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yardwork

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1. One of the big problems with authoritarianism...

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 11:32 AM

Aug 2025

...is that it causes and covers up a lot of bad behavior by a lot of different people.

When the populace can't trust the government or the courts, rumors and false accusations are uncontrolled. People with their own agendas muddy the waters. Fraud and corruption take over.

I have no idea whether this guy was actually attacked by Trump's thugs or not - and that's a huge problem. That's the crux of the problem.

No guardrails. That's what we're sinking into.

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Either there are two Paul Bryants who are Black attorneys in DC, or there is a back story [View all] pnwmom Aug 2025 OP

One of the big problems with authoritarianism... yardwork Aug 2025 #1

I'm going out on a limb here but it struck me as odd that in the video the man said he was not crazy, he was sane. chowder66 Aug 2025 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Totally Tunsie Aug 2025 #3

More background and image of now deleted LinkedIn post. pat_k Aug 2025 #4