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vercetti2021

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25. It is close

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 22, 2021, 02:33 PM

May 2021

But history normally shows that the fascists always lose in the end. If they want to bring a dictatorship, they won't get it without heavy resistance.

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Is America still in danger of losing her democracy? [View all] kentuck May 2021 OP

It *is* "much better with Biden as president" -- but Trump had 4 years to wreck the country... Hekate May 2021 #1

We must continually look for NEW voters to register. Funtatlaguy May 2021 #14

yes... myohmy2 May 2021 #2

The number is actually much smaller than 1/3. Qgop represents approx 28% of the voting PortTack May 2021 #4

your maths are way off Celerity May 2021 #9

I don't believe 100 million are MAGA. Elessar Zappa May 2021 #18

Goes beyond just the voters, if we are talking about systemic threats, people who would fall in line Celerity May 2021 #22

Sorry, its far higher than 1/3 of our total population Cosmocat May 2021 #11

"Not all republicans believe in the big lie..." myohmy2 May 2021 #13

eternal vigilence is the price of liberty. patphil May 2021 #3

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack May 2021 #5

I'm more scared now than I was for most of FG's tenure. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #6

The internet will have to be NJCher May 2021 #7

What do you propose? Remember, the US has what is likely one of the long wave, Celerity May 2021 #10

It can be done NJCher May 2021 #17

Yes Meowmee May 2021 #8

As long as a lie carries the same or more weight as the truth Norbert May 2021 #12

You win the thread. Boomerproud May 2021 #16

Well yeah, been like that for a couple hundred years. 48656c6c6f20 May 2021 #15

Thank you. nt PETRUS May 2021 #24

Yes, America isn't a Democracy, it is a Republic MiniMe May 2021 #19

And for most of its history, it has not been a democratic republic. Yavin4 May 2021 #20

Is a democratic republic the same as a republican democracy? kentuck May 2021 #21

This is my deepest worry, actually Tumbulu May 2021 #23

It is close vercetti2021 May 2021 #25