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Scarsdale

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8. Could this be

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sun May 20, 2018, 06:44 AM

May 2018

a vision of the future of the US under tRump and the gop? The Russians have managed to disrupt more than enough of the country's checks and balances in just over one year. Ryan is busy dismantling Social Security and Medicare before he retires to a comfortable retirement on the money he has amassed during his time "representing" the people. These politicians represent nobody but themselves, especially the gop, the party of "family values". For a mediocre politician, he has done very well selling himself to the rich donors.

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As despair continues to engulf Venezuela, voters go to the polls [View all] Zorro May 2018 OP

Experiment gone bad..in Venezuela quartz007 May 2018 #1

With a vast majority poor. Mike Rows His Boat May 2018 #2

Back in 1961, when I was a foreign student at U of Iowa quartz007 May 2018 #5

That's one revolution that went south in a hurry. Scurrilous May 2018 #3

Most do. Igel May 2018 #6

There still are a few here... Archae May 2018 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2018 #9

Oh yes, even before Chavez died we had the "CIA is responsible for -X-" crowd. 7962 May 2018 #10

Just today a Maduro fan club member spoke up... Archae May 2018 #16

Unbelievable that this still occurs here, on an educated forum. 7962 May 2018 #17

Fuck maduro JI7 May 2018 #7

Could this be Scarsdale May 2018 #8

No. 7962 May 2018 #11

No hack89 May 2018 #15

Don't see much here from the Hugo Chavez fan club these days............. MichMan May 2018 #12

Most have migrated over to the JPR treehouse Zorro May 2018 #13

I'll quote JFK. roamer65 May 2018 #14

I just wonder "how long?" When will they finally take to the streets & free their country? 7962 May 2018 #18

See Syria. N/t christx30 May 2018 #19

I predict it'll go to a far-right dictatorship. Archae May 2018 #20