There Will Be NO UNITY

[NanceGreggs]

To those who have been promoting the idea that we should all “unite” behind the thin-skinned, temper tantrum throwing idiot who was just inaugurated, please know this:

There will be NO unity between those who voted to put an ignorant buffoon in the Oval Office and those of us who respect that office, and expect it to be filled by someone equally worthy of respect.

There will be NO unity between those who support a racist bigot and those of us who recognize our fellow Americans as an integral part of who we are – regardless of their gender, their colour, their religion, or their ethnicity.

There will be NO unity between the adherents of a known liar and those of us who believe in the truth.

There will be NO unity between those who elected a Putin puppet as Commander-in-Chief and those of us who actually do put America first when it comes to who leads our nation.

There will be NO unity between those who support denying healthcare to millions, taking science out of our classrooms, and limiting a woman’s dominion over her own body, and those of us who find such an agenda to be ignorant, lacking in compassion – and, quite frankly, downright deplorable.

There will be NO unity between those who stand behind a pResident who has been lauded as their champion by white supremacists and those of us who stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the champions of equal rights for all.

There will be NO unity between those who believe a self-described “pussy grabber” who publicly mocks the disabled is an appropriate president and those of us who think our president should conduct himself with dignity and decorum.

There will be NO unity between those who think a man who spends his waking hours “tweeting” nonsense like a 12-year-old and those of us who think a president should be the adult in the room – and act like it.

There will be NO unity between those too stupid to know who and what they were voting for and those of us who tried to dissuade them from their own foolishness.

There will be NO unity between those who are now calling for unity and those of us who remember their divisiveness for the past eight years.

The only UNITY Trump supporters are ever going to see is the unity displayed across the nation on January 21st – those united AGAINST everything Trump says, everything he stands for, and everything he is.

Get used to it, oh mournful choir singing ”Give Trump a Chance”: There is NO CHANCE. We will not be “uniting” with you at any time, on any level. You and your pResident represent everything the vast majority of Americans loathe.

So go sing that song up each others’ asses – no one else is listening.

[chillfactor]

1. could not have said it better myself n/t

[Cha]

2. Mahalo Nance.. you Got 'em! No Chance.

Excellent run down on our polar opposites who are asking to give him a chance.

There will be NO unity between those who think a man who spends his waking hours “tweeting” nonsense like a 12-year-old and those of us who think a president should be the adult in the room – and act like it.

They can't be serious.

[brooklynboy49]

3. Respect and Cooperation

I strongly believe that we should give the new office holder the same degree of respect and cooperation that Republicans gave President Obama the last eight years. No more, no less.

In other words, none.

Now seeking a volunteer to shout "You lie" at next year's SOTU address.

[raccoon]

20. Wish I could rec your post. nt

[nolabels]

4. The thirty-percenters will try to hold the fort down

Should we oppose them or him or both? The way i look at is a little push would be better than a big shove when it all falls apart. That way they can only assume to themselves that they did it to themselves (which they did).

Another thing i know for sure, change is going to come again. Maybe it might be bad for awhile, but without destruction of a something there can be no construction of any something else. And the idea of good or bad mostly applies to vantage point while looking at it

And lastly, the insane notion of unity. Unity to what?

[HassleCat]

5. I guess I'm getting older and angrier

But I tend to agree. I never thought I would hope our country would fail, but if it would enable bringing this guy down... I don't know.

[NanceGreggs]

6. When this man fails ...

... the country will have succeeded.

[MFM008]

11. im old and angry

keeps you getting up in the morning................

[Jim Beard]

33. Same here but we have earned the right to be cranky!

[GallopingGhost]

7. Some doofus Trump supporter

was on CNN a few minutes ago saying that Trump's "silly" comments on Twitter are just his way of "defending his heart" because he's like a big marshmallow, tough on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside.

And, that disturbing mental image aside, she followed up with the blather about how we all need to unite behind him because he's the Prez, he deserves respect, ect.

Respect isn't a given. It has to be earned, not demanded. That's going to be a hard lesson for Trump.

[Cha]

8. I'm just going to drop this here if I may..

[NanceGreggs]

9. A welcome addition ...

... to this thread - thanks!

[Cha]

12. Oh Good!

You're Welcome and Thank you!

