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Maven

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23. Yes, and ultimately it may not be a bad thing.

Reply to vercetti2021 (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 01:04 AM

May 2020

The country has been unable to meet the needs of all its people for a long time. I'm now convinced that we are better off splitting apart than remaining in this toxic marriage.

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Honestly is this the end of America? [View all] vercetti2021 May 2020 OP

The riots of the late '60s were far worse. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #1

Mix everything together vercetti2021 May 2020 #3

Yeah, it's coming from all directions and the asshole president seems to enjoy it IMO. n/t RKP5637 May 2020 #9

Don't forget climate change. Bluepinky May 2020 #21

Plus russia is in the middle of each discussion on each social media board, including DU. BComplex May 2020 #26

I had the chance to travel all accross American in 1967 or 68. OAITW r.2.0 May 2020 #5

There was a whole lot of other stuff going on then. Too leftyladyfrommo May 2020 #39

I've wondered winetourdriver01 May 2020 #2

Nope. But it's darn sure time to change leaders. Hoyt May 2020 #4

or at least time to change leader's diapers. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #30

Yes it is. Because you don't understand yourselves anymore. Shaddox May 2020 #6

Care to expand on that? smirkymonkey May 2020 #34

Is seems like it has been ever since Putin won in Nov 2016. BigmanPigman May 2020 #7

It goes back a lot further...FLA 2000 recount and the installation of Shrub... Moostache May 2020 #10

That is where the whole thing started. 20 gldstwmn May 2020 #28

It actually goes back further than that.... Upthevibe May 2020 #35

Absolutely!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2020 #11

Righteous anger is like wildfire. Good things do grow from it. We can't give up now. ancianita May 2020 #12

Let's see, we have daily massacres, unchecked gun access, ecstatic May 2020 #8

And the pandumbic is raging due to the propogandized media. nt live love laugh May 2020 #13

Perfectly cilla4progress May 2020 #14

No but this has the looks of a Long Hot Summer like in the 1960s Stallion May 2020 #15

1968 writ large relayerbob May 2020 #16

America is stronger than Donald Fucking Trump Skittles May 2020 #17

It's been over since Bush v. Gore berni_mccoy May 2020 #18

no. but Trump has brought us low Demovictory9 May 2020 #19

Itll be after the election - when all hell breaks loose. No way is that going smooth. jmg257 May 2020 #20

If that vile turd is re-elected. ABSOLUTELY YES. We're DONE. A failed state. CousinIT May 2020 #22

+100000000 Celerity May 2020 #37

Yes, and ultimately it may not be a bad thing. Maven May 2020 #23

If there is a second Civil War.. mvd May 2020 #27

It could be, time will tell nt Meowmee May 2020 #24

"...is this the end of America?" myohmy2 May 2020 #25

No. This is what America is, and always has been. Withywindle May 2020 #29

It might be the gaseous, overplump middle. nt greyl May 2020 #31

I think America has already ended, being reborn as a fascist state, not sure how bad it will yaesu May 2020 #32

This country has a cancer at its core PNW-Dem May 2020 #33

This is a question that has been asked again and again. This is very long, but bear with me, please DFW May 2020 #36

There is a lesson: we must protect it and defend our democracy FreddyWhite May 2020 #38

Imagine 1968 in the current media environment... JCMach1 May 2020 #40