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Polybius

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42. Different times though

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 12:04 AM

Apr 2025

In the early and mid 30's there just wasn't the deep divide that we have now. Some of the hot-button topics (I won't name them, but commercials dominated October) just weren't around back then. Even with civil rights, the deep divide didn't happen until the 50's.

Sure, the Parties disagreed on the economy and taxes, but that wasn't enough to hate your neighbor.

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Republicans panic over Trump tariffs: Last time "we lost the House and the Senate for 60 years" [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 OP

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The OverReach ship has sailed, you nimrods. LuckyLib Apr 2025 #33

Nailed it singling that quote out! KPN Apr 2025 #21

Own it, Repubes. Paladin Apr 2025 #23

Yup. And folks who weren't paying attention... Joinfortmill Apr 2025 #24

Relax, GOP! That won't happen again... regnaD kciN Apr 2025 #26

Here is what they are talking about: blue-wave Apr 2025 #27

I posted about that earlier today in another thread (with respect to the number in the Senate during FDR's 4 terms) BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #30

I posted the numbers from the beginning of each session blue-wave Apr 2025 #32

The numbers were continually fluctuating during each 2-year "class" BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #35

Different times though Polybius Apr 2025 #42

"In the early and mid 30's there just wasn't the deep divide that we have now." BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #44

I knew when I wrote that reply that it would be countered Polybius Apr 2025 #48

"We lost the House and the Senate for 60 years" BadgerMom Apr 2025 #28

Wish the election was this Tuesday and not 11/2 yrs. FloridaBlues Apr 2025 #29

Hopefully this time Quanto Magnus Apr 2025 #31

yes, but last time they didn't have FoxNewsSucks Apr 2025 #36

Repugs can go down with the rest of us. You are complicit, you refuse to speak for us vapor2 Apr 2025 #37

Look at all these GOP cowards pretending they didn't want this. travelingthrulife Apr 2025 #38

Hoping that this time they lose the House, Senate and Presidency Old Testament Libera Apr 2025 #39

Wouldn't THAT be nice???!!!! Jack Valentino Apr 2025 #40

Tillis really needs to go back and study history Polybius Apr 2025 #41

You need to go back another 20 years to 1933 and FDR, starting with the 73rd Congress BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #43

Oh, I know all about those years Polybius Apr 2025 #47

Since his argument was about "tariffs" BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #49

And hopefully this time longer. republianmushroom Apr 2025 #45

They're so short-sighted sakabatou Apr 2025 #46