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    From BTR1701@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 15 19:21:22 2025
    The progs on CNN and MSNBC are having hysterical fits over the banners of
    Trump that are going up on some government buildings in DC. They're saying
    it's "an authoritarian vibe" and "Hitler-esque", and they're clutching their pearls so hard the damn things are turning to dust. A fainting couch had to be wheeled into the studio for Rachel Maddow.

    https://ibb.co/mC3YvGyG

    Yeah, like that deeply fascist Lincoln Administration on the banner next to Trump's that we as a nation barely survived.

    GTFO

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 15 16:55:19 2025
    On 5/15/2025 3:21 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    The progs on CNN and MSNBC are having hysterical fits over the banners of Trump that are going up on some government buildings in DC. They're saying it's "an authoritarian vibe" and "Hitler-esque", and they're clutching their pearls so hard the damn things are turning to dust. A fainting couch had to be
    wheeled into the studio for Rachel Maddow.

    https://ibb.co/mC3YvGyG

    Yeah, like that deeply fascist Lincoln Administration on the banner next to Trump's that we as a nation barely survived.

    GTFO

    Maybe I don't understand, but it seems relevant that Lincoln's banner
    didn't go up while he was in office (and threatening his term-limits).

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to moviePig on Thu May 15 21:08:51 2025
    On May 15, 2025 at 1:55:19 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

    On 5/15/2025 3:21 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    The progs on CNN and MSNBC are having hysterical fits over the banners of >> Trump that are going up on some government buildings in DC. They're saying >> it's "an authoritarian vibe" and "Hitler-esque", and they're clutching their
    pearls so hard the damn things are turning to dust. A fainting couch had to >> be
    wheeled into the studio for Rachel Maddow.

    https://ibb.co/mC3YvGyG

    Yeah, like that deeply fascist Lincoln Administration on the banner next to >> Trump's that we as a nation barely survived.

    GTFO

    Maybe I don't understand, but it seems relevant that Lincoln's banner
    didn't go up while he was in office (and threatening his term-limits).

    What's relevant is that the USDA is celebrating a major anniversary and is hanging banners to commemorate its founding (by Lincoln) to the present.

    Nothing sinister about it. If its anniversary had fallen last year, that'd be
    a big picture of Biden's head hanging between the columns.

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to moviePig on Thu May 15 21:09:22 2025
    On May 15, 2025 at 1:55:19 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

    On 5/15/2025 3:21 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    The progs on CNN and MSNBC are having hysterical fits over the banners of >> Trump that are going up on some government buildings in DC. They're saying >> it's "an authoritarian vibe" and "Hitler-esque", and they're clutching their
    pearls so hard the damn things are turning to dust. A fainting couch had to >> be
    wheeled into the studio for Rachel Maddow.

    https://ibb.co/mC3YvGyG

    Yeah, like that deeply fascist Lincoln Administration on the banner next to >> Trump's that we as a nation barely survived.

    GTFO

    Maybe I don't understand, but it seems relevant that Lincoln's banner
    didn't go up while he was in office (and threatening his term-limits).

    Oh, and there were no term limits on the presidency while Lincoln was in office.

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to atropos@mac.com on Thu May 15 21:16:07 2025
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    The progs on CNN and MSNBC are having hysterical fits over the banners of >Trump that are going up on some government buildings in DC. They're saying >it's "an authoritarian vibe" and "Hitler-esque", and they're clutching their >pearls so hard the damn things are turning to dust. A fainting couch had to be >wheeled into the studio for Rachel Maddow.

    https://ibb.co/mC3YvGyG

    Yeah, like that deeply fascist Lincoln Administration on the banner next to >Trump's that we as a nation barely survived.

    GTFO

    I had to refresh my memory. The authorizing legislation for USDA passed
    during Lincoln's presidency. I thought this was about the Civil War.

    I have a friend who hates Lincoln with a passion for the loss of
    American lives during the Civil War but he's never really explained how
    there would have been political compromise ending slavery in peace.

