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Mossfern

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20. Yes, things didn't go so well

Reply to Tanuki (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 23, 2024, 09:51 AM

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Insanity. Some MAGAts think Mar-a-Lago is America's own Versailles, a new version of Camelot. [View all] highplainsdem Nov 23 OP

The Republican financed corporate media creates these fallacies. live love laugh Nov 23 #1

Versailles canetoad Nov 23 #2

Scamalot. usonian Nov 23 #3

Dream on, jerks NJCher Nov 23 #4

To be fair, Versailles had plenty of spies from various places. DJ Synikus Makisimus Nov 23 #7

Yeah, well... OldBaldy1701E Nov 23 #15

Woman could only afford 2 apples (on her weekly grocery shopping) KS Toronado Nov 23 #5

and think Elon's Bureau of Inefficiency MadameButterfly Nov 23 #8

Apple Annie. tRump version. Groceries, such a nice word SammyWinstonJack Nov 23 #17

They should learn from history. Tanuki Nov 23 #6

It does seem like Versailles and Camelot MadameButterfly Nov 23 #9

Exactly. Neither one had happy endings for the ruling class. tanyev Nov 23 #14

But understanding of history never was a strong point MadameButterfly Nov 24 #26

Post removed Post removed Nov 24 #27

Yes, things didn't go so well Mossfern Nov 23 #20

Mar-a-Lardo is more like the Czar's Livadia Palace and the Trump Crime Family (TCF) are America's Romanovs, C0RI0LANUS Nov 23 #10

At least the Romanovs were born into it MadameButterfly Nov 24 #25

Good point, but the Trump children were born into a wealthy family and never worked a hard day in their lives. C0RI0LANUS Nov 24 #28

OK but the Trumps could have opted MadameButterfly Nov 24 #29

Great points. I'm curious about the alleged Romanov heir. But here is another parallel for you. C0RI0LANUS Nov 24 #30

Maybe there's a parallel here with Trump's desire to prevent a solution MadameButterfly Nov 24 #31

History holds lessons for us. Did you read my post about the parallels between the 1968 and 2024 elections? C0RI0LANUS Nov 24 #33

I was beginning to understand people in Russia MadameButterfly Nov 24 #36

The mystery of Anna Anderson and Anastasia MadameButterfly Nov 24 #35

I'm familiar with her story but didn't know there was a Charlottesville VA connection. C0RI0LANUS Nov 24 #37

Shows how ignorant, immature, irresponsible the MAGAs are. Irish_Dem Nov 23 #11

Add "a tasteless man's idea of taste" to Buns_of_Fire Nov 23 #12

Oh bullshit. Biltmore is America's Versailles, and just like Versailles, it's a museum and not lived in ms liberty Nov 23 #13

Ummm...Mar-a-Lago isn't a Golf club A HERETIC I AM Nov 23 #21

That tiny difference means...it's still not a historic palace. The tiny difference is meaningless ms liberty Nov 23 #22

I point it out because many people, including news persons who should know better... A HERETIC I AM Nov 23 #23

The sequel is rarely as good as the original. GoCubsGo Nov 23 #16

That maladjusted windbag's inadequacies are getting people killed Solly Mack Nov 23 #18

Orange Napoleon Lite Kid Berwyn Nov 23 #19

I think he won't move to DC, he'll run things from MAL Luz Nov 23 #24

He might just play golf MadameButterfly Nov 24 #32

The big top? ......nt DoBW Nov 24 #34

The big thing I get from this story is this: Wiz Imp Nov 24 #38

I think it's more the new Playboy Mansion. nt leftyladyfrommo Nov 24 #39