why are conservatives so furious an American got freed from a Russian prison? what could it be about her they hate so much 🤔

@godpod

Because they weren't the ones to do it. Joe and his admin get all the credit , which they can't handle.

They are incapable of being happy an American citizen was freed from wrongful captivity.

#SAVAGES

@godpod I can think of at least 3 things ... They don't even try to mask their behaviour these days . .
@godpod Conservative: A person who always turns a positive into a negative. #Griner #GOP

@godpod good time for a 'wrong answers only' thread

* she's bad at golf
* likes to spray paint hyenas
* last dinner she cooked stunk up the neighborhood with weird stuff like garlic

@godpod there's no pleasing some people ("that's just what Jesus said, Sir!")
@godpod If it was Tom Brady the same folk would trade 5 arms dealers.
@godpod I know, I thought they were "America First." Now that doesn't seem to be the case.
@godpod Because the price of her release was that Viktor Bout, the merchant of death, went free. And Griner was arrested in the first place because she broke the law. Not supporting or condemning.
@schfinkes @godpod How do you know she was set up? She pleaded guilty. She apologized for "her mistake". She said the drugs were there due to "hasty packing."
@godpod @b2run It’s the “why” behind it. And her only hope of being considered for leniency by Russia was to confess and apologize.
@b2run @schfinkes @godpod I honestly think the drugs were planted. It would not have been the first time. And if you were threatened with the gulag, which is far worse than any American prison (which are already horrific), you might try to lessen your punishment with a plea.
@cadenza @schfinkes @godpod It's possible but I don't see any evidence for it. Her attitude and confession seemed to say that she made a stupid mistake. She didn't even make that claim when she was released which would have been one of the first things I would have done.
@b2run @schfinkes @godpod She’s still under medical supervision. You think she’s going to go public now to explain when she’s already being attacked by trolls. Furthermore, the FSB isn’t going to provide you with “evidence”. You think you have access to all the facts from your armchair and that’s ridiculous.
@b2run @schfinkes @godpod I bet you say to rape victims “bUt WhErE iS tHe EvIdEnCe? We don’t have HIS side of the story!”
@godpod Here in (still) MAGA red rural Texas, they’re saying it’s because he’s an upstanding Marine, and she went there to deal drugs. It’s their thinly veiled attempt to hide the fact they have hoods in their closets. If you’re *finally* ready to smite, I have names.
@schfinkes @godpod upstanding Marine...they obviously haven't read his bio. Dishonorable discharge for larceny. Yeah, he's a poster boy you betcha'.
@godpod @guyintheredcape They only believe what the far-right media feeds them. Anything else is fake news. There’s no discussion. I could get through to a rock more easily. It’s pitiful.
@godpod at the risk of drawing vitriol, i shall answer honestly.
1. theres an American thats has been locked uo longer that is being ignored because he's not famous.
2. she did take an illegal substance internationally, which everyone should know is a crime
3. she got traded for a really really bad guy, so the trade is not equal
@crashwny @godpod The trade certainly wasn't equal but it was humanist. And the ex-marine is certainly not being ignored, russia overtly refused to even negotiate his release.
Be wary of accidentally repeating kremlin propaganda which is currently spreading the outright (racist and homophobic) lie that Biden preferred a "black, lesbian anti-American over a decorated veteran".
@spikywon @godpod i hadn't heard any antigay/antifemale propaganda, but alot of noise accusing of such. i never thought race or gender was in play, more famous/sports person over someone not famous. but no matter what i say, y'all will assume what you will about the motivations behind my statements.
@crashwny @godpod Putin had all the cards. He would not let go of Whelan no matter what. And I still am not convinced that the drugs that were found were hers. Planting drugs is very much an FSB MO. They took her as a hostage in an effort to hamstring US support for Ukraine.
@godpod
They hate emancipation in general.
@godpod Well, I can think of three reasons. She is an American citizen, and we should all be grateful for her return.
@godpod huge mystery 🙃🙃🙃😤
@godpod 3 reasons..female…..POC….gay…if she was Jewish that would fill GOP bingo card
@godpod And they are blaming her as if she singlehandedly masterminded her own release. Unreal.
@godpod its sad no one is calling out all the americans in jail/prison for cannabis.
@godpod I heard it was her wearing a tan suit. They seem to get REALLY triggered over tan suits.😂
@godpod a dozen reasons:
Black, gay, black and gay, black, black, black, black, gay, gay, gay, gay, black and gay
@godpod I think it triggers them by assaulting their snowflake sensibilities with her trifecta of awesome: #black #female #LGBTQ+
@godpod Well, the only way to get one particular American out of Russian jail is to spring a Russian out of a German jail, and Russia is all "you'll figure out how". America has a policy of risks people take when traveling abroad and people traveling abroad already know what it is before they go--at their own risk.

@godpod

because she is a poc who was locked up..i don't know why conservatives aka republicans despise poc ..i just don't get that

@godpod What demographic identifies as conservative the most? There’s your answer
@godpod As Americans, shouldn't we all cheer when a fellow American is rescued? I don't get the hate
@godpod She reminds them of that tall girl in middle school that they crushed on but were too afraid to speak to.
@godpod three things: she’s a woman, she’s gay and she’s black. The GOP trifecta of sins
@godpod from comments I've seen it's because she wanted to ban the American anthem at wnba games or to change the anthem.
@godpod what’s disgusting is that Paul Whelan was a loyal Trumper. And Trump did exactly nothing in trying to get him back. He even begged Trump just for a tweet about him, and all he got was radio silence. Even when Republicans have the opportunity to do the right thing, they just don’t, and so they criticize anyone who actually does.
@godpod They just need to hate. Their lives are built on a foundation of fear and hate. Any subject or topics will do. As long as they’re hating, they feel alive.
@godpod those people are true patriots.
Or is patriarchs or something
@godpod Maybe they're looking at the results. I'm thrilled for Griner and her family - everyone should be - but as when the US traded five terrorist leaders for a deserter, countless deaths will result.

@godpod

Her skin color and the fact that the Trumpter didn't get credit.

@godpod everyone keeps bitching about "the deal"... Trump has left his skidmark on America.

What did they want, a couple of draft picks to sweeten the trade?

@godpod Gay? Black? Woman? Your choice God
@godpod ummm she’s female? Black? Lesbian? Uses hash CBD?Just to name a few.
@godpod Assuming she knows the truth about Conservatives?
@godpod she has too much melatonin and a uterus