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In reply to the discussion: NYT: Is Donald Trump a Threat to Democracy? [View all]whathehell
(29,587 posts)12. Me too, absolutely..
I have not been able to really relax since election day, it's never far from my thoughts. I'm hoping something can still happen to block him, but
If His Idiocy actually is inaugurated, my retiring husband and I are seriously cconsidering leaving the country, at least for a year, to see how things shake out here, politically..I don't want to live under this guy..Like Michael Moore, I'm afraid he could get us all killed.
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With a Republican majority in Congress, the question is how much WILL he do;
hamsterjill
Dec 2016
#20
It's scary, because in many ways he's using the same tactics! Especially turning large
RKP5637
Dec 2016
#104
Reminds me of how we felt with the rise of Hitler, all of the dictators back then! n/t
RKP5637
Dec 2016
#105
Yeah, I'm stunned with how some in the media cover this with giggles. FFS, just how clueless
RKP5637
Dec 2016
#106
Don't you feel like we're in some kind of Stephen King novel, really? It's like a TV
RKP5637
Dec 2016
#114
Russian interests say yes too. He's the perfect chaos candidate and easy to manipulate.
ffr
Dec 2016
#25
This last election and the hacking of DU should show w/out a doubt that democracy is over for now.
Botany
Dec 2016
#28
"moderates from BOTH parties have been pushed out? WTF? How dare you spew that crap
KittyWampus
Dec 2016
#117
how in the world does one "build bridges" or work with a person who is completely irrational,
niyad
Dec 2016
#121
Political extremist, polarization and leaders in power who are ideologues.
herding cats
Dec 2016
#42
please understand that he doesn't give a rat's behind about whatever limits a president. and,
niyad
Dec 2016
#69
whatever you want to call them. and no, it is not silly. his speeches, his gestures,
niyad
Dec 2016
#92
you go right ahead and tell yourself whatever makes you comfortable. the rest of us,
niyad
Dec 2016
#98
"by their actions shall ye know them"-- and we have seen his actions enough to know him.
niyad
Dec 2016
#120
dear nyt--perhaps if you had DONE YOUR DAMNED JOB of actually being journalists, and telling
niyad
Dec 2016
#68