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CrispyQ

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21. And that is the real tragedy.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 12:14 PM

Jan 16

That's what kept many of us from joining with some of our family over the holidays. The entire Republican Party has embraced the absolute worst traits of humanity & shunned the best. They are lockstep in their cruelty. I'm dumbfounded that so many people who have always seemed decent & caring, don't see that or just don't care. Withholding aid from fire victims cuz you don't like their politics? WTF is going on? I feel like they've been taken over by something alien.

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Either the masses turn against the kakistocracy [View all] malaise Jan 16 OP

Agreed sunflowerseed Jan 16 #1

I don't know how you convince the willfully ignorant to spooky3 Jan 16 #2

Teach them to read, at least part of the battle. SheltieLover Jan 16 #3

They will have to learn the hard way malaise Jan 16 #9

Those are my sentiments. I know some don't like to hear it, but sometimes experience is the best teacher tulipsandroses Jan 16 #12

The masses don't even know what a kakistocracy is Blue_Tires Jan 16 #4

The reality is that Americans voted out their democracy. Irish_Dem Jan 16 #5

And that is the real tragedy. CrispyQ Jan 16 #21

It is like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Irish_Dem Jan 16 #23

21st Century Feudalism. That's what Thom Hartman called it. CrispyQ Jan 16 #6

That's what I have been... 2naSalit Jan 16 #19

As you so often do - werdna Jan 16 #7

From 1776 Easterncedar Jan 16 #8

And not just in the USA malaise Jan 16 #11

yes indeed. William769 Jan 16 #10

Money inequality is at historically unsustainable levels Bernardo de La Paz Jan 16 #13

Trump supporters have yet to see how they're on the losing end of the deal. patphil Jan 16 #14

Oh, I don't know orangecrush Jan 16 #15

The red hats of the 🍑💩🤡 are like the brown shirts in Nazi Germany kimbutgar Jan 16 #16

We need the MAGAs. Especially if President Musk did indeed figure out a way to hack the election machines. Because if LaMouffette Jan 16 #17

No we don't atreides1 Jan 16 #29

At this point in time Magoo48 Jan 16 #18

Yes. ancianita Jan 16 #20

Funny you should ask SARose Jan 16 #22

Looks like face eating leopards are going to be very busy. LisaL Jan 16 #25

W H Auden answered the issue for me bronxiteforever Jan 16 #24

you want the masses, ditch loser words like "kakistrocracy" and "stochastic" thebigidea Jan 16 #26

The Ballot or the Bullet. Dan Jan 16 #27

The masses are hopelessly stupid. Basso8vb Jan 16 #28

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