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MsLeopard

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14. Spot on.

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #8)

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 12:56 AM

Sep 2019

The oligarchs, the dictators they support, all want us divided and fighting each other. It’s been a long-standing plan the Thuglicans have been running since the late 70s. After 1981, when Reagan ordered Civics to no longer be taught in schools it represented the beginning of the dumbing down of American citizens necessary to “Keep ‘em stupid, tell ‘em they’re better than the person of color competing with them, and they’ll willingly let you pick their pocket.” Paraphrasing LBJ.

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I was at a rather crowded Starbucks when I saw the news of the Odessa shooting. [View all] Initech Aug 2019 OP

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I was at a place last night.... HipChick Aug 2019 #2

This atmosphere of fear diminishes our communities, isolates us and... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #8

Spot on. MsLeopard Sep 2019 #14

Thanks for that. I forgot to add the dumbing down part. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #16

The saddest thing I heard at the news conference following this shooting Grammy23 Aug 2019 #3

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I would think the final straw would be teachers having to learn to sew combat wounds. Initech Sep 2019 #11

Not to mention that Chump had to interrupt the back nine to tweet about it. Initech Sep 2019 #12

I saw that too. BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #15

Hopefully someday in the future we will look back and see how fucking braindead we were. world wide wally Aug 2019 #7

You're not alone. Here and there I'm having those thoughts too. nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #9

So the Starbucks is just product placement in this story? TeamPooka Sep 2019 #10

No, I actually was at a Starbucks. Initech Sep 2019 #13