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MorbidButterflyTat

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19. Who are the pollyannas?

Reply to FoxNewsSucks (Reply #8)

Mon May 25, 2026, 08:17 PM

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Who said, 'everything will just be fine, you'll see'?

"The American experiment is over" is realistic?

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"The American experiment is over..." [View all] CousinIT Monday OP

I said the same thing to a friend this morning. Irish_Dem Monday #1

that bluesky post is illiterate defeatist bullshit Blues Heron Monday #2

No it's not. It's the bucket of cold water thrown in the faces FoxNewsSucks Monday #8

it's still defeatist, especially the idea that Dems are impotent and that we can't win the midterms LymphocyteLover Monday #14

It's not just the media portraying them as such, FoxNewsSucks Monday #20

I'm not saying Dems couldn't do more against this administration and suspend some of those norms, however they have LymphocyteLover 22 hrs ago #27

Pretty god damned impotent ABC123Easy 20 hrs ago #31

Trump was INDICTED MULTIPLE TIMES by Garland's DOJ. It was the fucking Supreme Court who fucked over those cases. LymphocyteLover 14 hrs ago #32

Not BS ABC123Easy 14 hrs ago #33

You don't know what exactly he did. Anyway, if SCOTUS has interfered and massively delayed the cases, Dump would have LymphocyteLover 13 hrs ago #34

Thats a giant load of wishy washy BS ABC123Easy 12 hrs ago #35

There's a difference between realistic and defeatist. wnylib Monday #17

There are way too many people FoxNewsSucks Monday #21

And there are quite a few people who are eager to call others Polyannas wnylib Monday #22

Who are the pollyannas? MorbidButterflyTat Monday #19

Revolution Pollyannas: don't threaten us with the Supreme Court or tell us to vote blue no matter who. betsuni Monday #24

I really hate this snowybirdie Monday #3

Where does it say to give up and walk away? FoxNewsSucks Monday #9

That's not what it says. Scrivener7 21 hrs ago #30

I won't be celebrating the 250th Easterncedar Monday #4

THIS. n/t CousinIT Monday #6

Cheer up and take the opportunity that is offered bucolic_frolic Monday #5

This time, put the women in charge. Men just cause problems and BS wars. OMGWTF Monday #7

Men have little ground to stand on when claiming that women.. CousinIT Monday #12

Is it being challenged? Absolutely! Phoenix61 Monday #10

I think the US can have a real democracy - but it needs a real constitution first. harumph Monday #11

I agree it's over. It will take a hundred years to rebuild, if ever. Our sinkingfeeling Monday #13

Fuck the Borg struggle4progress Monday #15

Word! yellow dahlia Monday #16

Happy to report this guy's damning post mortem of America didn't keep him from hyping his podcast MorbidButterflyTat Monday #18

Somebody posts something on social media ... so who is this guy anyway FakeNoose Monday #23

"This is OUR government. Yes, we can change our government whenever we want. Don't ever betsuni Yesterday #25

There is an irrefutable Step One that has to happen this year... BH liberal 21 hrs ago #28

Sneed is a click master. Peddle despair, make a buck. delisen 23 hrs ago #26

Yes. As we have known it, it is indeed over. But there is an opportunity here to build something different. Scrivener7 21 hrs ago #29

The experiment includes a step, "What if someone says the experiment is over when it's not?" gulliver 12 hrs ago #36

If giving up is not an option sarisataka 11 hrs ago #37