Be afraid my friends.. it is time to be very afraid..

[Peacetrain]

Over the many years I have posted here.. I usually try to post what we can do in the positive.. fear shuts people down..but sometimes we just have to understand there are some things to be very afraid of.. and Trumpism is one of those things.. People walking into the Trump rally today are throwing white powers signs.. we tuned into the rally for a few minutes and if you had taken the color out of the picture so that it was sepia or black and white, and changed the language to German or Italian.. you could swear you were looking at something out of the 30's.. those movements from Mussolini to Hitler to Stalin started in a perverted form of populism we see in Trumpism, Brexit etc.. This is a time to work hard and pull together.. If he wins again.. we are truly in the deep stuff.. and it will be that much darker than it is now..

[MakeAmericaLoveAgain]

1. It's Time!

Take out the trash in 2020 !

[not_the_one]

36. That should be the Democrat's theme for 2020

AND it fits great on a bumper sticker.

Seriously.

[dustyscamp]

54. Dump the Trump!

[BigmanPigman]

2. That is his cult and they have been this way and will never change.

We need to focus on the few sane Independents and ignore the cult (waste of time).

[Hortensis]

32. It's not just the cultists, tho. Think alliance of religious right

authoritarians, white nationalist authoritarians, and RW ultrawealthy actors for whom democracy is both a troublesome insult and existential threat. With lots of overlap uniting them.

Our intelligence services say Russia is working to unite RW populists and others with LW populists to form a majority that can take our nation down. No surprise. I've been watching for it for some time now since this is how it's most often done.

In any case, absolutely agree focusing on the concerned right who don't like what's happening. We must build our majority and eat into their turnout. Just look what only half of 2016's LW dissidents/populists voting directly for Trump did last time. And, btw, just look at the passion of the attacks on Biden for talking that way. Who all are amplifying THAT and blasting it around?

[wasupaloopa]

3. I will not live my life in fear. Yes work hard but

fear not

[pangaia]

16. fear can be a very useful tool for one's self...

[trev]

26. One might suggest

that fear brought people like Einstein to America....

Humans experience fear for good reason. It is itself a survival tactic.

IMO, complacency is more of a danger.

[saidsimplesimon]

53. I agree, thank you wasupaloopa.

[sop]

4. I refuse to watch Trump any longer, it just makes me furious and leaves me in total despair

"Fury must be fresh, else it curdles into despair, and despair is exactly what Donald Trump is shopping for. Do not give him what he wants." - William Rivers Pitt

[GoCubsGo]

39. Exactly right.

The whole purpose of these clown shows is to sow despair and discouragement among those who oppose him and everything he stands for. There are way more of us than there are of his supporters, but if enough of us get cowed into giving up, he'll get close enough to steal another election. Don't let that happen.

[nolabear]

5. Don't be afraid. Be smart. GOTV!

[smirkymonkey]

6. Just remember, they are still a minority in this country.

That doesn't mean we should underestimate their capability for destruction, but they aren't as powerful as they seem.

[pangaia]

17. They are every bit as powerful as they seem. THAT is the problem.

[trev]

28. They are literally dismantling everything the Left has built up over the years

and recreating the system to ensure we can never build it up again.

I think they're pretty damn powerful.

[CanonRay]

7. Totally agree

We are in a much more dangerous situation than most people realize or can even comprehend

[lunasun]

8. Work to get more young minorities involved in politics instead of trying to turn these creeps around

[cwydro]

9. Oh, no worries, we're assured that our Dem leadership knows what they're doing, right?

He’ll be put in his place in no time.

[OMGWTF]

10. I enjoy reminding people that the "white power" hand sign is the same as the ASL word for "asshole"

[Alwaysna]

14. Exactly!

[klook]

15. LOL, yes it is.

[humbled_opinion]

11. Why do the media even bother

to cover this idiot, they shout media sucks and they go after them and threaten them and bully them, I suggest the media just refuse to even cover this idiot anymore, no press for him will drive him nuts, cover Democrats and their great vision for this country and shut that orange asshole down.

[serbbral]

42. Hmmm

Legendary journalist Carol Simpson had actually suggested this, saying that maybe the media and journalist should get together and boycott interviewing Trump, but Katy Tur said we couldn't do that. I thought, why not? As much as Trump belittles the press/media, that would kill him if he couldn't get much air time. I'm afraid that if the media continues to focus on him, that this may help him in 2020.

[Zambero]

12. The 2018 mid-terms were a good start

We need to finish the job in 2020. Deplorables as we have come to understand them have always existed throughout history and they are not going away. The self-absorbed and deranged con artist thats speaks to their worst impulses does not represent a majority of citizens. The majority needs to get and and vote, and elect a president and Congress that will begin to put this sad chapter behind us.

