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Ping Tung

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15. "I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever

Reply to Autumn (Reply #2)

Sun May 25, 2025, 03:29 PM

7 hrs ago

"I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever, in religion, in philosophy, in politics, or in anything else, where I was capable of thinking for myself. Such an addiction is the last degradation of a free and moral agent. If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all." Thomas Jefferson

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Have you ever been accused of not being a REAL Democrat? [View all] Ping Tung 11 hrs ago OP

Reminiscent of being in Temple and no_hypocrisy 11 hrs ago #1

That's Evangelical bread and butter too Ponietz 11 hrs ago #4

Yes i have. Frequently. Been called a Bernie bro more often than not. Autumn 11 hrs ago #2

I would write letters to the editor in my local red neck newspaper gab13by13 11 hrs ago #5

"I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever Ping Tung 7 hrs ago #15

He was a smart man for his time. Autumn 7 hrs ago #16

No. sakabatou 11 hrs ago #3

Recommended. H2O Man 8 hrs ago #6

Strict conformity is the required end for the purists. Ping Tung 8 hrs ago #12

Funny Clouds Passing 7 hrs ago #19

Only on DU TnDem 8 hrs ago #7

When I talked to friend/neighbor about Covid leaking from a lab womanofthehills 8 hrs ago #8

I have seen people here called that simply for posting legit, mainstream news-sourced discussions on the same issue. Celerity 7 hrs ago #17

How is being a real democrat defined? SocialDemocrat61 8 hrs ago #9

I don't belong to an organized politiical party. I'm a Democrat. Will Rogers Ping Tung 8 hrs ago #14

Gary Larson!!! 🤣❤ FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #10

Yep PJMcK 8 hrs ago #11

Happens all the time. Mosby 8 hrs ago #13

I've been called a MIC-friendly anti-socialist centrist, anti-feminist by so-called radicals - haele 7 hrs ago #18

No. Clouds Passing 7 hrs ago #20

Differences sof opinions are what makes horse races. Mark Twain Ping Tung 6 hrs ago #21

Please define what the HELL is a "REAL Democrat". republianmushroom 3 hrs ago #22

That's the point. There is no such critter. Ping Tung 1 hr ago #24

The last person who said I was a troll is now herself FFR'd Kaleva 1 hr ago #23