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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Wed May 11, 2022, 05:28 PM May 2022

As I continue to witness the desires of the majority not just ignored but ridiculed and

hear supposed "learned Justices" babble out conservative activism opinions that are not just "wrong" but transparently nonsensical, a movie title keeps popping up in my mind: "There Will Be Blood!"

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peacefreak2.0

(1,023 posts)
1. Having dealt with this up close and personal
Wed May 11, 2022, 05:32 PM
May 2022

since 1970, I can guarantee you, this genie is not going back into the bottle.

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
3. I believe we may have to reread us some Mario Savio and be willing to
Wed May 11, 2022, 05:42 PM
May 2022

"put our bodies on the cogs" of the machine.

Maybe SDS and the Weather Underground will be resurrected.

Shit's gettin' real.

ariadne0614

(1,729 posts)
2. The concept of "Consent of the Governed" has been roiling in my mind.
Wed May 11, 2022, 05:38 PM
May 2022

The fascists who have been plotting the annihilation of democracy for the past four decades may be on the verge of realizing their dream, but have they considered the fact that they don’t have the consent of the majority?

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
5. It was two liberal SCOTUS Justices who got assassinated in that movie. There's no reason
Wed May 11, 2022, 06:37 PM
May 2022

for the RWNJs to bother with that now.

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
6. It was two liberal SCOTUS Justices who got assassinated in that movie. There's no reason
Wed May 11, 2022, 06:38 PM
May 2022

for the RWNJs to bother with that now. Or,-----------

Never mind!

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