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Dano Pierce's avatar

This was quite a pep talk. Thank you Sir. I am 72 years old and for years I have been pushing against the Felon 34 machine and I was devastated to see that this con man serial liar and coward was elected again. He totally hoodwinked the MAGA base adn Republican party which has for all intent purposes dissolved and become the TRUMP MAGA Party of ass kissed and ring kissers who have no spine to stand up to him. Sometimes I think they all has some kind of thing injected in the back of their heads to become obedient zombies for the Orange faced Dictator ready to do his will. I can almost see it in three eyes sometimes. Y0u really nailed it a number of times. I am a singer writer and have been posting political activism songs for years and singing the at open mics around my area. Sometimes I worry and know that as time goes by I may have a target on my back for all my songs and posts on Social Media. I feel it is so important t this time to speak out and be involved in some way especially vote. I am exasperated by the number of people who said they voted for nobody. How could they in good conscience not vote when stakes were so high. Was VP Harris so bad? I think not but they will ramble about all kinds of reasons. Today one guy over coffer proudly announced he did not vote. Are they insane? God help us. Thank you! And thank you for your service.

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Manda's avatar

I desperately needed to hear this message from the emergency live tonight. yes we are in dark times, but reminding us of our American history of pulling through these trials helps to make me breathe a little easier.

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Ryan Siggelkow's avatar

Well said, Fred!

You just now inspired me to reach out to some people I know working in education and other places that might be early targets for suppression--people with dependants relying on them and with a lot more to lose than I do--to assure them that if they feel pressed to either compromise on what they know to be right for the present & future of our nation Or risk losing their job...well, they can count on me to not fear winding up homeless as a result. I don't have much. But what little space I do have, I will cram Myself into a closet if it means offering a few small rooms to parent(s) & their children so that they can say they stood for what's right in the face of tyranny. I know simple words don't feel like much--and there's more work to be done tomorrow...and the day after; but for today, we all know good people who are afraid of "what if the rug gets yanked out from under", and they deserve to know that friends got their back.

Keep doing your great work and keeping the rest of us hopeful & focused!!

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RK_'s avatar

Thank you for this.

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Judy Toelle's avatar

Amen!! Thank you for your words.

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Cyndi's avatar

Love you Frederic!!

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Ken (KC)'s avatar

SHUT IT DOWN! An authoritarian government is not a government of the people, by the people, for the people.  SHUT IT DOWN!  Democrats should not be afraid of being blamed for shutting down the government.  Instead, they should own it, promote it, and pledge to do it if the GOP continues to support and promote project 2025 policies. Otherwise, government of the people, by the people, for the people WILL perish from the earth.  SHUT DOWN THIS AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT!

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MJH55's avatar

Absolutely!

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Ahmed Karimou's avatar

People only thrive where they feel welcome!

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Ahmed Karimou's avatar

You can’t ovoid it with the Orange man

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James's avatar

FOXTROT DELTA TANGO!!!!!

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Susan Rose's avatar

This is by far the most dangerous and frightening time ever in our history. We have never been in a situation like this. Realistically, think of all the catastrophic damage that has occurred in just nine short months? With redistricting (they can redistrict in 15 states, we in only 3!), we are fast approaching the point of no return. Nothing has stopped him and probably can stop him because he owns the Supreme Court, We always had that security of counting on the Supreme Court to do the right thing. Now that's gone, too. Yes, we have to continue to fight. But once he unleashes his military police on nationwide protests, he'll unleash crippling fear. Sadly, this is all much more dangerous than we think.

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Foosball's avatar

I think the left needs to become even angrier.

A simple suggestion might be for every single college teacher to immediately refuse to go to work.

This would disrupt millions of students as well as the colleges and institutions where they work.

You have a much bigger audience than I do so let’s see if we can make the strike happen.

Again, just have every single college educator refused to work.

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Deborah Stone's avatar

Love this!

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MJH55's avatar

Heritage Foundation and their wealthy backers should be designated as a hate group.

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MJH55's avatar

Cancel Disney+ HULU, ESPN +, Paramount and any affiliates owned by Nexstar( NewsNation) and Sinclair Broadcasting.

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Paul deVos's avatar

Thank you Frederick. The Repugnant kins Are giving us the Reasons To make d*** sure that we vote.The Democrat Party Needs to educate the independence About all the good things The protections That citizens have received, Have come from the democrat party . Labor laws , Social security, Medicare, Civil rights. These are ideals that have made life better for all Americans.

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