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Takket

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Fri Dec 13, 2024, 07:26 PM Dec 13

I still cannot even believe any of this is happening....... [View all]

When I go out in public, and everything just seems so normal. The world is just going on like nothing has happened. It is surreal. There's a movie, I've never seen it but heard of it, with the wrestler who was known as Rowdy Roddy Piper. "They Live" is maybe the title? But only he can see that there are hideous aliens living among us. They just look like regular humans to everyone else, and so they all just go about their day blissfully unaware that we're being taken over by aliens.

That's what I feel like since the election........ like i want to take every article i read every day and climb on top of a tall building and yell down at the people below "Are you seeing this??????????? Have you read this???????? Are you okay with this???????????"

I'm struck with this FURY thinking not of the MAGA loons, but of all those people who probably spent all of 5 minutes thinking about the election, because "All politicians are the same" and "i don't know anything about kamala, and he's a business man, and eggs" and went and voted for drumpf. And i bet none of those people can tell you a single person he's nominated for his cabinet, or what he said about groceries not coming down in price..... and when the country comes apart i'm sure they'll all say "this started under biden!"

But the country just goes on.......... full speed ahead.... right towards the iceberg that we've been told a THOUSAND TIMES is there but no one seems the least bit worried about it.

I told my wife (referencing the movie Titanitc) that there is no stopping the destruction to come. No one in drumpf's DOJ is going to enforce any laws he breaks, or those broken by his billionaire buddies that destroy every regulation on the books. It is too late to miss the iceberg. I told her "We are Jack and Rose, clinging to the railing, as the broken ship plunges into the ocean, and we can only hope we are some of the lucky ones that make it to a lifeboat and get rescued before we freeze."

But there is no getting out of this unharmed for everyone. People are going to die. People are going to needlessly suffer. People are going to lose jobs lose homes, lose their health, and lose their minds. And when it happens, they'll scratch their heads, dumbfounded, wondering what went wrong, or probably believing drumpf when he says this is biden's fault.

And the media is just treating this all in such a matter of fact fashion. It is just so surreal............

