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Fritz Walter

(4,281 posts)
34. When I despair...
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 04:03 PM
Aug 2019



When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall – think of it – always.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi


Note to self: dig that DVD out of my library and queue it up for another screening.
If it were only a mere nightmare. Mme. Defarge Aug 2019 #1
At least with nightmares you get the benefits of sleep. nt Gore1FL Aug 2019 #57
yep, it's not funny, not at all 0rganism Aug 2019 #2
I'm not laughing. Seedersandleechers Aug 2019 #3
Me too. PinkTiger Aug 2019 #17
Yes Wawannabe Aug 2019 #23
Not funny is all the extreme conservative judges put in place by WH/senate they don't go away in2020 lunasun Aug 2019 #4
No and the Christian right is only going to keep making things worse. Initech Aug 2019 #36
If Trump contests the election... no matter how lopsided the loss for him lapfog_1 Aug 2019 #5
That's why I can't listen to NPR any more. They're so fucking jaunty. Sugar Smack Aug 2019 #6
It isn't chicken salad Ponietz Aug 2019 #8
Sometimes i wonder if this was just a test from a higher entity. dem4decades Aug 2019 #7
We will win out in the end. Wellstone ruled Aug 2019 #9
You are correct. None of this is funny. Mrs. Overall Aug 2019 #10
One scary man - DJT marieo1 Aug 2019 #11
TrumPutin is a puppet; cut the strings Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #15
I've said it before in a different thread and I'll say it here as well The Liberal Lion Aug 2019 #12
His going peacefully, or not, is entirely up to him, Volaris Aug 2019 #41
not worried about it leaving teh White House stevesinpa Aug 2019 #69
no, it won't. Javaman Aug 2019 #13
K&R orangecrush Aug 2019 #14
We know it isn't funny...it is disgusting BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #16
Humour has become toxicly sardonic LiberalLovinLug Aug 2019 #18
With luck, the Senate will become Democratic on Jan. 3rd....... lastlib Aug 2019 #29
I stopped laughing a loooong time ago... FirstLight Aug 2019 #19
and while everyone is laughing IcyPeas Aug 2019 #20
He wants us stressed and at each others's throats. Laughing is one way to demean him. ehrnst Aug 2019 #21
Can't agree more Wawannabe Aug 2019 #22
Democrats have been cleaning up Republican messes since 1933. They need to go the way of the Whigs. OMGWTF Aug 2019 #24
I agree. llmart Aug 2019 #25
Seems like a Democrat always has to clean up after a republi-CON mess. calimary Aug 2019 #26
I agree with everything you said. mountain grammy Aug 2019 #27
Absolutely agree. The mess will be there to be cleaned up. It will likely Enoki33 Aug 2019 #28
Then we should insist that either Hillary Clinton, Kamela Harris, or Barrack Obama be named AG. Volaris Aug 2019 #42
I don't think it is impossible for a new administration to hold him accountable. Enoki33 Aug 2019 #45
I'm with you. I've been worried, and haven't been laughing since woodsprite Aug 2019 #30
"There were actually people on this board that were hoping Trump would win the nomination Jake Stern Aug 2019 #47
Don't feel so bad... US4u2 Aug 2019 #67
Just like in a centrifuge - things aggregate according to weight. harumph Aug 2019 #31
I haven't been laughing about this shit show for a LONG time. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #32
Trump mocks and name calls and we mock and name call him back. elocs Aug 2019 #33
We are not different sides of the same coin. Turin_C3PO Aug 2019 #50
"Perhaps we are just the opposite side of the same coin?" elocs Aug 2019 #62
When I despair... Fritz Walter Aug 2019 #34
I despise Gandhi on the basis of that quote FiveGoodMen Aug 2019 #49
After reading your post and then the quote, it is quite ironic that he would say such a thing... rwsanders Aug 2019 #59
There is nothing funny about the current situation Perseus Aug 2019 #35
I couldn't agree more. CanonRay Aug 2019 #37
I didn't think this was funny when Trump announced he was running.... mudstump Aug 2019 #38
Trump was a shitty winner... Wounded Bear Aug 2019 #39
You're preaching to the converted lunatica Aug 2019 #40
I certainly can't do anything but laugh...even our representatives pbmus Aug 2019 #53
How did NBC get rid of him? Marthe48 Aug 2019 #43
I'm numb to the power transition handwringing after 8 years of it from 2000-2008. MadDAsHell Aug 2019 #44
Not to mention what the Russians will come up with. Maybe even scarier. triron Aug 2019 #46
No one I know is laughing. The few Deplorables I'm around are gloating. They're dumbass, though. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2019 #48
not sure what they will do when the power grid goes down around 6 eastern on election day Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #51
And assuming we CAN overpower Russian meddling and win next year, calimary Aug 2019 #52
I'm not laughing. cwydro Aug 2019 #54
Your wrong on one point grantcart Aug 2019 #55
Precisely. And since he does NOTHING as president, he can easily privatize his rants, tweets, etc. VOX Aug 2019 #64
And hopefully Fox news can interview him from his prison cell!!! US4u2 Aug 2019 #68
I've never laughed. I seem to go back and forth from irate to despair. onecaliberal Aug 2019 #56
Hell No it's not funny.. damn pundits who Cha Aug 2019 #58
we have to win 2020 by overwhelming numbers jimlup Aug 2019 #60
I have found very little about Trump funny, both before and after he won. NCLefty Aug 2019 #61
I have found it the least bit funny Cosmocat Aug 2019 #63
The U.S. was attacked. Not one titter of laughter when the "chosen one" is a complete Russian asset. VOX Aug 2019 #65
I Agree McKim Aug 2019 #66
I laugh whenever I can - it helps ward off despair. Chemisse Aug 2019 #70
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