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23. I am glad you included those aspects of it.

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #13)

Sun Sep 22, 2019, 12:13 PM

Sep 2019

It really, in my opinion, boils down to an essential factor that is beyond right and left, (which are more symptomatic in this sense).

This is about one major factor that is now going critical: Oligarchy vs. Democracy. You can add or substitute many words for Oligarchy, but the emphasis is on the Military-Industrial-Complex. That's the underlying, driving force. It never went away, but it certainly is able to function without much attention paid by its media outlets and various tentacles.

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Trump is losing it right now. [View all] Botany Sep 2019 OP

Crazy is one thing... Newest Reality Sep 2019 #1

He's gonna jones bad once he's not president & no longer gets this kind of attention. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2019 #4

He'll be a has been no matter what he does next. lunatica Sep 2019 #14

I so look forward to the day I don't care what it thinks, says, or does Pluvious Sep 2019 #25

"& no longer gets this kind of attention." Totally Tunsie Sep 2019 #31

The American filthy rich need an idiotic or crazy president to get what they need Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #13

I am glad you included those aspects of it. Newest Reality Sep 2019 #23

Everything you said! Wawannabe Sep 2019 #19

Yale holocaust historian Timothy Snyder tells us about the deployment of SPECTACLE Grasswire2 Sep 2019 #29

Bingo! Newest Reality Sep 2019 #30

I'm focusing on electing Democrats in 2020 across board . . . Iliyah Sep 2019 #2

If you want to do all that then impeach his ass now and expose Trump & Pence*'s criminal ... Botany Sep 2019 #5

This. cwydro Sep 2019 #7

He's taking them down. paleotn Sep 2019 #6

I disagree. The republican party will NOT cease to exist calguy Sep 2019 #10

Assuming they lose, they'll hold a post-mortem . . . hatrack Sep 2019 #12

Very sadly, homegirl Sep 2019 #22

Cease to exist paleotn Sep 2019 #26

I heard those same words when Bush was President brutus smith Sep 2019 #11

Yup and the next RepubliCON president will be even worse. Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #16

Then my advice.... paleotn Sep 2019 #28

There's a reason why they have suppress voter turnout, gerrymander districts.... paleotn Sep 2019 #27

Sharpies don't have erasers underpants Sep 2019 #3

'Beautiful' is another word he likes as in beautiful letters. keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #8

When is he not losing it? nt PasadenaTrudy Sep 2019 #9

It's amazing how he abuses adjectives. JohnnyRingo Sep 2019 #15

Don't forget the word "tremendous" Botany Sep 2019 #18

I got a big laugh from ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 #17

If the call was so beautiful then he can release the transcript. Botany Sep 2019 #21

Looked at a reporter Skidmore Sep 2019 #20

That's his raw stupidity kicking in when he says "great" over and over again. ooky Sep 2019 #24