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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRemember when the U.S. rushed to offer disaster assistance?
We were always first to offer help. Acting quickly no matter who needed help. When we had Presidents that made us feel proud?
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Remember when the U.S. rushed to offer disaster assistance? (Original Post)
pwb
Aug 2020
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. At least Joe urged it yesterday
sinkingfeeling
(51,461 posts)2. Yeah, I remember when our humanity to each other counted as a plus.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)3. From toking all this extra cannabis to mentally survive this clusterfuck of evil and other reasons?
No recollection of a collectively nice America remains, sadly.
We do laugh a lot, this Axios interview, holy shit!
All these LP and MT ads, Don Winslow's stuff, oh the mind thanks you!
Adding clusterfuck to the spelling list/dictionary: priceless!
crickets
(25,981 posts)4. I was just thinking about that this morning.
Then I read this:
Link to tweet
The Russian government is sending five planes of medical equipment and a team of doctors to set up a field hospital in Beirut to help the city in the aftermath of yesterday's explosion, according to Russia's TASS news agency.
Four years ago, that would have been our response. This time around, great leader quotes 'his' generals saying it's an attack, and then forgets all about it. I am so sick of having a fake president.
pwb
(11,278 posts)5. Helping never crosses their minds.
It is a sad state we are in here.