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AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:09 AM Nov 2012

If our President wins a second term today, are you prepared for the possibility........

that we may be facing a truly major right-wing backlash?

This has had me concerned for some time, ever since I watched the Tea Party movement form in '09 shortly after Obama won his first term. They were one of the biggest catalysts for the horrendous amount of hatred that's been thrown towards our President over the past few years, along with Rushbo, Glenn Dreck, etc., and it's gotten worse every passing year.

I am truly concerned that we may end up having to deal with a nasty mix of '50s hysteria, the Klan attacks of the '60s, and all the worst of the militia and/or white nationalist actions of the '80s & '90s, combined, and then multiplied.

I know it may not happen, but we may need to prepare for the worst........

And for those of you who can make it to the voting lines; don't let anyone intimidate you. Let nothing stop you to put our President in office for a well-deserved second term.

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If our President wins a second term today, are you prepared for the possibility........ (Original Post) AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 OP
It would be no different than what we have already experienced. BelleCarolinaPeridot Nov 2012 #1
If they try it, we will SMASH them back down. Now please quit the worrying and go GOTV. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #2
Yes, we must resolve to take on the lying bastards. We cannot back down. No time off between Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #5
It's been nothing but backlash for four years. jberryhill Nov 2012 #3
I'm HOPING for wailing and gnashing of teeth. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #4
Bring it. quakerboy Nov 2012 #6
I don't see how it could get any worse than it's been lunatica Nov 2012 #7
They might just start using the N-word. Frank Cannon Nov 2012 #16
They will have failed at their #1 priority Freddie Nov 2012 #8
What the hell do you think the last 4 yrs of obstruction was about? HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #9
They will drum up a reason Jawja Nov 2012 #10
Love Clinton but he did not help himself at all.. rsweets Nov 2012 #14
Yes, Jawja Nov 2012 #28
Carpe diem GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #11
I am somewhat maryellen99 Nov 2012 #12
We have no control over that. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #13
To the FEMA camps with them! NoPasaran Nov 2012 #15
Oh NOES! Earth_First Nov 2012 #17
My crazy BFF thinks the country Ilsa Nov 2012 #18
There will be an explosion IDemo Nov 2012 #19
No explosion, a slow IMPLOSION. The GOP is in a state of decay. randome Nov 2012 #30
We'll definitely have to keep an eye on Ted Nugent soleft Nov 2012 #20
Fuck 'Em... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #21
No biggie. H2O Man Nov 2012 #22
Bwahahahaha! Daemonaquila Nov 2012 #23
bring it on. spanone Nov 2012 #24
^ This ..... marmar Nov 2012 #26
Let's try to accentuate the positive for about five minutes, shall we? Chorophyll Nov 2012 #25
Yeah and then LiberalElite Nov 2012 #27
Tough shit. Bring it. CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #29
The last 4 years have been a right-wing backlash IMO. kwenu Nov 2012 #31
As opposed to the utter docility Spirochete Nov 2012 #32
Republican Plan kairos12 Nov 2012 #33

BelleCarolinaPeridot

(9,609 posts)
1. It would be no different than what we have already experienced.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:11 AM
Nov 2012

My President (Obama) is not worried, so nope I am not worried either.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(10,484 posts)
5. Yes, we must resolve to take on the lying bastards. We cannot back down. No time off between
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:23 AM
Nov 2012

elections. Total pushback!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
7. I don't see how it could get any worse than it's been
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:28 AM
Nov 2012

They haven't been hiding their racism at all. Especially this year.

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)
16. They might just start using the N-word.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:15 AM
Nov 2012

Instead of dancing around it with "Kenyan Muslim" and all that other shit. We all know what they desperately wish they could say.

Freddie

(10,104 posts)
8. They will have failed at their #1 priority
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:37 AM
Nov 2012

Maybe they'll start thinking about helping to run the country now. Doubt it.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
9. What the hell do you think the last 4 yrs of obstruction was about?
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:41 AM
Nov 2012

You really didn't notice the number of filibusters?


rsweets

(310 posts)
14. Love Clinton but he did not help himself at all..
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:54 AM
Nov 2012

They have been trying like hell to find something on "O", but they can't.
He's the smartest politician we've seen in the white house in my 60 years.
He will not give them anything, they will have to make it up, which they will not
be able to prosecute.

maryellen99

(3,798 posts)
12. I am somewhat
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:45 AM
Nov 2012

Due to the fact that RW hate radio and Fox have their followers believing that Romney is going to win in a 1964/1984 type landslide, they are in denial and its going to be ugly when reality sets in.

Ilsa

(64,368 posts)
18. My crazy BFF thinks the country
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:18 AM
Nov 2012

Will fall apart, the stock market will crash, etc, if PBO wins again. Silly gal. She spends all her spare time prepping for disaster and forgets to live.

IDemo

(16,926 posts)
19. There will be an explosion
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:31 AM
Nov 2012

of angst and venom on social media. I don't see Civil War ll coming over an Obama win.

 

Daemonaquila

(1,712 posts)
23. Bwahahahaha!
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:58 AM
Nov 2012

You mean worse than the current backlash? Not really possible short of taking arms.

marmar

(79,739 posts)
26. ^ This .....
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:01 AM
Nov 2012

...... I'm f**king sick of trying to be civil with these mofos. C'est la guerre.


Chorophyll

(5,179 posts)
25. Let's try to accentuate the positive for about five minutes, shall we?
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:00 AM
Nov 2012

Anyway, the last four years have been nothing BUT backlash. We've been handling it; we'll continue to handle it.

CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)
29. Tough shit. Bring it.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:59 PM
Nov 2012

Sick of the ignoramuses, bullies, bigots, liars and lunatics trying to loudmouth and intimidate their way into power.

kwenu

(2,470 posts)
31. The last 4 years have been a right-wing backlash IMO.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:05 PM
Nov 2012

If there is violence and unrest, well, we'll deal with it.

Spirochete

(5,264 posts)
32. As opposed to the utter docility
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:05 PM
Nov 2012

with which they accepted the results of the 2008 election? I'll take my chances. Go Obama!

kairos12

(13,590 posts)
33. Republican Plan
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:15 PM
Nov 2012

All the Dick Morris talks of a Rmoney sweep is a plan for them to say the election was stolen when, in fact, they were legitimately beaten. Goes double for those "internal polls" by Rmoney saying he will win swing states. The same thugs said in 1992 Clinton was not a legitimate President. Same thugs, same song. Be prepared for it.

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