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Bettie

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4. I was coming up on 10 years old in 1976

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 08:26 AM

19 hrs ago

and I remember happy celebrations.....on TV in towns, everywhere, people were proud of our country, even with the problems we had (and let's face it, every nation has problems), but the overall feeling was optimistic and looking forward.

Now....we're in the Dark Ages and there is little light to be seen. We've handed our country to criminals, literal criminals.

And we may never see the light again.

People wonder why younger people don't want to have kids. Look around, the reason isn't hidden.

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Trump hijacked US's 250 anniversary to serve 'political ideology and pet projects', congressional report says [View all] BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP

He has ruined it for all of us FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #1

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It's just sad that he has gotten away with it, BlueKota 19 hrs ago #3

With a compliant Congress..... SergeStorms 14 hrs ago #15

I was coming up on 10 years old in 1976 Bettie 19 hrs ago #4

I was almost 23, it was an election year for Pres. Some unknown person Bengus81 17 hrs ago #7

I made a granny square quiilt to celebrate young_at_heart 16 hrs ago #10

I have to march with our county Democratic party float in the parade in our little town Bettie 14 hrs ago #13

Um....the locust has hijacked EVERYTHING purr-rat beauty 19 hrs ago #5

Today's "water is wet" report. marmar 17 hrs ago #6

Trump is so dumb, vain and greedy NCDem47 17 hrs ago #8

When this miserable, fetid pile of orange fecal matter finally leaves public office... Dulcinea 17 hrs ago #9

There are plenty of septic tanks and landfills to name after him jmowreader 15 hrs ago #12

Well duh sakabatou 15 hrs ago #11

Everything Trump touches turns to shit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 14 hrs ago #14

Of course he did. And he can go get fucked for that. Initech 13 hrs ago #16

Trump is NOT Katcat 13 hrs ago #17

No. Shit. Karasu 11 hrs ago #18

I'm another who was in his 20's during the run-up to '76, and I know everyone was up for it and in on it- no matter what NBachers 9 hrs ago #19