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riverbendviewgal

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43. I feel your pain.

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 01:31 PM

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I am 77. I got to change countries in 69 to Canada. No regrets, especially after JFK. MLK and Bobby assassinated.

There was optimism when Carter was elected but that soon passed and Howdy Doody was sworn in. He was the first president puppet I saw. It was the beginning of the downside. I thought that Obama was the light at the end of the tunnel. Nope.

My US history teacher in 1964 wisely told us that our democracy would implode from within. He turned out to be correct.

Maybe AI will steer us on the correct path.

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