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kentuck

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8. Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 2, 2022, 09:18 AM

Jun 2022

We do not know when we will reach that point. But that does not mean it will never happen. However, it is easy to be discouraged sometimes.

Perhaps we are in agreement on this point?

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What is "public sentiment"? [View all] kentuck Jun 2022 OP

We are iving under an oligarchy. The majority opinion is ignored. CentralMass Jun 2022 #1

Repugs say public sentiment means nothing and votes don't matter thst much. lark Jun 2022 #2

Semtiment is irrelevant... brooklynite Jun 2022 #3

I disagree. kentuck Jun 2022 #4

But that's my point.... brooklynite Jun 2022 #7

Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come. kentuck Jun 2022 #8

I think Lincoln refers to a blend of common sense, morality, wisdom, and knowing what is right bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #5

The sentiment was in the countryside... kentuck Jun 2022 #6

Republicans are now openly calling democracy "mob rule" Walleye Jun 2022 #9

They are acting like fascists. kentuck Jun 2022 #10

Being fascists comes naturally to them. Being good Americans is out of the question Walleye Jun 2022 #11

Their recent CPAC Convention in Hungary indicates they don't even care anymore... kentuck Jun 2022 #12