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Martin68

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18. I keep saying this, and I will continue to say it until it changes. The US is not a dictatorship. Trump is trying his

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Sat May 3, 2025, 02:03 PM

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best to establish a dictatorship with him at the helm, but he's not even close. Clue #1: we can express these ideas on DU without being arrested. Obviously ya'll who are expressing the opinion that we are already living under a dictatorship have never lived under a dictatorship. Please get real.

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I keep saying this, and I will continue to say it until it changes. The US is not a dictatorship. Trump is trying his Martin68 May 3 #18

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