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4. I don't think you can put all of that at conservatives

Reply to Mossfern (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 11:45 PM

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Most of the conservative parents I know are super anti-participation trophies. It's part of the "let's not hurt people's feelings" stuff that they laugh at liberals over.

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