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Oopsie Daisy

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14. As a nation, we are moving backward, not forward.

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #12)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 11:34 AM

Aug 4

Such things are unlikely to happen again in my lifetime. The pendulum will continue to swing toward in the wrong direction with more bigotry, racism, anti semitism, misogyny, and homophobia.

Past performance is no guarantee of future success (as they say) and we're clearly in a backward slide. It will take a lot more than "if we did it with Obama and Kennedy then we can do it again".

I have very little faith in my "fellow Americans".

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Trump has 'turned his back on the communities that voted for him,' 2028 hopeful Gov. Josh Shapiro says [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 4 OP

I do not believe that Americans would elect a Jewish POTUS. Oopsie Daisy Aug 4 #1

No one ever thought Americans would ever EVER elect a black President either BumRushDaShow Aug 4 #3

It's true that historical precedents can be shattered. Oopsie Daisy Aug 4 #4

I remember when Milton Shapp BumRushDaShow Aug 4 #7

I remain more realistic than hopeful. Our country will not be able to put the bigoted crap aside. Oopsie Daisy Aug 4 #8

People said that about Barack Obama too IronLionZion Aug 4 #9

It's true that historical precedents can be shattered. Oopsie Daisy Aug 4 #11

People even said that about Kennedy back in the 1960s IronLionZion Aug 4 #12

Plus BumRushDaShow Aug 4 #13

As a nation, we are moving backward, not forward. Oopsie Daisy Aug 4 #14

Yes he has to fight it out in the trenches and that's a good theme. bucolic_frolic Aug 4 #2

Would love to see Shapiro run for President. (nt) Paladin Aug 4 #5

Shapiro is a good man. He does understand. twodogsbarking Aug 4 #6

Shapiro would make an excellent president IronLionZion Aug 4 #10

Like Epstein's boyfriend betraying his face-eaten is a bad thing? Wonder Why Aug 4 #15

Far be it from me to make any predications about the good sir. Torchlight Aug 4 #16

He was NEVER fucking facing them! Can't turn your back when you're not facing something maxrandb Aug 4 #17

How's come America can elect a 34x convicted lying fraud, but we can't vote for a highly qualified woman or Jew? FakeNoose Aug 4 #18