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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe damage is starting to show.
After Moron was elected I knew it would take a while before we would see the results of electing a lunatic.
It has been reported more americans are now uninsured. That number will grow.
We had a negative jobs growth for the first time in about 6 or 7 years. Some say that was caused by the hurricanes. We shall see.
It takes a while before corruption starts to show. Moron is as corrupt as you can get. The people who work for him are corrupt. That will start to show soon. We are in for a rough ride.
Two things keep me sane. The Mueller investigation and the hope the democrats win back at least the house in next years election. Our future depends on those two things. I wish everyone here good luck.
AJT
(5,240 posts)statistically impossible for most districts to flip. In fact for currently GOP seats to go dem. the swing would have to be 20%.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)I think Trump gets the same or worse results in four.
God forbid eight years of Twitler, we would be Nazi Germany reborn if that happens.
rurallib
(62,346 posts)crap what the blowback is. They are on a mission to install their agenda come hell or constitution.
Initech
(99,915 posts)You know - his "very fine people".
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)Who's going to stop them?
"History is written by the victors".
Future generations of Amerikkklans will not know of Civil Rights or Women's Rights.
The rest of the world is in somewhat of a predicament.
We have more nukes and can easily annihilate them.
They have allowed this because our governance was reasonable.
It has now fallen into the hands of a insane despot. What will they do?
Initech
(99,915 posts)Look at countries like the Philippines and Turkey that flipped and installed murderous dictators like Erdogan and Dutuerte - they're doing exactly Putin's evil bidding. Or even England with its' crazy Brexit situation.
Trump is a small symptom of the global wave of hate that has overpowered everyone. It's a virus - it is consuming and ruining everything it touches. We may never find the root source of this problem but I only hope we can at least find it before its too late.
LittleGirl
(8,261 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)And terrorist groups like ISIS take advantage of that be creating more fear.
Every time there is a terror attack the fear grow. Even Germany, which is the sanest country elected more extremist to their top legislative body, forcing difficult coalition talks for Merkel.
ISIS understand the dynamic, as does Putin. It is hard to tell people that statically they have more of a chance of an airplane falling on them than they have of getting killed by a jihadist.
Initech
(99,915 posts)I'm normally 100% against war but I wouldn't mind seeing Putin being bombed back to the stone age. He's the real agent of chaos in all of this.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)We just need smarter voters and a Press that does it's job.
Initech
(99,915 posts)Sanctions aren't enough, and what they did with Trump was unforgivable. If that won't work, what will?
Leith
(7,802 posts)on a certain office building in St. Petersburg. Give them 10 minutes warning so they can evacuate. A few well placed tweets ought to do it.
Sorry. My daydreams take me to dark and mysterious places sometimes.
But if that doesn't send a hell of a message, nothing will.
Initech
(99,915 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)As the 1% get richer, the 99% get poorer.
Initech
(99,915 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)The Koch brothers, Robert and Rebekah Mercer, Sheldon Adelson, DeVos, Paul Singer etc.
These fascist/libertarian/theocrats are literally buying our government to do their express will and the rest of us 99% can just fuck off and die for all they care.
safeinOhio
(32,532 posts)It has come true every month and will continue to.
We haven't seen anything yet.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)world wide wally
(21,719 posts)We now are also responsible for the havock we are reaking and the future that awaits us.