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This is what happens when people refuse to learn from history.

 

May that woman (and others like her) live in interesting times.

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There was a lot of speculation (and some evidence) that these protests have mostly been Astroturfed by big money conservative groups. They probably are, but by and large they seem to be an excuse for bigots, Nazis, and lunatics to get to march around as part of their big global takeover. That's one of the reasons the conservative organizations that have something to lose, like the Koch foundation, have said they aren't involved. Just a few days ago these types of protesters were at Michigan's capitol building, carrying guns, talking about how they were going to kill the governor. The Michigan GOP generally had little to say until they were all but shamed into doing so. This is their base. They need them and they fear them. And this is the base that is happy to kill themselves and their families through the brutal hand of the Republican Party as long as the rest of us die along with them.

 

The lockdowns are ending, and there will be more and more pressure to end them because they aren't feasible economically (especially thanks to the GOP Congress refusing to give more money to people out of work - many still haven't gotten a dime), and they are too much of a strain psychologically for many people. I'm half-surprised they've even lasted this long, since America as a whole no longer has anything close to the strong resolve of, say, Germany. But they are ending in spite of these protests, rather than because of them. Ten years ago these would have been much more seamlessly organized and effective. The madness and sheer evil in much of the GOP base is just too much for anyone to control. I just hope that we "get our country back" before it's too late...if it already isn't.

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These people are nuts. I've been trying as hard as I can to get my supplies for my work without person contact, but it's really difficult because of all these morons streaming into the stores that ARE open. Granted, spring is busy for a garden center, but not nearly like this year. I went during a damn thunderstorm thinking just maybe the crowd would have dissipated, but nope! full parking lot, about 30 people shopping out in the patio area in the middle of a rainstorm. You go to a rural area, and everyone is just walking around touching door handles and shopping carts with their bare hands as if nothing is going on. 

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Our local cities have been announcing one by one, the cancellation of their fireworks displays for July 4th... so many Trumpers are simply outraged. I gave me GREAT pleasure to point out to them that they are NOT entitled to a socialist, taxpayer funded fireworks display. I told them to go purchase their own.  And one of these crazy bats told me with complete certainty that after the economy opens, our local grocery store will discontinue delivery. I informed her they had been delivering since 2005. She told me I was wrong, although I worked there for 9 YEARS. And made many grocery deliveries personally. You see the mindset we're dealing with here. 

 

 

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THIS.

Lol. We have another heat wave this week. I was out for supplies this morning and saw people behaving except for gym couples who should know better and the homeless. I was shocked either way. 

 

I still cannot believe ANYONE believe what He Who Shall Not Be Named about disinfectant. And yet...alas...

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