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Philosophizing Fool

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6. Based upon what?

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 09:10 PM

Nov 2021

A setback in Va., without a doubt. Progressive ideas and politics have between building over the last decade. I see the castles of sand built by the other side being finally washed into the seas of history. The arc of history has been progressive, no reason to start despair and depression over the results of a single state.

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Bold Prediction - in a few years the USA will be just like Germany was in the 1930s - only worse [View all] tenderfoot Nov 2021 OP

The fascists won. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2021 #1

I think you're right about that. Crunchy Frog Nov 2021 #16

I suggest you go back to school and study Nazi Germany onenote Nov 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Nov 2021 #5

Tell us how they got to the holocaust tenderfoot Nov 2021 #8

That is a reasonable assertion Stinky The Clown Nov 2021 #3

And the nominees for most OTT post on election night are... BannonsLiver Nov 2021 #4

Based upon what? Philosophizing Fool Nov 2021 #6

lol c'mon now. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #7

The United States will be more like the former Yugoslavia. roamer65 Nov 2021 #9

Oh for shits sake. ForgedCrank Nov 2021 #10

SPAIN !!! Remember Hitler was ***LEGALLY*** placed into office and Nazis legally won elections ... uponit7771 Nov 2021 #11

I would argue we're already there. Early thirties. We've had our beer hall putsch, we're past Gaugamela Nov 2021 #12

I can see why you feel that way, but unlike most Germans in 1930s Germany, Progressive Jones Nov 2021 #13

What bothers me is our trending toward the lowest common denominator ie: stupidity, ignorance, self- TeamProg Nov 2021 #14

Some of us old people have been watching the whole past 5 years with creeping horror... Hekate Nov 2021 #15