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walkingman

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2. This is the "new" America. Actually the same as the "old" America.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 10:58 AM

Jul 17

The progress that was made over the last 65 years was just a short reprieve. Back to our roots with a of a lot of hate, cruelty, nastiness, injustice, and white nationalism as the "bleaching of America" is full steam ahead.

We had our chance and it seems we just let it slip away...all those years of struggle and now what?

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They got rid of DEI just to rub nepotism and elitism in your face. [View all] bigtree Jul 17 OP

It's worse than that. Privilege. /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 17 #1

This is the "new" America. Actually the same as the "old" America. walkingman Jul 17 #2

Apparently DEI means they can be bigots and racists with impunity. nt Nittersing Jul 17 #3