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Adam, I, like you, have always considered myself a rational, sane person; not prone to violence. Always sought reasonable discourse between people of opposing views. But since 2016 in particular, going forward, given the level of outright dishonesty or seeming lack of awareness or courage, of some of the news media, and outright ignorance & stupidity of some of the maga leaning, conspiracy embracing republicans, (legislators & citizens alike) I am prone to want to punch the wall (which at my age you're not desirous of inflicting that kind of damage to your bones or your walls) or punching someone in the mouth. An effigy of Carlson as a target, would do at this point; given all the damage he's done in bolstering the lies & conspiracy theories of this bunch.

Now, all of a sudden he's become a little " woke?" Is it because of convenience & timing; as taking a shot at this administration is easier than trump's, or Bush's? (These two most recent republican administration's have made it a policy to deregulate & lower taxes on corporations & the wealthy - who are the beneficiaries of these policies benefitting companies; directly or indirectly.) Trump & Bush Jr. have followed the Reagan administration's blueprint to a " T." And the Obama administration, should have tried harder to push that rock up the hill as well; but they were having their own fires to put out, between Paul Ryan & Mitch McConnell (of who's desk all bills go to die fame) at every turn.

I'm thinking of hanging a large punching bag with interchangeable stick on faces, up from one of the beams in my basement. Some productive means of releasing all this pent up frustration & anger, before it turns to outright despair. At least I'll have an awesome way to workout every day & release all the angst. If you ever find yourself on the East coast, you're welcome to drop by & take a few swings as well. After all, in the end we don't want to become " them, " where violence is a solution to everything.

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Tucker is not even a little woke. Faux concern for the ruby red Ohio district, finger point to EPA that failed them. Just more of the same. He knows they won’t connect the dots and come up with “more regulation, with teeth, is needed” to mitigate the harmful effects of unfettered greed in a society that privileges the highest earning capitalists, our modern day titans of industry.

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Yes, yes, yes, a THOUSAND times YES my dear Bonnie. We don't want to become them. But damn, it ain't easy sometimes. As you so aptly stated:

" given the level of outright dishonesty or seeming lack of awareness or courage, of some of the news media, and outright ignorance & stupidity of some of the maga leaning, conspiracy embracing republicans, (legislators & citizens alike)"

WT absolute F can you do with folks like that, who have rights like you (including a right to life and the pursuit of happiness), who want to use their rights to abuse and/or remove the rights of others, including your own?

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