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  • Re: OT - 2020 U.S. presidential election

    From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to gggg gggg on Sun Jan 1 22:06:38 2023
    On Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 9:37:00 AM UTC-7, gggg gggg wrote:
    On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 9:56:28 AM UTC-8,mail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 11:01:01 PM UTC-10, Herman wrote:
    I take it this is yet another prank to remind us that in a civil society you don't set up phone lines &c to turn in your neighbour and don't promise huge rewards for fraud allegations that are most likely fraudulent?
    One generation ago people in free countries were upset about stories about the Eastern German Stasi. Now the US is trying to become the new DDR (which of course requires very very old guys in power, too).
    "Very very old guys in power" can create problems:

    - ...About the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, saying that the invasion was ordered by aging Politburo leaders who would not live to deal with the invasion’s consequences.

    https://www.c-span.org/video/?206557-1/lenins-brain#

    (2022 Y. upload):

    "David Gergen: “We Shouldn’t Be Ruled by Octogenarians Going Forward” | Amanpour and Company"

    (2022 Youtube upload):

    "Karl Rove: Time has come to elect younger candidates"

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  • From Oscar@21:1/5 to gggg gggg all yr base are belong to on Sun Jan 1 22:45:48 2023
    On Monday, January 2, 2023 at 12:06:41 AM, gggg gggg all yr base are belong to us wrote:

    "Karl Rove: Time has come to elect younger candidates"

    The Architect! I read and thoroughly enjoy all his columns in The Wall Street Journal. Subscription has its benefits.

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  • From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to gggg gggg on Mon Jan 23 17:10:00 2023
    On Sunday, January 1, 2023 at 10:06:41 PM UTC-8, gggg gggg wrote:
    On Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 9:37:00 AM UTC-7, gggg gggg wrote:
    On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 9:56:28 AM UTC-8,mail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 11:01:01 PM UTC-10, Herman wrote:
    I take it this is yet another prank to remind us that in a civil society you don't set up phone lines &c to turn in your neighbour and don't promise huge rewards for fraud allegations that are most likely fraudulent?
    One generation ago people in free countries were upset about stories about the Eastern German Stasi. Now the US is trying to become the new DDR (which of course requires very very old guys in power, too).
    "Very very old guys in power" can create problems:

    - ...About the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, saying that the invasion was ordered by aging Politburo leaders who would not live to deal with the invasion’s consequences.

    https://www.c-span.org/video/?206557-1/lenins-brain#

    (2022 Y. upload):

    "David Gergen: “We Shouldn’t Be Ruled by Octogenarians Going Forward” | Amanpour and Company"
    (2022 Youtube upload):

    "Karl Rove: Time has come to elect younger candidates"

    Concerning the hypocrisy of the older generation, ever read ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT?:

    https://www.litcharts.com/lit/all-quiet-on-the-western-front/themes/the-hypocrisy-of-the-older-generation

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  • From Dan Koren@21:1/5 to gggg gggg on Mon Jan 23 20:01:59 2023
    On Monday, January 23, 2023 at 5:10:03 PM UTC-8, gggg gggg wrote:

    Concerning the hypocrisy of the older generation,
    ever read ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT?:


    When I was 13.

    dk

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