When this episode of history runs its course, who will be to blame?

[kentuck]

Will we blame the press for not informing the people enough? Will they be blamed for "normalizing" a madman?

Or will we blame the Democrats for not fighting hard enough? They should not have approved any of his nominees that helped him destroy our country?

Or will we blame the Mexicans for invading our country and taking all our jobs and forcing us to close our borders? Or will we blame the Muslims that were coming into our country to kill us?

Or will we blame Barack Obama for being a "secret" Muslim and a racist? Will we say that he was just lucky that he kept us out of war for eight years? Will we say that he divided this country more than anytime since our Great Civil War?

Nobody knows how or where this episode is going to end? Will our democracy survive? Will we submit to a dictatorship? Will we be in another war? Will we slide into an economic depression?

Who to blame? Who to blame?

[HopeAgain]

1. History belongs to those who write it...

but someday it will be seen as a backlash to immutable forces beyond the control of any person, political party or movement. Control of this country cannot forever remain in the hands of only male protestants of European descent...

[dchill]

2. My vote is for the press.

They are STILL normalizing him- and dropping the ball on the Russian connections.

[Mr. Ected]

3. The blame lands foursquare on the tens of millions of Americans

Who allowed themselves to be propagandized over the period of several decades, who place party over nation, who mourn the success of the opposition party and who are willing to suspend fact and reason and view the man in office as a crusader for their misdirected causes.

It's lazy, stupid, hateful Americans that caused this. Trump is the cancerous symptom of their disease.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Agreed-- trying to find an easy villain to blame is the wrong way to go...

The fundamental premise of the American experiment is that the people have the will and knowledge to chart their own future.

We have charted it, and we own it.

And no amount of "But Bernie..." or "I voted for Hillary..." will erase the simple fact that we as a nation have elected the biggest asshole in history to the most important job on the planet.

[yardwork]

9. I am in complete agreement with you.

[yardwork]

10. This.

[Va Lefty]

15. Well said!!

[LaydeeBug]

4. Republicans, Racism and Russia. nt

[cilla4progress]

6. Crazy right wing

Christofascists led a and enabled by the Republican establishment perhaps?

Surprised they didn't make your list.

[kentuck]

7. I was testing to see who was susceptible to right-wing propaganda.

[AgadorSparticus]

8. THE MEDIA!!!! I hold them responsible for what is going on

[briv1016]

11. History is written by the victor.

You're assuming we win.

[nevergiveup]

12. Greed

[eShirl]

13. there are many deep roots

may we recognize them all when we learn from this

[ck4829]

14. Start logging your chats with Trump supporters now

It'll just be like Bush. In whatever amount of time Trump is no longer President, people who voted for Trump will all be denying that they voted for or even supported the man-child.

[chowder66]

16. I'd like to add Citizens United please. nt