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13. Carville should listen to Miguel de Unamuno's speech to the Spanish Fascists in 1936.

Reply to ShazzieB (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:41 PM

Mar 30

Ustedes vencerán porque poseen la fuerza bruta. Pero no convencerán.

A brilliant play on words in Spanish, but even in English, “you people will conquer because you possess brute force, but you will not convince.”

Similar sentiment, similar audience, similar truth.

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Carville Predicts Trump Admin Will 'Collapse' Because of 'Nincompoops' and 'Buffoons' [View all] ShazzieB Mar 30 OP

He'd better extend his deadline lame54 Mar 30 #1

Has Carville ever been right about anything in THIS CENTURY? Prairie Gates Mar 30 #2

Buffoons in charge of a nation state can still do great damage. Eugene Mar 30 #3

There are legions of buffoons to remove bucolic_frolic Mar 30 #4

He also predicted Harris would win. I think he just likes to talk on TV. jalan48 Mar 30 #5

he also talks TO the telly, lolol, (and clouds) Celerity Mar 30 #7

The real problem::: it takes the rest of us down with it. Norrrm Mar 30 #6

Gosh. Another prediction of Trump and his claque's imminent demise nt GenThePerservering Mar 30 #8

Can't believe people are still asking the Cryptkeeper what he thinks. Nanjeanne Mar 30 #9

Only if the public affirms the buffoonery en masse. Shermann Mar 30 #10

Carville lost his credibility in the 1990s ILikePie92 Mar 30 #11

Of course, Carville also predicted with utter certainty... regnaD kciN Mar 30 #12

Carville should listen to Miguel de Unamuno's speech to the Spanish Fascists in 1936. DFW Mar 30 #13

It would be nice to believe we could just eat popcorn and watch the Trump admin collapse. Jim__ Mar 30 #14

Sorry Jim, I'm not even close to celebrating. Boomerproud Mar 30 #15

How can it collapse when it has a complicit legislative branch? Self Esteem Mar 30 #16

Here's the reality: If we applied the rules as they should be applied, the Trump Administration's downfall would Baitball Blogger Mar 30 #17

Carville is right Mz Pip Mar 30 #18

Even if he is right TexasBushwhacker Mar 30 #19