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bucolic_frolic

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9. Learned men of the age studied thousands of years of history

Reply to AZ8theist (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:49 PM

Aug 2020

There was no golf, sports, motorcars, movies. There was nothing to do but drink, read, discuss. It's a testament to them, and to the recurring patterns of human organization in history, though different ages use different terminology to describe similar phenomena.

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Thomas Paine EXACTLY described Trump 244 years ago. [View all] AZ8theist Aug 2020 OP

Best post on DU in the past 3.75 years!!! This should go viral! BComplex Aug 2020 #1

Wow! Thanks!! AZ8theist Aug 2020 #2

Common Sense is a must read. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #3

Agree malaise Aug 2020 #4

One of my favorite books. Solomon Aug 2020 #38

K&R Docreed2003 Aug 2020 #5

Bullseye! empedocles Aug 2020 #6

The trump type does not seem to have 'evolved' at all empedocles Aug 2020 #7

A lot of our problems stem from Trump Types. StClone Aug 2020 #12

That's very nice. warmfeet Aug 2020 #8

A modest proposal.... paleotn Aug 2020 #17

Awesome cigar cutter! Baked Potato Aug 2020 #28

Kathy Griffin is that you??? shelshaw Aug 2020 #32

Meets the crimes, no? paleotn Aug 2020 #36

Proposal accepted. warmfeet Aug 2020 #37

Learned men of the age studied thousands of years of history bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #9

You hit the nail on the head, IMO -- and why we're lost today. yonder Aug 2020 #13

It was underway with movies, but liftoff was the calculator bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #22

I first learned advanced math on a slide rule.. AZ8theist Aug 2020 #30

Well said! scarletwoman Aug 2020 #16

I just moved to a new home. The first few nights we had electricity and water, but no television, no fwvinson Aug 2020 #27

++ Common Sense , Paine . Thank you for a little bit of it tonight ! lunasun Aug 2020 #10

thanks for this - my favorite revolutionary & founder bringthePaine Aug 2020 #11

K&R. Scruffy1 Aug 2020 #14

Old Tom is spot on again.... paleotn Aug 2020 #15

"When they succeed to the government are frequently the most IGNORANT and UNFIT of any...." mitch96 Aug 2020 #18

I like what he was thinking all those years ago. wendyb-NC Aug 2020 #19

Never truer than now. Great post. dameatball Aug 2020 #20

Written From Experience erpowers Aug 2020 #21

If Elizabeth Warren or HRC were to read that tonight. Monster Buzz. nt oasis Aug 2020 #23

Read my footer. n/t Tommymac Aug 2020 #24

Hence, Pence... czarjak Aug 2020 #25

Great find. Thank you. GeorgiaPeanut Aug 2020 #26

Agreed! Kicking it back up to the top. nt crickets Aug 2020 #29

I'd be wary of electing a business person again. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #31

Bookmarking MUST for me. Much obliged for your post, AZ8theist! MFGsunny Aug 2020 #33

You are MOST Welcome!! AZ8theist Aug 2020 #34

He remains one of the masters of English political rhetoric: struggle4progress Aug 2020 #35

Common Sense, for those who want to read it. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #39