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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:55 PM Oct 2019

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"when Americans woke from a slumber of apathy and acquiescence to reclaim the ideals of the nation"

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Dan Rather ✔ @DanRather

I believe the Trump Presidency will not only be remembered for its outrages but as a time when millions of Americans woke from a slumber of apathy and acquiescence to reclaim the ideals of the nation.

12:51 PM - Oct 19, 2019

Absolutely!

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"when Americans woke from a slumber of apathy and acquiescence to reclaim the ideals of the nation" (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 OP

Merci! Mme. Defarge Oct 2019 #1

let's hope handmade34 Oct 2019 #2

There are so many Americans that can never be "woke". They drank their cool-aid and are programmed. erronis Oct 2019 #3

Let's We The People make it so! abqtommy Oct 2019 #4

Unless money is taken out of politics, serious reforms are malaise Oct 2019 #5

Twitter reply : Rhiannon12866 Oct 2019 #6

Good reply! Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #7

I agree with Dan Rather. kentuck Oct 2019 #8

I wish. It seems like too many people are more interested in Ilsa Oct 2019 #9

I want to believe. Martin Eden Oct 2019 #10

When you're at a fork there's one of 2 ways BootinUp Oct 2019 #11

Let's hope so! Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #12

THANK YOU Skittles Oct 2019 #13

Mme. Defarge

(8,034 posts)

1. Merci!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 01:50 PM

Oct 2019

I needed that!

handmade34

(22,756 posts)

2. let's hope

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 02:58 PM

Oct 2019

erronis

(15,303 posts)

3. There are so many Americans that can never be "woke". They drank their cool-aid and are programmed.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 03:43 PM

Oct 2019

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

4. Let's We The People make it so!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 03:45 PM

Oct 2019

malaise

(269,054 posts)

5. Unless money is taken out of politics, serious reforms are

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 03:48 PM

Oct 2019

introduced in institutions and the criminals are weeded out from said institutions and sent to prison, there will be no reclamation of the nation.

Rhiannon12866

(205,501 posts)

6. Twitter reply :

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 06:18 PM

Oct 2019

Link to tweet

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

7. Good reply!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 06:29 PM

Oct 2019

kentuck

(111,103 posts)

8. I agree with Dan Rather.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 06:32 PM

Oct 2019

I believe this will happen, also.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

9. I wish. It seems like too many people are more interested in

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 06:37 PM

Oct 2019

Reality tv shows instead of news and the world around them. I don't know what it will take to wake them up.

Martin Eden

(12,870 posts)

10. I want to believe.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 08:14 PM

Oct 2019

But I lack the faith.

BootinUp

(47,165 posts)

11. When you're at a fork there's one of 2 ways

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 08:27 PM

Oct 2019

You can go. I believe Dan Rather is correct.

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)

12. Let's hope so!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 08:35 PM

Oct 2019

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

13. THANK YOU

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 10:53 PM

Oct 2019

I truly believe America is stronger than Donald Fucking Trump

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