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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: WiltonKnight   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: the next nominee
Date: 03/08/23 12:52 PM
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Be very afraid. He has made it clear that he doesn't favor free speech (e.g. his latest proposal for bloggers to have to register if they want to criticize him...even Gingrich thinks that's nuts: The Guardian: Us news 2023 Mar...).
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Indeed, people who want bloggers to register, Facebook to be fact check arbiter, and who want demand cable networks and radio hosts be subjected to "fairness doctrines" - --

......are to be feared.

In the case of the nationally un-tested but rightful flavor of the month from Florida that secretly the Establishment will prefer over Trump -- what is fueling his power rise?

*That he wants to strip away an Affordable Care Act that MILLIONS of his citizens use and depend on? Did that get him popular?

OR.....

Conceit, snobbery and cultural extremism? Did he harness that for his political rise?

Some love to fixate on the individual "Trump!!!' "Palin!!!!" "AOC!!!!" "Pelosi!!". "Bush!!!!"

In the case of the current red hat movement - the day the cool kids figure out that this is not the CAUSE of the problem - but rather, a SYMTOM of the problem -- things might move forward.

Until then, America's 3rd world traits, continue to grow in size and scope.

Or better yet, heap scorn on individuals - let their fundraising coffers grow the next morning. Endear them to their base.

World War 3 continues to be concocted....and post-constitution America will not come from the latest flavor du jour, it will come from the very people pretending to defend the rule of law.

Oh the times they are a changing......

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