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Old 09-02-2017, 06:43 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Makes it completely ironic that authoritarians are clustered in a party which calls itself 'republican'. The founders of that party could be spinning in their graves to see what has happened to it.

No less a Pub than Barry Goldwater tried to warn them.

They wouldn't listen.

Call it karma.

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Old 09-02-2017, 07:19 AM
 
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The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.
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Old 09-02-2017, 09:21 AM
 
Location: Earth
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The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.
that did not work out for the romans

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Do you know how many bananas the US import each year...It's pretty sizable but i bet you don't know and would have to research.
This is why I advocate annexing cuba. That island should be growing all our imported fruit.
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Old 09-02-2017, 10:12 AM
 
Location: Cannes
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that did not work out for the romans



This is why I advocate annexing cuba. That island should be growing all our imported fruit.


That won't happen but as soon as we get rid of their political system, i bet a lot of american companies will grow fruit there
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Old 09-02-2017, 11:08 AM
 
Location: San Diego CA
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With King Trump and his Queen isn't it already a Monarchy? Trump Tower is the new Versailles.
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Old 09-02-2017, 06:49 PM
 
Location: Earth
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No less a Pub than Barry Goldwater tried to warn them.

They wouldn't listen.

Call it karma.

The Republican Party is no longer republican - and the Democratic Party is no longer democratic (as evidenced by the antics of Hillary, Podesta, Wasserman Schultz, Brock, etc. ) .
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