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Wake up Americans, we’re driving over a cliff
Galen Bral
Feb. 27, 2026 12:32 pm
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Were the American people asleep from 2016 through 2020? Couldn't they see what was happening in our government? It was very plain to see that our country was headed in the wrong direction! The handwriting, so to speak, was on the wall. Indications were there. With America being seen as the bus, the bus driver was driving in the wrong direction at an excessive and dangerous speed.
The 2020 election changed that but only for 4 years. Now he's back and driving more recklessly and much faster than before. And sadly some of the passengers love it! I didn't get on that bus because I didn't like the driver. He is taking our country down a road and the road ends at a cliff.
And if the American people don't do anything to slow the bus up it will be going right over the cliff. All the warning signs and danger signs are in place. So unless someone pulls the driver out of the seat, takes over and puts on the brakes, the results will be disastrous! I tried to keep this simple so almost anyone would be able to understand the message here. Wake up America!
Galen Bral
Manilla
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