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BumRushDaShow

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44. There is an old saying about how "history repeats"
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 05:34 AM
Mar 2025

and MY point is that "history is repeating" NOW. The last election is simply a repeat of a typical "backlash".

You ignore the past and it will return because you refuse to recognize the signs.

And as a note - if you believe that during a period when black Americans were LEGALLY UNABLE TO VOTE (something STILL happening NOW with more and more draconian laws being enacted nationwide) or unable to buy homes in certain areas, or were unable to even eat in certain restaurants, swim at certain public swimming pools, or even be buried in "white cemeteries", let alone drink at certain water fountains, etc., was somehow still "democracy", but now suddenly in 2025, "democracy is ending", is just ludicrous.

Your dismissal of Jim Crow, which WAS "legal" (dejure) discrimination, is telling.

There are whole demographics who have YET to experience any "democracy" throughout this country's history and to continue to ignore this fact has been the point of getting this history taught in the schools, which was happening until we started experiencing the erasure that is underway.

Jim crow was ANTI-DEMOCRACY, and obviously slavery was as well.

And as another historic note about this country's "modern" colonizing behavior - both Hawai'i and Alaska were not somehow part of the 13 original colonies. The Kingdom of Hawai'i was overthrown by a corporate head and much later made a state just a few years before our past President Obama was born there (which itself caused the manufactured head explosions demanding a "long form birth certificate" from him). And as has recently been discussed in the news, Alaska was "purchased" from Russia after the Civil War. We STILL have "colonies" - all those territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. VI., and the Mariana Islands, much of it the result of the Spanish-American War.

THAT is what is feeding this "territory lust" by the lunatic at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

This is the problem that the majority demographic needs to solve and sending out minorities as cannon fodder indicates that there are still those who are not ready to deal with the underlying problem.

There is a term that is used by the racists about people like Biden, who made it possible for both Obama and Harris to reach the high offices that they did. I.e., they deem him "a NIGGER LOVER". And THAT is why they continue to pummel Biden unmercifully into a pulp to this day. People like Biden would be lynched right alongside a black victim.

There is NOTHING MORE that Obama/Harris/Biden can say that will EVER be listened to. They said what they had to say and it was rejected.

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ICE/the new SS NotHardly Mar 2025 #1
None of us are safe. Born in the USA or not, white or not, male or not, whatever. erronis Mar 2025 #5
This bdamomma Mar 2025 #45
That's why it's so important that a Governor is raising a stink about this mountain grammy Mar 2025 #22
I love that Tim Walz is speaking out and being an activist, but where is Kamala Harris? hlthe2b Mar 2025 #2
Remember that the party has blamed Kamala Harris for the loss BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #4
Maybe because it is the RIGHT thing to do? And as soon as she steps forward, she WILL get media attention. hlthe2b Mar 2025 #8
Nope BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #9
Don't be condescending with ME. I GET IT. As do everyone else here. You have your opinions, fine... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #11
I value your opinion BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #15
So how does our (global "OUR") staying silent help that? The populace has disdain for Democratic party hlthe2b Mar 2025 #16
There are PLENTY of other politicos out there who can speak out BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #27
The 92% JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #26
They have the gauntlet all ready to fire up the minute she steps out. BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #28
F*cking A JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #33
The boomers - and especially the mid-late 70 year olds are out there! BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #35
Kamala's voicing her views does not iemanja Mar 2025 #52
Given you have tried to create a strawman, stating what I never said, IGNORE. hlthe2b Apr 2025 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author nilram Mar 2025 #37
She ran a great 90 DAY campaign. This is on those who STAYED HOME. Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #13
That hasn't stopped them from blaming HER BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #17
Walz is still a sitting governor and the University of Minnesota is in his purview. LisaM Mar 2025 #6
I am (as is probably everyone here) fully aware that Tim Walz is the governor of Minnesota now. Really? hlthe2b Mar 2025 #7
They are STILL throwing grenades at Biden and literally killing him off day after day BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #10
Honest to gawd do you REALLY think we have the next 2, 3, 4 years to "digest" and ponder the results of hlthe2b Mar 2025 #12
There are those of us who KNOW what happened BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #18
You have seriously contradicted yourself. hlthe2b Mar 2025 #21
No contradiction BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #29
What happened is in the past. We are on a razor's edge of losing our democracy NOW. hlthe2b Mar 2025 #23
The "past" has been recycled MULTIPLE times in this country over the past 235 years BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #30
Wrong! That is incredibly naive'... I will just leave it there. Read some damned history. hlthe2b Mar 2025 #31
My family LIVED that history BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #34
I am not equating slavery/Jim Crowe. But, to suggest we are in an expected cycle that is NO worse than all the hlthe2b Mar 2025 #36
THAT is the cycle. BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #38
Then why are YOU so content to sit back and analyze what went wrong with the last election INSTEAD hlthe2b Mar 2025 #39
I'm not "analyzing" I'm TELLING you what has happened BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #40
Fixating on the past instead of responding to the NOW and what is clearly COMING... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #43
There is an old saying about how "history repeats" BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #44
Just a small side story about black teachers... electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #46
Ain't science fun??? BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #48
Ah, Chemistry, interesting. I get some of it. My favorite Sciences are the Earth Sciences, and Space Sciences... electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #49
My senior year research was organo-metallic chemistry BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #50
Appreciate your take on this. Kicking Joe Biden in the teeth was only one piece. Blaming Kamala, jeez. Hekate Mar 2025 #14
When you have people like (unfortunately) YOUR governor BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #19
All of that would apply in and after any other election. I'd agree. This is NOT like the aftermath hlthe2b Mar 2025 #20
Bingo!!! mountain grammy Mar 2025 #24
Walz has the authority of a governor. The others do not question everything Mar 2025 #32
The irony of President Musk having ICE detain people here on legitimate student visas. Ontheroad Mar 2025 #3
Nazi scumbags! LW1977 Mar 2025 #25
They're using literal Gestapo Tactics GopherGal Mar 2025 #41
The DIFFERENCE our country would be right now if Harris/Walz were in office Blue Owl Mar 2025 #42
And those Who Stayed Home!!! 😬 electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #47
We know that this was a business student iemanja Mar 2025 #51
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