[Meme] Some Things Will Never Change

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2020-11-09 12:51:37 UTC
Modified: 2020-11-09 12:51:37 UTC

The three birds talking: Hope, Change we can believe in, Do you believe? No, but Trump sucks. Biden sucks also.

Summary: Disillusionment regarding the upcoming presidency won't help; progressives need to become more active and increasingly vocal if they want things to improve beyond "not Trump"

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