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PatSeg

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10. They seem to be incapable

Reply to Biophilic (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 08:30 PM

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of believing that they lost. I can't begin to imagine how they behave when their favorite sports team loses.

I don't know how it will end either. It is all so unlike anything we've seen before in this country. Oh there have been bits and pieces of such delusional thinking, but the media and our institutions kept them in line. Well, most of our media has been compromised AND Trump is dismantling our institutions at an unparalleled rate.

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"And that's one of the reasons why we're in this current situation" [View all] red dog 1 Friday OP

As far as I'm concerned, the only good thing to come out of the Reagan administration MIButterfly Friday #1

I have to give them credit, they have been working towards this fascist goal for a long time. Biophilic Friday #2

The one thing you can say about republicans PatSeg Friday #4

Well, I think they think they've won. Biophilic Friday #5

They seem to be incapable PatSeg Friday #10

They're kind of like the dog that caught the car. Not exactly what many of them hoped for... paleotn Friday #9

I wonder what they thought they were creating. Biophilic Friday #12

Hubris I guess. Who knows. But it's an age old story. paleotn Friday #13

I think MW67 Friday #7

Waaay back here were a few Genuine Liberal Republicans in NYC ..... electric_blue68 Friday #14

Fermenting All This Anger modrepub Yesterday #16

EXACTLY. K&R orangecrush Friday #3

The cartoon actually is more accurate BaronChocula Friday #6

Killing the Fairness Doctrine is what enabled Faux Noise FakeNoose Friday #8

The wound is life threatening. We're on life support. The next 20 months will decide our fate. paleotn Friday #11

I watch old Murphy Brown reruns and it's obvious BigmanPigman Friday #15