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If Trump Wins, Brace Yourself for Don Jr. In 2024
January 12, 2020 at 2:17 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
The Trump familyincluding the creepy automaton Jared Kushnerwill continue to view the American government not as a sacred trust but as an ATM for their crapulous enterprises and nation-state-level grifting. While Kushners ambitions dont appear to be especially political, his exploitation of his high office as Grand Vizier to Emir Donald has been spectacularly profitable for his companies. As for Trump personally, his hotels, golf courses, and clubs were miraculously both popular and profitable for unknown reasons. (Pardon me while I recover from that epic eye-roll.)
Arkansas Granny
(31,525 posts)dustyscamp
(2,224 posts)rampartc
(5,433 posts)male primogeniture puts Ivanka after barron
dhol82
(9,353 posts)Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)Can't risk waiting.
All it takes is for several states to be hacked and tally botched. Step two, referral to SCOTUS for resolution. The End of America as we know it.
CANNOT RISK WAITING FOR ELECTION. IT'S ALREADY RIGGED.
stopdiggin
(11,348 posts)How do you propose that we ..
Have you devised way to change Mitch's mind?
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)Duh.
None of US here have the power to make that happen. But there are others who do.
Our job is to discourage the public chin wagging and hand wringing and encourage action.
stopdiggin
(11,348 posts)AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)So it is US...on election day.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Never ever. If that even comes close to happening, I am so out of here.
LakeArenal
(28,835 posts)We moved here for so many great reasons
But we never dreamed we would be political refugees when we first made our plan.
But it is great here.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He was in the DEA so they have since been transferred to Colombia, but they loved Costa Rica. A lot of our company purchasing/expenses people are also located there and I have met many of them. Very nice people. Definitely a place on my list.
LakeArenal
(28,835 posts)We live by Nuevo Arenal. Its lovely.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Would love to hear more about your life there in the lounge if you are so inclined. I am always fascinated by what living life abroad is like.
LakeArenal
(28,835 posts)If youd like Ill pm you some cut and paste
some things Ive said before.
Weve been here since Sept after planning for 13 years. We can not believe how close the reality is to our dream. We love it and feel like we came home!!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I think I miss a lot since I am at work all day during the week and don't always have a chance to check in. I'm so happy for you and that you have finally found your dream home!
LakeArenal
(28,835 posts)Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)ooky
(8,926 posts)At least the bugs part.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)NEVER
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)I know Panama and Costa Rica are two of the better places there, but they also border the most violent countries on Earth. I guess I'd never feel particularly safe in the area of the world.
I really want to move to Europe or Canada, but that seems impossible for me at this point.
LakeArenal
(28,835 posts)We havent seen any crime here. Not even traffic stops.
Weather wise Costa Rica isnt for everyone.
Lots of hot humid sun. Lots of rain.
We live in the mountain rain forests. Its beautiful.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)If Trump wins I will stop looking at any political news and become a total recluse.
Or Ill move back to Mexico. Ive always considered México my true home.
LakeArenal
(28,835 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)My son was born there. Im as native as any American can be there. I seriously consider it at times. The main thing that holds me back is that Im a 71 year old woman who lives alone. I like it that way and dont want to live with anyone else.
LakeArenal
(28,835 posts)A 75 year old woman lives Alone for years.
I suspect you would find neighbors who watch over you. Invite you places and be interested in your condition.
Unlike in America where woman disappears after fifty and no one is interested in anything you have to say.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I think about it all the time and am still open to it. Its certainly an option if Trump becomes the first American dictator.
I live in Santa Fe, NM where the culture is steeped in Native American and New Mexican and Mexican cultures. The New Mexicans are those whose families were here long before Americans took it from Mexico and turned it into an American state. Spanish is spoken as much as English is here.
LakeArenal
(28,835 posts)Good luck.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Skittles
(153,174 posts)I have never felt that way and as far as I can tell, people are interested in what I say.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)there is sooooo much freedom in living alone
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Certainly not for another person. My cat is the best company I could ever want.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)but I love doing what I want, whenever I want, without having to explain anything to anyone......I feel very sorry for people who are afraid to be alone
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,429 posts)1. No!
2. Hell No!
stopdiggin
(11,348 posts)Jr. is (although it stretches credulity) clearly less intelligent and capable than his father. I doubt he's capable of heading a cub scout group, much less a national party. This is credible only in a scenario where we no longer have a functioning democracy.
(but thanks for the pick-me-up)
LakeArenal
(28,835 posts)For who the hell would believe this shit.
Very nice. Thanks.
Boomerproud
(7,963 posts)functioning democracy is reality. If the public allows a sham impeachment trial all bets are off.
stopdiggin
(11,348 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,429 posts)Donald Trump isn't a two-term President in 2020. And then let's make sure that the Trump brand name is so tarnished and ugly that people wouldn't even think of having more than one of them as President ever- in our history. It is literally bad enough that Donald managed to win, although, as we've been learning since 2017, he's definitely been the beneficiary of a lot of dumb luck and intervention from other bad actors.
tandem5
(2,072 posts)Takket
(21,611 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,448 posts)No, no and, again, no.
Journeyman
(15,037 posts)You remember, this clown and the Bush Dynasty . . .
But instead, he's the Texas Land Commissioner, in charge of all the cow pies and assorted other bullshit in the Lone Star State.
And the Bush family, in fact, has a history of public service. They're not just some sleazy pack of petit bourgeois hoteliers, grifters with a dynasty built on being predatory rentiers. Yet here we are, a dozen years later and hardly anyone even remembers the Bush boys.
If you learn anything today, this may serve you well: Remember, the face of fortune varies and knows not how to remain steadfast.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I cant think of a single one off the top of my head, but Im sure some might exist. Im just not interested enough to google it.
BKDem
(1,733 posts)"Cow pies and assorted bullshit" took this thread in a welcome new direction.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Blue Owl
(50,485 posts)n/t
RicROC
(1,204 posts)I like that. GOP= ATM. Maybe a cash cow should replace the elephant as their mascot.
Turbineguy
(37,362 posts)a nuclear weapon ready around the time of the election. Trump getting re-elected will likely cause them to want to use it. They could be ready to deliver by the inauguration. They already have the means for delivery.
I remember when Saddam Hussein said he would switch over to the Euro for selling oil. This was bad for the US. But I think it was dependent on who became President. Gore: heads. Bush: tails.
A Democratic President will likely work out a deal with Iran.
So I think that Don Jr. will be moot.
Runningdawg
(4,522 posts)Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)So said Mueller, Coats, Wray, Comey UNDER OATH. " .... as we sit here"!
All it takes to rig it is to botch elections in several states, with subsequent referral to Supreme Court for resolution.
Just like Bush v. Gore 2000. RIGGED.
Additionally, electronic voting machines are easily hacked and corrupted. McConnell refuses to bring the legislation on election security to a vote.
We are finished if Trump is on the ballot.
He must be stopped NOW.
Miigwech
(3,741 posts)JR. too crooked to walk, let alone allowing him to run.
keithbvadu2
(36,876 posts)Donnie Jr can fondle Ivanka in public just like Daddy did.
FA-MI-LEE Tradition.
jcmaine72
(1,773 posts)Hassler
(3,384 posts)Initech
(100,099 posts)Yet they want Trump rule all the way through the 2070s. So which is it? Either you hate dynasties or you embrace them.
lame54
(35,315 posts)We long for W
With Jr. We'll long for Trump