[still_one]

14. yeah, it sure does. Excellent post Cha

[Cha]

16. It really drives it home what's happening

all over the world. They're only going to continue pissing us off so the Movement of Strong Resistance is never going to die.

Thank you, stillone~ How was your protest?

[still_one]

31. It was great. Weather held up nicely. I was in San Jose, daughter was in the San Francisco march

Hawaii had a great turnout from what I heard

As you said the movement will continue, because we are facing some very bad stuff the next four years

[brer cat]

24. Brilliant, Cha!

Pissed off, fired up, ready to fight.

[Hekate]

10. KnR, as always

[still_one]

13. No one says it better than you Nance. Thanks

[world wide wally]

15. We already gave him a fucking chance.

WTF do they want? Like he gets the first 6 shots?

[DonCoquixote]

17. If Trump used his speech

to offer a genuine apology to those he hurt, and to also reign in the people that see him as a tool for their powerlust (like your Neo Nazis and Goldman Sachs alumni) then, he would have shown that he has half a clue. He made it very clear he did not, when he ramped up all his negatives, and made his first order of business a means to destroy Obamacare. Sorry Trump, if you could have taken the time to tick off the Chinese, if you cold have taken the time to insult Meryl Streep and the cast of Hamilton/SNL, you could have taken the time to offer olive branches, but you damned well did not!

Furthermore, let's wave our magic wand and say Trump did have a change a heart. Mitch "one term president" McConnell and Paul "Kill Grandma" Ryan are still in charge of congress, which means that we need to still attack trump lest he be used by them as a point to attack us. We know that what they mean bu Inity is to make us docile cattle walking to the salughterhouse.

[kcr]

27. Yep. I think if he had done something like that

I would have been convinced I was lying in a hospital somewhere having a coma dream, it would be such a change from how he's behaving now.

[Feeling the Bern]

18. I will do to them what they do to us and fuck their self-righteous butthurt

I will attack everything about them.

[JustAnotherGen]

19. So go sing that song up each other's asses

No one is listening.



Brava Nance! For all of it.

[BlueCaliDem]

21. Unity, imo, is when the other side meets you halfway. What these people want is capitulation,

and that ain't gonna happen. I'm certain millions of Americans agree with me on at least that.

[dalton99a]

22. Unity is code word for surrender.

[nolabels]

41. Someone should write a book, 'The Lexicon on the Right'

It would be of great help, you know, all those phrases,

like when they say this then they really are actually just saying that

[boston bean]

23. iPUMA - inter party unity my ass!

[brer cat]

25. K&R

[Gothmog]

26. We will give trump the same respect that trump gave to President Obama

[AuntPatsy]

28. Truth

[workinclasszero]

29. Damn right!

We don't unite with a lyin fascist serial sexual offender!

We WILL UNITE against him and his filthy hateful anti american party!

[nancy1942]

30. EXACTLY!!

Perfect; as always.

[tavalon]

32. Oh yeah

Nice and spot on

[Wounded Bear]

34. Another Righteous Rant from Nance...

[TrekLuver]

35. I have given Trashpot a chance...and he has already shown me who he is...If anybody needs to

change IT'S HIM.

[mcar]

36. K&R

[bitchkitty]

37. This is the best post I have read on DU, ever! Thanks. nt

[Scurrilous]

38. K & R

[sheshe2]

39. None from me, ever.

K&R

[oberliner]

40. "Stronger Together" was Hillary Clinton's campaign slogan

You might want to give some consideration to what that means.

[NanceGreggs]

43. Well, I can tell you what is DOES NOT mean.

It DOESN'T MEAN being "stronger together" by standing with bigots, racists, xenophobes, Islamaphobes, white supremacists, KKK adherents, and Putin-lovers.

"Stronger Together" was a rallying cry to those willing to stand up AGAINST those things, not an invitation to join their ranks - or have their ranks join ours.

[oberliner]

45. Here's what she said

“We need to unify the country. We are stronger together when we act on a set of plans and priorities that will redound to the benefit of the American people."

[NanceGreggs]

46. And here's what she DIDN'T say ...

"We need to unify the country by joining forces with bigots, racists, xenophobes, homophobes, misogynists, and those who support Trump's idiocy."

There is nothing those people have to offer that "benefits the American people" - in fact, their "plans and priorities" are the complete opposite of ours.

