6 December 2023 - Trump 4

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But look on the bright side! Disasters promote reform, and a disaster whose aftermath brings pain for years brings on big reform. After the U.S. Civil War came the Reconstruction Era, when tons of safeguards were added to limit the ongoing pain. And really, Trump is just like the Civil War. He proposes to bust the nation in four years, practically the same thing. With no more trouble than living through that, we'll be motivated to protect democracy for another 150 years!

clue:

Or, if we used some of those Reconstruction safeguards as designed instead of doing business as usual, we could avoid trouble in the first place.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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