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Midnight Writer

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4. We have seen this before, with Nixon.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:56 AM

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Nixon himself was toppled, but his stench around the Republican Party lasted one election cycle. After just one term of Democratic control, Republicans were able to elect the even more odious and corrupt Ronald Reagan. Reagan's success put us on the road to fascism (an omnipotent Executive branch serving the powerful) we are traveling on today.

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