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indusurb

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5. I'm happy for your optimism and faith in the future

Reply to TheProle (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 12:05 PM

Thursday

I keep trying to regain that, but I've seen far too much in the past fifty plus years to ever realistically believe we'll pull back from the abyss. I fear we have to go through the shitstorm in order to regain our collective sanity, empathy, intelligence and true freedom. Hope for the best, but I'm preparing for the worst.

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