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In reply to the discussion: This crew will never let us have a free and fair election again. It's over [View all]GreenWave
(11,816 posts)65. They need to see Rachel. Many demonstrations globally!
But perhaps pessimism is easier.
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This crew will never let us have a free and fair election again. It's over [View all]
ProfessorPlum
Mar 2025
OP
No, but Chris Murphy is basically saying the same thing--that we don't have until 2026. We only have a few months!!
CrispyQ
Mar 2025
#3
Losing the trust of the House dems was a HUGE mistake, not to mention downright insulting.
CrispyQ
Mar 2025
#23
Sorry, you're just not paying attention. Everything is not going to turn out alright. n/t
elocs
Mar 2025
#42
Well, I just hung up a hummingbird feeder today even though it's about a month early so I am feeling optimistic
Walleye
Mar 2025
#67
yeah, apparently so, . The Fat Slob is still screeching out of his orifices accompanied by a choir of zombies
msfiddlestix
Mar 2025
#68
If we're very close to that, how long can an illegitimate government stand?
bucolic_frolic
Mar 2025
#7
I don't know, except there is no rule of law left for Trusk and for the top GOP and billionaires.
ProfessorPlum
Mar 2025
#41
There are good explanations as to how Musk used software to steal swing state elections.
elocs
Mar 2025
#50
Yes, there is and I heard the entire explanation on YouTube with evidence to back it up.
elocs
Mar 2025
#78
that's a good question. Another one is who would stop them? The media? The congress? The courts? the FBI?
ProfessorPlum
Mar 2025
#16
BECAUSE, I don't want people here to just relax and think "we'll vote against them in 2026 and that will be enough"
ProfessorPlum
Mar 2025
#19
Well given the core demo of this forum it's unlikely many would be around to see it.
BannonsLiver
Mar 2025
#25
write, fax, call, march, sit in, obstruct, delay, disobey, boycott, prepare, stock up, read, divest, speechify, mock,etc
ProfessorPlum
Mar 2025
#31
And how, exactly, will any of those things, ensure the fair and free elections you have decided we aren't going to have?
onenote
Mar 2025
#57
Right. Throwing our hands up and quitting is not the way to go. Glad you agree.
BannonsLiver
Mar 2025
#40
At this point, I believe it's inevitable. But that's not the same as quitting or giving up.
elocs
Mar 2025
#72
Exactly, the billionaires, tech bros, GOP, Putin, Xi, Trump crime syndicate will never let us
Irish_Dem
Mar 2025
#37
This crew doesn't run elections, states do. Governors like Pritzker aren't just going to "let" Trump fuck with elections
tritsofme
Mar 2025
#60