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Magoo48

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5. Americans today, generally, are unwilling too be inconvenienced, even to guard Liberty.

Mon May 9, 2022, 08:55 AM

May 2022

Very little moves us to break the suction between our asses and our comfortable seats. So, we think someone else will rise up by the millions and demand an end to fascist insanity. Someone else will boycott, stand in, occupy, sit in, general strike, walkout by the millions rather by the thousands or hundreds.

To mix metaphors because I’m still free to do so: like the frogs in the pot, our gooses are truly cooked.

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Remember when we said---"Trump will never win the GOP primaries!" [View all] Atticus May 2022 OP

Fascism IS happening here Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #1

Exactly. Time to start calling our dem leaders LLCARD May 2022 #3

That's insightful bucolic_frolic May 2022 #6

Maybe it is time for new Democratic leadership in Congress. Ace Rothstein May 2022 #13

Just what we needed to lead us Democrats. A failed candidate. calimary May 2022 #24

I've had doubts all along, but he's there for the fundraising bucolic_frolic May 2022 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author krkaufman May 2022 #16

Yeah, where? Job looks to be too big for him. Joinfortmill May 2022 #30

That time inthewind21 May 2022 #43

LOL, who's 'we'? The "crackpots" and out-of-left-fielders were and are saying the opposite ck4829 May 2022 #2

Let me make a film recommendation. mwooldri May 2022 #4

Americans today, generally, are unwilling too be inconvenienced, even to guard Liberty. Magoo48 May 2022 #5

What we really need is positive thinking. dalton99a May 2022 #7

I gave up on that a long time ago. calimary May 2022 #26

I was one of those who said that malaise May 2022 #8

I'm not sure it even happened IronLionZion May 2022 #10

THAT has long been my view malaise May 2022 #14

People won't drink bleach or deliberately infect themselves with a virus IronLionZion May 2022 #9

I never said that. CrispyQ May 2022 #11

Me neither, I posted and said at the time he was no joke Cosmocat May 2022 #20

I said he was going to win because of his novelty. NYC Liberal May 2022 #21

Many of our police departments are fascist. The Jungle 1 May 2022 #12

Especially out in the small towns. They have been indoctrinated to fascist methods. overleft May 2022 #31

Oh ye of little faith, remember when Butterflylady May 2022 #15

What does "not giving up" look like? What action constitutes "not Scrivener7 May 2022 #49

A HUGE number of Americans would accept full-bore fascism LeftinOH May 2022 #17

I disagree, HUGE NUMBER of AMERICANS DON'T KNOW WHAT FACISM IS. Stuart G May 2022 #39

Our job is to educate. The Jungle 1 May 2022 #47

When we start getting imprisoned or executed, we'll know fascism is here. Kaleva May 2022 #18

You mean on a larger scale than at present, wnylib May 2022 #34

I'm talking about DUers being disppeared Kaleva May 2022 #36

Oops. My bad. I thought that by "we" you meant wnylib May 2022 #40

Summer 2020 was pretty nasty for protestors of all demographics IronLionZion May 2022 #37

most thought the moderate candidate would prevail bigtree May 2022 #19

Not me - I have had heart burn over all of this since the 90s Cosmocat May 2022 #22

I didn't say never. pwb May 2022 #23

I don't remember ever saying that. intheflow May 2022 #25

It could. We're on the brink. Stay alert. VOTE! Joinfortmill May 2022 #27

Now that people are awakening from a pleasant dream, what do they do? hay rick May 2022 #29

It's been a nightmare for me, and for many others. Boomerproud May 2022 #32

When you figure out that the monsters are real and not just a nightmare... hay rick May 2022 #41

And this time many states are willing to fake the vote so Trump wins... Kablooie May 2022 #33

Some of us "Debbie downers" sarisataka May 2022 #35

Hmmm, I predicted he would win the Presidency in Aug 2015 relayerbob May 2022 #38

Not only do I remember hearing it inthewind21 May 2022 #42

I remember rejoicing when Trump was nominated. ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2022 #44

In the USA, fascism will be brought by great marketing by the GOP andym May 2022 #45

Define 'we' I stated to my wife (and I believe posted on DU he would be the R JCMach1 May 2022 #46

That "we" was never intended to be all-inclusive. In fact, Mrs. A shared your opinion from Atticus May 2022 #48