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BlueTsunami2018

(5,097 posts)
30. Some people saw it coming decades ago.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:14 PM
18 hrs ago

When we went from a bottom up economy to a top down economy, the writing was on the wall. When everyone decided to cater to the ruling class exclusively, it was only a matter of time before we descended into straight up fascism.

Outsourcing, offshoring, downsizing, deregulating, imperialist wars….all bad, all only serving the owners.

And no one is innocent, everyone who has held power over the past sixty years contributed to it to a greater or lesser degree.

And it’s not just the people in power at fault, it’s those who put them there, the American People. For being too apathetic to do even the slightest bit of reading or research into what these policies mean for them. For chasing the stupid culture war shiny objects as if they matter more than the policies that have been robbing them blind.

I’m disgusted with everyone.

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Totally agree with him. Dave Bowman Yesterday #1
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The Republican Party gave us the monster. dalton99a Yesterday #3
The Republican Party, and (unwittingly) NBC TV. ShazzieB 23 hrs ago #8
Don't forget FOX NEWS and its multimillionaire liars Justice matters. 22 hrs ago #15
And, For Whatever Reason (Bribery, Sick Insider-ism?) a Sleazy, Truly Unbelievably Nazi-like Propagandistic The Roux Comes First 19 hrs ago #26
and their voters too! RT Atlanta 19 hrs ago #27
No one thought the land of Beethoven, Goethe and Kepler would go nazi until it did. paleotn Yesterday #4
Thank you Mr. Gere for speaking up in 2026 Ponietz 23 hrs ago #5
You know he didn't speak up earlier? maxsolomon 23 hrs ago #6
Gere has always spoken up. milestogo 23 hrs ago #7
In February 2025, while accepting a Goya Lifetime Achievement award, he called Trump a bully and a thug. femmedem 18 hrs ago #31
Lots of powerful people ... ZDU 23 hrs ago #9
There were some deniers here on DU. wnylib 19 hrs ago #22
Understood ZDU 19 hrs ago #24
Yes, I think that things will get worse before they get better. wnylib 19 hrs ago #28
Similarly, a big division existed around whether Merrick Garland... Shoeless Louis 17 hrs ago #33
I regret that I was one of Garland's defenders. wnylib 16 hrs ago #34
Amen! BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #10
Richard Gere will now be the recipient of a mean tweet or truth social post that he LoisB 23 hrs ago #11
"Whoever thought America could turn like this?" OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #12
Bingo OB popsdenver 22 hrs ago #17
Yes indeed! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 19 hrs ago #23
HW Bush stole the election and installed Reagan? radical noodle 17 hrs ago #32
Reagan/Bush popsdenver 7 hrs ago #36
I do remember that now... radical noodle 3 hrs ago #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 19 hrs ago #25
The frog relogic 22 hrs ago #13
Again, this was not an overnight thing BaronChocula 22 hrs ago #14
The reputation of this country will never be restored within my lifetime. I mean, electing Trump ONCE was bad enough - Midwestern Democrat 22 hrs ago #16
My heart is broken ... I will not see my America again LSparkle 22 hrs ago #18
Born in same year (1949), same Eastern PA, have same sentiments. ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #19
"Every day I ask myself the same question: dedl67 21 hrs ago #20
Great quote! calimary 18 hrs ago #29
Strange that the Mass Media picked _this_ up.. Wonder what is going on ? dave99 21 hrs ago #21
Some people saw it coming decades ago. BlueTsunami2018 18 hrs ago #30
I have said these same words.....MANY times! young_at_heart 14 hrs ago #35
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