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J_William_Ryan

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30. "...we will survive this as we survived Nixon and Reagan."

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 11:49 PM

Jan 2025

Did we survive Nixon and Reagan?

Reagan in particular, he destroyed the middle class, enriched the wealthy at the expense of working Americans, and empowered the Christo-fascist right.

With every Republican administration we lose more of America; Trump is no different.

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Recommeded. H2O Man Jan 2025 #2

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