I saw this post & it shows what we lost and must recover

[bronxiteforever]

“There is no literature or poetry in this White House.
No music.
No Kennedy Center award celebrations.
There are no pets in this White House.
No loyal man’s best friend. No Socks the family cat.
No kids’ science fairs.
No times when this president takes off his blue suit-red tie uniform and becomes human, except when he puts on his white shirt-khaki pants uniform and hides from Americans to
play golf.
There are no images of the first family enjoying themselves together in a moment of relaxation.
No Obamas on the beach in Hawaii moments, or Bushes fishing in Kennebunkport, no Reagans on horseback, no Kennedys playing touch football on the Cape.
I was thinking the other day of the summer when George H couldn’t catch a fish and all the grandkids made signs and
counted the fish-less days.
And somehow, even if you didn’t even like GHB, you got caught up in the joy of a family that loved each other and had fun.
Where did that country go?
Where did all of the fun and joy and expressions of love and happiness go?
We used to be a country that did the ice bucket challenge and raised millions for charity.
We used to have a president that calmed and soothed the nation instead of dividing it.
And a First Lady that planted a garden instead of ripping one out.
We are rudderless and joyless.
We have lost the cultural aspects of society that make America great.
We have lost our mojo, our fun, our happiness.
The cheering on of others. Gone.
The shared experiences of humanity that make it all worth it. Gone.
The challenges AND the triumphs that we shared and celebrated.
The unique can-do spirit Americans have always been known for. Gone.
We have lost so much in so short a time."
~Elayne Griffin Baker

[Arkansas Granny]

1. This White House has become a stage set for Trump to fulfill his reality tv star ambitions.

[bronxiteforever]

3. +1

[Roy Rolling]

9. If that's the case....

He’s doomed. Trump is a third-rate producer. An aging star past his expiration date, he can’t recreate 2016.

If he wants to compete based on his TV credentials, real industry professionals will eat his lunch.

He can pull that act on the rubes for only so long. Then, the lines becomes stale and the performance weak.

[TicketyBoo]

89. Don't tell my friends and relatives that he's doomed.

#1 — First cousin, once removed — widow lady in her 80s — graduated college with honors — high school valedictorian — literally WORSHIPS Trump — Pennsylvania

#2 — high school classmate — gentleman, age 69 or 70 — college major was POLITICAL SCIENCE — calls me a "hater" for pointing out truths about Trump — Florida

What is WRONG with people?? Has Fox "News" perpetrated mass hypnosis on our citizenry?

I am mystified (and dismayed) at what I am seeing!

Very few of my Facebook "friends" agree with my perspective. It's terrifying.

[Blues Heron]

2. meh

I never got caught up in any Bush's vacation moments. Ever. Ditto. Fucking. Reagan.

[GoneOffShore]

5. Alrighty then.

[Blues Heron]

7. I always thought they were Nazis doing the "nice Nazi" thing

[GoneOffShore]

34. They never went 'Full Nazi' in the same way that pmurT has.

They showed authoritarian tendencies. And wanted to hold onto power. But never in the same hideous, 'my human suit makes me itch' fashion that's being exhibited today.

The closest to pmurT's lead standard of awful would be Santorum or Cruz, though Rand Paul and Paul Ryan come pretty close.

[Blues Heron]

40. True, but they're the ones we really have to worry about

freaks like Trump don't come around all that often. People need to fine tune their Nazi detectors so they don't get sucked in by the Reagan/Bush/Lee Atwater with a guitar types etc.

[CaptYossarian]

17. This might cheer you up:

Maine didn't care much for the Bush family either.

In the 1992 election, ol' George finished in third place--behind Clinton AND Ross Perot.

It's also where Dubya earned his DWI.

[niyad]

4. A very sad list indeed. I have thought about the lack of pets, of entertainment, but all on that

list are correct. What a shriveled, miserable, hate-filled creature now soils OUR House,

[bronxiteforever]

6. +1 Orange Menace believes he is Churchillian

Whatever one thinks about the domestic politics of Churchill, one can’t help but acknowledge And admire his love of history, books, literature and his many pets. Trump is really the antiChurchill.

[CaptYossarian]

20. The oversized rodent is more chinchillian

Except they're cute.

