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Florida
by Rob B. - 05/10/26 10:03 PM
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Boxed In
by Fdemetrio - 05/10/26 09:50 PM
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Brian...
by Fdemetrio - 05/10/26 09:22 PM
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Max Ceddo
by Gary E. Andrews - 05/09/26 12:54 PM
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Kay-Lynn,
I appreciate the effort and sentiment in the song. But I question the realism of it. There are actual consequences to political movements and the work-out is often not pretty.
Donald Trump and his elections are probably not the most divisive in American history.
That is probably Jefferson v Adams leading up to 1800. Jefferson was slammed as an atheist and slammed for Sally Hemmings. The election went to a draw and was decided in the HOR. It was ugly beyond belief.
Or
Lincoln v Douglas et al. That election resulted in a civil war with 750k causalities plus or minus.
In 1830 Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act and the tribes were defeated in the SE and relocated to OK. Painful and ugly.
As mentioned in 1860, a massive civil war where 50k casualties occurred at Gettysburg alone.
Then the Indians were subjugated on the Great Plains and West.
Then there was WW1, a European conflict that dragged in the US. Then a Great Depression. With all sorts of strife and conflict. Even an American coup was planned as I understand it. Then WW2, another foreign conflict that the US had to get in.
Then after WW2 came PAX AMERICANA which is the measuring stick for the good old days. It's "Happy Days" was period of about 20 years of peace and prosperity in the wake of 2 world wars and a desperate recession.
My generation immediately took it for granted and began screwing it up. It appears that we are at the end of the Pax Americana peace cycle.
Buckle up.
The point of all that... Is that there really never was any blissful "US" that we should all strive to return to. Except for a very brief "Happy Days." The way things are at present is a return to a natural trend-line, not a dramatic departure from it.
As for the future, I've no idea what happens. The sides are dug in and the money is gone (debt) so realistic options seem narrow. My suggestion is that you concentrate your efforts on securing the lives and well-being of those closest to you. (a song topic?)
Ignore all of the above if you choose,
Marty
PS..I look in on your website now and then. It looks like it is gaining momentum. Congrats on that.
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