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flashman13

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6. "and I found it in a new generation of leaders" The man is a class act.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 11:33 PM

4 hrs ago

Let me translate what he so politely said there. He said the old guard needs to move over. The old normal is never coming back. It's time for the progressives to take the reins. I know this sounds like such a cliche, but We the People want a government that works for us. We want nice things too.

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