Let me make this pellucidly clear

[malaise]

The US lost the most credibility during the Slobfather's four year reign of terror. The climax of his abysmal failure was his failed coup.

During and since the failed coup, people at home and abroad saw the truth about ReTHUGs - they don't give a fuck about anything except white rule, male dominance and total and complete power. Elections do not matter so clearly democracy is not on their agenda.

Thank you Joe Biden - spend the war money on your needy citizens for education, healthcare and infrastructure.

Now let's go Select Committee - lock them all up!


That is all

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

1. 👍🏼👍🏼

[Cozmo]

2. I'm with you 100%

[Harker]

3. The domestic Taliban. n/t

[malaise]

4. The MAGAban

[Harker]

13. Oh... that's good.

[Initech]

15. Nice! I like it!

[electric_blue68]

36. Heh! 👍

[calimary]

44. That works!

And I wish we COULD ban them!

[malaise]

51. LOL

for my exact thought.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. Got a question for you. You mentioned war money

Millions, trillions spent over the years. Yes. But I was corrected the other day and I haven't looked it up. Supposedly we have been supporting only a small contingency of US troops/personnel. But have been spending money "propping" up their government paying for something? Have you seen any numbers on how much we've been spending and on what?

[malaise]

8. It's always about resources

or developing routes for resources to move - let me do some digging.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. Holy cow its a deep rabbit hole to go down.. so many initiatives

To try and rebuild the country.

This did stick out from a Forbes article:

Naturally, the United States has financed the Afghan war with borrowed money. Brown University researchers estimate that more than $500 billion in interest has already been paid (included in the $2.26 trillion total sum), and they figure that by 2050 the cost of interest alone on our Afghan war debt could reach $6.5 trillion. That amounts to $20,000 for each and every U.S. citizen.

[calimary]

45. Well, to the GOP there's always money for war.

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But try to use that kind of money to help the poor, needy, sick, homeless - those Jesus referred to as "the least of these" - and you'd almost get your head handed to you (by some of these self-proclaimed "Christians" ).

[Laura PourMeADrink]

73. Amen. I was just shocked to know that there's no line item

Inflated defense budget for war. WTF.

[wnylib]

21. I don't have the figures, but money went

to Afghan war lords to buy loyalty from them and to private contractors (American mercenaries) more than to regular troops on the ground. Never trust a hired private army which has no place in a democracy, since it does not answer to civilian oversight.

[Jetheels]

60. A lot of scams were going on. I wish I could remember the interviewer/interviewee I watched

a couple days ago, but, it went something like this….one guy in Afghanistan that worked for the government and a go between with Americans would allocate money for building infrastructure, like bridges, etc, and his brother, a taliban, would blow up the bridge. Then the Afghan government worker would get the money relocated again to rebuild the bridge and once again the taliban brother blows it up……and over and over it went. They had a thing goin’. They had so much war money they didn’t know what to do with it all. Spend spend spend, no oversight…..My best guess as to where I watched this video would be NPR. Because it was around the same time I watched an interview on NPR with Clarissa Ward, from a link I saw here on DU.

[KS Toronado]

6. All the "tourist" guides just before Jan 6th

deserve to be locked up for a Loooooooong time, what they get for attempting to overthrow our Government.
reQublicOns were willing to destroy The United States of America because orange baby couldn't accept the
election results. They need to be locked up for a Looooong time to send a message to future politicians that
such behaviors will not be tolerated.

[malaise]

9. They going to get caught for we all know that they are plotting something

else as diversion from what's coming.

[KS Toronado]

32. After Nancy Pelosi gets all the "tourist guides" behind bars....

We know she'll start going after tfg to put him there also.
Good thing the Force is strong with her.

[calimary]

47. But it's taking too damn long.

I want him and all his little friends in LEG IRONS. NOW!!!

[malaise]

53. Slow and steady wins the race

It will be thorough and epic.

