is anyone else just terrified?

[demtenjeep]

Trump is nuts

If half the crap he wants to do is done, I will be dead.

I don't have ACA, have always had insurance through work but I do have a pre-existing condition.

I am officially on short term disability through at least Feb 1 possibly longer. My income is way less and if/when I do go back to work it will be very rough and the principal will make it her business to be rough on me.

Trump is nuts and out to destroy anyone he feels slighted him.

These lists he is making, his supporting Russia and wiki leaks and all of this stuff. I am just terrified scared out of my mind

[MadamPresident]

1. Scared, sad, bewildered, incredulous.

Sad doesn't even really begin to describe it. I've been in what can only be called a deep depression over this. I'm still in the first stage of grief, I can't believe this is really happening. How could people be this shortsighted? This stupid? This gullible?

This is a person with absolutely no qualifications for this job, none at all. It's patently obvious to anyone with half a fucking brain that he is absolutely indebted to and in bed with Vladimir Putin.

We're in such a dangerous territory I really don't know what to think what to say anymore. We are in deep, deep, deep trouble. And I hope we're able to survive it.

[pangaia]

14. Don't grieve. Do something.

Don't feel depressed. Do something.
Go out and walk to get your heart rate up. It will generate endorphrins which will help you feel better.

Listen to the Sibelius Violin Concerto or the Beethoven 4th Piano Concerto.

Don't let the sick human being damage your inner, mental and emotional health. That means, no matter what happens on the outside, he wins and you lose. He he that much stronger than you that he can do that to you? I don't think so.

If you can not keep your mind and emotions quiet when being attacked by this moron, how will you face your own death?

Now. Do something.. Write to your newspaper, your reps, call both. email leaders in congress.. Get a group together, make signs and demonstrate.. tell everybody you know what is happening... Learn to make MAPO DOFU and GONG BAO JI DING !!
All this may not help the situation, but it sure will help you deal with it..
Plus you will have some good food to eat.


Jeeze,, sometimes I think I act just too much like a know-it-all..

[DK504]

34. He has no qualifications,

his staff have no qualifications, his Cabinet picks have no qualifications.

This scares the crap out of me.

[MadamPresident]

43. Exactly. He has no idea what the job entails.

This is so wrong on so many levels.

[randome]

2. Michelle Obama: 'Don't Be Afraid. Be Determined'

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/michelle-obama-moving-final-remarks-as-first-lady
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Don't underestimate the long-term effects of a good night's sleep.[/center][/font][hr]

[Mc Mike]

41. +1000 nt

[Alekzander]

3. I am not terrified but concerned. Don't let yourself be that way. There are plenty of

organizations & politicians who will fight this guy to the end. Sure we cannot expect much good that Trump will do for us but he is not going to destroy us as there are checks & balances, procedures he has to go through to get a lot done.

The ACA is not going away soon if it ever does.

One thing you could consider is finding one of the organizations you can become involved with if you are able & work with them on fighting Trump. The ACLU also can always use volunteers & they do a lot of good work.

You will be OK. We all will be. Hang in there.

[bdamomma]

15. thanks for your words of comfort I need them right now.

I am Progressive all the way, who would we turn too for truth in news. I have been going to Progressive on line and Democracy Now for being informed and also may be listening to BBC.

[Alekzander]

19. Hey, we are all in this together & need to be there for each other. Easy to get down about all this

[cwydro]

4. I'm not going to be scared by these fools.

My mother and father lived through WW2 in London and Wales. They experienced bombing and real terror .

They went on with their lives.

Get a grip. Stay calm and carry on.

Don't be defeated by these idiots.

[atreides1]

6. Remember

This is all happening because a bunch of people across the country felt slighted, and didn't like the fact that the "establishment" wasn't paying any attention to them...just like a three year old who throws a tantrum!

So, they voted for Trump because he attacked both parties and promised to bring change...change to D.C., something that everyone running for office, from the House of Representatives to the White House, has promised!

In other words, people who were dumber then a bag of hammers, voted so that their fellow Americans could suffer with them!


There is much to fear, people of color and women, have become the targets of the Rust Belt, and the Bible Belt...


Good luck to us all, we're going to need it!

[salin]

7. I worry about the damage done to this country - and the pain caused to citizens

but I am pretty sure this will be the end of the Republican party in its contemporary form.

