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In reply to the discussion: How did we elect such a weird man? [View all]Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)30. Semantics on "we" aside, I hear you and most definitely
Share the WTF horror and disbelief.
The more pressing question is how do we get him and the even more dangerous anti-humanity, treasonous Republicans out of power!
It IS mind blowing. It defies decency. It is somedays too much to wrap one's brain around.
But if we are to save our country for decades, we have to fight relentlessly to abolish the "weirdness" and the accompanying horror now.
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You're not part of the solution if all you do is say, "I didn't vote for Trump"...
Rollo
May 2017
#23
Me too. They stole it. The Russians and the Republicans. "We" did not elect him.
Amaryllis
May 2017
#12
To all: I said "we" elected him because as a nation, according to our laws, we certainly did...
Rollo
May 2017
#7
Perhaps we should focus on the fact that we have a very weird president and figure out how not
Rollo
May 2017
#16
Haha, so true: Even mainstream Brian WILLIAMS said, "The *STRANGE* man in the WH"
UTUSN
May 2017
#13
"we" didn't. those who voted for him liked what he said about mexicans , blacks, women etc.
JI7
May 2017
#15
There were millions of Americans who wanted revenge on people they hate, and he promised it
muriel_volestrangler
May 2017
#18
Because he hates the same people who elected him hate and they wanted to give him a megaphone.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2017
#21
Fox News - and the businesses and other places that continually have it on - are a huge part of it.
LisaM
May 2017
#55
The truth will eventually come out about the voting machines being tampered with
BamaRefugee
May 2017
#51
Republican voters messed this up because he shouldn't have even gotten the nomination.
Zing Zing Zingbah
May 2017
#56
Just think. We have another 3 and 1/2 years of this shit show waiting for us.
Calista241
May 2017
#65