This, You Must Watch. Arnold Schwarzenegger Denounces Fascism in America.

  


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  1. LorneJanuary 10, 2021 at 12:39 PM

    I watched the video earlier today, Mound. The only part I didn't like was his assertion that democracy would emerge stronger after this, like the tempered steel of the sword he brandished. I'm not sure there is much basis for that optimism.

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    1. The Disaffected LibJanuary 10, 2021 at 4:30 PM

      I agree, Lorne. Then again what was the alternative? He could hardly say "we're so screwed."

      I was talking to my buddy in Michigan today. I always figured when the sky fell in he would be the one who would rise up from the ashes, shake the dust off and go back to business. I knew a few Vietnam vets but Bob was the one least affected by it. That's why I was surprised to hear the sadness in his voice today. It was as though someone took the starch right out of him. For once he's confused, uncertain and very worried.

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  2. rumleyfipsJanuary 10, 2021 at 12:44 PM

    Not a fan but well done.

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  3. TrailblazerJanuary 10, 2021 at 1:04 PM

    I'll be back!
    O no you won't.

    A rotten building has to torn down and replaced.
    Repairing it in the same fashion is pointless.

    TB

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    1. The Disaffected LibJanuary 10, 2021 at 4:31 PM

      Old School Republicans agree, TB. They've been pretty outspoken about the need to set fire to the GOP, burn it to the ground, and rebuild a new conservative party.

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  4. TrailblazerJanuary 10, 2021 at 4:28 PM

    is it not amazing that republicans are now berating Trump?
    This is long after they benefited from his tax breaks for the rich.
    Where the hell were they 12 or more months back?

    TB

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    1. The Disaffected LibJanuary 10, 2021 at 4:34 PM

      You have to go back at least to the first inauguration of Barack Obama, TB. That's when Mitch and Co. decided it was their paramount duty to derail the ordinary functioning of American government, throwing both the country and the American people under their bus. Trump is the culmination, logical and foreseeable, of their perfidy.

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  5. TrailblazerJanuary 10, 2021 at 5:27 PM

    You have to go back at least to the first inauguration of Barack Obama, TB.

    I cannot forget the moment, I found it quite bizarre.
    McConnell has been more disruptive than Trump.
    McConnell's sentiments and influence! were on display in Trumps words and the failed coup.
    The governmental cowards have now to decide what direction they will take.
    Bait and switch politics has it consequences, no matter where you are,


    Tb




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