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Carrie P's avatar

Thank you for this. If people don’t understand data and reality we will never get out of this cycle. Vibes and looking cool is where we are stuck

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Robert Baker's avatar

I usually respect your opinion, but in this case, I think you’re way off

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Linda Fairchild's avatar

You keep me sane, Huey Li. Brilliant post.

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Springer's avatar

The far left is not silent. They are ignored.

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SPHINCTERPUSS,'s avatar

Is both side ism really going to help in this? and really who on the left doesn't want to help Ukraine? What has the left ever done that compares to maga.. the left tried to get Aid to Ukraine and maga killed it..maga shamed the president of a country under attack for not wearing a suit..maga cut off Intel and surveillance in a war zone..maga is willing to walk away if the fat orange rapist isn't going to get a Peace Prize..

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Nora ONeill's avatar

I absolutely agree. This has become a travesty of unfathomable dimensions. The loss of life will be tremendous. And since many progressives are OK with shaming the MAGA crowd I’ll just say this: it is all on the folks who pitched a fit and didn’t vote. These ghosts will haunt you.

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Debbie's avatar

It's so refreshing to finally hear someone say this. The way you spelled it out was perfect. Thank you!

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Janice Dignum's avatar

@MeidasTouch Network @Brian Tyler Cohen @The Bulwark @Dean Blundell @Zev Shalev

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Phoebe's avatar

Putting data and words to my fruitless banter with my kids about this issue is so helpful. Thank you

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Lynda Phoenix's avatar

I think you're right on. The cruelty of these actions is off the chart. They stick it to the most vulnerable because they can. How can a decent person begrudge feeding the poor and starving? It's just wrong!

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Mary Meisel's avatar

I don't want to be party to this

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RESIST's avatar

Musk has to account for everybody (bit) if data he touched !

What was it and where is it. ?

If he doesn’t account for these items , we will send him an invoice for what he owes !

Seriously has to be 200-500 billion !

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Kiersten's avatar

It’s more of a both/and. For example SAID is an imperialist control tool. But it also does good. Money & control = corruption. That doesn’t = no good. The system requires reformation & regulations. Not elimination.

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KJB's avatar

OK Huey

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Alana's avatar

I don’t know how many had even heard of USAID

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Cary Sipiora's avatar

As a baby boomer, I thank you for the clarification. Not everything the US did was imperialistic. I used to be proud of the help we gave other countries merely to make lives better. Very sad that other generations became cynical to the extreme. These times , however, call for loud and vigorous denunciations . Our country is unrecognizable to me.

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