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lees1975

(6,784 posts) Fri Aug 1, 2025, 02:09 AM Aug 1

How long are we going to put up with this?

At the rate Trump is dismantiling our democracy, and the rate that any kind of resistance is actually having some kind of effect, we aren't going to be able to depend on the midterm elections to make a difference.

They are putting together widespread plans to steal the midterm elections, some of it they've already kicked into gear with the garrymandering of Texas that is about to occur. If they are doing that openly, think about what kind of an army they must have ready to steal ballots, cheat ballot counts and throw out ballots to invalidate election results.

This election will be worth about what one is in a third world banana republic.

But let's not rock too many boats, OK. We have Democrats who need to raise money for their re-election who can't be disrutbed.

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How long are we going to put up with this? (Original Post) lees1975 Aug 1 OP

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"On advise of counsel, I decline to answer." -- Jack Valentino Aug 1 #2

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Until we are all dead. America isn't going to change for the better in the lifetimes RockRaven Aug 1 #4

NOT much longer. elleng Aug 1 #5

Until everyone realizes that there's only one way to deal with fascists. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 1 #6

What are you going to do about it? maxsolomon Aug 1 #7

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Jack Valentino

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2. "On advise of counsel, I decline to answer." --

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Fri Aug 1, 2025, 02:15 AM

Aug 1

'Presumed Innocent' with Harrison Ford

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RockRaven

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4. Until we are all dead. America isn't going to change for the better in the lifetimes

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Fri Aug 1, 2025, 02:24 AM

Aug 1

of anyone alive today.

But that doesn't mean we don't keep trying to make things better/do what is right.

To borrow a phrase from JRR Tolkien's writings, we find ourselves "fighting the long defeat."

elleng

(140,902 posts)

5. NOT much longer.

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Fri Aug 1, 2025, 02:46 AM

Aug 1

I don't like feeling hateful so often.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,642 posts)

6. Until everyone realizes that there's only one way to deal with fascists.

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Fri Aug 1, 2025, 12:41 PM

Aug 1

They don’t just leave, you can’t vote them out, they don’t care if you wave signs at them.

They have to be forcibly removed.

Until everyone figures that out, we’re going to have to put up with this bullshit.

maxsolomon

(37,432 posts)

7. What are you going to do about it?

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Fri Aug 1, 2025, 01:08 PM

Aug 1

At a minimum, we have to put up with it until he's out of office. 3 1/2 years at least, until January 2029.

Some of us aren't going to last that long.

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