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Ol Janx Spirit

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12. I see nothing coming out of the Republican party to make me think they...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 12:24 PM

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...actually believe that.

Quite the opposite.

America would be in a much better place right now if they did believe that.

There may be a very few Republicans that do see the threat clearly, but the vast majority of both R lawmakers and voters are cheering this on, and the soon-to-be trillionaires, corporate leaders, and media elites are encouraging it at every turn--getting fat off of the chaos that paralyzes our politics and ensures they get exactly the country that they pay for.

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