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Sympthsical

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5. The World Cup has been going pretty well

Reply to ericjhensal (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:17 PM

Yesterday

Because Americans and host cities and organizers are rising to the occasion.

It's going well despite Trump.

People need to stop letting that man have such a psychological grip on them that there is no happiness possible in their world. It's misery, and misery is not an effective political message.

My political message would be "Blue cities are slaying this."

I've been enjoying all the positive social media content about visitor experiences. It's nice to see people enjoying the good things America has to offer for a change.

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