Sure you have, it was called Trump’s first term.

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    17 hours ago

    I fully agree! I just meant we were wrong about them not doing anything to check his worst impulses, but I was about as clear as mud in my conveyance.

    Additionally, we have to factor in the sleeper agents, intended and not, bribes, threats, and other sorts of coercion. At the end of the day, everything is a huge risk and calculated gamble, but risks can be mitigated and gambles calculated, but we need to take our time and plan well, lest the losses be greater. In retrospect, that the US colonies of England won their revolution was a freaking miracle, paid for with a lot of personal and collective sacrifice. And heart. And that’s the way it’s always going to be, if any people collectively or indivually, is ever going to throw off the yoke of their oppressors.