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RockRaven

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6. Just as one man is not the problem with this country, one will not be the solution either.

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:56 PM

Oct 4

The Dotard sure seems like the disease, and much of the popular narrative is framed that way, but he's just a symptom. The US is a sick, rotten society. Trump is a manifestation of that sickness, and exploits it, but is not the origin of it.

But the same is true of the other side of the coin. One person won't save us, one person won't make us better. A cult of personality cannot last long enough to do what needs to be done. We don't need a hero to rally around, we need a cause or principle to rally around -- which can outlive any one candidate/office-holder.

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This Country Needs A Hero [View all] gab13by13 Oct 4 OP

Bernie no_hypocrisy Oct 4 #1

No Keepthesoulalive Oct 4 #3

100% Blue Full Moon Oct 4 #9

We will all have to be heroes in small, quiet ways. Mister Ed Oct 4 #2

So far, that's not working. We need a focal point and central people to organize our efforts. Scrivener7 Oct 4 #4

I think it's going to be an unlikely candidate. hamsterjill Oct 4 #5

Just as one man is not the problem with this country, one will not be the solution either. RockRaven Oct 4 #6

I am hoping that something like the Orange Revolution in Ukraine takes place. Jim__ Oct 4 #7

I think Gov Pritzker is our best bet for 2028. His family is from Ukraine and his hatred of ruskies runs deep and hot. SheltieLover Oct 4 #8

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