General Discussion

Not all of the people TSF has surrounded himself with are idiots.
Possibly not all of them are completely awful people.

Here's the hope: some of the things TSF's sick administration will do, will accidentally help some things in this country. Oh, I am struggling to think which ones, but for example, if he or someone else in that circle finds a few vertebrae and actually stands up to the tech bros on fixing the H-1B mess, it WILL help every American. (This was a huge missed opportunity for Dems, but of course TSF never would have admitted before the election that he would cave on this, and most people only respond to this as racist, which is not in Dems playbook for good reason. The reality is that fixing the policy to benefit everyone, isn't actually racist at all.)

That is ONE example. Another: While we are concerned about the economy for good reason, refer back to the first statement. Some of those non-idiots may prevent the worst, and actually make moves that temporarily improve the financial outlook for a lot of good people. Now, we know what trickle down really is, but it is a helluva lot better than a 1929-style complete collapse. Good people having their portfolios increased, will mean more from them to support social causes that benefit the less fortunate. It isn't how it should be, but it is a glimmer of hope.

Another reason I have, but YMMV: some right wing fundamentalist Xtians in my circle of relatives, have expressed their own consternation about TSF. The fact that even these folks recognize TSF as evil and bad for this country, gives me some hope that he WILL get blowback from at least SOME evangelicals who otherwise support Republican policies, when he gets too far afield from decency.

It ain't much, but it's what I've got and I think I might survive the next four years. And I do think - for now - the idea of anything happening to stop the next election from happening, is unsupported by facts or rational expectations. I could change my mind on that over the next couple years, I guess.

The bigger problem is what the hell the Democratic party is going to do, to pick up the pieces and get this ship righted four years from now.