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J_William_Ryan

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1. "I'm not saying we're there yet..."

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 05:02 AM

Yesterday

No, we’re not – and we’re not going to be.

The tragic, frustrating fact is that the mechanics of American governance actually prevents a dictator’s fall from power – no matter how despised, no matter how reviled, the American people are forced to suffer a dictator’s authoritarianism until the end of his term, powerless to rid themselves of his evil.

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