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Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
10. The one thing
Sun Mar 19, 2017, 11:27 PM
Mar 2017

he was right about so far is that he'd shake things up--except not in a healthy way. After this election, I sometimes can't help but cringe when people use terms like "status quo" as a pejorative. Change can be good, but because of his so-called revolution and shake up, many historically-disadvantaged groups are in for some serious pain. There's a lack of order in this administration with new scandals coming out each week, and this guy is making a mockery of the U.S. around foreign leaders. The funny thing about all of this is that he has already backtracked on numerous campaign promises, including his promise to "drain the swamp".

I supported the status quo [View all] BainsBane Mar 2017 OP
I wish I could rec this a million times. JHan Mar 2017 #1
Same here. we can do it Mar 2017 #6
Hillary was the small (c) conservative choice. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #2
Me too and I'm not making excuses for being a decent human being. we can do it Mar 2017 #3
Exactly. BainsBane Mar 2017 #4
++++++ JHan Mar 2017 #5
Me neither but remember many don't know anything but Fox News sharedvalues Mar 2017 #13
I hope you are right. susanna Mar 2017 #96
Strategy: go right after fox sharedvalues Mar 2017 #146
Oh, I do. susanna Mar 2017 #158
Amen x10000000. n/t susanna Mar 2017 #95
We went from the best POTUS of my lifetime, to.. this Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #7
Many didn't understand what attacking and destroying "the status quo" meant.. JHan Mar 2017 #8
the bizarre thing BainsBane Mar 2017 #15
It has become a censuring epithet brer cat Mar 2017 #21
Yes... which isn't to say the status quo was perfect.. JHan Mar 2017 #22
It serves the interests of the people they care about BainsBane Mar 2017 #28
that .. and also.. JHan Mar 2017 #59
I think many don't realize it yet. It's terrifying. n/t susanna Mar 2017 #97
+1 uponit7771 Mar 2017 #19
So do I Gothmog Mar 2017 #148
BB, I wish I could rec this about a hundred times or so. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #9
The one thing Jamaal510 Mar 2017 #10
Well done. NanceGreggs Mar 2017 #11
K&R sheshe2 Mar 2017 #12
That's the God's honest truth... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #14
Amen and Amen!!! uponit7771 Mar 2017 #16
my problem with the status quo thing is that suddenly when a black man becomes president JI7 Mar 2017 #17
Exactly BainsBane Mar 2017 #18
To be fair though, many on DU and other left-liberals have been consistently opposed to Reaganism. YoungDemCA Mar 2017 #136
+1 (nt) bekkilyn Mar 2017 #138
I can't begin to imagine what you think you're responding to BainsBane Mar 2017 #140
I was alive and active politically during the reagan years and I opposed Reagan Gothmog Mar 2017 #149
I know.. it was super Ridiculous and defied LOGIC. Cha Mar 2017 #27
Yes. They are imbeciles. ailsagirl Mar 2017 #77
I'll kick to Cha Mar 2017 #81
Or just don't care BainsBane Mar 2017 #87
Very very well said, BB Hekate Mar 2017 #20
as State Department that worked for peace and a refugee grantcart Mar 2017 #23
Yes. BainsBane Mar 2017 #25
K&R fleabiscuit Mar 2017 #24
Excellent OP, Bane! Mahalo! Cha Mar 2017 #26
Imagine having a president BainsBane Mar 2017 #32
16 years in a row.. Cha Mar 2017 #33
Excellent post! k&r DesertRat Mar 2017 #29
Me, too. raven mad Mar 2017 #30
Thanks for that! denvine Mar 2017 #69
Yes! I also supported the status quo and want it back nt fun n serious Mar 2017 #31
It's a good start (keeping what we've got) Blue_Warrior Mar 2017 #34
We don't have it anymore BainsBane Mar 2017 #35
Many on your list aren't gone yet and can still be fought for. Trumps budget hasn't passed yet Blue_Warrior Mar 2017 #36
I agree with that BainsBane Mar 2017 #37
Actually there are five entries on that list BainsBane Mar 2017 #38
When we get power again, we are going to have to fight to get back where Blue_true Mar 2017 #71
I so wish Hillary was boring us to death and that there was nothing to post about. Vinca Mar 2017 #39
International leadership in climate accord, fair trade, peaceful relations ucrdem Mar 2017 #40
Excellent addition BainsBane Mar 2017 #41
It's chilling. ucrdem Mar 2017 #43
The Selective Service? BainsBane Mar 2017 #45
edit BainsBane Mar 2017 #46
Stupid that the words "status quo" and "establishment" and others suddenly have only negative betsuni Mar 2017 #42
It particularly bothers me BainsBane Mar 2017 #47
Yes, that is particularly stupid. betsuni Mar 2017 #48
That's not what status quo and establishment meant during the primaries retrowire Mar 2017 #66
What does it mean then? betsuni Mar 2017 #74
I need none of those words to say that the status quo was used in reference tooooooooo.... retrowire Mar 2017 #76
Again, why not say "moneyed politics"? BainsBane Mar 2017 #86
because it would sound odd with their support for Trump JI7 Mar 2017 #88
That's the reason! betsuni Mar 2017 #91
I'm going to have to get a copy of the True Progressives' Revolutionary Dictionary betsuni Mar 2017 #90
He is determined to avoid answering the question BainsBane Mar 2017 #92
I'm sure any answer would be a plate of scrambled words with a side of insult, anyway. betsuni Mar 2017 #93
Amen! mcar Mar 2017 #44
More people should have read Katznelson Recursion Mar 2017 #49
