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BigDemVoter

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8. I think it will be much longer than a generation.

Reply to drray23 (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 05:52 PM

Apr 2025

As the French said, they cannot depend on what the voters in Wisconsin decide to do every 4 years and then base their well-being on that. We are fucked royally, and I don't know that we'll ever be able to recover 100%. I fear that this is just the beginning of a long & ugly decline.

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America's hegemony is gone for at least a generation. [View all] drray23 Apr 2025 OP

Forget "a generation"... regnaD kciN Apr 2025 #1

Agreed. WestMichRad Apr 2025 #2

It is probably gone for good. We are no longer a trusted world leader. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #3

Yes its a crucial point. Until we reform the way our president is elected drray23 Apr 2025 #6

Big money, corrupt politicians and judges, rigged elections, propaganda, uneducated voters Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #7

Secession is the next destination. roamer65 Apr 2025 #4

What happens to nukes and military? delisen Apr 2025 #9

MAGA World Must Be Spectacularly Defeated delisen Apr 2025 #5

I think it will be much longer than a generation. BigDemVoter Apr 2025 #8

For those of us who are senior citizens now, America will never be the same again. elocs Apr 2025 #10