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38. A fitting conclusion this allegorical exercise, Farmer-Rick. Thanks.

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Mon Mar 2, 2020, 01:59 PM

Mar 2020

The frogs jump out of the pot on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

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Suddenly it all comes down, all at once...Too late. You are compromised beyond repair. [View all] Soph0571 Mar 2020 OP

K&R and post it everywhere. Guilded Lilly Mar 2020 #1

We have been warned. They are in position to take us down. BSdetect Mar 2020 #2

Agreed. DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #52

if liberals/dems/the left finally figured out the leader of the republican party the last 30 yrs is certainot Mar 2020 #55

k&r BSdetect Mar 2020 #56

It seems so obvious when u step back and take an NoMoreRepugs Mar 2020 #3

The whole idea of "deconstructing the administrative state" is to tear down democracy. kentuck Mar 2020 #4

"Deconstructing" is just a sanitized version of "destroyed." calimary Mar 2020 #10

+++ agree. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #19

Like what Bannon wants to do. Baked Potato Mar 2020 #32

Driven by the ultra-wealthy wanting to privatize everything and.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #44

+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #5

I feel as though bdamomma Mar 2020 #43

They Thought They Were Free kentuck Mar 2020 #6

Another quote: kentuck Mar 2020 #40

So America falls to the spoiled, rich, chubby kid. world wide wally Mar 2020 #7

there are those who saw and tried and there are those who saw and didn't understand... Javaman Mar 2020 #8

Republicans tell us government doesn't work Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #9

I will never cease to be amazed at people who vote for... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #11

Exactly thank you seta1950 Mar 2020 #24

This perplexes me, too. pandr32 Mar 2020 #17

Another quote: kentuck Mar 2020 #12

All I can say is: "Ribbit!" n/t SpankMe Mar 2020 #13

Excellent post! This probably explains . . . LaMouffette Mar 2020 #14

Exactly. And welcome to DU LaMouffette. iluvtennis Mar 2020 #20

Good article. Thanks for linking it. ooky Mar 2020 #31

still so many people think donnie started the slide into authoritarianism unblock Mar 2020 #15

Roger Stone has Nixon tattooed on his back... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #26

indeed. for too many people, the lesson learned from watergate was go bigger. unblock Mar 2020 #29

We are whwre we are at because Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #49

It is really hard to see DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #51

I keep seeing McConnel as the minence Grise n all of this dhol82 Mar 2020 #54

Keep in mind that millions of Americans turned out to protest the fact that Donald Trump... MrModerate Mar 2020 #16

Exactly, Hitler was loved by the majority of Germans. Trump is hated by the majority of Americans. Farmer-Rick Mar 2020 #36

"Little by little" is how corprations sell us crap, too pandr32 Mar 2020 #18

Absolutely. cilla4progress Mar 2020 #21

Why Are People Not In The Streets DallasNE Mar 2020 #22

Soph0571 says, ".. like putting a frog in cold water and heating it .." DemoTex Mar 2020 #23

Frogs do jump out of the pot, but I understand your analogy. Farmer-Rick Mar 2020 #37

A fitting conclusion this allegorical exercise, Farmer-Rick. Thanks. DemoTex Mar 2020 #38

Yes, they do. Farmer-Rick Mar 2020 #39

Indeed. But we are dealing with these folks... Soph0571 Mar 2020 #41

The boiling began with the confirmation of Barr as AG Under The Radar Mar 2020 #25

Here's the scary part matt819 Mar 2020 #27

Here is another quote that I love and applies to the times we find ourselves in lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #28

that's how it happens... Blue_Tires Mar 2020 #30

Such a great post Soph, thank you for sharing it! FM123 Mar 2020 #33

Wow... Bluethroughu Mar 2020 #34

Russia is the driving force of the right wing religious fanatics worldwide Baked Potato Mar 2020 #35

Good post. Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #45

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Mar 2020 #42

Can we actually learn from the past? warmfeet Mar 2020 #46

I don't know.... reACTIONary Mar 2020 #47

As soon as you pull otu the frog in hot water myth you lose me. Scruffy1 Mar 2020 #48

Absolutely phenomenal quote DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #50

The first part reminds me of my ex-spouse behavior. Alwaysna Mar 2020 #53

k&r BSdetect Mar 2020 #57