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A HERETIC I AM

(24,876 posts) Sat May 30, 2020, 04:18 AM May 2020

My 65 year old brother yesterday; "This country is coming apart at the seams" [View all]

We are sons of a career government employee who got us overseas several times in our youth. Our brother born between us came into this world in the Mariannas in 1957, when Eisenhower was ramping up IndoChina

We were in Athens in 1967 during a Military coup d'é·tat.

Lived 20 miles from the National Mall during the Riots of 1968

Australia during the close of Viet Nam.

We talked about what is happening today.

Never seen anything like it.

This country is coming apart at the seams.

On edit to say this.....

1968 was pretty fucking bad. No doubt. And black people weren't just being killed by cops back then as well, but they were being drafted and sent overseas to get killed by the VC.

It was coming apart back then, too.

But this? With the Coronavirus, and Trumpy in charge?

Fuck me sideways

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My 65 year old brother yesterday; "This country is coming apart at the seams" [View all] A HERETIC I AM May 2020 OP

Unfortunately, born in 1957 as well. I am forced to agree. 7wo7rees May 2020 #1

I've said this before, but it will take decades to undo what Trumpy has done to us. A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #2

Come on. Trump is nothing but a useful puppet to the GOP. That is all. 7wo7rees May 2020 #5

I'm sorry, but what part of what I typed indicated I wasn't aware of that? A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #7

When you said you blamed Trump for entire state of affairs..... 7wo7rees May 2020 #11

Cheers. Sorry for the tone. A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #14

I think we are all losing it to some small degree, or large. 7wo7rees May 2020 #15

Click on the "Smilies" tab at the top of the reply space! A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #16

Oh thank you, let's see if I can work iit..... 7wo7rees May 2020 #18

Hope I'm not... SkyDaddy7 May 2020 #27

Like you its not just Trump Kaiserguy May 2020 #21

THIS Auggie May 2020 #25

Also. I hope this does set back police departments 20 years at least! 7wo7rees May 2020 #12

1958 for me PJMcK May 2020 #26

Add to the mix a forecast for a rough hurricane season and I just read an article that Canoe52 May 2020 #3

Yup. Locusts. And frogs. A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #8

Yeah that's true. You can not doubt that. rusty quoin May 2020 #4

Secession is looking better every day. roamer65 May 2020 #6

Trump is already trying to set the scenario of voter fraud for his loss. Arkansas Granny May 2020 #9

Putin could not have wished for a better outcome in his wildest dreams Skittles May 2020 #10

It was corporate industrialists, who brought Hitler to power vlyons May 2020 #13

Yes, I agree. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #19

I used to be a fairly young 71, but I've aged 20 years in the last 3 months. Vinca May 2020 #17

Reactionary bigoted conservatives' delusional image of America has failed. Hortensis May 2020 #20

I ask myself how did the hate in Minneapolis so quickly spread to other location, W, E, S on the.... usaf-vet May 2020 #22

The day after Trump won mnhtnbb May 2020 #23

I'm so sorry you've had a rough LittleGirl May 2020 #24

Your new home sounds lovely, enjoy it to the fullest! Canoe52 May 2020 #29

Not reading too many comments.. Maxheader May 2020 #28