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RufusTFirefly

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2. Lesson 1: The system is rigged and the election was stolen

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:11 PM

Mar 2016

If you're young, old, or a PoC, there are people working hard to prevent you from voting or to nullify your vote if you're lucky enough to cast a ballot.

Big money is filling the airwaves and message boards with lies and distortions designed to discourage you from voting your conscience. Your order is to toe the line or stay home.

Real discussions of the issues are discouraged because they might result in an informed citizenry, which threatens the people who are literally banking on your ignorance.

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Lesson # 1 - from Al Gore [View all] kpete Mar 2016 OP

He won in 2000 and it was stolen NowSam Mar 2016 #1

they even repeatedly admitted it through 2001 MisterP Mar 2016 #4

Lesson 1: The system is rigged and the election was stolen RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #2

Al deliberately turned his back on a hugely popular president. too bad al nt msongs Mar 2016 #3

It's more a case of calling out undemocratic policies. Octafish Mar 2016 #6

9-11 changed everything. Octafish Mar 2016 #5