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In reply to the discussion: Is America in irreversible decline?? [View all]CrispyQ
(41,171 posts)It started when they took out JFK, MLK & RFK. Four decades later, they are perpetrating Shock Doctrine state by state. Even if these dictatorial governors get voted out of office, how long to undo the damage done by the likes of Scott, Snyder, & Walker? When will gerrymandered districts be redrawn fairly?
The system is corrupt & compromised. The very people who can fix are beneficiaries of the status quo & therefore will not fix it. Also, too many of the People are either apathetic or ignorant.
Someone advocating on behalf of the 2nd amendment called our house the other day asking for donations. I told him the real amendments that are in jeopardy are the 4th & 5th & asked if he had heard of the NDAA. I told him the 2nd is mostly a distraction to keep the focus off of what is happening to your most basic rights as a person. He hung up on me.
Truth hurts & people don't want to hear it.