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nuxvomica

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22. But on the plus side, it will be better for the country

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 04:37 PM

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Maybe we could comfort them with that prospect, since they are always talking about the good of the country. Somewhere, deep down inside, the little vestige of patriotism still left in them will be jubilant. Then there's the also the freedom they will enjoy, out of office and no longer enslaved to the will of a villainous man-child. I'm actually being serious here.

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