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slightlv

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4. Yeah, I know the repugs have been jonesing for a Constitutional
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 05:02 PM
Aug 20

Convention for a number of decades, and frantically calling for it more than ever in the last 10 years.

AFAIC, I feel like the truth of that matter is gonna be we're going to HAVE to have some sort of convention or *something* because trump is not going to leave the current constitution intact enough to restart. And yes, both ideas scare the hell out of me. But we've already lost BASIC rights and privileges "guaranteed" by the Constitution, and no one is stopping him from wiping his butt with it every single day. We've lost not only the executive, but also the congressional and judicial systems. We can fight back if and when we can get a toehold, but lets just say I don't put as much faith in the civil disobedience and protests of my teen+ years as I once did.

Further, I think while repugs and magas are tearing everything down to their ankles we should completely rework what time of economy we have, and insure that's put into what ever we come up with for a Constitution. No more free market capitalism. There has to be some regulation of capitalism if that's what you want to make bank on. And I believe there should also be a set ratio between earned profits of workers and unearned profits of owners.

I think this makes me a Democratic Socialist, if I fit any box at all. I just know I would really love to see AOC and Bernie talk in person. I think it would do my soul good. Obviously, the politics of old is gone; we need to think about what kind of country we want to bring into manifestation, and imagine it on a constant basis. Think, refine, rethink and send that out to the Cosmos, backed up by whatever action we can take... whether that be protests, boycotting, or work stoppages... it's about time we started realizing we don't now (and probably never did) have the type of resilience of other nations like France, etc., when it comes to holding their leaders feet to the fire with massive protests and work stoppages.

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