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Cosmocat

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13. The kids arent the problem

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #8)

Thu Sep 12, 2019, 06:37 AM

Sep 2019

A greater majority of young people understand how f****** stupid this is than the adults. The older people are the more likely they are to support this stupidity.

This isn't a quote education unquote problem. This is grown-ass adults allowing Decades of conservative propaganda 2 allow their Animus, hatred, bigotries, to override common sense and civility.

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Don't worry, nothing will happen. Let's take the kids, a picnic basket and go watch the SHOW. [View all] shockey80 Sep 2019 OP

nothing will happen bdamomma Sep 2019 #1

+100 Duppers Sep 2019 #2

Expect bloodshed if Trump "wins" the election. nt hay rick Sep 2019 #3

Yep Cosmocat Sep 2019 #12

Why fear human capacity to be murderously stupid? gordianot Sep 2019 #4

.... Duppers Sep 2019 #9

I don't think your hubs is nuts mnhtnbb Sep 2019 #11

Oh my! You've been thru a lot. Duppers Sep 2019 #14

True. mnhtnbb Sep 2019 #15

i've been chicken little since 08Nov2016. barbtries Sep 2019 #5

Wasn't that the First Battle of Bull Run dem in texas Sep 2019 #6

I highly recommend Robert Evans' "It Could Happen Here" podcast. Saviolo Sep 2019 #7

We really need to expand what is taught at the high school level. American politics and govt Karadeniz Sep 2019 #8

We can if soldierant Sep 2019 #10

The kids arent the problem Cosmocat Sep 2019 #13

Well written and well stated post The Liberal Lion Sep 2019 #16

Good analogy. The road back to Washington, DC from the Manassas battlefield was a traffic jam of Nitram Sep 2019 #17

More than we want to know has already happened lunatica Sep 2019 #18

Borrowing from JHBs' 'toons thread, just because: Hortensis Sep 2019 #19

Totally agree. It's just entertainment for most, and they could care less. No clue and no interest. Evolve Dammit Sep 2019 #20