I'd like to take a look at protest and social movements throughout the years and I'm willing to bet many have been used more than once.

My friend I managed to vote in the last election despite being on the other side of the planet at the time.

@josh23452 good for you, do it again! (My reply was Not directed at you personally, it is time for everybody to realize Not voting is a big mistake!)

@AnneWimsey rest assured I didn't take it as such my dear

i will butt in and mention that although i lived in japan i voted in presidential elections nonetheless. not having an american address i am pretty sure i didn't get to choose the whole slew of candidates, nor vote in primaries, but i did my civic duty as i was permitted and it was a joy.

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@genessa I myself was in the middle of the Pacific in a big metal tub..If you and I can do it...Anyone can!!!

@josh23452 oh indeed!

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You're a little more optimistic on the topic than me my friend..As much as I like folks on the left so don't have much faith in them at the moment.

@jorj

This is nothing new.

@jorj George Washington made a statement about the dangers of political parties during his farewell address and it seems it's playing itself out right now.

That is quite true sir and while so agree with the left in most cases they have the disadvantage of not being able to collect themselves together..

Much like religion after spending all that time fighting over which invisible man in the sky, now they won't stop stop amongst themselves how to worship that invisible man. The right for all their faults doesn't seem to have that problem.

@josh23452 That's because they're just too dumb. At least we have a conscious.

@godef that might be...Now just think what would happen if the left stopped splitting itself time after time.

@josh23452 Actually, that's what Twump is doing to the GOP right now. Question is, will the damage done in the meantime be too much to overcome? If we "split" time after time, it's because of that conscious, whereas the GOP has no conscious and will just whore themselves to whatever gun-nut religious freak that will vote for them. It's hard to fight stupidiy like that.

I cannot understand why "socialism" is perceived in this country as such a bad thing...it has given the Nordic countries the highest standard of living in the world...something we once had. What we have now is the highest standard of living in the world...for the wealthy.

@dahermit It's just a GOP talking point: "It's a gateway drug to communism and that's why all liberals are evil."

@godef that split is still hurtful to us..helpful to the GOP...Ever since 2016 it's just one more thing to split on after another all the while essentially agreeing on the issues and one set or another not being willing to talk or more importantly listen even over petty semantics...

DAMNIT Ghandi! Didn't anyone tell you, You're not allowed to fast in form of protest because you didn't come up with it!

@josh23452 for that matter, we shouldn't vote, because that's been done before too! hey, stop that guy over there; he's breathing! i was breathing FIRST!

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@genessa seems an awful like two people dancing to two songs from the same album..Dancing the same steps...One turns to the other and says... Hey I was doing that first.

@josh23452 hahahaha!

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Symbols are for the....Symbolminded...Get it...Get it.