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Phoenix61

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29. No it won't.

Reply to Cryptoad (Reply #6)

Thu May 11, 2017, 04:46 PM

May 2017

Russia had very little experience in being a democracy. If you think the government can pass laws and make people obey you have forgotten what happened during prohibition. It didn't stop people from drinking at all, alcohol consumption actually went up. We are a nation based on the rule of law. That is still very much in place.

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The Coup is Complete [View all] Cryptoad May 2017 OP

No. Stop with the defeatism. Now. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #1

They consolidated all the power Cryptoad May 2017 #5

No. They got a lot. Far from "all". Binary thinking is a fallacy and plays into defeatism. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #7

It's an attempted coup. Tatiana May 2017 #2

Right?? wildeyed May 2017 #4

Russians fill the street Cryptoad May 2017 #6

Then move to Russia if you think they are ahead of the curve. Americans will resist, persist, & win Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #9

U move to Russia Cryptoad May 2017 #11

Defeatism is rude. I don't like it. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #13

No you have offer no valid Cryptoad May 2017 #16

There is a lot to do, but you've already surrendered to Putin-Bannon. Suggestions to you? Too late. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #17

Do tell,,,,, Cryptoad May 2017 #19

Then perhaps today's breaking news may dissuade you LanternWaste May 2017 #20

Nothing has changed today that Cryptoad May 2017 #21

What a crock binary thinking is; the all-or-nothing "we don't do nuance" thinking. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #43

Yet Steve Bannon continues Cryptoad May 2017 #44

Of course he does. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #45

Yes. I'm not giving up and I still will vote! mvd May 2017 #34

They already are waking up, compadre. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #38

Good news! mvd May 2017 #41

Lol! wildeyed May 2017 #14

No it won't. Phoenix61 May 2017 #29

+1. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #8

If there was a coup wouldn't they disrupt the internet and media? DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #28

Witnessing those people at the airports brought tears to my eyes. Tatiana May 2017 #12

They dont have to run psyops anymore Cryptoad May 2017 #18

Not while I am alive. irisblue May 2017 #3

There are worse things than being dead. wildeyed May 2017 #15

Question for Press Sec. Spicer: Has the president canceled the 2018 elections? nt NCjack May 2017 #10

Game over man, game over.... FSogol May 2017 #22

Tokyo Rose? DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #23

I drank some of Tokyo Rose Wine once.... Cryptoad May 2017 #25

Now I know who I don't want to share my foxhole with. nt oasis May 2017 #24

You got that chit right! Cryptoad May 2017 #26

It would smell like pee pee and doo doo. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #27

Unacceptable Lotusflower70 May 2017 #30

...and yet, you're freely complaining about it on an online blog... brooklynite May 2017 #31

This Coup is going DOWN! get the red out May 2017 #32

Just when things were getting funny C_U_L8R May 2017 #33

Are you using tge word coup figuratively? Trump came to power KingCharlemagne May 2017 #35

Why so easily defeated ? Oh yee, of little faith. nocalflea May 2017 #36

No patience, eh? Watergate break-in: 1972. Nixon resignation: 1974. WinkyDink May 2017 #37

Yes, but it's the sloppiest coup ever. VOX May 2017 #39

We, as a country have faced down challenges before NastyRiffraff May 2017 #40

I Agree With OP SoCalMusicLover May 2017 #42

I am going to fight Trompe to the bitter end bdjhawk May 2017 #46