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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 12:19 PM Jan 2020

For the first time in my life I do not feel free, instead I feel threatened.

I feel threatened by Trump, the Republicans, the cognitively impaired Trump voters, Trumps enablers, massive propaganda, the Department of Justice, the rich, the corporations.

I feel threatened by the American work place, our health care system, our retirement system, our insurance system, the cost of living.

None of this is imagined, it is real, it is happening. We are slowly losing our freedom.

Come this November, it is our freedom that is on the ballet. I hope the American people understand this.

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For the first time in my life I do not feel free, instead I feel threatened. (Original Post) shockey80 Jan 2020 OP
100% InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #1
100% SamKnause Jan 2020 #2
+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #3
And our planet. JudyM Jan 2020 #4
You always rownesheck Jan 2020 #5
Welcome to the daily experience 2naSalit Jan 2020 #6
Are the candidates going to have a dance off? sarisataka Jan 2020 #7
"Come this November, it is our freedom that is on the ballet." AncientGeezer Jan 2020 #8

2naSalit

(86,630 posts)
6. Welcome to the daily experience
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:14 PM
Jan 2020

that women, women of color, persons of color, etc.. We feel like that every day, and then this shit on top of that, it's PTSD inducing if not triggering.

I hope we all find relief soon, this is so unhealthy.

sarisataka

(18,655 posts)
7. Are the candidates going to have a dance off?
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:20 PM
Jan 2020

Because the visual of Trump in a tutu trying to be en pointe is hilarious.

This is the first time you felt your freedom threatened? Bush II's Patriot Act didn't bother you?

 

AncientGeezer

(2,146 posts)
8. "Come this November, it is our freedom that is on the ballet."
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 07:40 PM
Jan 2020

I'm curious...why do you think this orange haired dumpster fire can take our freedom? And it's ballot by the way......

Who thinks this comb over tanning booth dumbass can strip our "freedoms"....

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