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BumRushDaShow

(160,235 posts)

6. I think the general public is TRYING

Reply to mainer (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 09:15 AM

Aug 18

to avoid all the political rancor. Problem is, this is "for real" and no longer "just hyperbolic politics stuff". So it's possible that this nightmare is slowly beginning to seep into the American psyche.

There are also A LOT of international tourists who come here, particularly to places like D.C. or NYC, but that is obviously starting to dwindle now with fascism setting in.