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32. Great post! I learned especially after our wages were still stuck in the 1980s and it is 2019. ...

Thu May 2, 2019, 12:16 PM

May 2019

I am disappointed that even something so basic as healthcare is so intractable and unreachable for a lot of Americans. There is no excuse.

I am bitterly disappointed that the end of our generation may actually be the end of the human race due to rampant pollution, wars, famine, massive distortion of wealth (and I thought we were all supposed to have a chance at the 'big time' too), and so forth.

I am bitterly disappointed in those so called republicans who in truth doesn't share our values, and might as well be Russian. I don't consider them republicans any longer, but simple thugs. What else can you call them? I think HRC said it best in describing them. I still remember those two idiots (brothers / twins) wearing their Russian tee shirts being proud of it instead of an American valued themed tee shirt. Really nice to support all things American, eh?

At times like this, I tend to think of the statue of Liberty in NYC. It's not just for those lucky immigrants who are coming to America, but us too. Every time I hear rump or one of his ignorant toadies mutter something stupid or distasteful, I think of that statue to keep my mind.

And I think grimly and thoughtfully to myself 'go ahead, rant and rave all you want, our day will return'.

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I'm afraid it has finally sunk in. [View all] LAS14 May 2019 OP

It Can be Disheartening to Realize How Many Truly Awful Americans There Are, However... dlk May 2019 #1

Some people... I_have_had_enough May 2019 #44

Last president election safeinOhio May 2019 #2

We have a illegitimate president and AG who think they can pick and chose duforsure May 2019 #3

Yep, I evolved to this point a few years ago rurallib May 2019 #4

Wow Ohiogal May 2019 #6

I think quite a few young people are more savvy about birth control harumph May 2019 #10

my observation study war no more May 2019 #25

The cause being Quiverfull FiveGoodMen May 2019 #46

Many of them snicker and gloat The Mouth May 2019 #28

They are being conditioned by media, schools, churches etc not to make a fuss either rurallib May 2019 #18

Excellent summary... N_E_1 for Tennis May 2019 #27

High turn out in 2018 . . Iliyah May 2019 #5

I learnt that and more during the Iraq war. marylandblue May 2019 #7

And even then it may not work, watoos May 2019 #13

Marginalized people know it all their lives. It's important to listen to them. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #8

I learned a long time ago during the Chicago Democratic Convention, the Chicago 7 trial LiberalArkie May 2019 #9

The 1960's when I learned the Gulf of Tonkin Incident was a staged event by our government intended jalan48 May 2019 #11

Don't suppose you were alive during the Vietnam War then. ZZenith May 2019 #12

The republican party has left us. A dangerous and scary cult has taken its' place. Initech May 2019 #14

I agonized for months after the Muslim ban in January, 2017 Ponietz May 2019 #15

I've pretty much understood it since GWB and 2000. Now globalists are astroturfing them and us ancianita May 2019 #16

I think I had that kind of realization when "liberal" CA passed Prop 187 in 1994... RockRaven May 2019 #17

Yes, I remember that, too. trev May 2019 #42

And Christianity is quite different than I learned as a wee lad. Poiuyt May 2019 #19

Of course, Jesus was and is all about love. :-) LAS14 May 2019 #35

Two great hopes. Mueller severely rebukes DOJ actions and Trump loses in 2020. Only Mueller can Pepsidog May 2019 #20

I don't know which is more galling - calimary May 2019 #21

Ever since GWB's appointment as president. trev May 2019 #43

Ditto. It was the day the Constitution became irrelevant. lunatica May 2019 #64

yesterday's hearing was a new low johnnyfins May 2019 #22

I learned this under Raygun. kairos12 May 2019 #23

I started waking up with George HW Bush Grey May 2019 #24

POC, especially women, have experienced this for awhile. (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #26

The history classes that I took in school taught me that this nation has always been divided Kaleva May 2019 #29

And the percentages have not changed much PaulRevere08 May 2019 #31

About 1/3 of the population supported King George III Kaleva May 2019 #33

Welcome! doompatrol39 May 2019 #30

Great post! I learned especially after our wages were still stuck in the 1980s and it is 2019. ... SWBTATTReg May 2019 #32

I've watched CDerekGo May 2019 #34

I live in mid state NY Woodwizard May 2019 #36

but they will hold their nose and vote for him again. study war no more May 2019 #41

It took me a good week after the election. Afromania May 2019 #37

The only ray of hope is this: HeiressofBickworth May 2019 #67

I didn't evolve slowly -- I hit the wall in 2016 Girard442 May 2019 #38

It's hard to accept that a virtual idiot has accomplished what some of the most powerful armies ever world wide wally May 2019 #39

I think it is unfair to blame every teacher, parent, and other influential person in your life colorado_ufo May 2019 #40

It's still sinking in for me. FiveGoodMen May 2019 #45

The Rude Awakening Fyrefox May 2019 #55

I read several books about Trump during the campaign, so I knew from the start he was Karadeniz May 2019 #47

Werner Herzog said it best.... playaseeker May 2019 #48

sad... myohmy2 May 2019 #49

Did you not appreciate during the BFEE... SMC22307 May 2019 #50

I am not surprised at all vlyons May 2019 #51

Not just that 35%+ don't share "American values"... regnaD kciN May 2019 #52

Yes. Snackshack May 2019 #53

I see it from a different light through evolution. KY_EnviroGuy May 2019 #54

Turnout in 2016 was 58%. So 35% of 58%. X_Digger May 2019 #56

I think such a demographic exists in almost every country Mr. Ected May 2019 #57

In Nebraska TheFarseer May 2019 #58

I finally realized that I was wrong to think all the poor and working class white people here in prodigitalson May 2019 #59

Indeed, I came to this realization The Liberal Lion May 2019 #60

How do we ever "kiss and make up"?... knowing who and what they are...? albacore May 2019 #61

Yep, it's true. 35% of the population are bigoted pieces of shit. backscatter712 May 2019 #62

This rush to the rotting underbelly bottom has convinced me lunatica May 2019 #63

Yup. It hurts. Nitram May 2019 #65

As a gay man, I was already aware of mass hatred Politicub May 2019 #66

35% of any human group is trash Loki Liesmith May 2019 #68

I'm surprised by the number of white supremacist Buckeyeblue May 2019 #69

That's an odd thing coming from a taxi driver. heckles65 May 2019 #70

Because of my experiences growing up here Meowmee May 2019 #71