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8. i don't expect to be alive in 20 years
Sun May 27, 2018, 07:27 AM
May 2018

but incredibly i do fear that our democracy will be lost in my lifetime. we're on the edge. GOTV

We may have already lost it.... kentuck May 2018 #1
Quite possibly. ananda May 2018 #24
True dat donkeypoofed May 2018 #2
Yeah, that's what I've been wondering. People might be normalizing tRump and that is a scary thought RKP5637 May 2018 #12
Might be normalizing? The media is so KPN May 2018 #55
Who knows? rusty quoin May 2018 #3
We are on the brink without a life vest... BlueJac May 2018 #4
Ignorance and the love of money. Ligyron May 2018 #21
This relentless propaganda by the Fascist Oligarchy is the most dangerous thing constantly.... magicarpet May 2018 #23
YEP Cosmocat May 2018 #36
It's no longer cynical to think we've already lost it, then? RVN VET71 May 2018 #5
"Bernie was robbed of the nomination" ?? ehrnst May 2018 #53
I've really been re-examining democracy malaise May 2018 #6
I don't think it'll take 20 years. But the Nazis & fascists still alive... Honeycombe8 May 2018 #7
i don't expect to be alive in 20 years barbtries May 2018 #8
I'm in that boat too. pazzyanne May 2018 #25
Ditto -- though if I can still walk, do some physical KPN May 2018 #56
every day barbtries May 2018 #62
Democracy only lasts when all parties are willing to accept a loss in an election DFW May 2018 #9
The American voting system has been corrupted for a very long time. tomp May 2018 #33
That'S true, but doesn't tell the whole story. DFW May 2018 #49
I wasn't referring to Johnson's presidential election. tomp May 2018 #52
I'm no Reagan fan bearsfootball516 May 2018 #57
I'm saying popular will was drastically manipulated in 1980, which led to 1984 DFW May 2018 #61
Are you referring to the Illinois vote in 1960? shanny May 2018 #54
What happens when the majority of the voters are not being heard? onlyadream May 2018 #38
Remember what Unamuno said at the start of the Spanish Civil War DFW May 2018 #48
Well, we already know a lot of Americans KPN May 2018 #59
I think it is important to factor in that Silver Gaia May 2018 #10
Also, millions and millions are fed up with the GOP, tRump and his lies, and his con artist tactics. RKP5637 May 2018 #15
Yep. I agree with that! You make good points, too. Silver Gaia May 2018 #17
Thank you for a little perspective this morning, Silver Gaia. pazzyanne May 2018 #29
You are most welcome, pazzyanne. Silver Gaia May 2018 #30
And another factor to consider, PatSeg May 2018 #35
This is also a very good point. Silver Gaia May 2018 #41
Ah yes PatSeg May 2018 #42
Yup. Silver Gaia May 2018 #44
Yes we are PatSeg May 2018 #46
my dream is when im on my deathbed in 20 years..ok 30 years... samnsara May 2018 #11
There you go! PatSeg May 2018 #37
Perfect dream ... let's make it happen! KPN May 2018 #60
during the elections i kept getting visions of the Roman Empire.... samnsara May 2018 #13
It didn't just up and disappear. Its power just morphed into the Roman Church. They Silver Gaia May 2018 #18
Really? tomp May 2018 #34
Really. We are not Rome. Silver Gaia May 2018 #43
20 years from now we will all be walking around with filtering masks on leftofcool May 2018 #14
Cheer up! Our air is cleaner now than it was 50 yrs ago. 7962 May 2018 #26
The sad part is they don't die off, new ones come along. I used to think that eons ago when a kid RKP5637 May 2018 #16
Yes. The unmasking has just begun, IMO. Silver Gaia May 2018 #19
It depends on honest elections bucolic_frolic May 2018 #20
Democracy is already dead liberal N proud May 2018 #22
Could be the United Federal Reserve Region???? CK_John May 2018 #27
When You Say That No Democracy Has Lasted More Than 300 Years... panfluteman May 2018 #28
The UK has not been a constitutional democracy for 300 years. former9thward May 2018 #51
we don't have 20 years.... Locrian May 2018 #31
His hideous zentrum May 2018 #32
It's not over. We're on a precipice & could topple either way. CrispyQ May 2018 #39
Unshaken northremembers May 2018 #50
And, 20 years from now, the war criminals involved in the invasion of Iraq Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #40
In 20 years rownesheck May 2018 #45
I think I'm pretty clear-eyed about where we are now RandomAccess May 2018 #47
Duration is not the issue. It's the size of the nation Bucky May 2018 #58
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