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niyad

(129,796 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 11:06 PM 13 hrs ago

"Democracy is not dying in darkness. republicans are murdering it in

broad daylight". .a banner I saw today.

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"Democracy is not dying in darkness. republicans are murdering it in (Original Post) niyad 13 hrs ago OP
Poignant message niyad. Sad but terribly true. Thank You for posting it. George McGovern 13 hrs ago #1
You are most welcome. I wanted to cry when I saw it. niyad 13 hrs ago #2
No wonder. I'll cry with you. Anytime. George McGovern 12 hrs ago #3
This is so true. Should be shouted from the rooftops. LoisB 12 hrs ago #4
In the middle of 5th Avenue COL Mustard 12 hrs ago #5
💧💔 littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #6
The revolution James48 12 hrs ago #7
A bad part of that is that they planned it, and the most damning part is that they are proud of it! Enter stage left 11 hrs ago #8
Yep, they kicked it off with Reagan... IthinkThereforeIAM 11 hrs ago #9
The rich can't live with a democracy. They'll let it go on for a while, but eventually they compete for everything. C Moon 11 hrs ago #10
So true! JMCKUSICK 10 hrs ago #11

Enter stage left

(4,289 posts)
8. A bad part of that is that they planned it, and the most damning part is that they are proud of it!
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:48 AM
11 hrs ago

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,283 posts)
9. Yep, they kicked it off with Reagan...
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:25 AM
11 hrs ago

... a trained actor. A mediocre economics student from a third tier college. Great for reading a script. They put him on late night, "infomercials", back in the 70's. I remember seeing/watching them as a kid, late on Friday or Saturday nights. I also remember my dad passing by, pausing to listen to him and telling 12 year old me, "What he is saying is nuts, OMG".

As a senior in high school, when Reagan got elected, I shook my head. I would voraciously read U.S. News and World Report, Time and Newsweek magazines in the library. Great place to look up the things that they would mention, huh?

And here we are... the looting of America.

C Moon

(13,492 posts)
10. The rich can't live with a democracy. They'll let it go on for a while, but eventually they compete for everything.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:30 AM
11 hrs ago

The rich are the worst thieves. I don't think they can help themselves from stealing and cheating—and it affects thousands if not millions each time.

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