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2. About 40 years after his death.

Reply to wasupaloopa (Original post)

Sat Oct 21, 2017, 11:59 AM

Oct 2017

The historians will more quickly recognize him as an utter disaster, but he'll have his lingering supporters for a while contesting that assessment.

By about 40 years after his death, his supporters will have died off and their ideological heirs will have other heros and targets.

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Let's have a contest to pick the day Trump fist has to pay for his lies and miss deeds. [View all] wasupaloopa Oct 2017 OP

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