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BigmanPigman

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4. Americans have short memories, especially when it comes to politics.

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2019, 01:27 AM

Dec 2019

I am sorry to say that we will repeat this mistake again. Maybe not in my lifetime but we will make the same mistakes. I am a realist. Some people never learn and Americans are not known for their interest in History or knowledge about countries other than our own.

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There Can Be No Peace [View all] NanceGreggs Dec 2019 OP

trump judges will trash the country for decades after he is gone. may need to impeach some of msongs Dec 2019 #1

Totally agree. +1 dchill Dec 2019 #7

K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone Dec 2019 #2

Nance, sorry to say I will not wonder about Republicans in the future csziggy Dec 2019 #3

Americans have short memories, especially when it comes to politics. BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #4

What Iain Banks said about the Tories there, applies to the Republicans here. dobleremolque Dec 2019 #5

They'll never taste the same again, either. dchill Dec 2019 #8

The racist republican voters were stewing for 8 years over Obama's presidency, they couldn't yaesu Dec 2019 #6

I keep thinking about the lost productivity of the American people while he hogs the narrative. Grasswire2 Dec 2019 #9

The Republican Party has been rotten to the core for many decades. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #10

I just love your work. calimary Dec 2019 #11

That's why I've spoken ... NanceGreggs Dec 2019 #12

If they did not know what Trump was when they voted for him... Martin Eden Dec 2019 #13