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markpkessinger

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45. Occupy never came close to a general strike . . .
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:55 PM
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They may have come close to calling for a general strike, but in order to actually pull one off, you need an enormous level of support from the general public. They never had that.

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He'd probably declare martial law and put everyone in concentration camps jmbar2 Tuesday #1
Too many people for that orangecrush Tuesday #2
Martial law. Lemme give ya the definition AKwannabe Tuesday #4
The French Resistance orangecrush Tuesday #6
This. Is not France AKwannabe Tuesday #11
Wait till those food stamps stop orangecrush Tuesday #13
You are doing a lot of betting and guaranteeing AKwannabe Tuesday #14
Feel free orangecrush Tuesday #22
No Keepthesoulalive Tuesday #5
They can't ignore you orangecrush Tuesday #8
I was in the streets with Occupy AKwannabe Tuesday #12
So was I orangecrush Tuesday #15
And AKwannabe Tuesday #18
Occupy came very close orangecrush Tuesday #20
Occupy never came close to a general strike . . . markpkessinger Tuesday #45
They already have Keepthesoulalive Tuesday #23
This AKwannabe Tuesday #3
That would be impressive. MineralMan Tuesday #7
The real pain hasn't begun yet orangecrush Tuesday #9
Been there. Done that. MineralMan Tuesday #10
They murdered him.. orangecrush Tuesday #16
I'm 68. orangecrush Tuesday #17
Better to give them away or even do something similar JI7 Tuesday #19
Local level Democrats orangecrush Tuesday #21
It would have to be at least 100 million for the GQP to notice. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #24
It will be many more than that orangecrush Tuesday #34
He would be playing golf in Florida. Sneederbunk Tuesday #25
They've got guns. We don't. Wicked Blue Tuesday #26
... orangecrush Tuesday #29
At the very least, he'd call National Guard in GaYellowDawg Tuesday #27
Which would be the end of him. orangecrush Tuesday #28
One would hope GaYellowDawg Tuesday #40
He would be removed. orangecrush Tuesday #43
Protests - masses of people making speeches and marching - are irrelevant... Moostache Tuesday #30
You lost me with "mass murder" orangecrush Tuesday #31
Wowsers. Mosby Tuesday #32
Yep orangecrush Tuesday #33
Let's hope. Mosby Tuesday #35
I like that idea iemanja Tuesday #36
Lafayette Square x 100 demmiblue Tuesday #37
They will nazi orangecrush Tuesday #39
With guillotines? moondust Tuesday #38
Trump would head into the bunker and declare Martial Law and call the 82nd Airborne out of NC WarGamer Tuesday #41
Direct Action is the only effective action JCMach1 Tuesday #42
My thoughts exactly orangecrush Tuesday #44
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