I bookmarked it BainsBane Mar 2017 #50
you're so establishment. nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #51
Of course BainsBane Mar 2017 #63
In pursuit of "perfection" foolish people were willing to destroy everything good... NurseJackie Mar 2017 #52
Yup ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #53
Providing more people with affordable health insurance they can use. NCTraveler Mar 2017 #54
So did I ... there was no other option (sadly). KPN Mar 2017 #55
Sadly? BainsBane Mar 2017 #56
Yes. KPN Mar 2017 #57
I am asking why you feel sad BainsBane Mar 2017 #58
Post removed Post removed Mar 2017 #60
Elections are choices BainsBane Mar 2017 #62
I stand with BainsBane Gothmog Mar 2017 #61
Make America Great Again! IronLionZion Mar 2017 #64
You're kinda confusing the definition of the "status quo" that was used during the primaries retrowire Mar 2017 #65
"status quo" BainsBane Mar 2017 #67
"Status quo" "oligarchs" "Goldman Sacs" ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #68
they haven't improved with time either. BainsBane Mar 2017 #70
Oligarchs is such a misplaced word, like every rich Blue_true Mar 2017 #73
+++++ JHan Mar 2017 #128
How about I define "status quo" as displaying famed common sense. Blue_true Mar 2017 #72
mmhmm yeah but instead of getting combative with me retrowire Mar 2017 #75
If that is truly the intended use BainsBane Mar 2017 #82
So Why was it used against Tom Perez who use to work as a garbage man to help pay for college ? JI7 Mar 2017 #89
Snap BainsBane Mar 2017 #98
It was ABSOLUTELY used against Trump retrowire Mar 2017 #99
Status quo was used against Trump? betsuni Mar 2017 #100
I and many others referred to him retrowire Mar 2017 #101
This is just not true . JI7 Mar 2017 #102
Okay.... Head in sanddddd retrowire Mar 2017 #103
no. it was not used on both. in fact trumps popularity was explained as being because people did JI7 Mar 2017 #104
Uhhh... retrowire Mar 2017 #105
Where's your proof? BainsBane Mar 2017 #107
JPR is the site for trump, putin and russian lovers Gothmog Mar 2017 #150
that was NOT proof and was in fact the opposite. lakoff was responding JI7 Mar 2017 #108
It backs up what I said retrowire Mar 2017 #109
no it doesn't . he was responding to the attacks on Hillary as being status quo JI7 Mar 2017 #112
The article is challenging the common notion that Clinton was status quo BainsBane Mar 2017 #117
retrowire, I'm afraid you're beating your head against the wall here. Ron Green Mar 2017 #110
No one is stopping you BainsBane Mar 2017 #126
Yep, it doesn't matter that you voted for Hillary bekkilyn Mar 2017 #135
Practically everyone who has been using the term "status quo" to mean something it isn't betsuni Mar 2017 #139
Oh my god, yes! YES! Exactly! Thank you for pointing it out and... NurseJackie Mar 2017 #147
Mahalo, betsuni! Exactly as they are Cha Mar 2017 #153
"The establishment is trying to steal the presidency from Trump" BainsBane Mar 2017 #114
The reason they argued that 45 wasn't status quo bekkilyn Mar 2017 #137
The JPR "progressives" BainsBane Mar 2017 #106
Here retrowire Mar 2017 #113
So you agree that all the attacks against Hillary Clinton as being status quo were bullshit. betsuni Mar 2017 #115
Uhhhh retrowire Mar 2017 #116
I got my reasoning skills on sale at a reasoning skills store. betsuni Mar 2017 #119
My sincerity is only met with defensive mockery. Meh. Nt retrowire Mar 2017 #121
I'd be happy to contribute to a gofundme account BainsBane Mar 2017 #130
I wonder how much really good reasoning skills cost. betsuni Mar 2017 #131
you might as well claim birther attacks were made on both sides JI7 Mar 2017 #120
Now you're changing the goal posts BainsBane Mar 2017 #125
Perez BainsBane Mar 2017 #111
Yes.. JHan Mar 2017 #151
Great question! mcar Mar 2017 #143
except the irony is that one of the ways to reverse the perniciousness.. JHan Mar 2017 #152
This is the point right here. betsuni Mar 2017 #154
"methinks thou doth protest too much" - in 60+ posts I didn't see the word "primary" used once. George II Mar 2017 #122
Agreed retrowire Mar 2017 #123
"Status quo" is an age old term, probably used more outside of politics than in politics. George II Mar 2017 #124
Well said! Nt retrowire Mar 2017 #127
LOL BainsBane Mar 2017 #129
Oh, I am so confused now. betsuni Mar 2017 #134
I also wish I could rec this a million times. calimary Mar 2017 #78
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Mar 2017 #79
K&R betsuni Mar 2017 #80
K&R R B Garr Mar 2017 #83
Another K&R NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #84
I know right! wildeyed Mar 2017 #85
Thank you, BB. susanna Mar 2017 #94
A takeoff on a quote, "if that's status quo, then deal me in"!!! I think people get caught up... George II Mar 2017 #118
The US conservative, corporate media creates reality for many voters. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #132
You don't seem to understand BainsBane Mar 2017 #142
I think that I did. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #144
I never imagined they were BainsBane Mar 2017 #145
I supported all of these things, but I also supported radically expanding all of them YoungDemCA Mar 2017 #133
I'll wait to next week BainsBane Mar 2017 #141
.. Cha Mar 2017 #155
.... YoungDemCA Mar 2017 #156
Typically when people undergo a wholesale transformation BainsBane Mar 2017 #157
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