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AverageOldGuy

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19. You are not alone

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 07:34 PM

Jan 12

My daughter ( a DC attorney and a single lady of a certain age ) has raised millions for Obama, Clinton, Biden, and Harris. She was crushed and now is preparing to move to England with her firm.

Wife and I are in our 80’s, I’m pretty much 25/7 caregiver. We are Southerners, born and reared in Alabama and Mississippi of the 1950’s and ‘60’s. We were convinced that the US was filled with good people, committed to equal rights and justice. We have watched with great sadness to watch the same stuff we matched against in Birmingham and Montgomery now taking over the nation.

We have told family members on both sides to have nothing more to do with us, cut them off, because we do not wish to associate with ignorant, racist, bible-thumping Southern hill country rednecks.

We live in a rural Virginia county that goes 70% for Trump. I have had pistols pulled on me because of the Democratic bumper stickers on my truck. I just added a “Fuck Trump” bumper sticker - - and added an AR15 to the pistol I carry in the truck.

For all the darkness, we have high hopes for 2026.

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I can't help but feel like a failure [View all] In It to Win It Jan 12 OP

It is just so fucking depressing. 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 12 #1

the powers that be shoved him down our throats Blues Heron Jan 12 #2

Good points. My only comment is that the reason everyone is more Mike 03 Jan 12 #3

Look on the bright side... rasputin1952 Jan 12 #4

But it's true that the trump infection has spread... Think. Again. Jan 12 #6

Yes... rasputin1952 Jan 12 #9

yes, cowardly morons who impact each of our lives every day. Think. Again. Jan 12 #10

It is extremely unlikely we take back the Senate in 2026 (and 2028 looks grim as well, especially if we do not do well Celerity Jan 12 #15

Have you considered... littlemissmartypants Jan 12 #24

eventually, yes, absolutely Celerity Jan 12 #31

Fetterman may already be an R by then. Crunchy Frog Jan 12 #34

Oh, I already know we're fucked Blue_Tires Jan 12 #43

Vance is an 'evangelical' psychopath. OldBaldy1701E Jan 12 #18

I do not believe we will become a Theocracy... rasputin1952 Jan 12 #45

I wish I shared your belief. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 13 #54

Literally anyone is better than trump ecstatic Jan 13 #56

I wouldn't underestimate Vance. Or the people behind him. Crunchy Frog Jan 12 #33

I think Vance is our next worry. He's smart and ruthless. I'm worried about things to come... CTyankee Jan 12 #35

I am too... rasputin1952 Jan 12 #46

Don't feel like a failure. Half the country are fuckwits. harumph Jan 12 #5

I don't necessarily think that he is more acceptable now. totodeinhere Jan 12 #7

Maybe, but potayto-potahto at this point. If they are pretending, it is only validating him more to the public In It to Win It Jan 12 #8

The authoritarian wave has been sweeping the world delisen Jan 12 #11

People saw those filthy vermin crawling over our Capitol Mysterian Jan 12 #12

Careful. "Vermin", when applied to people, reminds us how the Nazis dehumanized jews by calling them vermin. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 12 #14

I do not recognize Trumpers as rational humans Blue_Tires Jan 12 #42

They are irrational to some degree, but they are human beings, not vermin, not sub-human, not to be killed on sight. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 12 #44

I don't think that... rasputin1952 Jan 12 #48

Then people should not be called vermin. It's the language of tRump and Nazis bc vermin are killed on sight. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 12 #49

I'm not talking about killing them on sight Blue_Tires Jan 13 #58

I will not allow the nazis or you to control my vocabulary Mysterian Jan 13 #59

Hah! You are mistaken to think I control anyone's vocabulary. And tRump doesn't own the word "vermin" Bernardo de La Paz Jan 13 #60

tRump does not define you or make you a failure. Period. You can hold your head high. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 12 #13

This is the drip, drip of the original sins of the constitution, plus... returnee Jan 12 #16

DNC made poor strategic decisions running 24 election... WarGamer Jan 12 #17

You are not alone AverageOldGuy Jan 12 #19

What you're describing (guns being pulled, etc.) is the first stage... keep_left Jan 12 #21

I have hope for 2026 as well In It to Win It Jan 12 #25

Is there any possibility that you could join your daughter in England? Crunchy Frog Jan 12 #36

Remind them their boy Donnie lost Virginia 3 times 😏 Blue_Tires Jan 12 #41

The country started to turn with Reagan. rubbersole Jan 12 #20

don't blame yourself. barbtries Jan 12 #22

Don't take it personally. A lion's share is the media's responsibility. bluesbassman Jan 12 #23

The majority of the American electorate is ignorant. William769 Jan 12 #26

you said it right. aanai Jan 12 #27

Assuming you voted Dem, you did not fail. The 25% of registered Dems who didn't vote are failures. dutch777 Jan 12 #28

It's hard.Even I quit posting political stories for a while. RandySF Jan 12 #29

I feel like we failed massively. Groundhawg Jan 12 #30

Our side failed to come up with a compelling narrative Crunchy Frog Jan 12 #32

the worrisome thing is, to me (old), how my grandkids are going to live in this world we leave to them. CTyankee Jan 12 #39

Please stop... Donnie had no "narrative" Blue_Tires Jan 12 #40

I keep hoping I'll wake up and find it was a bad dream. IcyPeas Jan 12 #37

I have nothing to apologize for, because I've pulled my weight Blue_Tires Jan 12 #38

Reuters/IPSOS poll has Trump's favorability at 41%, compared to 51% in December 2016 Wiz Imp Jan 12 #47

But approval of his transition is over 50% Polybius Jan 13 #53

Irrelevant Wiz Imp Jan 13 #57

Yes, it is much worse than the other President's transition approval Polybius Jan 14 #61

People are not getting how much influence social media has JI7 Jan 13 #50

If you voted against him, you're not a failure Meowmee Jan 13 #51

We failed in the '90s when we allowed foxnews to thrive unblock Jan 13 #52

All we have is our vote. Personally, I blame social media for the malignant spread of lies about everything. Vinca Jan 13 #55