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bucolic_frolic

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1. Well, yes, everything is polarized, a weak party and a dominant one

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:18 PM

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Society has been narcissistically abused for 30 years and the public and pundits have yet to realize it. We are like children raised in abusive home unable to comprehend their fate, who won't understand the boundary violations for decades to come. We don't get out of this before there is a national 12-step program to help us, and who's going to pay for it?

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Congress could be headed for a tipping point, irreversible decline [View all] Zorro Saturday OP

Well, yes, everything is polarized, a weak party and a dominant one bucolic_frolic Saturday #1

I think we already reached that point Skittles Saturday #2

tbh, I'm not sure they haven't aready reached that tipping point. area51 Saturday #3

This has been the goal of the GOP for decades relayerbob Saturday #4

Give us a 55% Democratic Congress SCantiGOP Saturday #5

Right now Congress is made up of legislators and performance artists. A blue wave could change the balance. flashman13 Saturday #6

It's a Republican "thing" pure and simple. NoMoreRepugs Saturday #7

They should honor the oath they swore to, and if they can't, they should get out of the way and be replaced by someone Fil1957 Saturday #8

I think that Trump is a gangster and the GOP Congress is afraid. Dan Sunday #9