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Hortensis

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30. Exactly. If you fall for "divide and conquer" grievance politics, you fall.

Fri Mar 25, 2022, 11:36 AM

Mar 2022

All politicians, left and right, who seek power by stoking divisions are part of the same problem.

Negativism never brought peace, fed a child, or advanced equality. It is the force and tool of the darkness.

If it wasn’t clear before, it’s clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation.

The giant forward steps we have taken in recent years on civil liberties and civil rights and human rights are being met by a ferocious pushback from the oldest and darkest forces in America. Are we really surprised they rose up? Are we really surprised they lashed back? Did we really think they would be extinguished with a whimper rather than a fight?

We have to uphold America's values. We have to do what he will not. We have to defend our Constitution. We have to remember our kids are watching. We have to show the world America is still a beacon of light.

Joe Biden

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For all you Millennials and Zoomers. [View all] Koch Ebola Mar 2022 OP

Just a kid at the time. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #1

That generation defines itself by the time they had sex in a muddy field for 3 days Tarc Mar 2022 #2

And the purpose of your comment? twodogsbarking Mar 2022 #3

Maybe, if that's what you want to think. PatrickforB Mar 2022 #5

This probably one of the most astute summaries of life, especially in america. Javaman Mar 2022 #20

Excellent post Patrick, I believe you nailed it. Uncle Joe Mar 2022 #23

To bad. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #7

*too Tarc Mar 2022 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #12

"The kids were protesting not playing on cellphones" line kinda encapsulates your ilk Tarc Mar 2022 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #14

At least we could remember phone numbers. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #17

"At least we could remember phone numbers", lol Tarc Mar 2022 #25

Not me. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #26

Stuff your sorry in a sack. spike jones Mar 2022 #8

Personally, as an old hippie, spike jones Mar 2022 #16

Sex in mud, listening to shitty bands? You must be thinking of TIME magazine and... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2022 #18

the amazing part is the 1999 lalapalooza festival was a complete shit show yet Javaman Mar 2022 #21

You know, that's not even close to true. MineralMan Mar 2022 #24

I suspect this comes partly from jealousy. I don't envy young people Hortensis Mar 2022 #27

Yes, jealousy and impatience. I seem to remember feeling both MineralMan Mar 2022 #31

In fairness to the zoomers and millennials plimsoll Mar 2022 #4

hell, in 1982 I was working part time at a dept store and I put myself through night school at my Javaman Mar 2022 #22

I dropped out of high school, supported myself as a waitress, Hortensis Mar 2022 #28

Exactly my point. plimsoll Mar 2022 #29

Exactly. If you fall for "divide and conquer" grievance politics, you fall. Hortensis Mar 2022 #30

To borrow a phrase...It was the best of times, and the worst of times.... ashredux Mar 2022 #6

Speaking up was not encouraged or tolerated. twodogsbarking Mar 2022 #9

The hippies were right. About everything. Midnight Writer Mar 2022 #11

Quite accurate Wild blueberry Mar 2022 #19

oh look, another indirect swipe at the few millennials (and almost zero Gen Z'ers) here, yipeee! Celerity Mar 2022 #32