Time to Wake Up

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Time to Wake Up

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Meelosmom

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February 23, 2026

Rick Steves’s corporate headquarters in Edmonds, Washington

Video description: “Rick Steves delivers a dynamic ‘European take’ on Trump and American democracy. Rick examines how lessons learned on the road can help Americans better understand and meet the challenges facing Democracy in the USA.”

I found his analysis of the autocrat’s playbook eye-opening. He compares autocrats’ manipulative strategies in Europe in the past and present to what we are currently experiencing in the United States. Autocrats are not great leaders; they are master manipulators. They don’t like “WOKE” because the “WOKE” can think and resist. Time to wake up!

6 responses to “Time to Wake Up”

Cindy Georgakas

February 23, 2026

I love Rick Steves! What a wonderful reach to call on our democracy to remain free! “What the Hell is Going on?” Amen to him and you for sharing it, Barbara! Of all people who knows, he does traveling all over the world who sees it first hand. Cheers to purple!~ 💜💜💜

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1. Meelosmom
  
  February 26, 2026
  
  I like the idea of “purple”. Bring the red and blue together!
  
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Carol anne

February 24, 2026

that is an interesting video Barbara! Thank you for sharing it!

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1. Meelosmom
  
  February 26, 2026
  
  Glad you liked it, Carol Anne!
  
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Dawn Pisturino

March 1, 2026

This is exactly what people thought about Biden. All we’re going to do in America is go back and forth between the two parties, and nothing will ever get done. As a registered Independent, I don’t like either party. I think people who are stuck on a political party are brainwashed.

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1. Meelosmom
  
  March 2, 2026
  
  That’s a broad generalization. I know independents who lean more to the right or the left. I rarely meet an objective voter.
  
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