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In reply to the discussion: I didn't believe it at the time, but it's looking more and more likely... [View all]Hekate
(90,793 posts)68. I think we're experiencing a perfect storm here in the US...
Trump and Treason. Pandemic. Mismanagement of pandemic blowing up every last delusion about class and work and healthcare. Economic collapse. Civil unrest on a massive scale.
Sometimes hubs and I sit and watch the news I shake my head and say, I never thought it could happen so fast, and he murmurs, Weimar Republic.
So thats our cheery take on it. Perfect storm.
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I didn't believe it at the time, but it's looking more and more likely... [View all]
Wounded Bear
Jun 2020
OP
I told him to go get his damned mask. I honestly don't think that people think about
Blue_true
Jul 2020
#77
There are things a lot worse than death..struggling with the aftermath of Covid is one of them
Thekaspervote
Jun 2020
#16
I am wondering if just being infected by Covid, even if you survive it, will make people more
smirkymonkey
Jun 2020
#22
I read that too. "Ground glass" opacities showed up on asymptomatics' lung scans.
SunSeeker
Jun 2020
#36
175,168 COVID-19 deaths based on Current projection scenario by October 1, 2020
progressoid
Jul 2020
#65
Mitch and the GOP own this catastrophe. We can't let trump's enablers get away with this
ecstatic
Jul 2020
#74