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no_hypocrisy

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5. A lot of us were criticized and chided for warning that Reagan was

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 05:42 AM

Jul 4

dismantling democracy. We were being hyperbolic. There were no stormtroopers. Nobody was being herded into concentration camps and put into ovens. Reagan was not Hitler.

With ever subsequent Republican President, we inched closer. Sure, we had pauses with Clinton, Obama, and Biden. But the march towards fascism continued and many elements have been secured as of this date.

How do you make citizens treasure and protect their freedoms when they're more than willing to relinquish them? You can't.

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