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Think. Again.

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6. Nonsense..

Wed Nov 6, 2024, 08:22 AM

Nov 2024

reagan was the beginning of the slow, painful, downward rightwing spiral we have been suffering on since 1984.

There has been no "better" outcome since then, we were never on a strong, positive path. We won some short-lived battles but this war has been systematically devastating everything good about humanity since we started allowing the rightwing to pretend to be a legitimate political party instead of calling them out for being the criminal gang they have always been.

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So, I'm done. [View all] mucholderthandirt Nov 2024 OP

You Expressed My Thoughts EXACTLY. nt SoCalDavidS Nov 2024 #1

I have washed my hands off this country Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #2

Too many people stayed home and didn't vote Johnny2X2X Nov 2024 #3

He did pick up a staggering number of Latinos, and expanded among whites male and female. Maru Kitteh Nov 2024 #37

We will make a full recovery. Omnipresent Nov 2024 #4

This Is Not Reagan, And No We Won't. nt SoCalDavidS Nov 2024 #5

Trump is just a cruder version of Reagan. FSogol Nov 2024 #7

Reagan Will Look Like Bernie Sanders Before This Is Over SoCalDavidS Nov 2024 #8

You made me laugh! people Nov 2024 #28

Nonsense.. Think. Again. Nov 2024 #6

Before Reagan, was the devastating re election of Nixon in 1972. Omnipresent Nov 2024 #9

If history is any indication... Think. Again. Nov 2024 #11

We are... 2naSalit Nov 2024 #14

Just by coincidence, I'm watching the movie 'Interstellar' Omnipresent Nov 2024 #15

The reality is... 2naSalit Nov 2024 #16

Those hurricanes from this year will be just a light drizzle durablend Nov 2024 #17

There won't be any eggs, or any other food either. Think. Again. Nov 2024 #24

Michael Mann has a great tweet along those lines today . . hatrack Nov 2024 #39

Yup. 2naSalit Nov 2024 #40

I don't see it any time soon PatSeg Nov 2024 #19

How? We probably will never have another election, Meadowoak Nov 2024 #26

Viva La Revolucion! Moostache Nov 2024 #30

Well summarized, though I would add another aspect of our delusionality. jaxexpat Nov 2024 #21

No good times, I give up. Arne Nov 2024 #29

"and move forward to better electoral outcomes." Have you read Project 2025? What makes you think there will ever ancianita Nov 2024 #18

Nor do I think this election was legitimate. jaxexpat Nov 2024 #23

We have to weigh what options we have to combat their agenda. Omnipresent Nov 2024 #25

Name a couple of possible "options." Please. ancianita Nov 2024 #42

Problem No. 1... 2naSalit Nov 2024 #22

This is a much different era. valleyrogue Nov 2024 #33

Climate change has shortened recovery time to practically zero. -nt CrispyQ Nov 2024 #38

There will be no recovery - if elections are held at all it will be to rubberstamp TBF Nov 2024 #44

Don't leave. At this point we need DU for therapy. It's like we've been hit by a train and no one cares. Vinca Nov 2024 #10

That's right! Omnipresent Nov 2024 #12

What went wrong? Moostache Nov 2024 #34

Well said. It's how so many of us feel today. It's breathtaking to see America die before our eyes and at her own hands. hawkeye21 Nov 2024 #13

We've been headed in this direction since PatSeg Nov 2024 #20

The groundwork was laid back in the 1960s with Nixon's "Southern Strategy." valleyrogue Nov 2024 #36

Yes, that is true PatSeg Nov 2024 #43

Come on--you're no worse off than the rest of us! slumcamper Nov 2024 #27

We still have the filibuster in the Senate. valleyrogue Nov 2024 #31

They are also victims of propaganda.. kentuck Nov 2024 #32

America broke my heart yesterday Taraman Nov 2024 #35

No tears for me GenThePerservering Nov 2024 #41