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brush

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10. Yes. How did such a large segment of the American population...

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #8)

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 04:08 PM

Aug 2021

get so ignorant, anti-science, anti-democracy and unwilling to work towards the good of the whole nation?

If present conditions existed during WWll or the polio epidemic of the 50-60s we'd have lost both of those wars in terms of the nation pulling together and fighting a common enemy.

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"Don't talk to your neighbors" - Jacinda Ardern [View all] womanofthehills Aug 2021 OP

Fortunately, my neighbors all have phones, so Haggard Celine Aug 2021 #1

I actually do talk to mine over the fence. Treefrog Aug 2021 #9

God, if she or Joe Biden was president here when covid struck... brush Aug 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2021 #3

Credit also goes to the cooperation and trust of citizens leftstreet Aug 2021 #8

Yes. How did such a large segment of the American population... brush Aug 2021 #10

There have always been people this ignorant in the US. Similar proportions. Caliman73 Aug 2021 #12

Agreed with all of that. And in earlier times we had... brush Aug 2021 #13

Why are you posting a tweet from a RW source? Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #4

Here's the full thing from the NZ Ministry of Health Youtube channel blogslug Aug 2021 #5

Just Amazing WHITT Aug 2021 #6

How did the one case appear? WA-03 Democrat Aug 2021 #7

1776 posts, WA! lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #11