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walkingman

(11,306 posts)
6. It is not what I want....
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 11:11 AM
13 hrs ago

I was fortunate enough to have grown up in a time when revolutionary changes took place in America (60s) - Medicare, Civil rights, women's rights, Vietnam War protests, the “Pill”, amazing music - a time when college was affordable, rent was reasonable, 30% of jobs were Union, etc.

All of these are under attack now...since the 1980s, the GOP has consistently prioritized corporate interests over the working class and eroded traditional social values. They pushed deregulation, lower taxes, and argued that free-market capitalism would stimulate business investment, create jobs, and offer upward mobility for workers. IT WAS ALL A LIE,

So in defense of these attacks on workers they doubled down by integrating their conservative vision of religion into politics. Instead of defending the working class they used systemic racism, so-called religious freedom, used the AIDS epidemic as a tool to attack the LGBTQ+ community.

The status quo will not fix this - we need progressive change to deal with issues that have only worsened by tolerating the GOP lies and corruption.



A short and clear message. Spread it widely! erronis 14 hrs ago #1
This should be in every commercial or ad mdbl 14 hrs ago #2
No. Dr. T 13 hrs ago #3
I'm not a drinker, but calimary 3 hrs ago #14
It may not be what they want... ananda 13 hrs ago #4
Exactly! mountain grammy 12 hrs ago #9
Here's a source for those who prefer Mike Johnson's actual words.l KPN 13 hrs ago #5
It is not what I want.... walkingman 13 hrs ago #6
This Glaisne 12 hrs ago #8
Protection is a mob word dlk 13 hrs ago #7
61 dem Senators could end all of this lame54 11 hrs ago #10
62 BidenRocks 11 hrs ago #11
The 1 was him... lame54 11 hrs ago #12
I have zero trust in anybody! BidenRocks 11 hrs ago #13
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