[PatSeg]

18. Trump couldn't possibly have anything or anyone

in the White House that might upstage him. HE is the entertainment and must have the spotlight on him 24/7.

[aggiesal]

45. Have you ever see Pendejo45 even smile while in the WH ? ...

I've never seen him have a genuine smile or have a good laugh.

[peacebuzzard]

70. When he tries to, he looks like a junkie who steals for his fix.n/t.

[Wounded Bear]

82. Trump smiles when he hurts someone...

or when he sees someone in pain.

[lastlib]

47. Even Hitler had a dog.....

Even Hitler had a dog.....

Dogs don't even like Shit-Monkey. That alone should tell us everything we need to know.

[CloudWatcher]

53. If Trump could figure out how to do it ...

Even the Grinch had a dog.

I'm convinced Trump would have no problem gassing every liberal in the country if he could only figure out how. And Mitch would support him at every step.

[npk]

77. You would think that with a young kid like Barron being in the white house...

they would have a dog or cat. But I am actually kinda glad they don't. The poor thing would get neglected at best and abused at worst.

[dawg day]

8. Think of the Obamas listening to Aretha

singing Carole King's Natural Woman, the president singing along with Mick Jagger And BB King and Buddy Guy, Mrs. Obama digging in the garden with schoolboys, Barack playing basketball with his staff....

The Trumps are the weirdest people. They don't seem to have fun or enjoyment or friends socializing.

[PatSeg]

22. This is true

All that money and they can't even buy some 'fun or enjoyment' and any friends are really just leeches looking to benefit themselves.

[lastlib]

50. The kid-monsters' idea of fun seems to be killing animals.

The kid-monsters' idea of fun seems to be killing animals.

Alarm Bell Level 9!

[PatSeg]

58. There was one time when I actually agreed with Donald Trump as a parent

and a human being. It was when he threw a major tantrum in Trump Tower when he saw the photos of his sons and their trophies. He berated Junior for thinking that he could buy a $10,000 gun to shoot wild animals and that would make him a big man.

‘What the fuck is wrong with you?’ Trump screamed at his namesake. ‘You think you’re a big man sitting on the rocks and then boom! You kill some fucking animal? Then you drag your brother into this bullshit? Why the fuck would you post photos like that? Get the fuck out of my office.’ Disloyal, Michael Cohen

Maybe the sons thought Daddy would be impressed, but he was really pissed. It would seem that Trump never had a very high regard for either Don or Eric, thought they were dumb losers. Yeah, so it is no wonder they pulled stupid crap like the safaris. I have no doubt that they are both seriously damaged. I hate to tell them this, but they will never, ever win their father's approval.

[CaptYossarian]

24. The Trumps should have circled the planet a few more times before landing.

He probably doesn't even have jelly beans on his desk because they're "colored".

[aggiesal]

46. Unless they're shooting some endangered animal ...

That is the difference between Pendejo45's family and all the other Presidents.

They get enjoyment from killing.

[ananda]

10. Wow

It does appear to be a culture war.

[bronxiteforever]

13. +1 excellent way of putting it

[marble falls]

11. Its a bigger wasteland than I thought. All those things you listed are about quality of life ...

and Donnie Two Scoops has no good quality about him.

[bronxiteforever]

14. +1 a most inhuman creature he is.

[Fla Dem]

12. Makes me sad. And unless we win the Senate and WH I fear this is our future.

[bronxiteforever]

15. +1 all we can be is the best we can be.

I think that good will prevail although dark it is now.

[colorado_ufo]

16. It's not about what we have lost in the White House. It's about what we have turned into.

How could millions of people vote for such a man? How could thousands still line up for days to go to his rallies and risk their lives?

On Steven Colbert's The Late Show, a few nights ago, there was a comedy set up involving some genuine hard-core Trump supporters. All were masked, for Covid-19 and probably to also protect their identity. One of them was asked why he supported Donald Trump. The man replied, "I like money, and he knows how to make it."

I will give the guy credit for honesty, even if he doesn't seem to be aware of how difficult it is to bankrupt a casino and have five more bankruptcies.

Maybe the problem is lack of education, maybe the problem is overwork and lack of caring, maybe it is something else. Maybe the problem is just plain fear - fear that someone else will take what we have worked so hard to get. But such fear is misdirected toward people of color, especially immigrants.

