If I didn't live in Oakland (Reply #42)

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Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:13 AM

wryter2000 (40,478 posts)

42. If I didn't live in Oakland

I’d be looking to leave

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Anybody else no longer love this country? Hesitated to post, but gotta get this off my chest. [View all]	Goodheart	Nov 2020	OP
I view it as half the population is gullible and brainwashed.	lagomorph777	Nov 2020	#1
And don't forget hate radio.	calimary	Nov 2020	#88
Yes! Point is, their gullibility is their vulnerability. We can easily hack them if we try.	lagomorph777	Nov 2020	#89
Yes!!!!!! Nt!	Tumbulu	Nov 2020	#100
Yep	mountain grammy	Nov 2020	#127
Absolutely!	jeaps	Nov 2020	#132
calimary....	Upthevibe	Nov 2020	#141
once rush bites the dust (with no capable to take his place)	weissmam	Nov 2020	#219
They are privately owned stations	wnylib	Nov 2020	#223
today limbaugh started by saying trump won, called Kamala 'kommie' for short, after he called her	certainot	Nov 2020	#234
And limbaugh won't be around much longer.	calimary	Nov 2020	#248
i hope he gets to see trump hauled out of the white house like what's his name in fargo at the end	certainot	Nov 2020	#249
And there better be an inspection of all luggage and crates and other stuff leaving the White House	calimary	Nov 2020	#250
they will steal and i'll bet every first family gets some slack but staff needs to watch the gold...	certainot	Nov 2020	#251
many of those are racist, self centred	samsingh	Nov 2020	#150
I'm shocked	DownriverDem	Nov 2020	#165
We fight it by taking back the word "patriot"	wnylib	Nov 2020	#226
We're the country of Lincoln and King and Guthrie and Chisolm and Gompers and Darrow	Bucky	Nov 2020	#243
Completely agree. Hope over fear.	wnylib	Nov 2020	#244
I can't stomach lying cheating thieving Republicans. I ❤️ America.	live love laugh	Nov 2020	#2
+1	SunSeeker	Nov 2020	#114
+2	Bucky	Nov 2020	#239
I'm having trouble keeping perspective too. Take a break. Keep up from reliable news sites	hlthe2b	Nov 2020	#3
Last night has taught me that I need to move out of this country.	Yavin4	Nov 2020	#4
This Is Exactly Where I'm At	sfstaxprep	Nov 2020	#25
Don't blame you. I'm trapped by age and health without the	moonscape	Nov 2020	#47
Hubby and I feel same way	marlakay	Nov 2020	#134
Too late for me	Boomer	Nov 2020	#232
I'm 54 too and feel the same way.	onlyadream	Nov 2020	#87
I'm right there with you...	world wide wally	Nov 2020	#116
world wide wally....	Upthevibe	Nov 2020	#144
Thanks... Love it!	world wide wally	Nov 2020	#167
Exactly.	Maven	Nov 2020	#27
At 73 this isn't practical for me	mountain grammy	Nov 2020	#46
Yes!!!!! Too Old to Leave Now	McKim	Nov 2020	#90
Son and daughter-in-law fast expressed two passports	secondwind	Nov 2020	#69
Where will you go that doesn't have the ills that you "leave behind"?	Blue_true	Nov 2020	#106
Toronto, Canada.	Yavin4	Nov 2020	#107
I moved out 12 years ago	Layzeebeaver	Nov 2020	#137
Bah! People always say they're gonna leave the US. They never do.	Bucky	Nov 2020	#240
I love the idea of and the ideals of...	ret5hd	Nov 2020	#5
The reality-stupid, lazy and selfish.	Boomerproud	Nov 2020	#19
A nation of spoiled children...	ret5hd	Nov 2020	#34
I accept that a culture doesn't always live up to it's ideals.	plimsoll	Nov 2020	#93
"America - it was a good idea"...	Harker	Nov 2020	#130
I thought we had progressed since my dad's time,	Lars39	Nov 2020	#6
