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In reply to the discussion: Are we approaching "fiasco" level? [View all]3Hotdogs
(14,231 posts)56. No. That was not fiasco. That was Anal Fistula, just being an asshole. Now is the beginning of fiasco.
Last edited Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:42 PM - Edit history (1)
The Ukraine war that hasn't ended. The prices of food that haven't gone down. The Canadian election.
But the problem is, these haven't directly affected most Americans.
Fiasco is when prices rise.
Fiasco is when the shelves go empty for cheap, Chinese Christmas gifts.
Fiasco is when the price of a car goes up by a few thousand. Or even just one thousand.
And when your insurance premium goes up because the cost of materials to repair your stuff goes higher.
Fiasco is when Roths decline by 10 or more % and stay down for a year or so.
Fiasco is when your relatives lose their jobs.
Fiasco is when your small business goes down the shitter.
Fiasco is .....
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No. That was not fiasco. That was Anal Fistula, just being an asshole. Now is the beginning of fiasco.
3Hotdogs
Apr 29
#56
There are too many (if not the majority) who want a civil war. "When can we start using our guns?"
erronis
Apr 29
#18
Agree. Would term what we're enduring as a rolling fiasco storm. Inasmuch as djt is a
allegorical oracle
Apr 29
#52
Good point. When I think about it, every Repug I've known has always had a thing
allegorical oracle
Apr 29
#60
Just want to point out that Hillary Clinton was laughing since Trump's inaugural.
Baitball Blogger
Apr 29
#9
I can only hope you are onto something with this Earl! It does seem possible, and more so daily. So, let's all
KPN
Apr 29
#14
Just like the audience in Cabaret. The Nazi soldiers enjoyed the schtick but the real people understood.
erronis
Apr 29
#45
We hit fiasco level the day Trump was elected. And it's been downhill ever since.
Martin68
Apr 29
#22
Great comparison! And it goes so well with that poll I posted this morning showing how many
highplainsdem
Apr 29
#30
Mockery and laughter can be an effective, even lethal weapon against puffed-up egos
peggysue2
Apr 29
#48
I still hold out hope that a series of events could trigger a paradigm shift
yellow dahlia
Apr 29
#65