[libtodeath]

8. We are all in danger.

That madman with his finger on the nuke button will likely destroy the planet.

[bdamomma]

16. unless Ivanka consoles him

he listens to his daughter. I am not trying to be snarky either.

[Generic Brad]

44. What guarantee do we have that she's sane?

Apples usually do not fall far from the tree.

[Crunchy Frog]

57. At least she wasn't raised by him.

I don't think he took any interest in her at all until she reached nubile age. Her mom seems reasonably level headed.

[In_The_Wind]

9. yes

[Iggo]

10. I'm pissed off. (n/t)

[GoCubsGo]

12. Ditto.

The amount of disgust I feel completely overwhelms any fears I have.

[dhill926]

26. agreed...

fuck these assholes...

[Vinca]

11. Yes. He is bona fide batshit crazy. What on earth do we do now?????

[Johonny]

13. He has yet to show much competence for the job so yah, how can you not be worried

He spends more time worrying about who is replacing him on his reality TV show and none about the job he's about to do. When he does talk about the job he either: lies, says something crazy, or boasts about something that never occurred and he didn't cause.

[maddiemom]

35. Can you BELIEVE that he isn't even self-aware or savvy enough to even pretend to

know what his priorities should be be? I would think that any half-way smart con-man could fast talk/sweet talk the masses into believing he was, at least, interested and serious about the job of POTUS. Not The Donald! I always thought that the man was a shallow blow-hard, but I never realized that he was so totally clueless. He's not even the good con-man he's been reputed to be. The mental problems he so obviously has completely make him totally unfit to serve at any level.

[progressoid]

17. Well, I'm drinking more than normal.

[MindPilot]

38. There are some pluses to a Trump presidency. :)

[Skittles]

18. I feel like I live in Bizarro World

the people who really piss me off are Trump Voters - WHAT THE FUCK WERE THEY THINKING - no matter what your economics or how much you hated Hillary, HOW COULD YOU ACTUALLY VOTE FOR THAT INCOMPETENT, UNQUALIFIED FOOL? HE IS *DANGEROUS*.

[toddwv]

21. "Thinking"

Heh.

[Skittles]

22. oh they do PLENTY OF THINKING

but they lack CRITICAL THINKING skills

[Boomerproud]

45. They always act emotionally, not with empathy.

Everyone who doesn't agree with them is their ENEMY-and enemies must be destroyed.

[toddwv]

20. Absolutely.

I'm waiting for a heart transplant. I NEED that Medicaid card to supplement my Medicare. My implanted heart pump isn't going to last forever...

And they're rushing through the repeal with ZERO to replace it.

This is going to hurt people and will likely send the economy into a death spiral.

[Generator]

23. YES

My only hope has been since day 1 the Russian connection. If the smoking gun is anywhere it's there. He must be brought down. I can't see anyway out of this unless he is gone. Remember-one day at a time. Enjoy your loved ones. Remember many have suffered through much worse throughout history and are suffering now. My teen always says "At least I'm not in Syria". She knows that our suffering is small now. I hope yours stays small too!

[hamsterjill]

24. Yes.

But I'm more afraid of his supporters than I am of Trump.

I live in a red state and some of these people are going to support anything that he does. No matter how preposterous or insane it is. If Trump says it/does it/wants it - they will support it.

You cannot argue with the brainwashed. If you aren't "with them" then you are "against them" and they will try to destroy you.

[Bettie]

25. I have 2 kids who are graduating high school in the next 4 years

I'm terrified for them and for my 8 year old, though things could be repaired by the time he's 18, maybe if they allow any more elections.

That's what I'm afraid of, that they will fix it so they are all in charge forever by suspending elections or doing the predetermined elections of some countries: "Oh, look! Dear Leader got 99.9% of the vote!"

[TNNurse]

27. I scheduled total knee replacement today

I need to get it done before they destroy Medicare. I grow more frightened every day. His choices and decisions are dangerous.

As for now, my cancer is gone. I do not get to that big deal milestone of 5 year breast cancer survivor until December and that is no guarantee. So yes, I am scared.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

28. Big-fucking-time

[hibbing]

29. I'm terrified

They have what they have coveted forever, the opportunity to dismantle the legacy of the New Deal in addition to the ACA.


Peace

[Crunchy Frog]

49. Yes, it's not just Trump, it's the entire R controlled Senate and House

with the entire agenda, worked out by billionaire funded think tanks, that they expect Trump to rubber stamp, and the soon to be R controlled Supreme and other courts.

If the Dems controlled even one of the houses of Congress, it would be different. As it is, there are no checks at all.

[rurallib]

30. yes indeed - I am more scared of his total lack of control than anything

One day something is great - the next day he wants to have it shut down - he has no compass, moral or otherwise.

His lack of consistency is so scary and weird.
And then there is his debt and who he owes it to.

[japple]

31. I think the plane will be landed safely by Captain Obama!

This is just my fantasy, and I don't have any details. It is only a hunch.

[lunatica]

32. This time the Democrats are prepared

All this week they've been hitting all the news shows saying they're going to fight tooth and nail against Trump and the GOP if they pull crap. They're also saying they aren't making it easy for the GOP to fix anything if they break it, and they're going to resist any Supreme Justice nomination if the GOP pick Rightists.

And we, the American peop0le are also prepared. It was the American people who made them back off from dismantling the Independent Ethics Committee.

Try not to be too worried. I know it's much easier said than done, but you're OK right now. And they have said they won't repeal it right away.

[nancy1942]

33. Yes, I am terrified.

The man is just plain nuts. All I see is most of the "media" acting as though the situation is business as usual. I feel as though I am stuck in a damn nightmare. I desperately want to wake up.

[Grey Lemercier]

36. I still cannot believe that he will be POTUS in 2 weeks

He is both criminally corrupt and insane. Literally nuts, mentality undtable as fuck. Even though I don't live in the US I am terrified for it and the world.

[bdamomma]

46. I am also afraid or very worried

I do not live in the states but this man is clearly unwell mentally. The world will be watching and I know that they will be out in street showing their displeasure. This AFFECTS ALL OF US.

[mtngirl47]

37. All thinking people should be scared...

But I'm going to get up every morning and call those bozos in Congress and tell them what I think about what they're about to do.

Call every week. Identify yourself, ask what your representative's position is on the matter at hand. Tell them what you think. Tell them you will primary them or work to replace them in the next election.

On January 15th my local county Democratic Party is having a Rally for Health Care. We have lined up speakers--health professionals and folks who will be effected with the repeal of Obamacare. Then on Monday the 16th we will be joining with the local NAACP for a Martin Luther King Day event.

We need to rally every chance we get---in every little town and big city around the country. Remember that the Tea Party was only small groups of people that got active and then they got attention--and money from the Kochs...but it started small.

[CaptainTruth]

39. I was terrified for a while, but then I changed my attitude. Now I have no fear.

My ancestors fought & died for this country, & I'm prepared to do the same.

I have a pre-existing medical condition & without the ACA I couldn't get insurance, which means I couldn't afford the medications that literally keep me alive (& thus able to run my small business, hire people - be a "job creator" - pay taxes, etc).

If Trump/GOP (& in reality this is a GOP establishment agenda) make it impossible for me to get the treatment I need to live? I'll probably die, so what the hell, if that's to be my fate I'll make sure I go out in a (well-publicized) blaze of glory, with my blood not just on their hands but splattered all over their anti-American anti-Christ immoral faces. In other words, in a way that gains major media coverage & shames them to the greatest possible extent.

I guess I've been able to come to this point now because I first came to this point during the GW Bush presidency. I knew all about the PNAC before Bush was elected, their Iraq invasion plans, & the cost in lives & treasure that would entail. It made me consider a fundamental question: Would I risk (or sacrifice) my life to stop the disaster I knew was coming? I had to say "yes," yes I would. If the sacrifice of one life (mine) could save thousands, or millions, then I would feel my sacrifice was noble, worthwhile, worthy, & one I am willing to make.

Sadly, I'm back to that point now. I never wanted to feel this again, but in a way, once you get to this point it's "freeing," because you cast off the chains of fear & focus only upon action... "what can I do?" And when you ask "what can I do" you focus only on what you can accomplish, what difference can you make, & not on the consequences to yourself.

And ... no matter how bad it gets under Trumpenfuhrer, I'm confident America will survive. I may not, but I've made peace with that. Millions have sacrificed their lives to make America great ... how could I possibly do any less?

#Resistance #TheResistance #NotMyPresident @CaptainTruth

[CaptainTruth]

40. I realize my reply might not have been helpful demtenjeep ...

I just wanted to share my feelings. I realize we are all in different situations.

Let me comment on "These lists he is making, his supporting Russia and wiki leaks and all of this stuff"

The VAST majority of Americans oppose these things. If Trump & the GOP go ahead with this stuff I believe there will be a major backlash. In a way ... I want them to try & do this crap because it will reveal them for what they are ... & I believe Americans will reject it, & them.

[bdamomma]

47. Yes, I believe we will

RISE to the occasion. We will not be taken backwards.

RESIST

[deek]

42. count me in n/t

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[Crunchy Frog]

48. Scared shitless.

But I think I first saw the writing on the wall in early 2003, when I watched the Bush regime blithely lie us into an act of naked aggression. I feel that this is just the culmination of trends that became evident to me then. I got terrified then, too, and it triggered a major episode of depression. I hope I don't end up doing the same thing this time.

[Crunchy Frog]

56. You may want to read some history.

That might give you a little historical perspective and context for understanding where "us people" are coming from.

He doesn't need to preserve the country for his grandkids. The wealth generated by Trump's most successful con job yet, will be enough to support generations of little trumplets, anywhere in the world. Money transcends country for these people.

If you don't believe me, then just watch as it unfolds. Try not to view all of it through the filter of Fox News and Rush Limbaugh.

I don't think he's crazy either, but I do think that he has an extreme narcissistic personality disorder.

[Crunchy Frog]

61. I personally cut the cable after the 2004 election.

If there's something that I want to watch, I can generally find it online. I live in a multigenerational household, so there is a TV, but it's mostly only used for DVDs and Netflix, and a few kids shows that my sons watch.

I did not get into the primaries this time around. I like Bernie alot, but I never felt that he would be viable as a candidate. I've never been a fan of Hillary, and dearly wish that she had not even tried to run this time around. That said, I think she would be infinitely preferable to Trump.

If you're a fan of Bernie, and don't find Trump particularly objectionable, then you might find the Jackpine Radicals site more to your preference. http://jackpineradicals.com/ You're certainly likely to last a good deal longer there than here.

It sounds like you do listen to Rush anyway?

[briv1016]

50. Resolved mostly. There's no way back from this.

Once they've thoroughly rigged the election system and threatened everyone with nukes, there's no going back. Climate change and/or nuclear war is inevitable now. The subsequent resource wars will be the end of it. Geological history is littered with failed species, (think dinosaurs and neanderthals) I've suspected for a while that humans may join them.

I take a little solace in knowing that Earth is only one planet is the grand scheme of things. Maybe others have fared better.

[doc03]

51. I am. Imagine what he will do if there are massive protests

against him. He will be jailing people or worse yet shooting them. The man is obviously insane.

[Doreen]

52. I am on SSDI, recieve Medicare, get EBT assistance, and am in low income housing.

I am probably going to lose all of those. People are thinking about medical care so much that they are forgetting government assisted housing so not only will I lose my health care, income, food assistance, but my home. I know there are others who will have it worse as I do have places i could stay ( after I put my animals to sleep ) and people who can help a little but it still scares me. I am unable to work so just skipping out and getting a job will not be possible and no job I would ever get would come close to supporting me particularly when minimum wage gets cut back again. Like I said there are others who will have it worse and I feel bad for them.

[lunasun]

53. He is dangerous and crazy . Who plans on running the country that's what terrifies me we don't

even know that . Everyone knows he can not do it so who has plans to move behind the loud orange curtain will it be a Putin or white supremacist sympathizer, oilmen, mob or a war monger ? At least Cheney and his crowd were visible from the election. This guy has way too many extremists whispering in his ear let alone his own crazy thoughts .
Yes

[Lil Missy]

55. Scared shitless. And yet some here are more concerned about fighting the last Primary. Unbelievable.

[AmericanActivist]

59. I'm terrified too. I have been since 11/9/16 nm

[Snackshack]

60. Yes.

Not sure however which I am more terrified of.

Trump and what he and his party want to do or that Dems appear to be just fine with rolling over and letting them do it. Dems had a chance today to stand up and show some backbone even if it was just a symbolic gesture but they didn't. My only hope has been that at least Dems will be able to obstruct/ slow down the coming republican onslaught to the social programs that have made this country what it is...but after today even that glimmer of hope has faded.