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Gore1FL

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4. Gee, if we can just find middle ground between us and fascism... That's where the votes are!

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 11:11 AM

Jun 26

I've been hearing the "between the 40 yard lines" argument since 1985. It was bullshit then. It's been bullshit for the following 40 years. It's still bullshit, now.

I've always been amazed that we cling to the Reaganomics lie, too.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] kentuck Jun 26 OP

DUMB idea, Dems. lastlib Jun 26 #1

Some of these MAGA influencers are flat out dumb Johnny2X2X Jun 26 #2

A few Democratic leaders are saying that we all have to work together to save Autumn Jun 26 #3

Gee, if we can just find middle ground between us and fascism... That's where the votes are! Gore1FL Jun 26 #4

Thought it was the Onion at first... yorkster Jun 26 #5

Hint: kentuck Jun 26 #6

the federal government is a done deal stillcool Jun 26 #7

I'm so old I remember when some here mcar Jun 26 #8

It seems that some may want to do a 2016 redux, because things worked out so well then. (sarcasm) lostincalifornia Jun 26 #9

Yes, we seem to be going backwards here lately mcar Jun 26 #10

Maybe it's a part of that "Abundance" movement, which is just right wing pro-business bullshit. AStern Jun 26 #11

Maybe we could actually listen to mcar Jun 26 #13

Your reply confuses me. AStern Jun 26 #14

Yea, because a Democrat is in favor of it and aocommunalpunch Jun 26 #16

I'm glad that it also makes zero sense to some. Nice to see some sanity remains. W_HAMILTON Jun 26 #15

I read it to the end. Duncan Grant Jun 26 #12

I don't get it. Making up a story about Democrats is the propaganda, or it's real and something else is betsuni Jun 26 #17