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11. it's not just the Trump era

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 04:05 AM

20 hrs ago

things have been getting steadily worse for some time now, and it seems heavily stacked against younger folk....I peg Reaganomics as the start

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Need to complain for a min....Not about DU... but political [View all] electric_blue68 23 hrs ago OP

They are called Tankies Keepthesoulalive 22 hrs ago #1

Hm...I think I've seen that moninker somewhere.TY electric_blue68 20 hrs ago #8

They will always find a reason Keepthesoulalive 7 hrs ago #20

There is a lot of that "they're all the same " crap yorkster 22 hrs ago #3

That was the end of Raolph Nader for me MadameButterfly 21 hrs ago #6

Oh, yeah, me too! electric_blue68 20 hrs ago #9

The beginning of the end. yardwork 7 hrs ago #18

Hey, you can always come here. calimary 21 hrs ago #4

Yeah, I'm always here! electric_blue68 20 hrs ago #10

while I do think they are wrong Skittles 21 hrs ago #5

There are a lot of Dems doing great things MadameButterfly 21 hrs ago #7

it's not just the Trump era Skittles 20 hrs ago #11

Yep MadameButterfly 8 hrs ago #16

Dems can always use improving...but, still ... electric_blue68 20 hrs ago #12

I'm not saying one party isn't radically better Skittles 20 hrs ago #13

I see that too and I hope Dems run on it. yardwork 7 hrs ago #19

and the old guard needs to go Skittles 7 hrs ago #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Stacey Grove 18 hrs ago #14

The parties are not the same. Here's proof: SocialDemocrat61 17 hrs ago #15