[Perseus]

13. He and Barr must be impeached, that is the way out

I believe the cheating that will go on during 2020 elections will be something we have never seen before. Any idea why Republicans have not been legislating at all? They have been working on other things like how they are going to collude, how they are going to cheat during 2020, and if impeachment does not happen then I fear the cheating will put the creature back in power.

I am hoping that Democrats are working on ways to prevent the cheating, and that they are not telling anyone about it, but that is my fear, he and Barr MUST BE IMPEACHED!

[Tarheel_Dem]

22. I don't understand your post. Impeachment doesn't prevent him from running for reelection. n/t

[Perseus]

23. Maybe not, but it exposes all his, and his administration's crimes

It may wake up a lot of his followers, it is better than doing nothing.

[struggle4progress]

18. Step by step

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

19. FATALIST: We've fkd up the climate... NONE of us will....

... probably be here in 70 - 120 years.... so 'WHY WORRY?' <sarcastic metaphorically>

[The Mouth]

24. They don't care 'cause Jeebus will Rapture 'em all away

before then.

[roamer65]

34. Hopefully the Antichrist and 7 year tribulation is true.

I will definitely help persecute these fake Christian deplorables.

[deurbano]

35. With all their nutty paranoia about the Anti-Christ being Obama, Soros, the Clintons (etc.),

they ignore the Beast being exalted 24/7, right in their own homes, courtesy of the always blaring hate TV and hate radio.

[JudyM]

47. That is exactly what my neighbor told me when I asked if he has any concern about the environment.

He just waved off the question as if it were silly. The mind of a tRumper.

[certainot]

20. the only unique advantage the fascists have now is talk radio and all americans have to do is stop

ignoring it

this didn't happen because of money, or cycles, or astrology - it's about 1500 coordinated radio stations baking 40 states with 80 senators while democrats and left ignored it and blamed fox and money and voter suppression, etc - all symptoms of ignoring republican talk radio for 30 years

if democrats want to do something stop ignoring what your local radio blowhards are selling in your community, and stop letting your state universities support it with sports broadcasts

[yellowdogintexas]

40. Honestly, sometimes I think the best thing wealthy Democratic Donors could do

is donate the money to get more progressives on the radio. Steal the sponsors from the RW drivel masters.

If they had funded Air America instead of some candidates, it might have stayed on the air.

They can also donate generously to FSTV and keep them on the air. The current pledge drive is not doing well, and I have no $$ left to give

[certainot]

46. imo it's not about competing, it's about fighting a massive putin-friendly propaganda operation that

allows the con/corporate/authoritarian think tanks (and maybe in russia) to use sheer unchallenged repetition and volume to short circuit the feedback mechanisms a democracy needs to function

and it's a 20-1 protected monopoly so it's mom and pop vs wall mart

the dem party and progressive orgs owe it to their donors to stop wasting resources playing catch up to rw radio - they need to stop ignoring it and destroy the monopoly with boycotts and protests. they don't even poll for it.

anyway the business model sucks - the right doesn't mind low profits and even losses if they make trillions in tax breaks, deregulation, global warming denial, etc so analysis would show most of it's not worth it

[Codeine]

49. Radio is dead technology.

Old people listen to talk radio. The rest of the world has left broadcast media behind.

[glad2bexpatnow]

21. I have long posited that mitch and kkklan

planned to steal 2016, whether t* was the nominee or not. I base this on mitch's blocking of, not only garland, but more than 140 fed judicial positions. I am willing to bet that rethugs were in bed with the russians, even then.
Since nothing has been done about putin/voter suppression, we could very well wake up to another stolen election. What bothers me is that we are seeing a ret of the purists...this is not a time for that nonsense. The republic is in dire straits, and we need every vote

[anarch]

43. I think we can 100% count on the GOP and the KGB to work together to steal 2020

They're practically just publicly announcing it at this point, that that is what they're going to do.

I don't know how anyone can think any of this is "business as usual" in any way, shape or form.

And yeah, I don't think it mattered who the candidate was in 2016, and won't matter if for whatever reason it's not the Walking Orange Ballsack of Doom, but that whakjob Pence instead, or whoever else really in 2020, they'll do whatever they can to cheat and steal the election regardless. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and election fraud are really the core of their strategy at this point--they've got their hard core of voters who will never abandon the party, but they're not exactly bringing in the younger generations by droves at this point to their side, so they're fucked if they don't cheat as much as they can, and pack the judiciary with right-wing ideologues who are sympathetic to their twisted agenda, so that's exactly what they're doing.

