One Of The Uvalde Officers Via An Interview With People Magazine

One Of The Uvalde Officers Via An Interview With People Magazine

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John Mosley
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, you had your police training, equipment and opportunity. Only thing missing was courage and the morality to value the lives of a large group of children over your own. Yeah, you were a coward.

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#37

Yeah Conservatives Never Censor Anyone They Disagree With, They Aren't Snowflakes!

Yeah Conservatives Never Censor Anyone They Disagree With, They Aren't Snowflakes!

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#39

They're The Same Picture

They're The Same Picture

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An All Too Real Metaphor

An All Too Real Metaphor

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