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Bread and Circuses

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Mon Oct 27, 2025, 07:03 PM Oct 27

We're learning that the Constitution only endures when there's a shared foundation [View all]

We’re learning that the Constitution only endures when there’s a shared foundation—decency, respect for the rule of law, and a collective commitment to protect democracy.

That foundation has fractured.

Since Reagan, the Republican agenda has centered on shrinking the federal government and enriching a privileged few. To achieve this, they’ve weaponized lies and hate. It works—because too many people are willing to trade truth and justice for cruelty. They’ll endure hardship if it means watching “the other” suffer.

What we didn’t grasp—until recently—is the scale. Seventy-seven million voters. This doesn’t end when Trump does.
Republican voters are the problem. Even if some distance themselves from Trump, they won’t abandon the hate. It’s embedded—cultivated over decades, reinforced by grievance, and worn like armor.

We are in a generational fight for liberty. The darkest hours may still lie ahead.
So find your people. Stand together. Support one another. And do not give up.

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