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There are lots of people are shaken...we have to live our lives Demovictory9 Dec 13 #1
And then there are the guns Dan Dec 13 #2
You mentioned bdamomma Dec 13 #37
I would laugh my ass off Dan Dec 13 #50
He is planning to deputize a whole bunch of these crazies for the border. travelingthrulife Dec 14 #91
If he pardons bdamomma Dec 14 #107
I hear you Skittles Dec 13 #3
That's bdamomma Dec 13 #39
I'll stay and fight Skittles Dec 13 #40
............... bdamomma Dec 13 #45
We do need to understand that there are people RandomNumbers Dec 14 #81
Great post.... walkingman Dec 13 #4
Citizens United Fire Sale of Politicians and end of democratic electoral system. NotANeocon Dec 13 #43
The Harris/Waltz campaign had 3X the fundraising dollars the Trump/Vance campaign did kelly1mm Dec 13 #56
These Super PAC have a far greater influence than direct campaign contributions. walkingman Dec 13 #58
I thought Rick Wilson, and Steve Schmidt, and the Bulwark displacedvermoter Dec 14 #78
Well, it sure bought a lot of really useful "news coverage". Biophilic Dec 14 #72
Righttttttt........... Farmer-Rick Dec 14 #80
In reality there is no true accounting DENVERPOPS Dec 14 #98
You are sooo right, I also feel that it's all too surreal. Think. Again. Dec 13 #5
We have always been at war... COL Mustard Dec 14 #82
beautiful (and frightening) synopsis... Escape Dec 13 #6
I keep telling myself to be brave. I want so to be brave, but I am very frightened... Joinfortmill Dec 13 #31
That's my biggest fear as well. Frank D. Lincoln Dec 13 #52
Completely agree. Joinfortmill Dec 13 #53
Hitler was The Wizard Dec 14 #63
Come on now. Use common sense. Frank D. Lincoln Dec 14 #109
I'm numb. Happens when you live in Florida being represented by Medicare thief Rick Scott, allegorical oracle Dec 14 #97
That sounds pretty bleak. Frank D. Lincoln Dec 14 #110
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 13 #7
I have been having nightmares of the US in ruins since the election. Initech Dec 13 #11
The irony is that's what Kamala Harris kept saying. Frank D. Lincoln Dec 13 #54
Yep. Game over. live love laugh Dec 14 #64
The impact has not been felt yet of this incoming administration FloridaBlues Dec 13 #8
Look at how well the fascist shit worked for Argentina. Initech Dec 13 #14
This will end, Codifer Dec 13 #9
"They Live" is Great cult classic movie proud patriot Dec 13 #10
"I have come here True Dough Dec 13 #26
Classic proud patriot Dec 13 #32
Good reading list in that bookstore. Beartracks Dec 13 #46
Amen. "Put on the damn glasses!!" chouchou Dec 13 #27
ha ha yup ! proud patriot Dec 13 #30
Yes! Fight goes on forever -- at least 5 minutes LSparkle Dec 13 #48
I just googled it , 5 and a half minutes proud patriot Dec 13 #57
I rewatched w my son last year IbogaProject Dec 14 #65
Agree nowforever Dec 13 #12
You are so right. yellow dahlia Dec 13 #13
People are going to die in the streets because of these fuckers. Initech Dec 13 #20
That's because it hasn't actually started yet. Kablooie Dec 13 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 13 #19
That is what I dread. dchill Dec 13 #25
I think day one will consist of Frank D. Lincoln Dec 13 #60
The difference between US and Russia... Bluethroughu Dec 13 #16
I don't think bdamomma Dec 13 #44
It's their game... Bluethroughu Dec 13 #49
You're not alone. That's the thing about fascism, its stealth actions, its stories. It never announces itself. ancianita Dec 13 #17
Crtitical points Cirsium Dec 13 #62
Just read the whole article, excellent! Wild blueberry Dec 14 #111
It won't be long until... Grumpy Old Guy Dec 13 #18
Well, one can hope so, anyway. calimary Dec 14 #113
It feels like the end of time and... multigraincracker Dec 13 #21
We did all that we could do Cosmocat Dec 13 #22
The cycle for 50 years: They purge and we appease. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 14 #85
What we are seeing is the complete collapse of human society. ananda Dec 13 #23
If we had strong leaders in government and our institutions, Bluethroughu Dec 14 #84
And ... Seinan Sensei Dec 14 #86
Yes, we'd have a strong just Supreme Court. Bluethroughu Dec 14 #88
THIS malaise Dec 13 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Dec 13 #28
Amen, brother. Joinfortmill Dec 13 #29
While all this was taking place some on our side on DU and the media were blindly reveling over doc03 Dec 13 #33
I think people have had it with MSM. Meidas Touch, et al is gaining momentum. Joinfortmill Dec 13 #38
I wish I could rec this again, so I'll kick it again. Think. Again. Dec 13 #34
yes, agreed - this old history major... bluboid Dec 13 #35
some of us are just trying to fuckin SURVIVE FirstLight Dec 13 #36
You are a good person. I hope your family situation improves soon. Joinfortmill Dec 13 #41
FirstLight, you sound like me. slightlv Dec 14 #71
Chinese female neighbor (in her 70's or 80's) told me I was wrong vapor2 Dec 13 #42
We are in "They Live" -- I've been saying that to friends since the election!!! LSparkle Dec 13 #47
Another round of chaos if people do nothing SteadySeas Dec 13 #51
This resonates Pegasus30 Dec 13 #55
Please hang in there Takket ReRe Dec 13 #59
It actually was Teddy Roosevelt... Wuddles440 Dec 14 #92
This is what happens ReRe Dec 14 #102
It's felt like that to me for the last eight years. Crunchy Frog Dec 13 #61
Shock is "part of the plan" but we have to get through it. summer_in_TX Dec 14 #66
I truly think ecstatic Dec 14 #67
That's what we already know! nt DontBelieveEastisEas Dec 14 #68
I would never support gun violence -- byronius Dec 14 #69
I do not feel safe living here and haven't for quite a while. 58Sunliner Dec 14 #70
Since we are all DownriverDem Dec 14 #73
They will still blame the pain on the left AdamGG Dec 14 #99
Destroyed elliesmandt Dec 14 #74
Whistling past the graveyard. BradBo Dec 14 #75
If they seriously impede vaccinations, add long forgotten dread disease to the mess these idiots are making. Swede Dec 14 #76
Corporate America gave the guy a TV show, his sleazy tactics in business were well known. Passages Dec 14 #77
Great post. raccoon Dec 14 #79
The ice berg comes on Jan. 20, 2025. trump's kakistocracy begins then. brush Dec 14 #83
Like a brain worm bagimin Dec 14 #87
ive been in a state of shock since the 2000 fiasco. AllaN01Bear Dec 14 #89
But, you must have felt optimistic in 2008 AdamGG Dec 14 #103
i loved obaama and i loved mr biden. they sort of releived my anxiety. AllaN01Bear Dec 14 #108
You have expressed perfectly my feelings of horror, fear, and dread and my incredulity that most people are oblivious LaMouffette Dec 14 #90
I am at a complete standstill because... the_liberal_grandpa Dec 14 #93
Life has to go on like normal. There is no other option Groundhawg Dec 14 #94
Your post is greatly appreciated! Wuddles440 Dec 14 #95
Many feel exactly as you do. Ever since the election, I feel like I'm living a nightmare DeeDeeNY Dec 14 #96
Agree completely. Saw a guy at Kohl's today with a "Fuck Your Feelings" Drumpf shirt. With his wife and kids. Class. Evolve Dammit Dec 14 #100
Co-signed Blue_Tires Dec 14 #101
Inspiration for They Live... SleeplessinSoCal Dec 14 #104
Democracy is where voters hold the politicians accountable bucolic_frolic Dec 14 #105
Important and Pertinent Book Pesky1 Dec 14 #106
I see them too 4catsmom Dec 14 #112
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