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Let him Speak (Original Post)
malaise
May 2022
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Lovie777
(22,961 posts)1. K & R . . .
Sogo
(7,191 posts)3. They weren't there to have a discussion.
They were there to begin to disseminate the rwing talking points.
Brother Buzz
(39,895 posts)5. Old white farts disseminating White-Wing talking points
And never mind the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas is 80% Latino.
FM123
(10,372 posts)4. They only like the second amendment
first amendment goes out the window when it's something they don't want to hear.
Way to go Beto!
MontanaMama
(24,721 posts)6. It crossed my mind during this interaction
between Beto and Abbott's goon squad that bullets could have flown at any moment. Most of that room was probably packing.
yorkster
(3,832 posts)7. That's exactly what I thought.
As Beto was ushered out, that feeling gave way to a kind of a general anxiety - like this damn country is on the verge..
But, man he sure was speaking truth to power. Rare to see that kind of naked truth and courage.