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Lunabell

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48. Not what I meant.

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Before we go overboard on "our democracy is gone" [View all] Southern_gent Saturday OP

Very well indeed....but which one of those gents were a convicted felon... MiHale Saturday #1

This! Dem4life1234 Saturday #12

Which one led an insurrection and tried to overthrow the government? Jit423 Saturday #80

We're supposed to get some consolation from that? choie Saturday #2

Exactly. Pardon ME, but I'm not B.See Saturday #75

Granted, the Civil War, the Great Depression, WWII, but I did not experience those things as I was not yet alive. surfered Saturday #3

Should we Southern_gent Saturday #61

Not at all. But my interpretation of the original post is that we survived all these terrible things surfered Saturday #65

Who said anything like that? n/t Lulu KC Saturday #78

That is outrageous Cirsium Sunday #120

And there are nothing like those things happening today (yet). Crunchy Frog Sunday #91

Those presidents did not have social media or biased and corrupt news outlets to contend with. nt in2herbs Saturday #4

WTF are you going on about? You are comparing those to what is happening today? LizBeth Saturday #5

Why can't we give a thumb's down or something to take away a Rec? n/t elocs Saturday #8

We use to. lol LizBeth Saturday #10

For about 5 minutes I think. Crunchy Frog Sunday #93

There used to be...a while back MiHale Saturday #19

I'd donate a lot to DU if there were a downvote button. Crunchy Frog Sunday #92

Really Southern_gent Saturday #15

So now you resort to this. I say something and you come back arguing something I never said LizBeth Saturday #21

it's a pattern Skittles Saturday #79

The thing is you didn't give enough information to explain the argument EdmondDantes_ Sunday #104

Just be your confused self. I also do not waste my time going one by one with rwers either. LizBeth Sunday #111

But, but, but Cirsium Sunday #121

THANK YOU Skittles Saturday #32

100% JCMach1 Sunday #107

Our democracy is gone for good this time. Here's why. Frank D. Lincoln Saturday #6

I agree with you. I hope we are both wrong. yellow dahlia Saturday #27

Unfortunately, I'm of the same opinion. It may be all lost by summer with... Bread and Circuses Saturday #30

Martial Law intelpug Sunday #88

That's a false equivalency between the two sides though. Crunchy Frog Sunday #95

Martial Law intelpug Sunday #128

I agree. What's happening right now is unprecedented in American history. Crunchy Frog Sunday #94

Ah, another post from a June, 2024 poster. Always enlightening. Bot I kid. NoRethugFriends Saturday #7

All of whose posts have been made in the last 90 days. Crunchy Frog Sunday #96

June, 2024 is the dead giveaway NoRethugFriends Sunday #97

Russians do you think? Crunchy Frog Sunday #100

there are enough bad actors around these days NoRethugFriends Sunday #105

ALL pre-nuke President's lame54 Saturday #9

And pre AI hyper-powered (and only getting worse and more powerful) social media and the internet in general. Celerity Saturday #47

Thank you TommyT139 Sunday #101

I envy you, sir. OldBaldy1701E Saturday #11

Its not hope Southern_gent Saturday #16

Except even with those atrocities and outrages choie Saturday #26

How do you know that? Southern_gent Saturday #83

By their actions and their writings. choie Sunday #106

"There is no sadder thing than a young pessimist except an old optimist." Mark Twain Ping Tung Saturday #13

Joined the board on the day Biden dropped out... Prairie Gates Saturday #14

So the amount Southern_gent Saturday #17

Post doesn't mention length of time at all Prairie Gates Saturday #20

just more poor reasoning Skittles Saturday #42

ELITE!!! Skittles Saturday #40

No Cirsium Sunday #124

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Saturday #18

The con artist is literally re-enacting this all in 2025 Quiet Em Saturday #22

Oh please. Lunabell Saturday #23

Because longevity Southern_gent Saturday #25

Not what I meant. Lunabell Saturday #48

What did you mean? nt Southern_gent Saturday #57

I don't need to say anything. Lunabell Saturday #59

I don't think any of those remotely close to rising to this level standingtall Saturday #24

