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We're supposed to be grateful (Original Post) orangecrush 12 hrs ago OP
CORRECT Skittles 12 hrs ago #1
It's definitely abuse. littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #2
Fascinating documentary orangecrush 8 hrs ago #6
Long before people started whispering "dementia" when referring to Trump democrank 10 hrs ago #3
And, it's market manipulation for his family to profit on inside knowledge. John1956PA 10 hrs ago #4
Rollercoaster of fortune orangecrush 9 hrs ago #5
I'll be grateful when we have BeneteauBum 2 hrs ago #7

littlemissmartypants

(33,856 posts)
2. It's definitely abuse.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 05:52 AM
11 hrs ago
We are all now in an abusive relationship with our government.



Change my mind.




FULL INTERVIEW with Yuri Bezmenov: The Four Stages of ldeological Subversion (1984)



democrank

(12,618 posts)
3. Long before people started whispering "dementia" when referring to Trump
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 07:29 AM
10 hrs ago

I noticed how he frequently made me feel the same way I did during an abusive childhood and first marriage. Trump’s cruelty really brought it home as did the enablers surrounding him who could have tried to stop him but did nothing. I could write a zillion paragraphs about this.

BeneteauBum

(543 posts)
7. I'll be grateful when we have
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 03:27 PM
2 hrs ago

a sane functional government that nurtures its people instead of using us to amass more power.

Peace ☮️

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