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elocs

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8. We were complacent, not vigilant. Our sin was one of national pride

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2025, 11:16 AM

May 2025

because we were sure that nothing like this could ever happen here because we were such a good and mighty nation. We believed that things like Trump is doing, losing a democracy only happens in lesser nations, never here. We dismissed the magas as stupid lightweights that our candidate would easily defeat, and she didn't. Now we are reaping what we sowed with our overconfidence.

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Corrupt numbskulls like Bondi C_U_L8R May 2025 #1

I Hope that is so - Lokee11 May 2025 #15

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Adding more from Thom's article: erronis May 2025 #3

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We were complacent, not vigilant. Our sin was one of national pride elocs May 2025 #8

+1. And everything he is doing was advertised at every campaign rally dalton99a May 2025 #11

Kick dalton99a May 2025 #9

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Simple fascism Iamscrewed May 2025 #14

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Freedom of the Press alert bromeando May 2025 #18

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Right out of his playbook................ turbinetree May 2025 #20

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I fear that in 4 years we will be in N Korea Kablooie May 2025 #21

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She is changing DOJ policy HereForTheParty May 2025 #25

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ChatGPT told me today: bucolic_frolic May 2025 #27

We knew this was coming snot May 2025 #28