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OldBaldy1701E

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7. True.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 08:33 AM

Yesterday

But, first we have to understand and acknowledge that our current 'unfettered capitalism and worship of the green god' is why we are here in the first place.

It is this system that gave us that tyrant. It is that system that gives us the inequity and bias in our very fabric.

It is a failed system, but the people who profit from it are going to prop it up and let us all die rather than allow it to change.

And, we are letting them.

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Nato says US cannot suspend Spain from alliance, after reported Pentagon email [View all] muriel_volestrangler Yesterday OP

Fuck using NATO to go after Spain,.. magicarpet Yesterday #1

Trump's hero Hitler bombed Spain and only then could the pseudo general Franco proclaim victory. GreenWave Yesterday #5

Guernica Aviation Pro Yesterday #6

Trump owns the whole country. We are going to have to pry it from his cold, dead hands. Walleye Yesterday #2

And, we are waiting for......? OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #3

First Americans have to be honest and acknowledge they've been taken over by a tyrant Walleye Yesterday #4

True. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #7

Not the system. We are being held hostage by Maga morons Walleye Yesterday #8

I think we need a social revolution. OldBaldy1701E 5 hrs ago #23

Capitalism is the most successful religion in world history. At this point all major world religions are secondary... Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #14

"does not foresee any provision for suspension....." JohnnyRingo Yesterday #9

And I think they just gave away their strategy for getting (the utterly hated) Milei re-elected next year: peppertree Yesterday #10

Didn't hurt the GOP at all the first time he bailed out that autocrat. travelingthrulife Yesterday #13

You mean the one last October? peppertree Yesterday #16

Trying really hard to undo NATO Pompoy Yesterday #11

Which is impossible but fatso is the Idiot dave99 Yesterday #17

The Falklands and other European "imperial possessions" - really? Eugene Yesterday #12

only if Krasnov can be suspended from being on the earth. Wonder Why Yesterday #15

Nice piece of lead dave99 Yesterday #18

He thinks he can just wave his magic gold wand, Bayard Yesterday #19

Don't be surprised if he tries to withdraw us from the NATO alliance in the near future kimbutgar 22 hrs ago #20

Republicans think they control the world and shithole thinks everything belongs to him..... Lovie777 22 hrs ago #21

Wait! This was from an "internal Pentagon email" l Grins 18 hrs ago #22