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Passages

(2,110 posts) Mon Oct 28, 2024, 12:48 PM Oct 2024

The government is not our friend, sir. ( Good Liars )

This is a direct descendant of the Reagan Era. The GOP is infested with ignorance.

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The Good Liars@TheGoodLiars
A woman at the New York City Trump rally said the government is controlling the hurricanes.

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The government is not our friend, sir. ( Good Liars ) (Original Post) Passages Oct 2024 OP

the "do you watch the news" exchange was classic PedroXimenez Oct 2024 #1

Let us never forget mobeau69 Oct 2024 #2

Absolutely, I'm glad somebody finally said this. They trash their country. They trash themselves. Walleye Oct 2024 #3

PedroXimenez

(644 posts)

1. the "do you watch the news" exchange was classic

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Mon Oct 28, 2024, 12:54 PM

Oct 2024

"don't you watch the news?"
"yes i do, do you watch the news?"
"no"

mobeau69

(11,857 posts)

2. Let us never forget

Reply to Passages (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2024, 01:05 PM

Oct 2024

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Walleye

(38,622 posts)

3. Absolutely, I'm glad somebody finally said this. They trash their country. They trash themselves.

Reply to mobeau69 (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 28, 2024, 02:48 PM

Oct 2024

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