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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNo person elected to public office should go unchallenged at election time. Ever.
The invention of gunpowder led to Neil Armstrong stepping off a ladder onto the satellite known as Luna.
Glad we didn't decide gunpowder was the be-all/end-all of propulsion.
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No person elected to public office should go unchallenged at election time. Ever. (Original Post)
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2016
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juxtaposed
(2,778 posts)1. i agree it keeps ppl in line
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)3. YOU understand the point of my post.
Keep 'em in line by placing someone behind the mirror they use to love themselves with.
iAZZZo
(358 posts)2. dws, dnc, dlc, third-way disagree :(
saw on reddit about futures being bulit
Arazi
(6,829 posts)4. yup yup. even Theodore Roosevelt agreed 110%
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