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In reply to the discussion: The point is that the voters should never have been put under the duress of a Trump candidacy... [View all]Rhiannon12866
(206,779 posts)53. Agreed! Why is a candidate allowed to run to lead the government he attempted to overthrow?! Makes no sense to me...
And during the 2016 campaign I couldn't wait for the election to be over so we'd never have to hear from this offensive blowhard again! And considering all the criminal charges that resulted, you'd think that the Republicans would have learned their lesson!!!
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The point is that the voters should never have been put under the duress of a Trump candidacy... [View all]
kentuck
Mar 21
OP
It's the Republicans that are doing this to us, not a broken system. Only broken because they are there
Walleye
Mar 21
#1
".....capital's unlimited accumulation and control over every function in society."
jaxexpat
Mar 21
#25
American public is already worn down. Look how quickly they go to "both sides do it" etc.
Walleye
Mar 21
#10
Yes the media is part of the crazy train. They are enablers of societal/political abuse.
Irish_Dem
Mar 21
#13
Well said. When people say they don't understand how a whole country can accept a ruthless dictator
Cheezoholic
Mar 21
#18
Keep in mind that Trump is just an instrument of the ruling class -- predominantly white, wealthy
KPN
Mar 21
#30
If Mitch McConnell had done the right thing back in 2021, we would not have Trump as a candidate now.
Lonestarblue
Mar 21
#5
It is a Gigantic Godzilla-sized Gaslighting to Abuse the Public into Submission
bucolic_frolic
Mar 21
#7
THIS! All fucking day long. If we had an attorney general interested in doing his actual job, that orange cancer would
onecaliberal
Mar 21
#15
If he would have appointed the special council from the get go we wouldn't be here now.
onecaliberal
Mar 21
#35
SC Smith has done a great job, no doubt as late as it was that he was appointed. But Garland didn't even have to...
brush
Mar 22
#54
If N.Y State had followed up on his crimes back when he was committing them, recent history would be way different. nt
TeamProg
Mar 21
#34
The Subversive, Corrupt Court of the U.S. wants to eliminate the 14th Amendment.
Hermit-The-Prog
Mar 21
#39
The US Congress could have passed a law that he had insurrected and was ineligible.
maxsolomon
Mar 21
#41