I feel exactly the same. It's a desire to live among people who value science, act with morals	sinkingfeeling	Nov 2020	#7
I feel like crying.	Goodheart	Nov 2020	#10
Goodheart.....	Upthevibe	Nov 2020	#147
The mouth-breathing, know-nothing trophy hunters (picture DJT Jr.)	BKDem	Nov 2020	#95
sinking feeling.....	Upthevibe	Nov 2020	#155
There's a sucker born every minute	Klaralven	Nov 2020	#8
I did love it, but I DON'T any longer!!!	ElementaryPenguin	Nov 2020	#9
Our country's soul is rotten to its core	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#11
I agree.	Polly Hennessey	Nov 2020	#48
Agree!	get the red out	Nov 2020	#50
I love the blue aspects of this country	mtnsnake	Nov 2020	#12
Without the blue parts of this country	Butterflylady	Nov 2020	#131
Right with you	PirateRo	Nov 2020	#13
I empathize with you. Can NOT understand the large vote for a	northoftheborder	Nov 2020	#14
I'm with you 100%	bif	Nov 2020	#15
Me too	Freddie	Nov 2020	#21
I'm 66 and semi-retired	bif	Nov 2020	#29
I felt loyalty to the country I grew up in, but not this one n/t	moonscape	Nov 2020	#53
I'm here to help fulfill our ideals	soothsayer	Nov 2020	#16
Thank you	Bucky	Nov 2020	#242
We have never stopped fighting the Civil War. It is evident.	Ninga	Nov 2020	#17
Exactly. I didn't understand how the interests of the Alt-Right and Christian	Mike 03	Nov 2020	#22
Yes not only what you point out, but added is the 30 year campaign by Right wing media hammering	Ninga	Nov 2020	#32
No, but I do now know that	TheRealNorth	Nov 2020	#18
I'm on the same wavelength. It's very hard to accept what is becoming too obvious to	Mike 03	Nov 2020	#20
It's so sad	bdamomma	Nov 2020	#149
There's too many poorly educated Americans.	Buckeye_Democrat	Nov 2020	#23
+1 for the first statement.	peacebuzzard	Nov 2020	#184
Yeah, it's generally less expensive.	Buckeye_Democrat	Nov 2020	#187
lol!!	peacebuzzard	Nov 2020	#190
I'm sorry if there's too much riff-raff for the enlightened ones.	DTomlinson	Nov 2020	#191
It's not easy.	Buckeye_Democrat	Nov 2020	#196
We didn't plan our move to Costa Rica politically.	LakeArenal	Nov 2020	#24
How's the weather there?	Goodheart	Nov 2020	#28
It's tropical. Different all over though.	LakeArenal	Nov 2020	#62
What do your monthly expenses total?	jayschool2013	Nov 2020	#151
Well we lost 75% of our retirement with Bush' depression.	LakeArenal	Nov 2020	#159
THANKS!	jayschool2013	Nov 2020	#172
health care?	Golfnbrew	Nov 2020	#74
If we get residency we get universal health care.	LakeArenal	Nov 2020	#101
That is an extremely complicated question, from Hawai'i.	mahina	Nov 2020	#26
Thanks for saying what I have been thinking!	mtngirl47	Nov 2020	#146
❤️	mahina	Nov 2020	#178
I still love this country.	Steelrolled	Nov 2020	#30
I want to live in Toronto. Most diverse, welcoming place I've ever been.	Goodheart	Nov 2020	#33
My daughter lives there.	murielm99	Nov 2020	#51
We have LOTS of racism. Ask any First Nations member.	EllieBC	Nov 2020	#80
Conversely, there is a growing part of American culture that says "we are shit".	Steelrolled	Nov 2020	#117
I agree	Ananda62	Nov 2020	#129
But they	bdamomma	Nov 2020	#152
Believe it or not there are things better in the US than here.	EllieBC	Nov 2020	#76
So, are you planning to move back to the US?	Spazito	Nov 2020	#122
Honestly I do miss it for things like education for special needs kids.	EllieBC	Nov 2020	#168
Really? An IEP in all states in the US carries a greater weight than...	Spazito	Nov 2020	#171
I deal with this daily with my 2 special needs kids.	EllieBC	Nov 2020	#173
