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gulliver

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10. Elections matter

Reply to generalbetrayus (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 02:43 PM

14 hrs ago

Not sure the guy should have taken his groceries home, at least if he thought the old man was freezing.

Even if the story is made up, it does illustrate the fact that people who care about the vulnerable should focus on core issues. In this case, the core issue being the vulnerable.

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I saw this post on Facebook today from a person I have friended because he is a friend of good friends of mine. [View all] generalbetrayus 16 hrs ago OP

Thank you for sharing. But I have a question. Where in the hell were niyad 15 hrs ago #1

This is glurge. It never happened. WhiskeyGrinder 15 hrs ago #2

It's an awfully long and complicated story for glurge. I think someone simply looking for attention would have spent generalbetrayus 15 hrs ago #4

What's complicated about it? It's just long and overwrought, which are key components of glurge. WhiskeyGrinder 15 hrs ago #5

Maybe glurge cate94 14 hrs ago #23

Good chance it was originally written using AI. highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #24

(I'm guessing you haven't seen YouTube...) lastlib 14 hrs ago #25

Give AI a prompt quakerboy 13 hrs ago #38

Agree - A new generation has discovered glurge. jmbar2 14 hrs ago #7

AI makes it very easy to generate text stories like this, or video versions. YouTube is littered with highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #26

Maybe, but I like the sentiment, so I hope it's true. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #12

The sentiment is that most people are psychopathic monsters without concern for a man on a highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #22

Jeezus, that isn't what I meant and I think you know that. Why attack me, for God's sake? Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #28

Sorry. I'm not attacking you, but I want you to understand when you're being manipulated by a highplainsdem 13 hrs ago #31

I'm a grown woman. I understand quite well. Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #36

Then you should enjoy this as well: True Dough 9 hrs ago #45

glurge? yankee87 14 hrs ago #19

Love it malaise 15 hrs ago #3

Both of them are blessed for doing what he did. oasis 15 hrs ago #6

Not confirming or denying the story, but we can't deny we have a homeless problem in this country. surfered 14 hrs ago #8

i'm a woman moonbeam23 14 hrs ago #9

Elections matter gulliver 14 hrs ago #10

I don't believe it, with the main reason being that no one in their right mind who wanted to help that man highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #11

Quite possibly, but I'll take his version. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #13

You'll take a version describing a ridiculously irresponsible self-styled Good Samaritan leaving highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #16

Oh, for heaven's sake, stop. I liked that someone did help. Back off, please. Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #32

I agree FoxNewsSucks 14 hrs ago #20

If I was the man with seat loads of groceries KS Toronado 8 hrs ago #46

There but for fortune go you or I PatSeg 14 hrs ago #14

"Hard to believe ..." Intractable 14 hrs ago #18

What is even sadder is PatSeg 13 hrs ago #29

There's always 911 joho260 14 hrs ago #15

I learned a new word today thanks to the replies of this post. Intractable 14 hrs ago #17

I'd never heard that word either. FoxNewsSucks 14 hrs ago #21

Same leftstreet 13 hrs ago #33

I'm always learning stuff on DU ! Thanks! FailureToCommunicate 13 hrs ago #34

Should be required reading by everyone. JMCKUSICK 14 hrs ago #27

I'm very empathetic to disabled people, HOWEVER, if that man was the Gov. of Texas, whose FailureToCommunicate 13 hrs ago #30

I seriously don't believe it. tavernier 13 hrs ago #35

Agreeing With Others Here ProfessorGAC 13 hrs ago #37

Wonderful Roy Rolling 13 hrs ago #39

That's the red flag for me. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #43

Love that stories like this have a term "glurge". llmart 13 hrs ago #40

A slight correction: Brad Shelby is the curator of the Four States Museum niyad 12 hrs ago #41

His political posts are on his personal Facebook page. generalbetrayus 11 hrs ago #42

And I am not on facebook. niyad 10 hrs ago #44