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I know we're all feeling doom and gloom but can we get a thread of some wins/good news from last night?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Maybe we'll finally wake up and realize this country was not built on good intentions and is operating as intended.

[โ€“] return2ozma 55 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Almost like it's on sacred Indian burial grounds.

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

I needed that chuckle. Thanks.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nono, Americans made peace with the natives!

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Trail of Tears of Joy

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What was it before that, though?

[โ€“] Stovetop 1 points 1 month ago

Sacred Indian living grounds with a few burial grounds here and there.

[โ€“] Contravariant 1 points 1 month ago

Best I've been able to explain it is that it's a country build on hope and dreams, which are not compatible with reality and truth.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

@Rooskie91 Almost no existing country older than 100 years is built on good intentions.

We had some that were. They either got crushed or usurped or lost their way and succumbed to the rot.

Doesn't mean it can't work, and doesn't mean we shoudn't try, but you know... Odds are slim, so don't beat yourself up if you couldn't do it.

@return2ozma