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angrychair

(8,700 posts)

3. Our country's greatest weakness has and always will be

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2018, 01:03 PM

May 2018

Fascism, the cult of personality.
With enough key support in Congress and the public there is little to nothing anyone can do to stop a fascist president from becoming a dictator.

Our checks and balances were crafted on the premise of everyone having the same basic principles, not on but jobs and cults of personality starting a fascist regime.

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A quote from president John Adams that is valid at this moment in our history. [View all] shockey80 May 2018 OP

Misunderstand the quote? zipplewrath May 2018 #1

I believe I'm a moral person even though I'm not a religious person... CatMor May 2018 #2

Adams was balanced by the likes of Jefferson, who was a Deist and skeptic... Hekate May 2018 #5

I am a admirer of John Adams and..... CatMor May 2018 #6

Our country's greatest weakness has and always will be angrychair May 2018 #3

This is the fatal flaw in our system Moral Compass May 2018 #4