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Irish_Dem

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8. Yes many felt it. But we didn't know it would be this bad.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 07:18 PM

Oct 25

We could not even imagine him kidnapping people off the street and sending them to death camps.

Taking a literal wrecking ball to the White House.

Destroying the federal government.
Taking away health care.
Destroying education, science, etc.

Grifting and out right theft on such a huge scale.

Etc etc.

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How are they going to feel? [View all] LuckyCharms Oct 25 OP

Cults end, and they never end well. usonian Oct 25 #1

I'll get scorched for saying so... LuckyCharms Oct 25 #2

What are the precedents? PA? Utah? usonian Oct 25 #7

It's accelerating too fast. LuckyCharms Oct 25 #9

He's racing against time, to take control before the "Epstein Event Horizon" usonian Oct 25 #14

I honestly don't think that will stop him, or his minions. LuckyCharms Oct 25 #16

That's why they bought into AI and flooded Tree Lady Oct 25 #34

I quit Facebook in 2017... LuckyCharms Oct 25 #35

Almost all the stories are fake Tree Lady Oct 25 #37

There are many people... LuckyCharms Oct 25 #39

Nope. Ollie Garkie Oct 25 #30

I guess we'll see. LuckyCharms Oct 25 #32

Some cult members finally give up. Others double and triple down. Irish_Dem Oct 25 #3

I see dark times coming, and we must resist. LuckyCharms Oct 25 #4

Yes many felt it. But we didn't know it would be this bad. Irish_Dem Oct 25 #8

I couldn't imagine the details... LuckyCharms Oct 25 #10

What is your gut now? Irish_Dem Oct 25 #11

It will get very bad. LuckyCharms Oct 25 #12

Yep. Irish_Dem Oct 25 #13

Yes - a visceral dread. yellow dahlia Oct 25 #27

Dad was a history teacher, lots of studies have been done on how empires fall. haele Oct 25 #36

The breadth and depth of the destruction is worse than I imagined. yellow dahlia Oct 25 #29

Yep, it was unimaginable. LuckyCharms Oct 25 #33

Worst nightmare ever. n/t yellow dahlia Oct 25 #38

Yes. I knew it would be quite bad, but I had no idea it would be this bad. Irish_Dem Oct 26 #42

The lower orders never learn. If they were capable of it, Aristus Oct 25 #5

The country may well be unrecognizable... LuckyCharms Oct 25 #6

The MAGAs are willing to get their kids killed with gun violence and no vaccines. Irish_Dem Oct 25 #15

That's right. LuckyCharms Oct 25 #17

Yes their hatred and violence overrides their innate survival instinct. Irish_Dem Oct 25 #18

This would be such a beautiful world if it was not for... LuckyCharms Oct 25 #19

The iconic fight between good and evil is the human condition. Irish_Dem Oct 25 #20

I keep wondering how... LuckyCharms Oct 25 #21

Narcissists don't usually kill themselves. Irish_Dem Oct 25 #22

Well, I think this shutdown was forcibly orchestrated by Trump... LuckyCharms Oct 25 #23

Yes Trump said he can destroy more of the federal govt and liberal programs with the shut down. Irish_Dem Oct 25 #24

I too hear that fear. yellow dahlia Oct 25 #31

For some... 2naSalit Oct 25 #25

That's why I'm pondering a shotgun Captain Zero Oct 25 #41

They are all consumed with hatred, racism and greed vapor2 Oct 25 #26

Theiy only feel greed and hate. I just saw vapor2 post. I'll add racism too. spanone Oct 25 #28

I don't think the spark is going to be the shooting of an ICE agent Bayard Oct 25 #40

It's like a bunch of people walking into a gasoline station with matches and lit cigarettes. usonian Oct 26 #43