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Nictuku

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1. When the Supreme Court told Florida how to count (or not count) their votes

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2020, 11:48 AM

Jun 2020

I could not understand, for the life of me, why we were not all out in the streets.

Or even worse, when they Killed Kennedy.

We are not immune to gas lighting.

And now no one knows what news to trust.

Foreign Nationals interfering and expounding our racism.

Such dread I feel today. I remember the pure joy on the night Obama was elected.

I can't wait for November, yet at the same time I am dreading it.

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Look at what the American people have allowed to happen to their country for years. [View all] shockey80 Jun 2020 OP

When the Supreme Court told Florida how to count (or not count) their votes Nictuku Jun 2020 #1

The streets should have been full the first time the US invaded Iraq. jaxexpat Jun 2020 #4

For many of us, it has not been a matter of allowed drmeow Jun 2020 #2

we don't like to blame ourselves, much easier to blame putin AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #3

Can't agree. We've been so conditioned to blame ourselves that it's easier than blaming Putin. ancianita Jun 2020 #8

I do not believe this. Facts prove that Americans have been deceived by networks for 40 years. ancianita Jun 2020 #5

Our hands are tied!! marieo1 Jun 2020 #6

That's what I heard from co-workers who were having their overtime pay stolen. shockey80 Jun 2020 #11

Hey Cynical, miss Discussionist already? hadEnuf Jun 2020 #7

Thank you for that. ancianita Jun 2020 #9

We the people were not consulted on any of this stuff. Warpy Jun 2020 #10

Interesting take. Hmmm... jmg257 Jun 2020 #12

I have done things like that my whole life. shockey80 Jun 2020 #13

Excellent points. You are correctnin standing up for things like that. jmg257 Jun 2020 #14

While the unions were busted right and left peacebuzzard Jun 2020 #15