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tetedur

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1. Previous Republicans were not Trump. That is the best thing I can say about them.

Reply to yardwork (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2025, 10:15 AM

May 2025

Trump jumped a few rungs on the fascist ladder which was always the Republican agenda. The interesting thing to contemplate is who/what comes after him? Who will continue our descent into authoritarianism?

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Let's name positive traits of previous Republican presidemts [View all] yardwork May 2025 OP

Previous Republicans were not Trump. That is the best thing I can say about them. tetedur May 2025 #1

Right. Is it a turning point or the first rung to hell? yardwork May 2025 #2

Ike Kali999 May 2025 #3

Darn! All I heard is *crickets* dreamland May 2025 #4

Left off HW (Bush 1) JT45242 May 2025 #5

Gerald Ford seemed like a pretty good guy Freddie May 2025 #6

They did some useful things even if they mostly sucked as presidents. Ocelot II May 2025 #7

they left the WHite House WhiteTara May 2025 #8

Trump's evilness is off the charts dalton99a May 2025 #9

Other than W, they're all dead n/t aocommunalpunch May 2025 #10

+1 dalton99a May 2025 #11