If such fear is the issue, then we need to direct that fear toward the people who would truly take away our country and our rights through their unbridled greed and hunger for power: the McConnells, the Trumps, the spineless Republican Senators, and yes - the Putins. How to make people see this is another issue, indeed.

We, the People, need to become motivated to become better again. We need a new Greatest Generation.

[bronxiteforever]

21. +1 so well said!

[PatSeg]

25. Well said!

[CaptYossarian]

32. He believes in "wealth by association"?

That double-wide must be right around the corner then.

On the fear issue--these followers will reject our words and ideas like a bad organ. It's only the worms coming out of Trump's mouth that give the baby robins all they need to survive. Even if the worms get washed down with Clorox.

Deprogramming must come before education. We must erase Trump's magnetic tape and start over. Maybe when the maskless suicide squad is gone, their kids will listen and learn.

[Maven]

80. "I like money, and he knows how to make it"

Yeah, by scamming morons like that guy!

[StClone]

19. As a whole that encapsulates today

In this country where is the push for Arts and Science to be the center of humanity.
-Reality based TV dominates or factionalized offerings numb and divide us.
-College education is not Liberal Arts its ends are technological focused.
-The natural world around us which nurtures the mind and soul is degraded and lessened.
-Daily experience is GMO foods, mega-chain offerings and commercialized garbage
-Beauty is lost and death cults, ignorance, hate rises.
-Every aspect of our behavior is logged, analyzed and used to sell us like lab rats.

I have a mental health Phd. friend doing research on the increase of tattoos. Her work seems to indicate daily stresses, need to have some individuality (notice how most tats are for others to see opposed to "healing tats" where the owner can constantly see it?), and loss of some coherent normalcy, among much more as degrading forces to the mental health of many. People With Tattoos More Likely to Also Have Mental Health Issues: https://psychcentral.com/news/2019/01/27/people-with-tattoos-more-likely-to-also-have-mental-health-issues/142332.html

[bronxiteforever]

27. +1 There is a definite dumbing down

I believe we can recover but time will tell.

[cilla4progress]

23. Here's the thing for me,

this country has become not only drumpf, but his followers - be they Senators, Congresspersons, or the 40% who are in his cult.

I feel like giving up. But for my daughter, and my daughter's daughter, I must stay in the fight.

So I will.

[bronxiteforever]

29. +1 together we will rise.

[PatSeg]

30. It seems like a large percentage of the population

are made up of shape-shifters, able to transform almost effortlessly into something unrecognizable. There are days when it feels like we are living in some bizarre nightmare. It can be so overwhelming.

[world wide wally]

28. We are all part of the Trump/McConnell family now

[bronxiteforever]

31. +1 I declare my emancipation from that Manson family

Hopefully we start the process in 2021.

[CaptYossarian]

33. During the Nuremburg Trials sequel.

They'll have to dig up Wilbur Ross for his execution though.

[bdamomma]

85. I will try

not be part of the CULT. Fuck them.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

35. So true! Especially the Kennedy Ctr performances. Why did he shun

That? Jeez, what do they do all the time? How sad they are missing all these great experiences. And taking them away from our country.

[bronxiteforever]

43. +1 I miss those too.

[llashram]

36. dystopian

dystopian, dystopian times. But fascists want people to be miserable and scared. Trump-Putin-GOP has been busy trying to create what this OP describes. Sad how quickly things have gone this far.

After 2008 I would have never believed millions of Americans could be so racist and hateful. Naive? I guess, but hopeful I was.

[cilla4progress]

37. Self-hatred

I really think there is a lot of it here. And it's spiraling.

How did we get here???

[bronxiteforever]

51. +1 I was with you in 2016.

There were more of us for Clinton then so there is hope.

[iluvtennis]

38. Thanks for sharing this - it's excellllent. the trumps really aren't normal human beings. nt

[bronxiteforever]

52. +1 inhuman he is.

[PatrickforO]

39. Yes. This is the soul Biden wants to bring back to America.

Because when you think about it, this Republican end-stage capitalism must be fought on two fronts:

1. The soul front, which is what is above.
2. The policy front, which is 'building back better.'

[elevator]

41. Even Hitler had a dog he loved and enjoyed Wagner's opera

And he served in the military and wrote books. Let's face it...Trump couldn't carry Adolph's jockstrap. How about it Lincoln Project. A bridge too far I guess.

