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2016 Postmortem

elmac

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1. There have been many demonstrations and there will be more

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Fri Dec 23, 2016, 10:10 PM

Dec 2016

but the police and paid security forces are always there to squelch any informative message by arrests, or tear gas or beatings. They will no allow the peasants to get too close to their masters. I'm afraid that demonstrating and civil disobedience will not work in a fascist society.

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The GOP has a fight on its hands [View all] iluvtennis Dec 2016 OP

There have been many demonstrations and there will be more elmac Dec 2016 #1

Unless Traitor Trump abolishes the 1st Amendment...we the ppl have the right to protest... iluvtennis Dec 2016 #2

I agree to an extent however... Akacia Dec 2016 #7

K&R! sheshe2 Dec 2016 #3

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FUCK YOU GOP! sheshe2 Dec 2016 #5

The GOP talks a good game, but they will not duffyduff Dec 2016 #6