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Uncle Joe

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16. That's correct, we can't take our democracy such as it is for granted, we need to strengthen it.

Reply to Mysterian (Reply #15)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 11:38 AM

Aug 2025

The only path that I see to avoid Germany of the 1930s fate is for the American People to unite under our core principles, against the the forces that would try to divide us along superficial lines of narrow self interest.

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Americans Do Not Want Authoritarianism. [View all] Uncle Joe Aug 2025 OP

Well they sure as shit vote for it over and over again. RockRaven Aug 2025 #1

That's because they voted or didn't vote out of anger, not hope making them more susceptible to a charlatan Uncle Joe Aug 2025 #3

That ball is already rolling lame54 Aug 2025 #2

That makes change easier because the energy is there, all it needs is redirecting. Uncle Joe Aug 2025 #4

BS. Millions of people voted for precisely that. niyad Aug 2025 #5

Not the total majority of Americans, and not even the majority of the ones that voted. Uncle Joe Aug 2025 #6

Odd, I did NOT give a percentage or put a name to it. I simply said niyad Aug 2025 #10

I didn't state that you did, I just clarified the point of the OP for everyone, Uncle Joe Aug 2025 #12

Then it should have been addressed to your OP, not to me. niyad Aug 2025 #13

The crazy minority was enough to take over Germany in the 1930s Mysterian Aug 2025 #15

That's correct, we can't take our democracy such as it is for granted, we need to strengthen it. Uncle Joe Aug 2025 #16

Yep. Sure did. LisaL Aug 2025 #7

They have a funny way of showing it. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2025 #8

Right-wingers do Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #9

Authoritarianism is being forced on us because one guy appointed himself king of the world. Initech Aug 2025 #11

For anyone who is confused about the matter when political leaders state that "Americans" or the "American People" Uncle Joe Aug 2025 #14

"The American People" Kid Berwyn Aug 2025 #17

"The American People" has been the national identity phrase at least since the days of President Madison. Uncle Joe Aug 2025 #18

The Mirror Kid Berwyn Aug 2025 #19