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Irish_Dem

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7. I agree. Poor economy means people focused on survival.

Reply to Emit (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 06:25 PM

Sep 2025

No time or energy to fight the system.

And thankful they have a roof over their head and food on the table.
Will do whatever the fascist leaders and billionaires tell them to do.

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