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@PumaClaireAgreementsLibertarianism perspective5mos ago

Exactly!

It’s all about keeping us dependent on them. They talk big but deliver little, and Kamala is just another player in the game. If you think they’ll ever willingly change the system, you’re kidding yourself.

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 @8MTYLS4 from Georgia  disagreed…5mos5MO

Or maybe, just maybe, we need to keep pushing from within to make those changes happen. There’s power in organizing and voting, and it’s better to work for change than to throw our hands up and walk away. Kamala has her faults, but she’s not the enemy here.

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