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live love laugh

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31. 4 years is just a trip to the store in the car.

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2023, 09:35 AM

Mar 2023

We need to put that baby on the road.

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Just once I'd love a media discussion on this topic. [View all] Funtatlaguy Mar 2023 OP

The problem is that quite a few Americans like the PutinGOP crime syndicate. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #1

There's another contingent EYESORE 9001 Mar 2023 #2

Sounds like the fable about the curmudgeon who eleased a genie soldierant Mar 2023 #14

Yes that is the point of the GOP demonizing various groups. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #26

True dat Marcuse Mar 2023 #32

True. But some Americans still love democracy. Funtatlaguy Mar 2023 #3

Only real Americans. James48 Mar 2023 #12

Yes they do. "We The People" or power held by the people, is a basic human right. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #27

The opportunity for that scenario has always been there with free and fair elections. Boomerproud Mar 2023 #4

Wasn't something along these lines what Susan Sarandon ... Whiskeytide Mar 2023 #5

Susan Sarandon is an idiot. hippywife Mar 2023 #6

I misread the OP in my haste. I thought it was suggesting ... Whiskeytide Mar 2023 #24

I would like to see barbtries Mar 2023 #7

Believe to get and keep a majority rule for us KS Toronado Mar 2023 #8

Love these ideas! ShazzieB Mar 2023 #16

Thanks Shaz, meant to mention "Especially in red states." KS Toronado Mar 2023 #28

Thank you KS...it's unfortunate that great ideas like yours Funtatlaguy Mar 2023 #20

In the 2022 election KS Toronado Mar 2023 #29

birthing person Hamlette Mar 2023 #9

Link? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #11

sorry Hamlette Mar 2023 #17

So, here's the thing Effete Snob Mar 2023 #19

what? Hamlette Mar 2023 #22

No Effete Snob Mar 2023 #23

I prefer the term reproductive unit. efhmc Mar 2023 #35

I think we function best as a country when we have a healthy opposition. Unfortunately that is... NNadir Mar 2023 #10

Futile. Our side lacks messaging that reaches where it is worst needed. lambchopp59 Mar 2023 #13

Ridiculous Wibly Mar 2023 #15

Good points but it only works if there is a LOYAL opposition grantcart Mar 2023 #21

Well, FDR was elected 4 times and had wnylib Mar 2023 #36

You're thinking 1977-78 paleotn Mar 2023 #18

What burns my bacon: Democratic president and small majority in Congress for two years betsuni Mar 2023 #25

It has been said that the GOP today is incapable of governing by design. That they groom, recruit, Ford_Prefect Mar 2023 #30

4 years is just a trip to the store in the car. live love laugh Mar 2023 #31

The US oligarchs would never have it dlk Mar 2023 #33

I literally thirst for the day when one could ..... jaxexpat Mar 2023 #34

As someone posted above, this is precisely what happened in 1932. thucythucy Mar 2023 #37