[McKim]

25. Our Only Child

We are heartbroken as our only child and her husband and our granddaughter are talking of immigrating to New Zealand if Trump is reelected. This will no longer be a good place to live!

[saidsimplesimon]

27. I would rather organize

and fight the war of words than sucumb to fear.

it will be that much darker than it is now..

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. Defeating tRump in 2020 is much easier than fighting open fascism in 2021. . . . nt

[struggle4progress]

31. Ain't gonna let nobody turn me round

[myohmy2]

33. time to get serious...

...defeating trump is job one...put and keep him on the defensive...spotlight his outrageous and illegal behavior as president with disturbing ubiquitous daily facts...to get that ball rolling we need to focus

IMPEACH !

...

[GoCubsGo]

37. The whole point of these rallies is to make us afraid and discouraged.

He's trying to make us all believe that the audience in his freak shows are the majority. They are not. Not even close. Don't fall for it Most people hate him and want him gone.

[ismnotwasm]

38. The time to fear is long past

We had our chance to elect Hillary. We didn’t. Trump has never hidden what he was, and all the backpedaling done now by certain pundits that they “underestimated” the damage Trump would do, after saying Hillary would be just as bad or worse, or that Trump would usher in a “revolution” is worse than useless.

The Supreme Court should have been enough to vote for Hillary. Should have been.

The fear began election night. Now we have literal dead as consequences.

The time now is for anger. Let it burn, clean and bright and lead into action.

[Paladin]

41. How about we be ANGRY instead?

Intelligently, results-oriented ANGRY?

As big a horror show as he is, trump is unworthy of my fear. He's had my HATRED sewn up for decades. No more cowering in corners, Democrats---let's DO something.

[Pepsidog]

44. Hard to believe but still plenty of his supporters still out there. Take nothing for granted.

[orangecrush]

45. Somebody SAY something!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

48. Let's call it what it is: Creeping Fascism.

A well-funded slow growing cancer on all cultures and society around the globe, requiring global action.

America now has the opportunity to set the good example for all......

[Peacetrain]

50. That might be the most frightening thing of all.. how widespread this is

Yes .. America has got to step up .. and push back against the hate

[KY_EnviroGuy]

51. The UK, Italy, Hungary, Brazil...the list grows...

every year. My fundamental belief its that this trend is funded by a hidden network of global plutocrats that cause worsening economic inequality of income, fixed assets and resources. Then, throw in a boatload of brutal dictators, autocrats and gold-plated kingdoms on top of the mess.

The irony is that their wealth ultimately comes from our purchases of goods and services. The double-whammy is that as a result, people like me on social security have to send scarce money for lots of campaign contributions to counter their bullshit and evil.

Obviously we hope we can clean house with this next election, but also fingers crossed that Europeans will take to the streets and throw their bums out as well. What we're seeing is not normal and it's going to take a while to fix.

[Peacetrain]

52. You are not alone.. I feel the same way..

And hubby and I are retired also.. and as retirees our money is pretty precious to us..but we do what we can, because not doing that would be to close our eyes to the growing threats.. I am hoping for a clearing of the clouds from peoples eyes..

[pwb]

55. Nah.

Democrats are brave and courageous .

[bigbadR]

56. No FEAR

Hell no, don't be afraid work your butt off to get out the vote instead, apply pressure to the house and senate to remove this maniacal idiot oozing rancid shit all over our Whitehouse. No fear only non-violent RAGE! Draw the line don't let this fool continue to rabble rouse his brown shirts. We out numbest them, fear is useless.

[lambchopp59]

57. Oh I'm scared witless, PTSD exacerbated, nauseated

I have been ever since November of 2016, and it's been even worse a nightmare than I envisioned.
But I'm also afraid of a repeat of that fateful and disastrous election, which is exactly where we're headed if we primary Biden:
Every youth I've spoken to has NO enthusiasm for Joe. None. They'll sit the election out, meme the "makes no difference". And, they're right.
Joe will restore "normalcy". Clunk. Millions of write-in votes for Bernie and we're stuck with Trump another 4 years.
I'll vote for Joe, I like him, but the youths I work with? Nope. No excitement at all for another old establishment Boomer.
Now, if Elizabeth wins the nomination, watch the youths turn out in unprecedented numbers. They want change, they want a chance, they want out of perpetual debt, they want equality, they want peace, they want someone to stand up the the GOP and say "Oh, Hell NO!"
They do NOT want someone who will "reach across the isle".