[efhmc]

44. Interesting concept.

Never thought until now that at least Hitler did not have any children. With his devotion to his race and the continuation of it, I wonder why.

[Stuart G]

42. K and R..great post, thanks for posting.

[Kali]

54. "...and hides from Americans to play golf." ...

at HIS OWN PROPERTIES, PROFITING OFF TAXPAYERS.

[bronxiteforever]

55. +1

[Rabrrrrrr]

56. The White House has become like Wonka's factory - no one goes in, no one comes out

I've mused on this a number of times in this presidency - no photos of family fun. No state dinners with celebrities. No friends of Trump come to visit. Of course, he has no friends, but even so...

He's so damn dead inside.

And I am of firm belief that we do not hire a president's spouse to do a damn thing, and they shouldn't be expected to do anything - and yet, Melania has been basically totally non-present in this presidency. Trotted out once in a while for a photo opp or to say something stupid, but otherwise, she's done not a damn thing. Other than really ugly decorations, that is.

The only humanity we see in this White House is the dark side of humanity: anger, hate, hubris, narcissism, rage, violence, fear...

[bronxiteforever]

61. +1 exactly. Well said.

[Blue Owl]

57. Donald Trump: The Art of Artlessness

n/t

[bronxiteforever]

62. +1

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

59. In one way, what we have now is the result of a large number of voters

prioritizing the unborn over the living. All those single issue, so-(inappropriately)-called-pro-life voters who would otherwise be helping elect Dems supporting RWers instead.

[moondust]

60. MONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEY

MONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEY
MONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEY
MONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEY
MONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEY
MONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEY
MONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEYMONEY

[bronxiteforever]

63. +1. The dark side of the moon indeed

[LudwigPastorius]

64. I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE

I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE
I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE
I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE
I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE
I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE
I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE,I,ME,MINE

[Talitha]

65. We haven't lost it, it's been overshadowed. But we'll build it back - BETTER.

[MFGsunny]

66. A lot like "when the devil calls your name" ... we know what to do NOT to answer,

... but rather to let our world become imbued with ALL we hold sacred.

[bronxiteforever]

68. +1

[Dukkha]

67. never trust a man that never laughs

And never says they're sorry

[Wounded Bear]

83. Never give a sword to a man who can't dance...

an old proverb I heard from a fellow long ago. Supposed a Celtic proverb out of Irish folk lore.

I like it.

[CatWoman]

69. K; R

[SergeStorms]

71. It's all about the blind acquisition of power.....

and wielding it over the majority of Americans who don't believe in any of their joyless, domination of the masses.

[bronxiteforever]

73. +1 blind power is a great description.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

72. "We have lost so much in so short a time."

That's the scariest line in this list. How quickly Trump dragged us down to his scum level and how little resistance has been effective against him. For God's sake, the man was impeached and all it did was encourage him to do even more shit! Another term will destroy America as we have known it for more than two centuries. Sure, it had its faults and challenges, but there was always a sense of moving forward as a group. Now it's controlled by one mentally ill man, who controls the largest nuclear arsenal in the history of the world.

There has to be an unassailable victory for the anti-Trump side. He cannot be granted a single more day in power.

[bronxiteforever]

74. +1 I share the exact same thoughts

[bdamomma]

86. We have the numbers

and the power, WE GOT TO USE IT.

[Mr.Bill]

75. Joe Biden needs to inject the following question into the first debate:

Is America greater than it was four years ago?

[npk]

76. Of course those are the first things to go when you are transitioning to a fascist autocratic...

dictatorship.

[warmfeet]

78. Yes.

Humanity, in all its glorious forms, has been lost. The stakes are very high. We will not easily regain these things we have lost.

[bronxiteforever]

79. +1 true.

[Cha]

81. Brilliantly done! There is only Mad

Fascist HELL in the Psycho's WH.

[bronxiteforever]

87. +1 his WH is such a dark place.

[bdamomma]

84. in 4 years

this is where we are. WE NEED TO VOTE.

Do we want his moron to keep on destroying us and our way of life???? VOTE.

[bronxiteforever]

88. +1 absolutely