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Tom Rinaldo

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8. Well said

Reply to Beetwasher. (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 2, 2021, 10:37 AM

Aug 2021

On the whole I agree with you and believe in the long moral arc of history and in our capacity to fight and ultimately win. But setbacks can happen, they can be very painful, and they can prevail for far too long a time. America slipped from Reconstruction to Jim Crow before the Klan was beaten back and segregation banished.

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Gotta admit it. My faith in democracy is badly shaken (though not broken) [View all] Tom Rinaldo Aug 2021 OP

Why now? Something to consider. Jim__ Aug 2021 #1

Yes, no doubt that plays a very large role in it Tom Rinaldo Aug 2021 #3

I feel the opposite. -misanthroptimist Aug 2021 #2

I can see that perspective Tom Rinaldo Aug 2021 #4

I'm with you; we're far from out of the woods -misanthroptimist Aug 2021 #10

While that's true, it seems they've really ramped up the fascism Marius25 Aug 2021 #6

But do they actually control the courts? -misanthroptimist Aug 2021 #11

Not all the judges are ideological sycophants.... TheRealNorth Aug 2021 #13

I mean, the Supreme Court just damaged voting rights even more Marius25 Aug 2021 #16

Those That Build and Create Always Have the Hardest Job Beetwasher. Aug 2021 #5

Well said Tom Rinaldo Aug 2021 #8

We all did. Pantagruel Aug 2021 #7

The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in Democracy but in ourselves. Saboburns Aug 2021 #9

I agree with this sentiment. TheRealNorth Aug 2021 #14

Ahem. Former Orange Lardo did not win The Presidency in 2016. We elected Hillary but abqtommy Aug 2021 #12

All I can say is thank you right now. I've got to run and have no time. 7wo7rees Aug 2021 #15

K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Aug 2021 #17