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Control-Z

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4. Good for people on this site

Reply to Grasswire2 (Reply #3)

Thu May 2, 2019, 02:30 AM

May 2019

and some of the other sites that cater to political junkies like ourselves. But for the average citizen - they're not going to read a book. Any book. We're lucky if they watch/hear anything other than FOX or one of their local network channels. Does anyone even know what the average American is informed of in their daily lives? I dont.

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John Pavlovitz: If we really loved our country...we'd be in the streets by millions now [View all] Grasswire2 May 2019 OP

Yep. But we are beat down and numb, and are just holding our heads above water. SunSeeker May 2019 #1

Paul Wellstone: "Stand up! Keep fighting!" Grasswire2 May 2019 #2

The playbook of the autocrat takeover. Grasswire2 May 2019 #3

Good for people on this site Control-Z May 2019 #4

The average American has to work too much for too little pay Rambling Man May 2019 #5

Yup. n/t Control-Z May 2019 #6

Yes. I've been in the same boat Control-Z May 2019 #12

Aww, come on. Can't we just Tweet about how we ought to be out there? Like you, for instance? Midnight Writer May 2019 #7

Uh Bigredhunk May 2019 #8

Maybe. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #9

I agree. Demonstrated against iraq war, as did tens of millions around the world lostnfound May 2019 #10

meh... Blue_Tires May 2019 #11

Not so thinly veiled ProudLib72 May 2019 #13

To the tweet (not the o.p. ) the only time it worked was against being Drafted to Vietnam UTUSN May 2019 #14