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BonnieJW

(2,849 posts)
7. I am 74
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 09:29 AM
Mar 2024

My father was in the US Army during WWII. He was among those troops who liberated the concentration camps after Germany surrendered. To say the experience marked him is a gross understatement. He spoke about his experiences in a careful and edited way because they were stories of horror.
Seeing dead people laying on the ground only to see them move and know they were alive, and then die with a smile when he tried to help them, because help had come at last.
I am horrified that some people in this country are willing to elect another Hitler to destroy this beautiful country. I'm glad my father did not live to see it.

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Good. Someone needs to say the truth out loud. Joinfortmill Mar 2024 #1
The problem is that Rachel is preaching to the choir Blaukraut Mar 2024 #2
I disagree. Rachel is deliberately talking to Democrats for a specific reason. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #4
Dems have more brain power, Rethugs have Trump and Mike Johnson bucolic_frolic Mar 2024 #3
"Star power surrogates may win the war." Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #5
And that's why we'll never get through to the MAGAts.... lastlib Mar 2024 #6
I am 74 BonnieJW Mar 2024 #7
Most of us are very glad our WWII fathers are not alive to see what is happening. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #9
Rather than pedantic, I've always thought Rachel Maddow is a great story teller. Trueblue Texan Mar 2024 #8
About time . . . stop it with the policies and programs . . . call these TRAITOROUS BASTARDS what they are AverageOldGuy Mar 2024 #10
Very glad that there are some in the Media seeing our democracy burning around us, and... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2024 #11
She is a national treasure . . . Bumbles Mar 2024 #12
Wish all our people would approach the press in the same way she does. flying_wahini Mar 2024 #13
I like Rachel being interviewed Doc Sportello Mar 2024 #14
Yes the dynamic is very different when she is on someone else's show. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #19
Rachel, if you read this site and are out there. Prairie_Seagull Mar 2024 #15
I bet she has her go bag packed Bobstandard Mar 2024 #16
Yes the American standard of living with sharply decline under the GOP and Trump. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #21
Exactly. I've said all along prominent people will be fleeing the country if he's elected. shrike3 Mar 2024 #24
Rachel is a National Treasure! Mr.WeRP Mar 2024 #17
Yes she is a very valuable asset. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #22
Irish_Dem......... Upthevibe Mar 2024 #18
Wow that is neat you saw her on a book tour. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #23
The future of our democratic form of government is on the ballot LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2024 #20
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