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WTF is wrong with Minnesota?

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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #135 on: December 29, 2025, 06:58:55 PM »
MAGA must be really scared of Walz, every other post on X is calling for Trump to throw him in prison.
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #136 on: December 29, 2025, 07:14:10 PM »
paragraphs breaks are helpful
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #137 on: December 29, 2025, 07:19:31 PM »
Quote from: No one in Mn on December 29, 2025, 05:37:15 PM
The social media post that you used said he was pardoned.

I didn't use a social media post. I  sarcastically commented on someone else's post.

In social media, people don't generally care about the technical difference between clemency, commutations, pardons, etc. 
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #138 on: December 30, 2025, 12:43:45 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on December 29, 2025, 12:45:43 PM
I am suggesting the use of the word hordes is a perjorative, similar to Trump calling it an invasion.

How many Germans invaded Poland? Or Russia? Where do we draw the line? I ask again, what’s the right word for millions of people crossing our borders? Are we in George Carlin’s “soft language” zone here? Wait, of course we are.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #139 on: December 30, 2025, 10:14:58 AM »
Quote from: Custard on December 30, 2025, 12:43:45 AM
How many Germans invaded Poland? Or Russia? Where do we draw the line? I ask again, what’s the right word for millions of people crossing our borders? Are we in George Carlin’s “soft language” zone here? Wait, of course we are.

Is humanizing people "soft language?" If so, is the correction to dehumanize them?

btw, Phrase softeners have their place. Anyone in sales knows that.

 When to Use vs. Avoid
Use: When you want to be polite, show empathy, give gentle feedback, or make a request without sounding demanding.

Avoid: When directness is needed, to avoid appearing uncertain, or when discussing serious issues where softening the language obscures the reality of the situation.

Hitler wanted to replace Eastern Europeans with Teutonic people. You really want to compare that with people seeking work and escaping violence?
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #140 on: December 30, 2025, 10:21:19 AM »
Quote from: Custard on December 28, 2025, 11:12:31 PM


Unvetted Crossings: Gotaways

An estimated 1.5–2 million “gotaways” (migrants detected evading capture via surveillance but not apprehended) received no vetting at all—no biometrics, no database checks. These represent a complete bypass of screening.


That increased while the border was closed.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #141 on: December 30, 2025, 11:20:54 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on December 30, 2025, 10:14:58 AM
Is humanizing people "soft language?" If so, is the correction to dehumanize them?

btw, Phrase softeners have their place. Anyone in sales knows that.

 When to Use vs. Avoid
Use: When you want to be polite, show empathy, give gentle feedback, or make a request without sounding demanding.

Avoid: When directness is needed, to avoid appearing uncertain, or when discussing serious issues where softening the language obscures the reality of the situation.

Hitler wanted to replace Eastern Europeans with Teutonic people. You really want to compare that with people seeking work and escaping violence?

No, I want to know why using a word that means “a large group of people” isn’t acceptable to use in reference to a large group of people. Or why, when millions pour into the country, calling it an invasion is improper. If you look invasion or horde up, they both hold definitions that are completely proper in this context.

I get that you’re as bleeding heart as bleeding hearts get, but you’re just arguing semantics regarding what word Trump or I used to describe a massive influx of illegal immigrants most Americans didn’t want to let in.

I don’t feel the need to use soft language in this situation, and I don’t feel offended that Trump uses firm language. But then again I don’t believe that all of these people came here to find work and escape violence. Difference in perspective I suppose.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #142 on: December 30, 2025, 11:32:01 AM »
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #143 on: December 30, 2025, 11:39:42 AM »
Quote from: Custard on December 30, 2025, 11:20:54 AM
I don’t believe that all of these people came here to find work and escape violence. Difference in perspective I suppose.

Why do think they came here? I assume you think they mean us harm? "Invading hordes":
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #144 on: December 30, 2025, 11:49:14 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on December 30, 2025, 11:39:42 AM
Why do think they came here? I assume you think they mean us harm? "Invading hordes":

I’ve said it probably more than a thousand times. Conservatives focus on the people with a cell phone and a working refrigerator while the real criminals get away with literally almost anything. This person is right.

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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #145 on: December 30, 2025, 11:56:32 AM »
Aimee Bock. Look (lock?) her up.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #146 on: December 30, 2025, 12:06:27 PM »
Quote from: Hired Gun on December 30, 2025, 11:56:32 AM
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She doesn't play.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #147 on: December 30, 2025, 12:56:05 PM »
Quote from: Hired Gun on December 30, 2025, 11:56:32 AM
Aimee Bock. Look (lock?) her up.

Question for HQ. Are we upset about the Caucasian mastermind behind $250 million Minnesota fraud?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/meet-minnesotas-fraud-mastermind-accused-playing-god-wielding-fake-racism-claims-somali-scandal
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Re: WTF is wrong with Minnesota?
« Reply #148 on: December 30, 2025, 06:27:08 PM »
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