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markodochartaigh

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31. As Will and Ariel Durant said,

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 03:44 PM

4 hrs ago

A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within.

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Watching a Superpower Die By Suicide [View all] babylonsister 8 hrs ago OP

let's face it: we live in the "suicene" era... ret5hd 8 hrs ago #1

And 35% of its citizens are so up his orange ass, that they dont see or care BlueWaveNeverEnd 8 hrs ago #2

That 35% love to see others they "disagree with" (hate) beaten Justice matters. 6 hrs ago #22

NOT interviewed trump supporters for a segment yesterday, they lamented high orices BlueWaveNeverEnd 6 hrs ago #23

Gonna be a whole lotn of DUMB BASTARDS if TSF succeeds. bluestarone 8 hrs ago #3

Bookmarking. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #4

It's more a cancer. Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #5

It's not suicide, it's murder. cstanleytech 7 hrs ago #6

It's both. The GOP is a murder-suicide cult. ananda 7 hrs ago #10

premeditated. intentional. planned and organized. erronis 7 hrs ago #11

And why do people persist... GiqueCee 4 hrs ago #33

Well stated. Putin found the weak link, capitalized on it while slowly making it weaker. erronis 3 hrs ago #35

Let's be honest D_Master81 7 hrs ago #7

Rain falls on the just and unjust alike. hay rick 7 hrs ago #8

Charles Bowen: markodochartaigh 5 hrs ago #30

And it's because people were so brainwashed by Fox and social media... Initech 7 hrs ago #9

This ... Faux Noise is doing Vladimir Putin's work for him FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #12

Yup! So many of the problems that we've faced in the last 25 years were directly caused by Fox. Initech 7 hrs ago #13

AM radio, the politization of churches Cosmocat 7 hrs ago #18

Agreed popsdenver 7 hrs ago #15

Paywall !!! ihaveaquestion 7 hrs ago #14

Putin grins and feels a tingle up his leg. rubbersole 7 hrs ago #16

it would be bad enough it were suicide, but in our case it's assisted suicide. nt Javaman 7 hrs ago #17

No shit. SergeStorms 6 hrs ago #19

It's been a long slow poisoning BaronChocula 6 hrs ago #20

Was it Greenland or Iceland? pfitz59 6 hrs ago #21

meanwhile, Presidunce PEDOnald has just ordered TripleSecDef "Whiskey Pete" Hogsbreath... alterfurz 6 hrs ago #24

I believe... GiqueCee 4 hrs ago #34

And Yet, Republicans In The Hearing Today Are Worshipping Trump.... ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #25

Not suicide. Eaten alive by parasites that have been allowed to fester JHB 5 hrs ago #26

He mentioned at first in his first term and couldn't give it up. Project 2025 underpants 5 hrs ago #27

We win the Darwin Award C_U_L8R 5 hrs ago #28

We're witnessing the collapse of our country RoadRunner 5 hrs ago #29

As Will and Ariel Durant said, markodochartaigh 4 hrs ago #31

Rid us of this pestilence: IMPEACH HIM! Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #32

Murder by the Wealthy IbogaProject 1 hr ago #36

Self Immolate by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard ybbor 2 min ago #37