I read Phillip Roth's The Plot Against America about 20 years ago,

but I had never seen the HBO miniseries adaptation.
I borrowed the miniseries DVD from the local library, and started watching it on January 19th (the day before Trump's inauguration). I watched the first three episodes that night, and felt so much panic that it took me 9 days before I could finish watching the remaining three episodes!
It was painful watching as the noose slowly closed in on the Jewish family and their neighbors. Just imagine -- a man ascends to the Presidency, cozies up to fascist dictators, abandons our allies, and openly supports violent extremists in our own country!
I think you can see why I posted this in the General Discussions forum, rather than the forum for posts about videos.

Link to trailer: https://m.

I suddenly have become VERY attractive to young women on Facebook!

I used to be a rather funny-looking, undersized young man who wasn't much noticed by the opposite sex. Then I grew into an even funnier-looking OLD man, who, if noticed at ALL by the opposite sex, was viewed at best with a slight humorous tolerance.
But something has suddenly changed! In the last week, several apparently young, attractive women have sent me 'Friend Requests'. I don't what I have done to make myself attractive to these poor, lonely girls!
I go on Facebook nearly everyday, but I rarely ever post anything -- I just hit the 'Like' button on some of my friends' posts, once in a rare while making some comments. Where did all of these young women come from, who are SO eager to be friends with little, OLD me?
Does this have something to do with Zuckerberg wanting to instill more of a masculine culture into social media? Just asking for a friend -- a bevy of young, pretty female friends, actually.

I want to take back my comments on an earlier post in this forum

A couple of weeks ago, DU member GP6971 was asking about anyone's experiences with Wreaths Across America.
See -- democraticunderground.com/117911848
Without really having any experience to relate, I nonetheless proceeded to announce my opinions, which were negative.
But, as of today, I HAVE had some experience with Wreaths Across America, and I owe both GP6971 and Wreaths Across America my humblest apologies.
I was invited to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at an historic African American cemetery in Clarksville, Tennessee. I've worked with, and been a member of, the organization that has been revitalizing that cemetery, which is the resting place for at least 33 veterans, most of whom were US Colored Troops of the Civil War. The cemetery had served the local black community from 1817-1958.
In the South, it seems that the graves of black veterans, particularly US Colored Troops of the Civil War, were not treated with any form of respect for many years. In fact, many African American cemeteries were allowed to fall into a state of neglect, some falling victim to vandalism.
I was proud to participate in paying honor to those veterans today. And the organization of Wreaths Across America started that annual tradition.

Be disruptive! What queer history tells us about confronting Trump

A lesson on things to come - deadly measles outbreak in Samoa and RFK Jr.

I saw this on a Facebook post, and thought it was perfect:

We have to step up now and do what we can to help people who will be negatively impacted by this decision.

I know that others have been posting on DU today, making the same suggestion. But I thought this was just worded perfectly.

I'm just deleting my post -- enough jokes about golfing stories.

In honor of Columbus Day (a blessing....and a curse) -- found on Facebook

"Christopher Columbus may have been Spanish and Jewish...."

Quite well pissed at American Legion leadership right now

I got an email today from the National Headquarters, their newsletter. One of the big announcements was "NEC (National Executive Committee) ADOPTS NEW IMMIGRATION REFORM RESOLUTION"!