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31st Street Bridge

(76 posts) Tue Dec 30, 2025, 02:39 PM Tuesday

Does the human race need a huge catharsis to straighten out its act? [View all]

Think of it: Only through cataclysm does mankind ever really solve anything.
It took a Revolution to make America free.
It took a Civil War to free enslaved people in the United States.
It took a crippling Great Depression for a real social safety net to develop.
It took 65 million deaths in World War II to stop Hitler and his fascists.

Must we have a blowout World War III now to really set us straight? If that's even possible?
Just asking.

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Does the human race need a huge catharsis to straighten out its act? [View all] 31st Street Bridge Tuesday OP

By the end of World War II we had nuclear weapons, relatively small nuclear weapons. Jim__ Tuesday #1

If one goes up at supersonic speeds, all the others go up. Justice matters. Tuesday #23

Yes, and the cure for diabetes is a diet of only doughnuts and candy bucolic_frolic Tuesday #2

and 1 azzwhole to reverse 250 years of progress rampartd Tuesday #3

There are still selfish troglodytes. haele Tuesday #4

Yes, but we used to not listen to them. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #25

The internet. Used to be, the crazies would have to drive to 'conferences' Volaris Wednesday #27

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #29

This book is really sobering SamuelTheThird Tuesday #5

I heard Taylor Swift is mentioned in Revelations. BannonsLiver Tuesday #8

I apologize SamuelTheThird Tuesday #9

No check that, I heard she's a prize in a Cracker Jack box. BannonsLiver Tuesday #14

I think most of us would settle for your not spreading RW BS from bot farms on DU Emrys Tuesday #15

Straw man argument SamuelTheThird Tuesday #17

Another attempt at dodging from you after your bravura performance yesterday. It'll fare as well. Emrys Tuesday #19

What bs SamuelTheThird Tuesday #20

What BS yourself. Nobody has to "worship" a celeb to be opposed to mendacious hate campaigns. Emrys Tuesday #22

... BannonsLiver Friday #30

... BannonsLiver Friday #31

The crisis, when it comes canetoad Tuesday #6

And democracy is not the default setting 31st Street Bridge Wednesday #24

That would only be a temporary solution. BannonsLiver Tuesday #7

Can't supply cat-harsis, but here's... GJGCA Tuesday #10

I'll take it. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #16

Humanity will never "straighten out it's act". maxsolomon Tuesday #11

Sad but true... GJGCA Tuesday #13

Foundation Series OC375 Tuesday #12

The doctor's orders in "Dracula: Dead and Loving It"... BH liberal Tuesday #18

A WWIII would be the end of humans with all the nukes flying Bayard Tuesday #21

I believe Einstein was quoted as saying: Wounded Bear Wednesday #26

An AI engineered virus is inevitable now I fear Ponietz Wednesday #28

I agree Red Mountain Friday #35

I don't know, to be frank. MineralMan Friday #32

The human race hasn't figured out any other way but war or ethnic cleansing. Boomerproud Friday #33

It could definitely use some dismantling of dedicated propaganda machines JHB Friday #34