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 15 18:06:00 2025
    On 5/15/2025 5:08 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    On May 15, 2025 at 1:55:19 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

    On 5/15/2025 3:21 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    The progs on CNN and MSNBC are having hysterical fits over the banners of >>> Trump that are going up on some government buildings in DC. They're saying
    it's "an authoritarian vibe" and "Hitler-esque", and they're clutching their
    pearls so hard the damn things are turning to dust. A fainting couch had to
    be
    wheeled into the studio for Rachel Maddow.

    https://ibb.co/mC3YvGyG

    Yeah, like that deeply fascist Lincoln Administration on the banner next to
    Trump's that we as a nation barely survived.

    GTFO

    Maybe I don't understand, but it seems relevant that Lincoln's banner
    didn't go up while he was in office (and threatening his term-limits).

    What's relevant is that the USDA is celebrating a major anniversary and is hanging banners to commemorate its founding (by Lincoln) to the present.

    Nothing sinister about it. If its anniversary had fallen last year, that'd be a big picture of Biden's head hanging between the columns.

    So, the building shown is only *partly* bannered...

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 15 18:07:57 2025
    On 5/15/2025 5:09 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    On May 15, 2025 at 1:55:19 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

    On 5/15/2025 3:21 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    The progs on CNN and MSNBC are having hysterical fits over the banners of >>> Trump that are going up on some government buildings in DC. They're saying
    it's "an authoritarian vibe" and "Hitler-esque", and they're clutching their
    pearls so hard the damn things are turning to dust. A fainting couch had to
    be
    wheeled into the studio for Rachel Maddow.

    https://ibb.co/mC3YvGyG

    Yeah, like that deeply fascist Lincoln Administration on the banner next to
    Trump's that we as a nation barely survived.

    GTFO

    Maybe I don't understand, but it seems relevant that Lincoln's banner
    didn't go up while he was in office (and threatening his term-limits).

    Oh, and there were no term limits on the presidency while Lincoln was in office.

    I'm aware. But I thought the idea of Lincoln doing it was instructive.

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  • From Rhino@21:1/5 to moviePig on Thu May 15 19:39:51 2025
    On 2025-05-15 6:07 PM, moviePig wrote:
    On 5/15/2025 5:09 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    On May 15, 2025 at 1:55:19 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

    On 5/15/2025 3:21 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
      The progs on CNN and MSNBC are having hysterical fits over the
    banners of
      Trump that are going up on some government buildings in DC.
    They're saying
      it's "an authoritarian vibe" and "Hitler-esque", and they're
    clutching their
      pearls so hard the damn things are turning to dust. A fainting
    couch had to
    be
      wheeled into the studio for Rachel Maddow.
      https://ibb.co/mC3YvGyG
      Yeah, like that deeply fascist Lincoln Administration on the
    banner next to
      Trump's that we as a nation barely survived.
      GTFO

    Maybe I don't understand, but it seems relevant that Lincoln's banner
    didn't go up while he was in office (and threatening his term-limits).

    Oh, and there were no term limits on the presidency while Lincoln was in
    office.

    I'm aware.  But I thought the idea of Lincoln doing it was instructive.


    Instructive of WHAT? You're making even less sense than usual with your convoluted "reasoning"....

    --
    Rhino

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to Rhino on Thu May 15 22:25:09 2025
    On 5/15/2025 7:39 PM, Rhino wrote:
    On 2025-05-15 6:07 PM, moviePig wrote:
    On 5/15/2025 5:09 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    On May 15, 2025 at 1:55:19 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 5/15/2025 3:21 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
      The progs on CNN and MSNBC are having hysterical fits over the
    banners of
      Trump that are going up on some government buildings in DC.
    They're saying
      it's "an authoritarian vibe" and "Hitler-esque", and they're
    clutching their
      pearls so hard the damn things are turning to dust. A fainting
    couch had to
    be
      wheeled into the studio for Rachel Maddow.
      https://ibb.co/mC3YvGyG
      Yeah, like that deeply fascist Lincoln Administration on the
    banner next to
      Trump's that we as a nation barely survived.
      GTFO

    Maybe I don't understand, but it seems relevant that Lincoln's banner
    didn't go up while he was in office (and threatening his term-limits).

    Oh, and there were no term limits on the presidency while Lincoln was in >>> office.

    I'm aware.  But I thought the idea of Lincoln doing it was instructive.


    Instructive of WHAT? You're making even less sense than usual with your convoluted "reasoning"....

    Instructive of the character contrast between the respective presidents.

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