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WheelWalker

(8,955 posts) Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:31 PM Nov 2020

People are celebrating like we just won a world war or something.

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People are celebrating like we just won a world war or something. (Original Post) WheelWalker Nov 2020 OP

we did. uncle ray Nov 2020 #1

Exactly. "We Just Did" WheelWalker Nov 2020 #3

We kinda did. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #2

I think it's more than "maybe!" MyOwnPeace Nov 2020 #8

Same thing basically. BigmanPigman Nov 2020 #4

We did Lotusflower70 Nov 2020 #5

Da. Kid Berwyn Nov 2020 #6

Is this his Mussolini wink? bamagal62 Nov 2020 #15

If his bond holder steps down in January, he's in real trouble. Kid Berwyn Nov 2020 #21

We did...without firing a shot. regnaD kciN Nov 2020 #7

Brilliant comment!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Nov 2020 #14

Or, avoided one. bamagal62 Nov 2020 #9

Yes, and we did win 😻 Meowmee Nov 2020 #10

i wish i could be there..but Earthcam is showing the celebrations live.. samnsara Nov 2020 #11

we backed away from the abyss.... dhill926 Nov 2020 #12

The stakes were that high. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #13

Indeed. I absolutely love it! honest.abe Nov 2020 #16

We did, especially here in GA! We have to keep fighting to win the Senate! CottonBear Nov 2020 #17

American fascism set back...whatta ya want? Maeve Nov 2020 #18

It's glorious. I've never seen anything like it. Walleye Nov 2020 #19

The last time I saw such spontaneous happiness was November 2008 malaise Nov 2020 #20

This marks the second time this nation has defeated fascism in a century. NutmegYankee Nov 2020 #22

I think this was more drmeow Nov 2020 #25

The "Good Guys" beat up the "Evil Bad Guys" (or the emperor gets thrown down the shoot) Stuart G Nov 2020 #23

I just said the same thing! KatyMan Nov 2020 #24

Usually a nascent fascist state is not defeated peacefully nuxvomica Nov 2020 #26

Absolutely right. It's horrifying how high the stakes were in this election, crickets Nov 2020 #28

Like when we defeated Hitler Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #27

We won a significant battle in an ongoing world war. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #29

uncle ray

(3,156 posts)

1. we did.

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:32 PM

Nov 2020

WheelWalker

(8,955 posts)

3. Exactly. "We Just Did"

Reply to uncle ray (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:33 PM

Nov 2020

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,681 posts)

2. We kinda did.

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:32 PM

Nov 2020

We saved the world, maybe.

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)

8. I think it's more than "maybe!"

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:34 PM

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BigmanPigman

(51,589 posts)

4. Same thing basically.

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:33 PM

Nov 2020

Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts)

5. We did

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:34 PM

Nov 2020

We saved democracy. This is huge for the US and the rest of the world.

Kid Berwyn

(14,897 posts)

6. Da.

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:34 PM

Nov 2020

bamagal62

(3,256 posts)

15. Is this his Mussolini wink?

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:36 PM

Nov 2020

Kid Berwyn

(14,897 posts)

21. If his bond holder steps down in January, he's in real trouble.

Reply to bamagal62 (Reply #15)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:40 PM

Nov 2020

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)

7. We did...without firing a shot.

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:34 PM

Nov 2020

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)

14. Brilliant comment!!!!!!

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:35 PM

Nov 2020

Great insight.........

bamagal62

(3,256 posts)

9. Or, avoided one.

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:35 PM

Nov 2020

Meowmee

(5,164 posts)

10. Yes, and we did win 😻

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:35 PM

Nov 2020

samnsara

(17,622 posts)

11. i wish i could be there..but Earthcam is showing the celebrations live..

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:35 PM

Nov 2020

dhill926

(16,337 posts)

12. we backed away from the abyss....

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:35 PM

Nov 2020

OAITW r.2.0

(24,467 posts)

13. The stakes were that high.

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:35 PM

Nov 2020

The good guys won.

honest.abe

(8,678 posts)

16. Indeed. I absolutely love it!

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:36 PM

Nov 2020

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)

17. We did, especially here in GA! We have to keep fighting to win the Senate!

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:38 PM

Nov 2020

Join the fight here in GA! 🔵🗳🍑🇺🇸

Maeve

(42,281 posts)

18. American fascism set back...whatta ya want?

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:39 PM

Nov 2020

Walleye

(31,017 posts)

19. It's glorious. I've never seen anything like it.

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:39 PM

Nov 2020

malaise

(268,966 posts)

20. The last time I saw such spontaneous happiness was November 2008

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:40 PM

Nov 2020

Fuck Trump!

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

22. This marks the second time this nation has defeated fascism in a century.

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:42 PM

Nov 2020

7 Nov 2020 will forever be VT day.

drmeow

(5,017 posts)

25. I think this was more

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #22)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:50 PM

Nov 2020

Iwo Jima or Normandy. A major victory but the war isn't over yet. Unfortunately, it may never be over

Stuart G

(38,420 posts)

23. The "Good Guys" beat up the "Evil Bad Guys" (or the emperor gets thrown down the shoot)

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:45 PM

Nov 2020

by Darth Vader...from ..."Star Wars" ............got 2 minutes..here it is...

KatyMan

(4,190 posts)

24. I just said the same thing!

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:46 PM

Nov 2020

That it's like V-E Day

nuxvomica

(12,422 posts)

26. Usually a nascent fascist state is not defeated peacefully

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:53 PM

Nov 2020

I think the figure is like one out of five times. And this one would have had the most powerful army in the world. So we probably prevented a world war and that's nothing to sneeze at.

crickets

(25,967 posts)

28. Absolutely right. It's horrifying how high the stakes were in this election,

Reply to nuxvomica (Reply #26)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:03 PM

Nov 2020

and how close the outcome was.

Dem4Life1102

(3,974 posts)

27. Like when we defeated Hitler

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:00 PM

Nov 2020

You don’t see a parallel?

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,332 posts)

29. We won a significant battle in an ongoing world war.

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 09:04 PM

Nov 2020

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