So the civil war Southern_gent Saturday #31

None of those Presidents listed engaged in an insurrection standingtall Saturday #36

Idiotic Cirsium Sunday #125

American citizens (!) of Japanese descent were sent to the internment camps - that was far worse than deportation Midwestern Democrat Saturday #44

None were making billions on the office or stuffing cabinet with madmen delisen Saturday #28

Look at Andrew Jackson's Southern_gent Saturday #35

Yeah, well the orange crook is very fond of Andrew Jackson who was also a piece of shit. Dave Bowman Saturday #76

It's much different now. He entire media, corporations, senate ans house are controlled by MAGA Bread and Circuses Saturday #29

Really now? Southern_gent Saturday #37

LOL Skittles Saturday #33

No excuses Southern_gent Saturday #38

sure, bro Skittles Saturday #39

Im concerned but not surprised Southern_gent Saturday #49

yeah we are well aware of TROUBLES Skittles Saturday #68

What is an Prairie Gates Saturday #45

According to my job description Southern_gent Saturday #50

Oh, so it's like an adjunct or contingent faculty rank Prairie Gates Saturday #55

No Southern_gent Saturday #56

Why not? Prairie Gates Saturday #60

An adjunct Southern_gent Saturday #62

I'm asking you why you don't teach graduate courses Prairie Gates Saturday #66

You got the Lincoln slur wrong Cirsium Saturday #46

Im glad you brought that up. Southern_gent Saturday #63

Vallandigham? Cirsium Saturday #69

Lincoln Southern_gent Saturday #72

The man without a country Cirsium Sunday #99

Yes, you would think Cirsium Sunday #126

You're right! maxrandb Saturday #34

Oh, right Cirsium Saturday #41

Did any of them set things up edhopper Saturday #43

How about US Grant Southern_gent Saturday #53

We are talking about wholesale theft edhopper Saturday #67

Unbelievable Cirsium Saturday #70

What did I say that is Southern_gent Saturday #71

What argument? Cirsium Sunday #98

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Keep dancin" Cirsium Sunday #113

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Don't lecture me Cirsium Sunday #115

The asshole has left the building. Scrivener7 Sunday #118

The Confederate revisionism Cirsium Sunday #119

And he was full of it every time I saw him post. Scrivener7 Sunday #122

Oh, please Cirsium Sunday #127

. Scrivener7 Saturday #51

Well, it's not 1865, a lot has changed yaesu Saturday #52

Technology Southern_gent Saturday #54

That's for sure Cirsium Sunday #129

'Bleak' is not the term for what is happening now. elleng Saturday #58

I think the level of corruption and monied influence in this case is unprecedented. CentralMass Saturday #64

Add to that the fact the no previous President has ever entered the office FakeNoose Saturday #73

You may argue that. However, this time the very infrastructure, rules, and traditions, are being dismantled. sinkingfeeling Saturday #74

Really? Southern_gent Saturday #84

Really. sinkingfeeling Saturday #85

But not all of them, all at once, times 100, by one guy. defacto7 Saturday #77

For historical perspective, I turn to Heather Cox Richardson Lulu KC Saturday #81

Im sure her perspective is different Southern_gent Saturday #86

A "Lincoln Republican" n/t Lulu KC Saturday #87

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Yet, none of those mentioned rallied a mob to attempt to... LudwigPastorius Saturday #82

Don't know about others, but frankly B.See Sunday #89

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Agreed Cirsium Sunday #123

You're really comparing Lincoln and FDR to Trump? Crunchy Frog Sunday #90

Oh, "Nothing to see here!" huh? Think. Again. Sunday #102

This one is trying very hard. Bless his heart. Scrivener7 Sunday #112

Seriously...so just how bad does it have to get then?? Bengus81 Sunday #103

Out of time JustAnotherGen Sunday #116

Looks like the OP has left the building. He disrupted badly. Scrivener7 Sunday #117