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albacore

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2. I dunno about the optimism...

Reply to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Thu Jun 30, 2022, 12:58 PM

Jun 2022

I think about the things that changed the course of history for this country, and I get discouraged.
Reagan's election was a turning point. For the worst.
Dubya's selection was a turning point. For the worst.
trump's election... disaster.

And those are just the elections.

The SCOTUS decisions this term... turning points for the worst.
The deification of guns... for the worst.
The rise of anti-science... anti-fact... for the worst.

I don't seem to be able to see the good side. When/how can things change?

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History shows us; In seemingly endless troubled times, one event, one decision, one mistake, [View all] fightforfreedom Jun 2022 OP

I hope you're right wryter2000 Jun 2022 #1

I dunno about the optimism... albacore Jun 2022 #2

The real problem is we have occasional temporary motivating events. But they gave sustained, unblock Jun 2022 #3

God I hope so! I believe both of those events are huge and motivating, and could liberalla Jun 2022 #4

Country survived the worst vercetti2021 Jun 2022 #5

You get it. Imagine the despair during the Great Depression. fightforfreedom Jun 2022 #7

The problem this time is climate change does not give us the luxury of time. Pobeka Jun 2022 #6

My view on climate change is this. fightforfreedom Jun 2022 #8

This could definitely be a turning point if . . . peggysue2 Jun 2022 #9

Good post. fightforfreedom Jun 2022 #10