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elocs

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2. America's sin was one of national pride, that "it can't happen here".

Reply to mucholderthandirt (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2025, 07:26 AM

Apr 2025

That it's only the lesser nations that fall to dictators and anarchy because we are too good and great for that to happen to us...until it does. We are not so smug anymore though because we were not vigilant enough, becoming complacent that our form of government and freedoms would always stand.

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"It Can't Happen Here". Sinclair Lewis. [View all] mucholderthandirt Apr 2025 OP

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America's sin was one of national pride, that "it can't happen here". elocs Apr 2025 #2

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