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erronis

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2. Unless we (the US society as a whole) can hold these people as criminals, we are condoning it.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:29 PM

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I'm sure this form of divine rights (for the powerful/monied) has existed forever. But a democracy that strives to give every person a say in the future cannot allow this usurpation of power.

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Ewwwww jfz9580m 6 hrs ago #16

Unless we (the US society as a whole) can hold these people as criminals, we are condoning it. erronis Yesterday #2

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I hope Summers goes down hard; one of the most hated figures among the democratic base fujiyamasan Yesterday #4

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Didn't he make some really disparaging remark about women and their intelligence Marie Marie Yesterday #7

Yes, while he was president of Harvard, between his stints in the Clinton and Obama administrations MichMan Yesterday #8

Yeah he did jfz9580m 22 hrs ago #11

Larry Summers was always a piece of shit.nt jfz9580m 22 hrs ago #10

I've never cared for Summers dlk 19 hrs ago #12

Elizabeth Warren jfz9580m 16 hrs ago #13