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Bob Seemueller's avatar

It is binary, right vs wrong, empathy vs cruelty, democracy vs authoritarianism.

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Jerry C Mitchell's avatar

I think Joe trippy's red hat makes a point. I've been wearing one to the rallies myself with the word. Crazy on it.

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Jarno Jokinen's avatar

"Everyone’s saying we’re sliding into authoritarianism. But … aren’t we there already?" Worst is yet to come. Donald "The Beast" Trump is building a wall once again. Colossal tariff wall that is the beginning of the end for the system of down. At first the beast will pull the plug out of the global economy. The worst financial crisis of human history will pull a swarm of the banks underwater and the bank run begins. Then the beast will collapse a mountain of debt shattering the backbone of the monetary system causing a systemic risk to realize. Finally the beast will cast American citizens into a system slavery under the name of Ronald Wilson Reagan, just to "honor his legacy" count the number. After the destruction a new world order will be established in the US. And the Golden Age begins from the ruins of the world wide collapse. All of the system slaves will love it. No more cash - just digital transactions. No more traditional criminal activity. No more tax evasion. No more transactions without the "all seeing eye". Outcasts will hate the world without freedom, hope and privacy. To cover up the mess and distract the public by smoke and mirrors, the beast will engage in a war with Iran. Lies and deceit, corruption and decay, dancing on the graves will continue. Until; Black hole sun, won't you come, won't you come... I want to play a game. Time has come to opt out of the empire of filth. Live or die...

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Susan Troy's avatar

I hear what you are saying about the binary business, and I agree with you. I have lots of friends in Montana who probably voted for Trump, but if you talk to them one-on-one, you would find decent people. I like the idea of reclaiming the color red, and I like Simon Rosenberg's idea of reclaiming the American flag. That is the symbol of America, and we are all Americans. I can't stand MAGA as a platform, and, at this point, the hate and destruction wrought by this regime is so cruel, delusional, and hate-filled that I would rather avoid than engage with any rabid MAGAs. That said, I don't believe all Republicans (except Republican Congresspeople as we know them) are rabid MAGA followers. I understand that some of those red hats and Trump signs are being quietly taken down as MAGA shows its true colors. Thank you for an excellent and thoughtful podcast.

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Doug Spraley's avatar

Message to GOP Congressmen.

Aren’t you afraid you will be dubbed part of organized crime with the rest of the Congressional GOP in 3 to 5 years?

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Meg M's avatar

Let's take back the American flag!

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Nansu19's avatar

Is it time to get resisters who have some self defense capability to defend and support judges whom The Right is demonizing especially after they rule against them? It might help more judges to be courageous and follow the Constitution.

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Roy Smith Jr's avatar

MAGA has taken over the American Flag, too. We need to take it back!

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Karen Bullock's avatar

Love the hat!!

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