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mr715

(3,564 posts) Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:45 PM Nov 2025

What they did

was broadcast the impression that they had power they never had. "Just let us negotiate!" as though it was ever in the cards. That particular refrain only works if you don't fold the moment the other side starts sweating.

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