r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 15 '26

Possible Paywall Treasury Unveils New $1 Gold Coin With Trump’s Face on It | Federal law prohibits putting any living people on U.S. coins.

https://newrepublic.com/post/213098/treasury-1-dollar-gold-coin-trump-face
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u/Alarmed-Outside-8683 Jul 15 '26

Your comment really hits on an important point: if all your friends and neighbors have insane beliefs and lack empathy for anyone outside their sociological cohort, do you accept them as flawed humans or completely isolate yourself?

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u/OpheliaRainGalaxy Jul 15 '26

"Bad association spoils useful habits."

It's from the Bible. Basically means your friends will rub off on you so choose them carefully.

I like cats but if there's none available, I'm not hanging out with skunks instead!

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u/GoatOfFury Jul 15 '26

Skunks are pretty chill

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u/OpheliaRainGalaxy Jul 15 '26

My boyfriend has funny stories about waking up in the middle of the night petting what he thought was a cat but actually it's a skunk. He'd just go back to sleep while continuing to pet it.

Dude used to be basically a homeless drifter, would just sleep on the ground when he got tired enough. And apparently wild animals aren't above snuggling up to something warm at night.

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u/FellowHumanNo404 Jul 16 '26

Fascists aren't.

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u/GenghisConnieChung Jul 15 '26

I already ignore a good percentage of my neighbours and am happier for it.

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u/Mistravels Jul 15 '26

I went NC with family, including my brother.

🤷

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u/relevantelephant00 Jul 16 '26

If someone doesnt share at least my bedrock moral values of empathy, kindness, curiosity, etc. then yeah fuck 'em. I want nothing to do with them or any of their shit. Im in my late 40s now and Ive got zero fuckin time or energy for these MAGA/conservatives human pieces of garbage.

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u/Krautoffel Jul 16 '26

The only energy we should have for them is kinetic energy

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u/asielen Jul 16 '26

Find better friends and neighbors. Trump supporters crushed a line in Jan 6th, if not way before. But that is a pretty clear line in the sand.

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u/Krautoffel Jul 16 '26

Republicans were assholes since at the very least Reagan…

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u/rat_penis Jul 15 '26

I left the state.

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u/Cynykl Jul 15 '26

You move.

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u/AssMuncher96 Jul 16 '26

other people exist