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DENVERPOPS

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22. People have no idea

Reply to hadEnuf (Reply #21)

Wed May 5, 2021, 01:33 AM

May 2021

how close we came, on January 6th, to becoming a Corporate Fascist Tyranny. Run by the top 1%. No Idea..........

They literally were one millimeter away from taking over complete control of the U.S. and obliterating the U.S. Constitution and Democracy...........

They will not fail next time..........................

They have been working to this end for FORTY PLUS YEARS, and they sure aren't going to give up when they are so near.........

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The GOP's devotion to trump threatens to destroy American democracy [View all] spanone May 2021 OP

The Democrats are for DEMOCRACY . ProudMNDemocrat May 2021 #1

Or "For your right to vote." That is plain and simple. East-A-Squared May 2021 #11

Everything in TrumpWorld is hyped up. How much of that base can he really hold onto over time? nt Progressive Jones May 2021 #2

Trump is a corpse in search of a graveyard NEOBuckeye May 2021 #26

You said it all, right here. nt Progressive Jones May 2021 #27

Democracy will prevail . . .. Lovie777 May 2021 #3

Democracy is in serious danger of NOT prevailing... mrsadm May 2021 #6

We need to maintain our high turnout for several more election cycles... Wounded Bear May 2021 #7

We destroy it first vercetti2021 May 2021 #4

The core of conservatism is maintaining individual power, Thomas Hurt May 2021 #5

MAGA / CONservative hierarchy: Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #20

Add to this the refrain I've heard lately that "The US is a Republic, not a Democracy". Rustynaerduwell May 2021 #8

Simple refrain to that.... TheRealNorth May 2021 #10

+1, we're a democratically elected republic vs those other nations & MAGA likes to leave out the uponit7771 May 2021 #15

Actually, MAGA likes to leave out the "democratic" part from the USA and focus on "republic". . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #18

fixed it, thx uponit7771 May 2021 #19

"refrain" means lines from a chorus. "refutation" means a counter-argument. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #17

We were founded as a republic. Constitutional amendments made us a democracy. Lonestarblue May 2021 #24

a ring of truth llashram May 2021 #9

We will see Roc2020 May 2021 #12

This is the problem in a nutshell: America faces an uncertain future andym May 2021 #13

Democrats can make big save if they drive a wedge between the GQP and the GOP Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #14

Ditto! BlueWavePsych May 2021 #16

The Trump GOP will stop at NOTHING to grab power again and they intend to keep it this time. hadEnuf May 2021 #21

People have no idea DENVERPOPS May 2021 #22

Exactly. hadEnuf May 2021 #31

I'd rephrase it. WarGamer May 2021 #23

If you don't think that DENVERPOPS May 2021 #33

American democracy is under attack. kentuck May 2021 #25

K & R malaise May 2021 #28

They had their chance to dump trump when he caused the insurrection....they chose fealty spanone May 2021 #29

Given that he is their biggest loser malaise May 2021 #30

The problem that the Democrats do not know how to fight this so a weak opposition is just as guilty. rkleinberger May 2021 #32