I did live there, in BC, and worked on policy for Children with Special Needs, both at...	Spazito	Nov 2020	#175
Your gotchas are so fail it's almost hilarious.	EllieBC	Nov 2020	#208
There is nowhere that is a bed of roses and that includes...	Spazito	Nov 2020	#212
I think you vented enough.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#246
I deal with this daily with my 2 special needs kids.	EllieBC	Nov 2020	#174
I see you added info re NY and California...	Spazito	Nov 2020	#176
He's trolling you. Ignore him.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#247
That's my home!	Laha	Nov 2020	#86
Appreciated	mahina	Nov 2020	#180
I still love the country, but I despise that 40% of my fellow Americans	Mike 03	Nov 2020	#31
Only 40%? You're being generous.	Goodheart	Nov 2020	#35
It's more like 48-49	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#58
Then we need to fight back with	wnylib	Nov 2020	#230
I love the concept and the ideals. We have never lived up to those ideals,	The Velveteen Ocelot	Nov 2020	#36
You said it so much better than I did.	llmart	Nov 2020	#41
Word.	mahina	Nov 2020	#84
Fortunately the teaching of history has improved, in my experience	Steelrolled	Nov 2020	#121
+1000	Niagara	Nov 2020	#162
I don't know that I've ever gone so far as to say I love this country.	llmart	Nov 2020	#37
Those belligerently ignorant bigots waving the American flag,	Dark n Stormy Knight	Nov 2020	#181
I know we can do better that we can BE better	Bettie	Nov 2020	#38
We just VOTED OUT a dictator. There was no violence at the polls	MaryMagdaline	Nov 2020	#39
When did they call the election for Biden?	llmart	Nov 2020	#43
i agree with you.........	Takket	Nov 2020	#40
If I didn't live in Oakland	wryter2000	Nov 2020	#42
Same here, but Portland. And we're still mulling over a "Trexit"	flibbitygiblets	Nov 2020	#92
I went back and forth	LostinRed	Nov 2020	#44
Deeply disturbed	jonstl08	Nov 2020	#45
I think you got it	caraher	Nov 2020	#52
Racism is it. Many kinds of racism: anti-immigrant, anti change, etc., BUT ACCEPTANCE TOO...	Stuart G	Nov 2020	#65
Biden has	bdamomma	Nov 2020	#156
Engrained rascism for sure. Add cutthroat capitalism/ corporatism at the expense of your citizenry	Evolve Dammit	Nov 2020	#99
Racism + the silence on racism desired . Greed -A big sector of wealth that doesn't want	lunasun	Nov 2020	#113
I'm disheartened that this could even be close - again	caraher	Nov 2020	#49
Be greatful you don't live in TN. I need to relocate to a blue state asap.	SammyWinstonJack	Nov 2020	#54
I don't know how I feel about it right now.	GoCubsGo	Nov 2020	#55
Love yes, respect no.	hay rick	Nov 2020	#56
I'm still going to fly my USA flag outside AFTER...	Buckeye_Democrat	Nov 2020	#57
I hear you	Joinfortmill	Nov 2020	#59
We don't really know how those other countries would be	treestar	Nov 2020	#60
Telling my niece earlier	jonstl08	Nov 2020	#61
Its a coalition of the stupid...	Jon King	Nov 2020	#63
Right Now...Biden has a clear lead...10:30 Wednesday....	Stuart G	Nov 2020	#77
Welcome to DU	bdamomma	Nov 2020	#160
Amen to all that and welcome to DU.	appalachiablue	Nov 2020	#227
I love this country.	cayugafalls	Nov 2020	#64
...	ailsagirl	Nov 2020	#204
Amen Amen Amen	Liberal In Red State	Nov 2020	#66
I've spent most of my life trashing Americans	Laha	Nov 2020	#67
I'm seriously considering it, too. The only problem is, where? I'm only fluent in English, sadly,	catbyte	Nov 2020	#68
I always take my long(er) summer vacations in America even though I live in Europe. Here's where:	DFW	Nov 2020	#83
