What do you do when over a third of your countrymen and women think an unhinged President is

[artemisia1]

ok?

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-elections-donald-trump-government-and-politics-04b8570726ca6ccb8713cf90594afee2

How on earth can we have fallen so low? We've had some despicable characters in American history (Confederate leaders, anyone?) but even during the worst of it SOME public decorum was required of those in authority. Even conservative icon, President Reagan, while peddling some horrible policies, still upheld personal standards of decorum. My guess -- and I really don't have to guess -- is that he would be disgusted by President Trump's behavior.

Are we declining so far just when it looked like we might put some of the worst attributes of our character to rest (slavery, women's lack of rights, child labor, etc.)?

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Worse, I am hearing now the SS agents involved are willing to testify none of that

happened, clearly it did so they are willing to lie for him.

I hope they go to prison for lying under oath.

[onecaliberal]

2. Me too and that's fucking frightening that these people are still in the service.

[Mr.Bill]

3. We are a nation that is severely lacking

in consequences.

[inthewind21]

7. That and..

We are in a nation that is severely lacking any semblance of an education and unwilling to take any responsibility. Most people can't name the 3 branches of government let alone know how it works, but have daily suggestion on what the government should be doing. A LOT are seriously upset there are no charges of treason. The focus/debate of yesterdays testimony is ketchup on the wall and a tantrum in a vehicle. The SC now is all RBG's fault. HC is running a child sex ring in a Pizza place. Bill Gates created COVID so he could microchip us all. And why isn't the president doing something about gas prices! And the list goes on an on.

[C_U_L8R]

4. They also think pro wrestling is real

and Big Gulps are nutritious.

The only good thing about them is they have shorter life expectancies.

[artemisia1]

5. COVID has helped with that...

[RKP5637]

6. US is not approaching Idiocracy anymore, it is the center of Idiocracy for the universe. n/t

[inthewind21]

8. Bingo

[keep_left]

9. Many experts on both the left and right have urged a return to the teaching of civics...

...in high schools, if not before. But I'm not sure that bringing back civics isn't overly idealistic these days. The followers of Drumpf are probably too far gone, and of course they are almost all beyond high school age anyway. A return to civics instruction would only benefit future generations and is by definition a long-term strategy. We may just have to wait for the worst of the Drumpf followers to die off, sad to say.