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Aussie105

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30. People are confused.

Reply to Dem4life1234 (Reply #25)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 06:33 PM

Yesterday

They respect the office of POTUS.

That doesn't mean they need to respect the person who holds the title.
The two are not the same.

People respected and liked Obama and Biden. Because of whom they are, the good things they did - not simply because they were Presidents in their time.
Respect needs to be earned by good actions, not a title.

But people confuse and conflate the two.

There is no way President Musk, spare wheel Donald and stand-by-spare-boy Vance will do good for the average American citizen.
Just the opposite.

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Or it is just beginning. Irish_Dem Yesterday #1

What we are witnessing... Wuddles440 Yesterday #2

The warm up act. Irish_Dem Yesterday #5

The appetizer J-9 Yesterday #26

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Is the guy who did the make-up for "Weekend At Bernie's" still alive? 3Hotdogs Yesterday #21

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and now Fetterman oldtime dfl_er Yesterday #29

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