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48. You are so right! Thx for the positive news

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Is the America we know coming to an end? [View all] Cyrano Nov 2021 OP

You're absolutely correct. Well said. sop Nov 2021 #1

The "America we know" has already come to an end world wide wally Nov 2021 #2

This: But the tide of fascist shit is above your waist and rising. CrispyQ Nov 2021 #3

+1 So many people fail to realize this distressing reality. appalachiablue Nov 2021 #10

Yep Bettie Nov 2021 #22

Thanks for sharing that important perspective from the irishtimes Martin Eden Nov 2021 #30

He does not support that in the article treestar Nov 2021 #53

"..Fascism does not need a majority .." 👈🏾 THIS !!! Nazis only had peak 37% of German parliment uponit7771 Nov 2021 #54

And that 40% thinks they will be the .1% in charge. keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #82

My spirit has been troubled even more as of late. sprinkleeninow Nov 2021 #4

There are some things that wnylib Nov 2021 #67

I'm just so tired. sprinkleeninow Nov 2021 #72

Aren't we all? Four years of Trump wnylib Nov 2021 #77

This would make an excellent original post. CrispyQ Nov 2021 #83

I agree. Hope wnylib is reading this and Cyrano Nov 2021 #85

I can't copy and paste from my phone. wnylib Nov 2021 #88

I guess you're just going to have to tap it all out again. CrispyQ Nov 2021 #89

Well there's a sadistic suggestion. wnylib Nov 2021 #92

Do you have a friend with a desktop or laptop? Cyrano Nov 2021 #90

I would say has come to an end., from what we thought would last for quite a while. BlueJac Nov 2021 #5

I am a woman, disabled, and poor. Ka-Dinh Oy Nov 2021 #6

Hugs XanaDUer2 Nov 2021 #7

Awww, thanks. Ka-Dinh Oy Nov 2021 #8

Love and best to you, it's a disgrace what's appalachiablue Nov 2021 #11

I have those problems but I know there are those who have it much worse. Ka-Dinh Oy Nov 2021 #17

Don't let the bastards get you down. Fight and know we care. Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #37

Disabled? keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #84

Functioning democracy and society is breaking down. Hard to see any way to turn it around. Doodley Nov 2021 #9

++ appalachiablue Nov 2021 #12

I think it's already ended FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #13

I think the ship had sailed. onecaliberal Nov 2021 #14

One thing that I think could nip the death threats, anyway - cilla4progress Nov 2021 #15

I'm afraid that is coming zipplewrath Nov 2021 #40

I'm afraid that is coming zipplewrath Nov 2021 #96

Absolutely! cilla4progress Nov 2021 #97

The media is already declaring Repubs the winners in 2022 New Breed Leader Nov 2021 #16

Time to start cilla4progress Nov 2021 #18

Preparing for what New Breed Leader Nov 2021 #20

Preparing for the R takeover of Congress in 2022. cilla4progress Nov 2021 #29

Yes, we will more than likely lose the house. The senate remains in our favor and looks like we PortTack Nov 2021 #44

I'm still not willing to concede the House. Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #86

Not to over-simplify things (I am just focusing in on a BIG one) but social media is ripping apart Celerity Nov 2021 #19

Yes BeerBarrelPolka Nov 2021 #26

Social media was the paradigm-breaking inflection point as it is partially directed two-way traffic Celerity Nov 2021 #27

Agreed. Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #38

Humans are inherently prone to deny objective truth misanthrope Nov 2021 #70

It has. It's done NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #21

Not sure teh GOP has... Cryptoad Nov 2021 #23

Just ask Marie. Tommymac Nov 2021 #66

It's all about intimidation for power and money bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #24

If elected Dem leaders don't INSIST on immediate accountability and pass voting rights laws. CousinIT Nov 2021 #25

We have become an undisciplined people. No Vested Interest Nov 2021 #28

The GQP Traildogbob Nov 2021 #31

Know your neighbors, customers, suppliers by name. Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #32

Out with the Old, in with the New Martin Eden Nov 2021 #33

Yes, but I believe absolutely the electorate can still stop it, Hortensis Nov 2021 #34

It could be as bad as you say. Just keep an eye on how most Americans see the situation, too. ancianita Nov 2021 #35

Agree..thx. So much is unknown. If we act and behave as if our country is doomed then PortTack Nov 2021 #47

20% getting all the attention KentuckyWoman Nov 2021 #36

You are so right! Thx for the positive news PortTack Nov 2021 #48

"And maybe they're not." I think one indictment is woefully inadequate at this point. Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #39

Yes. And the clock is running faster and faster Cyrano Nov 2021 #58

indeed. Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #65

Perhaps we lived through the golden era, and it is gone now. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #41

K & R, OP & Thread. Duppers Nov 2021 #42

The end started with Ronnie Raygun NotANeocon Nov 2021 #43

Reagan was the "Great Communicator" StClone Nov 2021 #50

He was not a communicator at all. NotANeocon Nov 2021 #57

Reagan was a clueless amiable imbecile Cyrano Nov 2021 #59

+10000 roamer65 Nov 2021 #99

No k&R thread trashed! LW1977 Nov 2021 #45

More than one "America" MarkinSWFL Nov 2021 #46

welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2021 #101

Greasing the skids are the Billionaires. We are here Because of them. StClone Nov 2021 #49

I'm so glad I'm 72. mwb970 Nov 2021 #51

Without voting rights being passed? Yes, we'll turn into Texas uponit7771 Nov 2021 #52

Yes Botany Nov 2021 #55

Ended in 2016. Texaswitchy Nov 2021 #56

The problem is, Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #87

Take my chances Texaswitchy Nov 2021 #93

Raygun ended with the firing of the Air Traffic Controllers. kairos12 Nov 2021 #60

Reagan began his first campaign for president in Cyrano Nov 2021 #61

It's happening RFCalifornia Nov 2021 #62

You have to pay attention to the signal, not the noise. Scruffy1 Nov 2021 #63

LOL why because white people don't like each other now? CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #64

It already ended in the early 2000s when we accepted WMD lies and torture camps traitorsgalore Nov 2021 #68

Nope - keep fighting. Oneironaut Nov 2021 #69

What never existed can never end gulliver Nov 2021 #71

There was never one America I knew DFW Nov 2021 #73

America (actually USA) as idealized is a myth. PufPuf23 Nov 2021 #74

You are speaking from the perspective of a white person and not that of a NA or Black Kaleva Nov 2021 #75

I wouldn't be posting about politics if I thought there was a chance there'd be a fascist takeover Kaleva Nov 2021 #76

Yes American Interregnum Nov 2021 #78

This IS the America we know. GoCubsGo Nov 2021 #79

Absolutely Glaisne Nov 2021 #80

There is something we can do. Qutzupalotl Nov 2021 #81

Bill Nye moondust Nov 2021 #91

That would be a complete overhaul of the system. roamer65 Nov 2021 #98

That's wishful thinking Poiuyt Nov 2021 #100

Some kind of change is inevitable, but who knows how it'll resolve out Bucky Nov 2021 #94

Recipe: 1) America elected a wannabe fascist, 2) Majority GOP pols uncritically support a leader andym Nov 2021 #95