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In reply to the discussion: IF BIDEN HAD HUNG [View all]

William Seger

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23. What's been normalized is that American voters are collectively dumb enough to elect #rump twice
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 02:13 AM
Yesterday

That's now a world-wide perception that won't change when #rump is gone, and it'll take more than one generation to erase that perception. That's something that's shaken me like none of those things you mentioned, because it casts doubt on the fundamental health of our democracy and the soundness of the supposed guardrails, and therefore doubts about it's future. Yes, one way or another, I believe we'll survive, but the next wannabe fascist dictator might not be as incompetent as this one.

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IF BIDEN HAD HUNG [View all] 4bonhoffer Saturday OP
Or taken $10 billion from the Treasury dalton99a Saturday #1
Yep. Diamond_Dog Saturday #2
#rump has been normalized, and America will NEVER be the same (nt) William Seger Saturday #3
Trump has not been 'normalized'. whathehell Saturday #18
Hear hear! nt Xipe Totec Saturday #19
What's been normalized is that American voters are collectively dumb enough to elect #rump twice William Seger Yesterday #23
Yes, Trump has been elected twice. whathehell 12 hrs ago #27
The Republican Party drmeow Saturday #4
We should all make it a point to contact the media outlets and complain about that oldmanlynn Saturday #5
Good luck with that popsdenver Saturday #13
Yes we should, but who has the time to get that ball rolling to KPN Saturday #15
President Biden got ice cream in January, that was supposedly very scandalous IronLionZion Saturday #6
That ranks up there with President Obama's tan suit. Harker Saturday #8
President Obama stage left Saturday #12
Multiply that by a thousand outrages since Day One Martin Eden Saturday #7
Saddam Trumpsein peppertree Saturday #9
The media has demonstrated what a joke they are D_Master81 Saturday #10
Everybody knows Trump is deranged. hay rick Saturday #11
"Biden weaponized the Justice Department!" was just an announcement of what Republicans would do. n/t Beartracks Saturday #14
yeah Skittles Saturday #16
That's what the bought and sold MSM does not understand BigmanPigman Saturday #17
Big brother pat_k Saturday #20
The gop would have impeached him. C Moon Saturday #21
The M$M is essentially part of the GOP Blue Owl Yesterday #22
What? Context would be nice. Can't believe people still don't get that here. VegasVet Yesterday #24
Trump hung huge Hitler/saddam/Mussolini style banners of himself on the doj building in DC Blues Heron 23 hrs ago #26
NPR has covered it in the news and it gave me chills mahina Yesterday #25
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