We are "stronger together" when we make it crystal clear that decent people WILL NOT UNITE with those who have no sense of decency whatsoever.

[oberliner]

49. What does unify the country mean to you?

Doesn't it mean bringing people together?

[NanceGreggs]

54. Some people, yes ...

... other people, no.

Lines were drawn in this last election - and they cannot be ignored nor erased. Those who supported/voted for Trump stood up in support of his racism, his bigotry - his out-and-out stupidity.

I have no desire to "unite" with such people. They are on their own. They are not part of anything that truly matters.

[oberliner]

57. Hillary Clinton says the opposite of that in her concession speech

I am not attempting to invalidate what you are saying; I am just pointing out that Hillary Clinton espoused a different approach and a different message than that.

Look at her concession speech, for instance.

I agree that we have to fight racism and bigotry, but I think that HRC exhorted us to find ways to be more united and less divided as a country.

Maybe, with that approach, we can help some Trump voters understand the error of their ways. Many who voted for him did so out of ignorance and confusion.

[geek tragedy]

50. We will not unify under Trump. Out of the question.

Once that foul beast is out of the people's house, and after the government has been fumigated, then we can begin to talk about a common national purpose.

There are no common values with the residents of Greater Dumbfuckistan who foisted this ugly animal on us.

[oberliner]

56. That was not Hillary Clinton's message

Is all that I am saying.

[geek tragedy]

58. Hillary's messsge was about overcoming bigotry

not legitimizing a wannabe tyrant who has zero regard for democratic norms or basic human decency.

She also called out his dumbfuck followers for what they are.

[oberliner]

59. Look at her concession speech

She gave the opposite message of what you are saying.

Specifically she said she would work with Trump and wanted him to be successful. She said: "we owe him an open mind and a chance to lead".

[geek tragedy]

60. that's what she had to say.

Trump's already blown his chance to show he's a leader one week into his presidency.

There will be no unity. Only resistance.

[oberliner]

61. I understand and respect where you are coming from

It's hard for me to figure out the best way to deal with this current nightmare scenario we are living in. I have been trying to reach out to the semi-reasonable people I know who voted for Trump, looking to find some way to convince them of the error of their ways. Now that there isn't the HRC "corruption" for them to use, there might be a chance. But I understand the instinct towards straight up resistance.

[geek tragedy]

62. they have to become disillusioned with Trump on their own.

In general, they'll care about the economy, jobs and maybe corruption. Trump voters can be assumed to be indifferent to things like race relations and civil rights

[oberliner]

64. I think we can help

It's important to counter the Fox News diet narrative where possible.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

42. Where was their desire for unity over the past 8 years???!!!!

Despicable hypocrites.

[ecstatic]

44. Amen! nt

[ismnotwasm]

47. Yeah --I hear the "bring the country together" whine

From the same folks who voted to tear it apart. No unity, no surrender

[kentuck]

48. RESIST !

Forever!

[Lifelong Protester]

51. They'll get Unity when they pry it from my cold dead hands!

[Lotusflower70]

52. You got that right

There is no get over it. I am not giving up on my country and the rights of those who are being targeted. I refuse to feed the narrative of those who dismiss the marches and protests as a bunch of whiners or sour grapes. I am not tolerating the Asshat-in-chief making a mockery of our democracy. This is our country. I will keep doing what I can to make a difference.

[MFM008]

53. No Unity

No moving on
No forgiving
No forgetting
No. No. No

[akbacchus_BC]

55. I agree, where was the unity they gave to President Obama.

Fight these assholes all the way as trump is an illegally elected president with the help of comey and russia. So sick of these first few days of a clown in the Oval Office. Glad that the Mexican President is standing up to this asshole.

What amazes me is that the PM of the UK entered American soil and only addressed republicans, does she really think she is another effing thatcher. No other PM except when that asshole republican invited the PM of Israel to visit America without the approval of the then sitting President Obama. The effing republicans are behaving as if they own America. Time for the people to protest and undermine these nazis, this is America not a dictatorship! Plus trump is a fucking liar!

Gawd, why America, in your hatred of Progressives? Why you elected a man-child to lead you?

[ElkeH]

63. Trump supporters do not want unity

They see this as a holy war against everything they consider wrong with America and Trump is leading their crusade.

[Cosmocat]

65. +1,000,000,000,000,000