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42. Most young people I know don't get weekends off. And if they do

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:56 PM

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the weekend is spent getting caught up with what they didn't get done during the week.

i always thought and I was taught that the constitution, our laws, the courts,our military and Congress would protect the US.
That sure did turn out to be bullshit. I don't know what will save it but I don't believe it will be the people. The corporate state and the wealthy have made damn sure of that.

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from David Brooks, OpEd in the NY Times: [View all] elleng Wednesday OP

So here's a question, and I'll leave it out there. usonian Wednesday #1

You are not wrong Cosmocat Wednesday #4

In the 2nd admin he, and his minions, have complete control of the power infrastructure. Boomerproud Wednesday #6

What's your point? Are you saying we should give up? Are you saying there is no hope? Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #9

Just asking people who or what has the leverage. usonian Wednesday #15

It's you. The citizens of the United States have the leverage, even when all else fails, at above 3.5 pcent Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #16

Check my posts in Activist Headquarters. usonian Wednesday #17

Cheers! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #18

Are there protests if the media keeps pretending there aren't any? Autumn Thursday #38

The people see the people protesting. Even right wing sites comment on it, so even the Fox tunnel vision crowd know Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #40

Most young people I know don't get weekends off. And if they do Autumn Thursday #42

Wise words from David Brooks.. TY Cha Wednesday #2

Fuck David Brooks Cosmocat Wednesday #3

We need to join with every single David Brooks out there, because they're the ones that have a chance pnwmom Wednesday #5

Exactly. This started with Reagan and the gaslighting .... Bread and Circuses Wednesday #7

Are you saying we should give up because it is lost? And that we should attack everyone who fails a purity test? Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #10

Of course not. yardwork Wednesday #12

Im saying hes a pos Cosmocat Wednesday #19

Will you stop asking every poster who makes a salient point if they're saying we should give up? OBVIOUSLY Scrivener7 Thursday #27

I'm not doing that. OBVIOUSLY I"m not saying that. And the poster did not say what you say they said. Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #30

OBVIOUSLY I don't disagree with any of your purity test questions. So congratulations. Scrivener7 Thursday #31

As to the straw man you set up and demolished ... Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #32

Twice in this thread you asked people if they were telling us to give up because they Scrivener7 Thursday #33

Again you soft-pedal absolutist doomerism as "not doing the cheerleader thing". . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #36

Yep. I do. Because people are on this site for a reason. And sometimes the terror Scrivener7 Thursday #37

As I recall he's always been anti trump Purity mucifer Wednesday #20

He aint us Cosmocat Wednesday #21

That does seem to be the world's most popular excuse these days Torchlight Thursday #43

David Brooks voted for Obama and Biden. summer_in_TX Thursday #22

I am well aware of those other convervatives Cosmocat Thursday #24

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." summer_in_TX Thursday #44

just this week he implied that the MAGA uprising is caused by the progressives having control over media BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #23

THIS Cosmocat Thursday #25

He ALWAYS does that. Sounds reasonable at first, then tells us it's Democrats' faults. Scrivener7 Thursday #28

Yes!!!! Underneath his facade of reasonableness, he is a sneaky rightwinger BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #34

A human trojan horse. Scrivener7 Thursday #35

A tool who has done more damage displacedvermoter Thursday #26

You sure as hell are 100% correct. Autumn Thursday #39

So Dave Brooks is part of Antifa now?🤣 Crunchy Frog Wednesday #8

Did David have any harsh words for all the Republicans that continue to enable Trump? tanyev Wednesday #11

Dude who mislead people in politics his whole Johonny Wednesday #13

I'm not even going to waste time reading it. Paladin Wednesday #14

This is guy who was whining about inflation during Biden's term Ritabert Thursday #29

Correct - he is THAT guy Cosmocat Thursday #41