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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: EchotaBaaa   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Just so depressing...
Date: 03/29/25 10:32 AM
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Parts of what's happening to give me fear or sadness.

But then I'm reminded about things.

And it makes me giggle.

Things that are happening, You People - deserve.

I think you people still have time. I maintain that the 2020's are your good ol' days.

A few things need to happen for punishment to truly get nasty and I don't mean your little shitty ass rights and freedoms. That's a done deal, those are MINE. The few things I have to be patient on:

*Other economies, partially thanks to Liberals giving away American Knowhow --are rising. Their economies are growing organically and their middle class demographics are awesome *but* it's never a straight line going up. Pitfalls, crashes, etc have yet to be absorbed.

*America's energy and resources are awesome and for now, Stalinist Liberals have been rejected and we're allowed to use said resources for American advantage. Maybe one day, when the Left is in charge that might change and that will also contribute to PUNISHMENT.

*Employment. You're still at close to full employment. I'm not sure how the A/I worker displacement will go. I don't think it'll be extreme in that it won't relegate a majority of workers useless, BUT it won't progress without SOME displacement.

I envision swaths of unemployed Americans. Many, thanks to bad culture without the grounding, without the family structure to persevere thru that. I envision them angry, and armed and easily influenced by domestic and foreign demagogues (sound familiar?). Not only will that mean mayhem and deserved violence and deserved FEAR, it means you'll have MORE drain to your social programs, and FEWER taxpayers---I'm hitting doubles and triples with this one!

Can this be overcome? Sure. But TRIBAL IDIOTS can't do that. Meaning you people can't fix this. You'll make it worse.

So enjoy these wonderful days.

One day you'll romanticize about the 2020's.

I love it!
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