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MichMan

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30. Yes! Millions unemployed and in poverty

Reply to Abouttime (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 02:00 PM

Nov 2017

Let's hope the economy crashes and millions are unemployed and homeless. Millions more retired and near retirement have their lifelong savings decimated.

Then when Trump gets blamed, we can just sit back and laugh, laugh, laugh at all of it at their expense

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This is an abuse of power to go after political opponents....no choice but for Congress to Impeach [View all] riversedge Nov 2017 OP

Sessions will be testifying before an Investigating committee TODAY riversedge Nov 2017 #1

It would represent tyranny to use the levers of government to attack a political opponent in an Trust Buster Nov 2017 #2

Off & on I've heard talk of a general strike or a consumer Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2017 #3

Agree we need Solidarty to make it happen. riversedge Nov 2017 #5

That's where our power lies Abouttime Nov 2017 #8

Yes! Millions unemployed and in poverty MichMan Nov 2017 #30

Wrong, a general strike would be a boon to the proletariat Abouttime Nov 2017 #31

Or, we can just let the 1% sit back and laugh at us and continue to Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2017 #32

Why would you want to take out your anger on those who had nothing to do with it? MichMan Nov 2017 #33

Spare me your poutrage. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2017 #35

The RW will frame it as a threat to national security, similar to a boycott of TV. Eyeball_Kid Nov 2017 #26

No. "A real revolution" not needed now & would kill many people needlessly. Please stop. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #9

But when you talk about distruction Soxfan58 Nov 2017 #14

"Don't you know you can count me in...out" J.L. Merlot Nov 2017 #25

In any other universe, impeachment would be a given.... FM123 Nov 2017 #4

Abuse of Dem Candidates /Pivotal Issue Big Oil & Russia delisen Nov 2017 #6

The guilty easily succumb to seize mentality. We are under attack, so anythhing is justified. L. Coyote Nov 2017 #7

Unless 2018 brings a Democratic House the United States Constitution and rule of law is finished. gordianot Nov 2017 #10

You may be right about that ... and that KPN Nov 2017 #15

No choice? Mr. Painter hasn't been paying much attention to this Congress, then. tanyev Nov 2017 #11

My thought exactly. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2017 #13

Yup! KPN Nov 2017 #16

He is destroying institutions orangecrush Nov 2017 #12

First a coup d' etat, then a civilian junta... magicarpet Nov 2017 #21

Sure 'nuff. orangecrush Nov 2017 #29

Impeach? AlleganCarpenter Nov 2017 #17

Supposedly, Sessions is to "evaluate" the possibility of an appointment. Ligyron Nov 2017 #18

Impeachment is off the table njhoneybadger Nov 2017 #19

Until there are charges that are watertight. Otherwise.... ehrnst Nov 2017 #23

They're trying to Wag The Dog on Roy Moore. Initech Nov 2017 #20

They need this "scandal" to remove Mueller. Like they needed "Benghazi" to ehrnst Nov 2017 #22

this is no longer the usa i once knew. its some 3d rate country now. AllaN01Bear Nov 2017 #24

How is it different? Merlot Nov 2017 #27

At this time they are capable of any crime. BSdetect Nov 2017 #28

Ooooh, there's always a choice. Iggo Nov 2017 #34