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Chasstev365

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2. The "We need to move on and look to the future" strategy has enabled much of the Republican agenda.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 09:35 AM

May 17

Lack of proper Iran/Contra punishment, W/Cheney lying us into war, Rove getting away with ignoring a Congressional subpoena, and letting Trump go unpunished for January 6th/ stealing documents and grifting money all helped get us here.

If the Democrats ever have power again and continue this mentality, we will not survive.

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Check the boxes of normalcy? [View all] imanamerican63 May 17 OP

What amazes me most is the extent to which some of their actions have no purpose other than to harm the world around us. Whyisthisstillclose May 17 #1

The "We need to move on and look to the future" strategy has enabled much of the Republican agenda. Chasstev365 May 17 #2

Nailed it! imanamerican63 May 17 #3