I still love America, but I've become very embarrassed at how backwards we've become	Poiuyt	Nov 2020	#70
Same here.	Mad_Dem_X	Nov 2020	#112
I think that is an overreaction.	malthaussen	Nov 2020	#71
Bull Crap!	Biophilic	Nov 2020	#72
Yes	hurple	Nov 2020	#73
I honestly didn't realize how many Americans lacked common decency and common sense.	Pacifist Patriot	Nov 2020	#75
I've been done with this country for good since '16, the damage is done & no election will change	yaesu	Nov 2020	#78
I am with you	Traildogbob	Nov 2020	#79
Oh yeah that ship has sailed	vercetti2021	Nov 2020	#81
I hear you	Hanzzy72	Nov 2020	#82
Look at it this way, there's a lot to be optimistic about	Major Nikon	Nov 2020	#85
I'm with you. Even if we take the presidency, the filth in this country will never be cleansed.	rwsanders	Nov 2020	#91
Not just no but He'll F*cking No!	Dukkha	Nov 2020	#94
I am completely disheartened...	joewicker_TX	Nov 2020	#96
Right there with you GoodHeart. Floridian for the last 22 years and I've begun to look at the	NoMoreRepugs	Nov 2020	#97
I'm so disappointed in our country	karin_sj	Nov 2020	#98
Been struggling with this issue since before I could vote.	maxsolomon	Nov 2020	#102
Good luck finding a place that doesn't have racism and sexism and other ills.	Blue_true	Nov 2020	#103
Seriously.	betsuni	Nov 2020	#108
I love the country, hate ALL republicans. The only way they stay in power is to cheat!	George II	Nov 2020	#104
I'm really surprised. I thought Biden would win easily	Roc2020	Nov 2020	#105
I love the U.S.A.	Marthe48	Nov 2020	#109
The countries you mentioned will take immigrants from the USA	Thyla	Nov 2020	#110
As a psycologist	Oscarthegreat	Nov 2020	#111
Yup. Feels unbearable	zentrum	Nov 2020	#115
Most other parts of the world are no different	CatLady78	Nov 2020	#118
Marie is 72 and her husband is 77. They like living here in Maysville, a small town half white and	marie999	Nov 2020	#119
I love the country--I just don't love a lot of the people in it.	Lonestarblue	Nov 2020	#120
Very well said	bdamomma	Nov 2020	#169
I don't love the racist hateful idiots who voted to make America worse for the rest of us	IronLionZion	Nov 2020	#123
Right there with you, Goodheart.	Loge23	Nov 2020	#124
i love it, but	barbtries	Nov 2020	#125
I am angry that 60 million support a racist liar who is ok with their fellow Americans are dying	kimbutgar	Nov 2020	#126
I lived in Europe for a couple years.	moondust	Nov 2020	#128
When I chose my screen name back when I first registered, it was wishful thinking.	GoneOffShore	Nov 2020	#133
I don't love what this country stands for any longer.	Ferrets are Cool	Nov 2020	#135
I'm glad to live in a Blue state and a Blue city	Rice4VP	Nov 2020	#136
I think	bdamomma	Nov 2020	#170
just under half this country's voting populace	llashram	Nov 2020	#138
Hi Goodheart...	Upthevibe	Nov 2020	#139
I live in a Blue town, in a Red County in a Blue state	mchill	Nov 2020	#140
Honestly, I never "loved" the USA	LymphocyteLover	Nov 2020	#142
Not much different in neighboring Texas.	Scalded Nun	Nov 2020	#143
Sick to my stomach	matt819	Nov 2020	#145
I love USA because of so many great people I know	AlexSFCA	Nov 2020	#148
I may have reached my breaking point in Iowa	jayschool2013	Nov 2020	#153
I can move my high-tech job easily to Toronto	BernieBabies	Nov 2020	#154
Fox News and all the other RW lying, we all know what's up and always have, Reps exploit ignorance.	Brainfodder	Nov 2020	#157
I Will Always Love this Country	AldebTX	Nov 2020	#158