[KS Toronado]

59. AMEN

[Laura PourMeADrink]

74. Huh? She's investigating who gave the tours? Great

[niyad]

7. KNR

[ffr]

10. T---- let a lot of ignant people down on 1/6. But then, what would you expect from a coward?

They'd planned the whole thing out, had congressmen and women on the inside providing live intel, told the national guard to stand down that day and if he wasn't such a coward, he should have actually lead the charge into battle with his mob of ignants and dipshits he incited.

For someone who intrinsically knows more than the generals and is a self proclaimed genius who knows better than everyone else about everything, in the end, he couldn't even pull off a simple little congressional storming with almost no defensive forces. He's a pathetic loser!

[malaise]

11. Great post

You nailed it - he's a pathetic loser.

[ffr]

12. lol

You set 'em up, I'll knock 'em down.

[electric_blue68]

41. Ty Great to see that fabulous skit again 😂👍

[H2O Man]

14. Recommended.

Lock 'em up.

[Initech]

16. There really isn't much difference between the MAGAs and the Taliban.

They're both groups of batshit crazy gun toting religious zealots who treat women and minorities like garbage and rule based on symbolism rather than on actual ideas. And both are on a blood thirsty quest for absolute power aided by talk radio and social media propaganda.

[OMGWTF]

27. MAGAts and the Taliban both ride around in the back of pick-up trucks with giant flags and many guns

No difference between them at all.

[Initech]

29. And I have seen these scumbags in action.

We had a Black Lives Matter demonstration where I live, the MAGAs got there first and started harassing the BLM people until they left, and a car wound up driving into the crowd.

And not even a few weeks later, there was a Trump truck parade and guess where they were going? On their way to Temecula to block people from voting.

These people are truly vile, rotten scumbags.

[electric_blue68]

46. Ugh, terrible!! 🤬

[Initech]

48. Even worse - my MAGA neighbors were among the crowd of harassers!

I definitely have thought waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay less of them since then!

[electric_blue68]

52. Hioly crackers that's Scary! 😔

[calimary]

50. Our own malaise calls 'em the MAGAban. Suits 'em.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=15803221

[quakerboy]

38. Branding

other than the marketing, location, and level of power achieved, i dont see any difference.

[Initech]

49. Yup, same group, different labels.

[packman]

18. " The climax of his abysmal failure"- Have to respectfully disagree

His failures are in every new Covid death, his failure is in what is happening in Afghanistan and I believe the rot from his four years will continue to be shown in the future.

[malaise]

19. Well there are three parts to his abysmal failure

the Covid deaths, the deal with the Taliban and his attempt to overthrow the elected President and kill everyone in the way. I put the failed coup at the top because he had already lost the election and refused to concede. There is nothing more anti-democratic than that. Bush killed more people in Iraq that were killed in the US with the SLobfather's Covid lies.

[packman]

20. Let us not forget all those "Proud Boys" and Qnuts

that he spawned

[Native]

24. Malaise has it right. The attempted coup was an absolute climax, but unfortunately

it's not looking like there will be a denouement any time soon - if ever. All we're left with is an epilogue that is it's very own horror story.

[SWBTATTReg]

22. Totally agree and so would our allies across the globe...rump is concerned only with himself and...

making it all about him, moaning and complaining about everything under the Sun, and all of the harm he has suffered and hatred he's suffered (Rand Paul)...maybe, just possibly maybe a break via rump's donors...they're getting tired of donating and seeing their money be 'wasted' on these scream fests of trump (the rallies) and want to see the money used better. A good article was out this a.m.,

'They have better things to do' – Major Republican donors are staying away from Trump APPEARED ON CNBC this a.m.:
...
Donors are also concerned about how Trump's organization is spending the piles of money it has raised from smaller donations.

"Big money, sophisticated people are just losing interest in this s--- show," said an advisor to longtime Trump allies in Silicon Valley. Many donors are tired of seeing the former president use his resources on rallies during which he often makes false claims including that the election was stolen from him, this person said.
...


Every positive bit of news to get/nail this scumbag is always good news to me. Surely the American voter, the American taxpayer, can see the world of difference between rump's former trashy administration and Pres. Biden's admin. - literally a world of difference, no comparison other than pure competence on Pres. Biden's part.

Oh, and by the way, I love the word you used...pellucidly

[usaf-vet]

23. Right there with you!

[Handler]

25. Well said

[SleeplessinSoCal]

26. Republicans also engineered inequality.

Our task is to make the gullible know that.

[Hekate]

28. KnR

[LiberalLovinLug]

30. "clearly democracy is not on their agenda"

This is scary. And more of the press should call them out on this. Too many liberals, blacks and other minorities, women, new immigrants, and gay people vote for their liking. They see its getting harder and harder for white christian bigots to win fair and square in a democracy.

Their ultimate goal is to demonize the word "democracy" like they did with "liberal". Its not quite possible yet. And they're still going to see if they can gerrymander and shut down voting enough to win and continue to give lip service to the word. But as soon as any tide starts to turn, DESPITE their machinations, in places like Texas, you will see that democracy itself will be questioned. First on conspiracy sites, RW radio, then AON and NewsMax, then bleeding onto Fox. Where the angle will perhaps be that we can't trust the system we have because of massive secret invisible fraud. That democracy is now unfortunately impossible. And that the only solution is an authoritarian regime who will bring law and order. And then maybe.....maybe....one day when everything is sorted out, we can go back to democracy.

[malaise]

42. THIS

Their ultimate goal is to demonize the word "democracy" like they did with "liberal"

[NotANeocon]

33. Proof that Business Leaders -

- make the best politicians and should always be consulted before making important political decisions. Obviously bankrupt business people make excellent candidates for office and the most cunning self servers while in office.

Remember - taxes are the fee you pay to live in a civilised society. Hmmmmmm

[malaise]

43. Taxes are not for the billionaires

[BlueSky3]

34. Points for use

of "pellucidly". Thanks.

[ShazamIam]

35. The same U.S. media who could never bring themselves to condem the turnip, intends to cripple

the Biden presidency just when it is time for the reconciliation budget, raise the debt ceiling, voting rights and of course that infrastructure legislation.

The media serves the billionaires and they want all this repair to democracy and reconciliation eliminated from any government agenda.
They fully support, starving the peasants and linking up with Putin style governance.

[malaise]

40. Yep

They are more concerned with Afghanistan than Louisiana - so odd.

[lunatica]

37. I love it when you get all pellucid!

It certainly clears things up!

[malaise]

39. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah for your DUzy

PinBoy3niner would be proud

[Roc2020]

54. Bottom line.

[Poiuyt]

55. I love your pellucidly clear posts!

Damn, I wish I could meet you someday.

[malaise]

56. LOL

At this stage I'm not sure I'll ever travel overseas again

[Joinfortmill]

58. Amen to that

[Jetheels]

61. Under the guise of freedom, family values, and Christianity. nt

[Blue Owl]

62. K&R

[lame54]

63. I'm unclear on what pellucid means

[malaise]

65. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

That's ahem...Lame

[Evolve Dammit]

64. Agree, but what happens after the reccomendations/findings come out of Select Committee?

[malaise]

66. Let's have the Committee hearings

then we'll see

[yobrault1]

68. "pellucidly"...

new word for me. Thanks

[malaise]

69. I stole it from our Union man years ag, but here is an interesting link

http://www.newyorkcourtwatcher.com/2009/12/pellucidly-clear-at-supreme-court-ny.html

[Rhiannon12866]

70. Well said!

And not only the violent insurrectionists, but their enablers and the "leader" who "invited" them and did nothing to protect Congress and staff or provide backup for the Capitol Police.

[iemanja]

71. I opened the thread because of "pellucidly"

Definition of pellucid
1: admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
a pellucid stream
2: reflecting light evenly from all surfaces
3: easy to understand

[Laura PourMeADrink]

75. Malaise loves that word :)

[malaise]

76. and then some

[OldBaldy1701E]

72. My name is OldBaldy

And I approve of this message.