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(12,164 posts)You said all that in two or three breaths, didn't you?
As I read that, I could hear it. I could hear you standing up and saying it! But, do you know what would happen if you stood up in public and tried to say that to your Congressman? They would probably muzzle you and drag you out. And if they couldn't gag you on the way out, and you kept saying your piece, they would stop and taze you. That's the society we live in now. They can stand up and pontificate their lies and promises for hours saying what a wonderful country the USA is, but you can't stand up and tell them, even tactfully and respectfully, where they are so wrong... what it's like to be living in this country outside the DC beltway, in the REAL America.
This is the kind of town hall meeting I would like to have: Congressman sitting front and center in audience. And one by one, anyone who wanted to tell their story or air their grievances would stand at the podium and pontificate on THEM. Turn the fucking table. No screaming or shouting allowed. What think?