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In reply to the discussion: Not with a bang but a whimper [View all]Cyrano
(15,031 posts)27. Evidently, our Dem leaders don't know how to break rules,
which ones to break, and what to do then. Our side just doesn't know how to deal with fascists. And I fear that is leading us into a living hell.
I know how negative this sounds. But we're dealing with malignant gangsters who will do anything to kill democracy. And they're succeeding.
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George Packer's piece at The Atlantic is the most terrifying thing you'll read
bullwinkle428
Dec 2021
#9
I think it'll be a peaceful split, like California saying it'll be an abortion safe state
traitorsgalore
Dec 2021
#37
We have to bring the base to the polls. Something Dems failed to do in Virginia last Nov.
librechik
Dec 2021
#20
This is why it is important to approach rural Americans as much as many here
question everything
Dec 2021
#21
Maybe we need to be less predictable, less polite, and start breaking a few rules-- rules that
housecat
Dec 2021
#22
My thoughts exactly. The thing I can't wrap my head around is how one group (Dems) has
housecat
Dec 2021
#31
We are not helpless. We only think that we are, because we play on their turf and
housecat
Dec 2021
#34