2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: This could have the effect of a revolution occurring under the radar... just consider... [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)Is just how badly TPTB and the far-right might react to the Prez being re-elected, especially if he ends up winning bigger and better than many of us might think. I am beginning to become somewhat concerned about a possible backlash against not just us Democrats, but just about anyone else who isn't a Teabagger including those moderate conservatives and right-leaning centrists who didn't toe the line and vote against Obama(some still are though, like most members of my family).
This could very well be something like a nasty remix of '50s McCarthyism, the Klan bombings of the '60s, and the King Riots in '92, and perhaps multiplied several-fold. It's not something I like to think about happening in real life, but it very well could be reality.