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Kathy Madison's avatar

You write as if it's "all over." It is NOT ALL OVER. The proof that these principles have NOT BEEN LOST is that there are millions and millions protesting nearly every day of the week. The mainstream media is not reporting it. Many Americans are not reaching out to others and are not realizing it. MILLIONS OF US ARE AWAKE! Let's focus on that!

Deborah Petrina's avatar

I agree. But this column is a good reminder for those who didn't vote in the last election and for everyone in the upcoming elections.

Carrie's avatar

There are millions of Americans who have not seen this truth yet. We must keep reality in front of their eyes.

Barbara Baldwin's avatar

Americans may be waking up. But where is action on the part of those who should be taking it?? Who hold positions designed to be a counterbalance to an out-of-control president?! Most are conspicuously silent. Why?! What do they gain from their silence and inaction in the face of Trump’s outright lies and support of ICE thuggery? The silence from those who should be voicing concern is deafening. It’s pathetic and dismaying.

Beth Summer's avatar

If you're speaking of our illustrious elected officials (GOP especially), think again. They owe T his loyalty or they will be voted out. They love their 140-160 (House) or 150-170 (senate) days a YEAR work. They love the benefits. And it's not like they couldn't get another job, probably one with more income and better benefits in the private sector (but then they'd actually have to work more days).They are just as stuck in their worthless government job as many are stuck in their jobs. And what do they have to gain? Well, the Congress hasn't passed the Stock Buying Ban so they benefice from that. They benefit from the power they have (or think they have), they have the "superiority" of being the elite. And so forth. Basically, they're just worthless to us, their constitutents. I'm not holding my breath that they will "wake up". Remember, woke is dead!!!

Kristin White's avatar

No. They aren't. The fact his approval is still 40%, and nearly 50% among the gun owning demographic (at least that's the statistical implication), shows that we are too broken. If it was down to 10% and there were mass protests 10 times larger than we are seeing, maybe...

As it is, the population has become utterly numbed to the scale of horror and has readjusted its baseline so many times that nothing will shock us anymore, those who want to own the libs, and perhaps literally (in prisons or asylums or in the grave if they step out of line) are incapable of having their hatreds satiated.

Marlene Bellan Sable's avatar

You probably could fill hours with all the material they have given us. Thank you for making a poignant,short synopsis for us.

William Dickinson's avatar

Thanks for the reminder.

VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

Thanks but you need at least 24 hrs to show all his stupidity and scams. It's a start though.

ANDY's avatar

We will get most of it back but it will take time.

Kimberlyanne's avatar

@home of the brave,

SERIOUSLY?! "RIP" & "Let's remember what we lost"?! You have surrendered, given up? your title of your platform has the word BRAVE in it! This is weak & sounds defeated 😕 VERY DISAPPOINTED! We need fighters to save democracy! Change the title or take it down! As President Biden, an honerable man, has said many times during his decades of service,

"STAND UP, GET UP"

💪🇺🇸🗽

Afonso Enfondura's avatar

The US became an oligarchy with citizens united. The last two barriers are failing now to becoming an autocracy (rigging of the voting system in all ways and the Supreme Court ruling in nearly all cases that the executive branch is superior to the other branches and laws). I hate to break it to you, but it's over. Unless the people can stop the Supreme Court from giving everything away… 🤔 🤷🏽‍♂️

Debi Jones's avatar

🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕trump! I hate his guts!

Kimberlee's avatar

Forget Trump! It's the sitting republicans in Congress. Everyday all day - they are complicit.

Teri's avatar

Well "said". Thank you.

MSJr (Evolve Pest Control LLC)'s avatar

Nothing principled about that pos

Tracey's avatar

I could only watch one minute of the memoriam because it makes me too sad.