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Hortensis

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31. Well, putting today's Republicans in power was never inevitable.

Reply to liberalmediaaddict (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 12:49 AM

Mar 2020

We could have stopped that but didn't. We have to be better citizens and vote smart and responsibly. As a duty, because it matters.

As for the epidemic, chances one would cut loose in our country were seriously increased by Republican negligence and the wired-in unfitness of hard-core conservatives for office, but I don't think it was inevitable that it would happen during their period of control. So, actually, no.

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Who else feels like this nightmare was inevitable? [View all] liberalmediaaddict Mar 2020 OP

I am not surprised that something terrible happened because of Trump. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1

An economic collapse was due we just didn't know what would trigger it. The market doc03 Mar 2020 #2

Agreed. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #3

we have been flirting with this since day 1 lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #4

regardless of Trumps stupidity (which DOES make it worse) FirstLight Mar 2020 #5

You're nicer than me. I'll absolutely tell Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #6

I think reality is finally setting in liberalmediaaddict Mar 2020 #15

tump is, or I should "was", the luckiest, dumb SOB ever. brush Mar 2020 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #8

It would have been a huge problem for any president for sure. Hillary would have had to have handled brewens Mar 2020 #9

Yes, some disruption inevitable not fooled Mar 2020 #25

We live in very odd times......... magicarpet Mar 2020 #10

Trump runs America the way Fat Homer ran the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Initech Mar 2020 #11

He breaks everything he touches tinrobot Mar 2020 #12

At some point in the not-too-distant future climate change will create a similar global crisis. sop Mar 2020 #13

Little different take here. A pandemic was inevitable. It's been 100 years. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #14

Well said liberalmediaaddict Mar 2020 #18

Right. If it would only affect them I would be ok with it. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #19

If it would only affect them.... BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #32

Yeah, pukes will throw money at the situation not fooled Mar 2020 #27

Yes. meadowlander Mar 2020 #16

AND I SWEAR TO GAWD........ a kennedy Mar 2020 #17

This isn't really Trump's fault Calculating Mar 2020 #20

It's definitely not something he caused liberalmediaaddict Mar 2020 #22

His MFM008 Mar 2020 #33

Nothing he does surprises me. nancy1942 Mar 2020 #21

Ever since he won I have said his presidency won't end well however and whenever it ends Captain Zero Mar 2020 #23

ME ME ME ME ME!! BadGimp Mar 2020 #24

Yup, me too. It was a recipe for disaster, a train wreck waiting to happen. Nitram Mar 2020 #26

Evil racist bankrupt con man CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #28

Yea, I had a feeling he was going to break something Strelnikov_ Mar 2020 #29

Nailed it liberalmediaaddict Mar 2020 #30

Well, putting today's Republicans in power was never inevitable. Hortensis Mar 2020 #31

It really pisses me off to think woodsprite Mar 2020 #34

Absolutely. parhelion Mar 2020 #35

While Trump has certainly customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #36