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In reply to the discussion: My ultra-liberal husband said he will vote for orange [View all]Sympthsical
(9,171 posts)36. That would be the shittiness mentioned
But not the apocalypse people seem to lust for (for a myriad of reasons that are obvious at cursory glance). I also remember when re-electing Bush in 2004 meant FEMA concentration camps in Wyoming and Montana were coming.
Meanwhile, back on earth . . .
And low grade shittiness is worse in its own way. It tends to last longer, more invisibly, and those who lose their lives or are affected by it tend to go unremarked upon.
Trump's election would lead to an objectively worse country, but there will still be a country as always.
And given this morning, I think it prudent to set aside extreme unrealistic predictions. They don't seem to have worked out for anyone today.
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Sarandon is responsible for the loss of Roe v. Wade and the stacking of the federal courts
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 25
#80
The Bourgeois said the same thing about the French Monarchy before descending the country into a century of chaos.
TheBlackAdder
Mar 25
#75
Then he is no liberal. The best I would characterize him as is an anarchist. I assume though
JohnSJ
Mar 25
#6
That is self-destruction. Fortunately I believe there are more sane people who WILL protect our
JohnSJ
Mar 25
#11
Your husband is not "ultra liberal," he is an Accelerationist, which is a right wing ideology
obamanut2012
Mar 25
#7
Accelerationism sounds cool, but it's just modern-day corporate Republicanism run amok.
sop
Mar 25
#35
I came pretty close to thinking that - but the insurrection cured me of any of those thoughts
TBF
Mar 25
#12
Nothing surprises me any more. I have a lovely neighbor, good guy and very helpful to us, who once said on Facebook that
CTyankee
Mar 25
#18
I started becoming active in politics when my dad had me go w him through our apt building putting flyers under our....
electric_blue68
Mar 25
#44
I read 'Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail', Hunter S. Thompson's diescription of HHH as a ...
marble falls
Mar 25
#52
And in comes Project 25. The end of the country and it isn't returning if destroyed!
RKP5637
Mar 25
#34
That is such bullshit...countries who get autocrats are destroyed for years...you husband is
Demsrule86
Mar 25
#51
Insane, but my Uber liberal son thus far says he will vote for neither because he is in a safe blue State
Freethinker65
Mar 25
#58
I'm not going to let that happen. There's other members here that aren't going to let that happen.
Niagara
Mar 25
#69