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DJ Synikus Makisimus

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26. The elite have ALWAYS abused women and children.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 09:46 PM

10 hrs ago

Men, too, for that matter. The elite have always gotten away with it in the past, and there's nothing to suggest that will change anytime soon. Lowborn are nothing to the highborn, and politics exists to protect those highborn and help them expand their wealth, privilege and power. Abuse is their privilege. That's civilization. Politicians are merely the servants of the elite.

If we really wanted something else, we'd have to figure out how to replace civilization with something better. That would be "uncivilized."

Like it or not, admit it or not, abuse is VERY civilized.

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A healthy democracy...would not allow a deranged, serial abuser of women and children to occupy its most powerful office [View all] babylonsister 21 hrs ago OP

Our democracy is light years from being healthy. spanone 21 hrs ago #1

Kick dalton99a 21 hrs ago #2

My husband last night was talking to a friend about this United States as NOW. chouchou 21 hrs ago #3

Keyword being "healthy". Solly Mack 20 hrs ago #4

Half the people don't vote which left us defenseless against those who would do us harm. Blues Heron 20 hrs ago #5

It has been reported for years that most people get 15 minutes of news a day... IthinkThereforeIAM 18 hrs ago #20

I really hope Nixon can't see what's going on n/t leftstreet 20 hrs ago #6

This very thing was the subject of Olbermann's Countdown this morning. flashman13 20 hrs ago #7

I would expand that statement EYESORE 9001 20 hrs ago #8

Maybe he was sent to a military school because his first sexual assault was against a younger female family member ChicagoTeamster 20 hrs ago #9

Not likely, based on what is known about the family. ShazzieB 18 hrs ago #21

Thanks for the info. I hope this clears things up not just for me but other lurkers as well. ChicagoTeamster 18 hrs ago #23

Yes, it's very easy to speculate! ShazzieB 15 hrs ago #24

Excuse my language.... SergeStorms 19 hrs ago #10

Very well-written piece BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #11

No shit, right? Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #12

It appears this could well be the largest honey trap and sex trafficking ring run by Putin and the KGB Bev54 19 hrs ago #13

How is this creature affecting the mental health of millions? young_at_heart 18 hrs ago #14

I am I_UndergroundPanther 5 hrs ago #28

A good article, but it is off target sarisataka 18 hrs ago #15

And who said we were a "healthy democracy"? kentuck 18 hrs ago #17

That is an assumption of a fact not in evidence sarisataka 18 hrs ago #22

All the swing states. MaeScott 2 hrs ago #30

Worse than that. He caused an insurrection and got away with it. spanone 18 hrs ago #16

No healthy democracy would ever elect such a criminal - rapist, fraudster, tax cheat, treason -- but racist failing one JT45242 18 hrs ago #18

The "Advent of Gingerich"... IthinkThereforeIAM 18 hrs ago #19

I lived in Houston when DeLay was around. Yes, babylonsister 10 hrs ago #25

The elite have ALWAYS abused women and children. DJ Synikus Makisimus 10 hrs ago #26

I wrote a poem I_UndergroundPanther 5 hrs ago #29

not to mention the stunning corruption... JudyM 6 hrs ago #27

Rec rec. rec malaise 1 hr ago #31

Yep....and yet, here we are Bettie 1 hr ago #32