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Evolve Dammit

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14. There are lots of good folks in red states, but currently their voices are drowned out. The divide

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #5)

Sat May 29, 2021, 09:31 AM

May 2021

is widening at a rapid clip, even among family. My own as an example, and we had three that fought in the Civil War. You would think they would never want that again but the brain-washed agitation is proving quite effective sadly.

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The reins on hate have been unleashed. Moral compasses, if they existed, have been buried. [View all] Evolve Dammit May 2021 OP

call up the National Guard now KT2000 May 2021 #1

I imagined 2 scenarios I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #2

hey, what about me? onethatcares May 2021 #5

I don't know what would work I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #6

There are lots of good folks in red states, but currently their voices are drowned out. The divide Evolve Dammit May 2021 #14

the solution onethatcares May 2021 #17

I agree. The smears have worked with the easily swayed. I liked Janet Reno and I like Val Demmings Evolve Dammit May 2021 #20

In 20 years, you may have to come north to avoid 130 deg F heat. roamer65 May 2021 #22

I have the feeling onethatcares May 2021 #23

Not one of them has a moral compass malaise May 2021 #3

True that malaise I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #7

Would love to tell you that is not the future Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #4

JMHO these whackos have always been there..just not so out in the open. Be it more uncomfortable PortTack May 2021 #8

That was helpful. Thanks. There are plenty of retired generals who might try though... Evolve Dammit May 2021 #12

Not our future. Comatose Sphagetti May 2021 #9

:) A homemade sign by the highway says simply, "We'll be okay." Hortensis May 2021 #11

Sorry but since O was elected, weapons sales have sky-rocketed and ammo flies off the shelves. Evolve Dammit May 2021 #15

Nothing new. Just this current iteration. Suggest sucking it up because Hortensis May 2021 #10

Hope the Dems start laying out some cold, hard facts in the form of public hearings. Not quite dead Evolve Dammit May 2021 #13

That's be nice, but itm self reliance? Can't expect congress to detox Hortensis May 2021 #19

You make good points although I have no idea what itm is. "We" have limited power in the blog sphere Evolve Dammit May 2021 #21

We have to detox ourselves. It's too much to expect Hortensis May 2021 #24

Thanks. I did not mean the entire nation. I meant the GOP/ QAnon/ christo fascists/ racist haters. Evolve Dammit May 2021 #25

I think it hinges on whether the DFP (disgraced former pres) is convicted of something nuxvomica May 2021 #16

One can only hope for the rule of law to yank the reins in. I've been hopeful before and watched Evolve Dammit May 2021 #18