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Hortensis

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17. Me either, Dems. But I've come to see the vote as hugely powerful,
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 07:29 AM
Oct 2017

I even was visualizing it as a little glowing "box" I'm holding in my hands. That sounds silly, I know. But we're used to thinking because we can't make final decisions with it that it isn't powerful.

Yet look at what all the people who voted Trump, and those who didn't vote, did. Our nation went from being a strong, healthy stable democracy and world leader to genuinely existentially endangered. Our government went from empowering and nurturing of citizens and freedoms under Obama to predatory, abusive and negligent under Trump. Literally from one day to the next. January 20.

Don't know about you, but I'm semi-retired now, he's retired, our kids grown and independent, even the last of our pets has died. Our choices don't make much difference to anyone except us. EXCEPT for our power of the vote and all the millions of huge and small events around the planet that our choices will absolutely, inevitably become part of, whatever they turn out to be.

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If only ALL hedge fund managers benld74 Oct 2017 #1
In this day of utter self centered greed, as exemplified by the occupant of the Whiter House.... Kleveland Oct 2017 #2
4 Things That Gets Cons To Lose Their Worthless Minds... Grassy Knoll Oct 2017 #3
5) Nancy Pelosi Skittles Oct 2017 #6
benghazi was a way to go after clinton. but they don't care about the issue in itself. just look at JI7 Oct 2017 #8
Good. Maynar Oct 2017 #9
Is that who is paying the protesters? Takket Oct 2017 #4
thanking Mr. Soros Skittles Oct 2017 #5
Well so much for the money the right claims he's paying us libs Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2017 #7
And his hands are huge. snort Oct 2017 #10
If I were younger, I'd apply to work for his foundation. Soros is the antithesis of Koch Bros Hekate Oct 2017 #11
Okay for now, but how long until it becomes a danger to society? Hortensis Oct 2017 #12
I hope not. But he probably realizes that one can't depend on corrupt globalist governments Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #14
:) No one can depend on any kind of corrupt government. Hortensis Oct 2017 #15
That is true. I honestly don't know how to fix it...must start with what I can change I guess. Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #16
Me either, Dems. But I've come to see the vote as hugely powerful, Hortensis Oct 2017 #17
My youngest is in college. And our vote does make a difference. Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #19
He is such a good man...the GOP fears decency because they have none...only their fake Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #13
He is the right-wings favorite lightning-rod. Zap! VOX Oct 2017 #18
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