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In reply to the discussion: Until Trump, I never imagined how fragile [View all]Botany
(74,209 posts)36. It goes back to even before that
Attacks on FDR and his work to get us out of the Great Depression and the pro Nazi
shits prior to WW II
Joe McCarthys made up attacks on the known Communists in Government.
@ one time the Republicans had some outstanding people in their party such as
Gov. Ray Shafer of PA who was one of the finest men I have ever known
I was a
kid and his brother lived next door and he would for some reason liked to talk to me
me when I was fishing in a little neighborhood lake or play ball with the kids in the
neighborhood. Those days of good republicans are long gone.
The bill the GOP just passed is a death sentence for America if it becomes law.
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Yeah, trump is just the culmination of decades of RW attacks on democracy...
Wounded Bear
Thursday
#21
And let's not forget 30 years of non-stop subversive propaganda brainwashing on radio, TV and then internet
hadEnuf
Thursday
#27
Social media algorithmic manipulation, now hyper powered by AI. It's the annihilation of truth.
Celerity
Thursday
#74
"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance". Too many people sleep-walking through life. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
#6
He couldn't have done it without a corrupt Supreme Court and House majority.
JohnnyRingo
Thursday
#9
This is a result of a multi year misinformation campaign by the right, big money, and which
Botany
Thursday
#12
The founders never expected someone like trump to be voted into the presidency. The founders sinned of having
Escurumbele
Thursday
#16
The founders had classical education, and knew from the Greeks and Romans that scoundrels could win favor
JHB
Thursday
#45
The founders did not anticipate the creation of political parties and the power of group mentality
andym
Friday
#78
I resent a lifetime of indoctrination telling me that cheaters will get caught in the end
Orrex
Thursday
#33
I had very good history and civics teachers along with a very wise parent who taught me how fragile freedom is
Cheezoholic
Thursday
#37
Until Nov 2024, I never realized how S T U P I D too many American voters (and deliberate non-voters) could be
Montauk6
Thursday
#48
I somehow knew/sensed in 2015 that he was going to do this. His rhetoric and sociopathy was obvious then. n/t
Evolve Dammit
Thursday
#51
"Democracy is hard, it's messy, and you have to think a lot." President Bartlett, West Wing.
SharonAnn
Thursday
#71
Yeah, our democracy has been declining since Reagan turned people against the government and toward greed.
Bluepinky
Thursday
#55
This isn't just Trump. This is the endgame of a 50-year effort to force a fundamental change on the nation.
JHB
Thursday
#58
Yes, it has been very distressing to see how easily Trump has managed to break laws, violate the constitution, and
Martin68
Thursday
#62
It's almost like, if I commit a felony, maybe I can just walk out of the police station, and ignore the "STOP!" yelling.
C Moon
Friday
#77