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Phoenix61

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2. I think older people are tired of the 24/7 chaos

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 06:26 PM

Jul 2020

of this administration. They want to see their grandchildren and are tired of worrying about their children’s ability to provide for their family. One thing that opens people to change is when the pain of the present out weighs the fear of the future. They were told they should die for the economy. If they get covid they may face a triage situation where they won’t even be admitted to the hospital. Maybe gays getting married isn’t such a big deal. Maybe police reform could be a good thing. Maybe some change isn’t such a bad thing after all.

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Trump Ads To Frighten Seniors Into Voting For Him Over Urban 'Criminal Gangs' Isn't Working [View all] appalachiablue Jul 2020 OP

This is just the same crap they tried to pull in 2018 EarlG Jul 2020 #1

I think older people are tired of the 24/7 chaos Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #2

I guess all those vicious Caravan Criminals finally made it to grandma's condo in the Villages. sop Jul 2020 #3

"You can fool some of the people all of the time ..." Pobeka Jul 2020 #4

What about all the Nixon comparisons? JonLP24 Jul 2020 #5