I don't expect to make it to any page or gain any friends with this one, but feel the need to document history.
I hope and pray that this is the beginning of a change that matters.
This is not a republican win, but an American win, a win in the popular vote, a win for the world, a true chance at peace.
This is a win for lies over truth, for bigotry over open mindedness,
for mysogyny over equality or fairness, for today's quick easy profit over preservation of our world, for going backwards to a world with children dying of polio and rubella over a world that protects them. It is a win for authoritarianism over democracy.
The only thing I am looking forward to right now is watching as the people who voted for the orange monster live under his new regime as it comes back to bite them.
This is a loss for America. This is a win for racism, bigotry, fascism, misogyny, and climate denial. We just stepped into an era I am afraid to live in. I feel sorry for anyone who can't see through the ruse both sides of the government has laid into the framework.
@josharp186 hopefully that's not the case. We should at least give a person a chance. I'm holding out hope. My hope is not just for myself but for everyone.
@gardencat I truly hope and pray that that will not be the case and that hopefully people can come together and stop bashing each other and work towards improvement.
You were brave to post this...sad but true! Anything regarding Trump is most often met with this kind of response. This election wasn't even close. Fight! fight! fight!!!
@photohoot
: We should at least give a person a chance. I'm holding out hope. My hope is not just for myself but for everyone."
He was already given a chance and he lied and showed us his total idiocy, then tried to hold on to power with a coup.
@gardencat if you are really honest with yourself, he was not given a chance. He was elected president the first time all poop hit the fan and he never got an opportunity. Give the man a chance to do the job.
@photohoot As I said " all I am looking forward to right now is watching as the people who voted for the orange monster live under his new regime as it comes back to bite them. "
Come back to me in a couple of years and let's see how it's gone. I mean if you haven't before then, decided to inject yourself with bleach to cure yourself of some ailment and you still can come back.
@rhoing That's a great link and article. Thank you. I've come to learn that paying attention means different things to different people. I hope we can agree to disagree and move forward. đ
@robz When Biden won and I was upset, a good friend said... "you don't always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you need". I found no happiness in that....but I did laugh. I'm sending you hugs and hope your fear turns to 'I can live with this'. đ
@photohoot And if I were gay? Or transgender? Or a vocal opponent of Dear Leader? How secure might my âmoving forwardâ be relative to the security you apparently feel? He preaches hate and expulsion. To quote someone whoâs been in politics for a very long time, âThere is no person in the recorded history of the world who sought power seeking retribution and vengeance against his enemies, who didnât deliver on the promise when gaining power. Donald Trump will be no different.â
@rhoing Don't believe everything you hear. It is a lesson I needed to learn. Sometimes you only get to hear part of what is being said. I do not believe he is racist in any way. I truly believe he wants everybody to be happy and successful. Fear is a mighty weapon when put into the wrong hands. Fear keeps you hostage. I do not
consider myself a Republican or a Democrat. I consider myself an American.
âI do not believe he is racist in any way.â
OMG, đ¤Łđ¤Ł Thank you for my first laugh of the day. It is a slightly bitter laugh but still. And it makes me realize I am wasting my time here.
@photohoot âMaya Angelouâs quote, âWhen someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time,â encapsulates a profound truth about human interactions. In its essence, the quote emphasizes the significance of paying attention to peopleâs actions rather than being swayed by words or appearances.â
We have elected president a man who â consider his *actions* â is a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, serial liar who brags about the SCOTUS decision that has already cost pregnant women their very lives.
Iâm actually more concerned about life-after-Trump because I think he will increasingly be a puppet and figurehead as he declines mentally and physically. (How long will it be before itâs President Vance? I wonder.) Controlling all three branches of government, hereâs their plan, https://www.project2025.org/playbook/
There are no longer any guardrails. Mitch McConnell has seen to that.
@gardencat Yes, we are (wasting our time). As an economist, Iâm trying to formulate a âhomework assignmentâ for the fascistâs supporters. Make a list of grocery prices and check on them again in a year, or two years after Immigration Czar Miller has rounded up the migrants and detained them.
Also, make a list of electronics prices now and see where they are after the Project 2025 tariffs are in place for a while. Some of Trumpâs advisors surely know how tariffs âwork,â but if Dear Leader thinks they will come out of Chinaâs pockets, clearly he does not. (The professors at Wharton must be beyond embarrassed.)
I am disappointed in millions of so-called âAmericans.â (How to get âAINOâ to catch on? Hmm.)
@rhoing Thank you for your honesty. Again. do not believe all that you are told. I could give you links, but I don't think you will bother with them. We do not support 2025. Trump does not support 2025. The democrat party knowing lied and spread the rumor to further their agenda. Both parties lie.
for mysogyny over equality or fairness, for today's quick easy profit over preservation of our world, for going backwards to a world with children dying of polio and rubella over a world that protects them. It is a win for authoritarianism over democracy.
The only thing I am looking forward to right now is watching as the people who voted for the orange monster live under his new regime as it comes back to bite them.
: We should at least give a person a chance. I'm holding out hope. My hope is not just for myself but for everyone."
He was already given a chance and he lied and showed us his total idiocy, then tried to hold on to power with a coup.
Come back to me in a couple of years and let's see how it's gone. I mean if you haven't before then, decided to inject yourself with bleach to cure yourself of some ailment and you still can come back.
Many people have very good reason to be fearful.
And there are probably people who are not fearful who perhaps ought to be.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...
consider myself a Republican or a Democrat. I consider myself an American.
âI do not believe he is racist in any way.â
OMG, đ¤Łđ¤Ł Thank you for my first laugh of the day. It is a slightly bitter laugh but still. And it makes me realize I am wasting my time here.
We have elected president a man who â consider his *actions* â is a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, serial liar who brags about the SCOTUS decision that has already cost pregnant women their very lives.
Iâm actually more concerned about life-after-Trump because I think he will increasingly be a puppet and figurehead as he declines mentally and physically. (How long will it be before itâs President Vance? I wonder.) Controlling all three branches of government, hereâs their plan, https://www.project2025.org/playbook/
There are no longer any guardrails. Mitch McConnell has seen to that.
Also, make a list of electronics prices now and see where they are after the Project 2025 tariffs are in place for a while. Some of Trumpâs advisors surely know how tariffs âwork,â but if Dear Leader thinks they will come out of Chinaâs pockets, clearly he does not. (The professors at Wharton must be beyond embarrassed.)
I am disappointed in millions of so-called âAmericans.â (How to get âAINOâ to catch on? Hmm.)