It's like waking up and learning your father's a serial killer	mainer	Nov 2020	#161
National foundations taken for granted until four years ago	usajumpedtheshark	Nov 2020	#163
My home state embarrasses me, too.	spicysista	Nov 2020	#164
I hear you	es466	Nov 2020	#166
Honestly, I think the solution is to	bucolic_frolic	Nov 2020	#177
I haven't loved this country since I was 12.	cagefreesoylentgreen	Nov 2020	#179
I hate this country.	Marius25	Nov 2020	#182
I still love my Country, I just hate the people turning it into a Third Reich.	Fla Dem	Nov 2020	#183
No	Woodwizard	Nov 2020	#185
Oh, I'm not giving up, either. Doesn't mean I love it, though.	Goodheart	Nov 2020	#186
Right	Woodwizard	Nov 2020	#205
I feel it too, and it brings tears to my eyes.	Greybnk48	Nov 2020	#188
No. I'm not going to let disappointing election results dictate what I love.	DTomlinson	Nov 2020	#189
the triumph of capitalism	disalitervisum	Nov 2020	#192
Oh hell no... I love this country..it has warts and I want the warts treated	Peacetrain	Nov 2020	#193
NO, I love my country. nt	Raine	Nov 2020	#194
It so disheartens me	BainsBane	Nov 2020	#195
But even if	Star-Thrower	Nov 2020	#206
Thank you for posting this! YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Cheers anyway!!	Missn-Hitch	Nov 2020	#197
I'm tired of all of those quitters who feel bad and want to run away.	panader0	Nov 2020	#198
I can totally relate to a lot of those feelings.	BobTheSubgenius	Nov 2020	#199
last night my partner was saying she's done trying to save America from itself	paulkienitz	Nov 2020	#200
Facebook nation- The swill runs deep. Algorithm zombies.	callous taoboy	Nov 2020	#201
That's not this country. Those are individuals who are assholes.	mahatmakanejeeves	Nov 2020	#202
I feel the same way in regards to	Star-Thrower	Nov 2020	#203
If I had the financial means to leave I would do it in a heartbeat.	cstanleytech	Nov 2020	#207
Love?	smiboy1956	Nov 2020	#209
Nope.	jayfish	Nov 2020	#210
I still do	DashOneBravo	Nov 2020	#211
I love MOST of this country	coeur_de_lion	Nov 2020	#213
Why would I, or anyone else, love this particular country over all others (fucking rhetorical Q).	warmfeet	Nov 2020	#214
No way do I surrender my country to a bunch of fascist, racists asshats...	JCMach1	Nov 2020	#215
I've never blindly loved this country	drmeow	Nov 2020	#216
Right there with ya!	chitown progressive	Nov 2020	#217
I totally agree!	denvine	Nov 2020	#222
The US has become two countries , the coasts and Jesus Land	weissmam	Nov 2020	#218
i love what the country should be. i do not love those who refuse to allow it.	bullimiami	Nov 2020	#220
The past four	Meowmee	Nov 2020	#221
I love California	yuiyoshida	Nov 2020	#224
I have to respond	birdographer	Nov 2020	#225
Continue to love the country.	EmeraldCoaster	Nov 2020	#228
da fuck is this shit?	mopinko	Nov 2020	#229
You know, I feel the spirit of your complaint. I just can't agree about the "half" part.	ancianita	Nov 2020	#231
If you look closely enough at the population of any country in the world	soldierant	Nov 2020	#233
I hear ya!	Richard58	Nov 2020	#235
I learned years ago that love of country ..	ananda	Nov 2020	#236
I've been in Thailand on a retirement visa the last 2 1/2 years.	argyl	Nov 2020	#237
during BushII,	GetRidOfThem	Nov 2020	#238
I have read all these posts of people in despair over the situation.	olegramps	Nov 2020	#241
My mother was a recovered alcoholic thanks to AA	randr	Nov 2020	#245

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