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‘Walking On Eggshells’: 62% Of Americans Are Afraid To Express Political Views, Survey Finds
Daily Caller ^ | 7/22/2020 | Benjamin Nichols

Posted on 07/23/2020 10:58:11 AM PDT by Zenyatta

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To: mware

My first reaction too, the New Silent Majority must be huge.


41 posted on 07/23/2020 11:44:19 AM PDT by Orosius
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To: mware

“Trump wins in a landslide. If the Dems are afraid to talk it ain’t because they support Biden.”

Thank you. That says it all.


42 posted on 07/23/2020 11:46:59 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: Sam Gamgee
Democrats are lying. Why do they have to worry? They won’t get stalked, beaten or their employers notified just because of their inane beliefs.

They'd definitely be worried about what other Democrats would do to them if they voiced any support for President Trump.

43 posted on 07/23/2020 11:48:07 AM PDT by Ezekiel (The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
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To: JBW1949

Same here.

I am retired now but I worked for a multinational technical firm and it was known to not rock the boat with conservative ideas or comments. Best to just keep your views to yourself....sadly.


44 posted on 07/23/2020 11:52:32 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: spacejunkie2001
just pointing out that we’re afraid for completely different reasons: them because they’re idiots and don’t want people to know it and us because we fear for our lives and livelihoods.

No. They do not think they are idiots. They think that they have superior intellect and that we are the idiots.

You need to understand your adversary better.

They do understand that their innermost views are unacceptable to most and the resulting actions make them culpable. I hesitate to say "guilty" since that would have to be established in a court of law and they know that in the current political climate that that is not likely to happen.

45 posted on 07/23/2020 11:57:25 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: Zenyatta

Bad news for Biden and his pollsters.


46 posted on 07/23/2020 11:57:35 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: the_Watchman

your last sentence totally made my point.


47 posted on 07/23/2020 12:04:36 PM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: Zenyatta

Cutting a man’s tongue out doesn’t change his mind.


48 posted on 07/23/2020 12:07:29 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Zenyatta

Until America returns to a patriarchal society, the Karens will continue shaming people down the path to communism. This is why people are afraid, they’re concerned that their local Zampolit/Karen/snitch will put them on some list, for targeting by Antifa/BLM/DNC.


49 posted on 07/23/2020 12:10:06 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Politics is the continuation of war by other means. --Clausewitz)
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To: Zenyatta
Here in the Soviet state of Maryland, you always have to choose between the safest of alternatives in "public" political conversations...
1. Proudly proclaim your MAGA support;
2. Rub raw hamburger all over your body and leap into a shark tank; or,
3. Bite your tongue and wish you were somewhere that allowed concealed carry...
50 posted on 07/23/2020 12:24:03 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: mware

What you said.


51 posted on 07/23/2020 12:36:33 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked (I thank the good Lord everyday that I no longer live in CA.)
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To: Sam Gamgee

I deactivated my account a few weeks ago for the very same reason. Its just not worth it.


52 posted on 07/23/2020 12:51:48 PM PDT by Man from Oz
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To: Man from Oz

Facebook? I was also pissing off some of the relatives when I asked “what sort of retards voted for Justin Trudeau”. After that and after my wife saw some of my posts I got the “cancel facebook” ultimatum.


53 posted on 07/23/2020 1:02:26 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Zenyatta

When your 20 you worry about what people think of you.
When your 40 you don’t care what people think of you.
When your 60 you realize people weren’t thinking about you.

I am now 70 and I wear a Trump 2020 hat that says “Making Liberals Cry Again”. I am fishing for Liberals to laugh at. If they make a comment about the hat I ask if they were born that way or were they dropped as a baby. They hate it when I turn away laughing.


54 posted on 07/23/2020 1:09:35 PM PDT by IAGeezer912 (One out of every 20 people on the face of the earth are Americans. We have won life's lottery.)
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To: IAGeezer912
I am fishing for Liberals to laugh at.

Must be a nice area where you live. In most places you're fishing for an a$$ kicking or worse. Being 70, you should be armed. You age won't let you recover quickly from a beat down.

55 posted on 07/23/2020 1:22:53 PM PDT by damper99
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To: Zenyatta

If the record first-time gun purchases are to be believed, then the balloting for the presidency has already begun. Anybody purchasing a handgun has already pretty much decided that things are out-of-control. And their solution means that they aren’t voting Democrat in the fall.


56 posted on 07/23/2020 1:25:21 PM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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To: brownsfan

You should quit FB....Just my opinion.


57 posted on 07/23/2020 1:26:23 PM PDT by Osage Orange (qcsi)
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To: Zenyatta

Bookmark


58 posted on 07/23/2020 2:27:03 PM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: Zenyatta

That means 62% of the people support Trump, because the only ones reticent to share their political views are trump supporters.

Trump haters have no such qualms or reservations.


59 posted on 07/23/2020 5:46:10 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Osage Orange

“You should quit FB....Just my opinion.”

I don’t use it like kids do. I’m old, I own a flip phone. When I am on my computer, and I’m a little bored, I go there, stir the pot, and move on. And, there are coworkers I keep in touch with there.

But I get why FB shouldn’t be used.


60 posted on 07/24/2020 5:57:56 AM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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