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LVZ

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5. True but many political things seemed unlikely until they happened ...

Reply to QueerDuck (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 04:13 PM

Friday

examples:

the accidental fall of the Berlin Wall
the dissolution of the Soviet Union
a black President
a convicted felon President
a President pardoning over a thousand often violent convicted traitors and rioters
a Supreme Court overturning Roe vs Wade
a Supreme Court giving a "get out of jail" pass to a President

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The Great American Breakup - What if the USA ... ? [View all] LVZ Friday OP

Thanks! This is ... reassuring? It seems unlikely that the US would split into 2 or more countries. QueerDuck Friday #1

True but many political things seemed unlikely until they happened ... LVZ Friday #5

Important, but not the same as the fall of the US QueerDuck Friday #6

No thanks n/t SickOfTheOnePct Friday #2

no TheProle Friday #3

Looking like the Pledge of Allegiance might need a rewrite to strike out "Indivisible"! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Friday #4

It is inevitable. Better we do it mindfully. nt Blasphemer Friday #7