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delisen

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2. Without the Resistance, they would remain supporters.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 07:23 PM

Mar 27

They coalesced around power, even though it was evil.

DeSantis is losing power, the resistance is forming a power center. It is giving some of the followers an escape hatch.

Authoritarians will always be with us, but I think it is important that their power be limited.

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