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Aussie105

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48. France went from a King to Napoleon.

Thu May 21, 2026, 04:35 AM

5 hrs ago

From one extreme to another.

But France is ok now though, right?

In short, don't expect America after Trump to recover overnight.

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AI sounds like a scam to me Walleye 17 hrs ago #1

It really does PatSeg 16 hrs ago #18

It isn't a scam, and that is the problem. A lot of jobs are being lost because of it, and a lot lostincalifornia 16 hrs ago #21

Blue collar jobs took a major kick in the teeth with the off shoring craze. magicarpet 14 hrs ago #35

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Welcome to DU ! KS Toronado 1 hr ago #52

People haven't been paying attention JokeHer 2 hrs ago #50

I wish we could get MAGAs to understand that. progressoid 17 hrs ago #2

We may be closer to 1789 France than you imagine. IrishAfricanAmerican 17 hrs ago #3

It's the only logical conclusion. OGBuzz 17 hrs ago #5

A few big EMPs might slow them down. Ilsa 16 hrs ago #12

I'm almost ready to throw a few out there..... lastlib 16 hrs ago #22

In my experience TheProle 16 hrs ago #15

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Did I say surrendering quietly was my solution.... dude? TheProle 15 hrs ago #30

Then what is your solution? paleotn 13 hrs ago #39

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Exactly... WarGamer 15 hrs ago #32

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How long before... BH liberal 17 hrs ago #4

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Exactly! And what would be better... BH liberal 17 hrs ago #7

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Remember what Trump said... BH liberal 16 hrs ago #10

I wonder what he meant by this comment just last week..... OGBuzz 16 hrs ago #14

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Our only hope is that their old nukes aren't worth shit ... they're probably not any good ... FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #11

Never. You're being conned. paleotn 15 hrs ago #27

It may not be 1789 France BWdem4life 16 hrs ago #13

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BS paleotn 15 hrs ago #24

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Words wasted on the wrong people. paleotn 13 hrs ago #38

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Viva 1789! GiqueCee 11 hrs ago #42

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France went from a King to Napoleon. Aussie105 5 hrs ago #48

And then... GiqueCee 2 hrs ago #49

"...today's world is not 1789 France." OldBaldy1701E 2 hrs ago #51

It's not too late to reverse RainCaster 4 min ago #53