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planetc

(8,293 posts)
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:44 PM Nov 26

No one is talking about the insult.

The insult to the entire nation, to most of the people who call themselves American, whether they voted Republican or Democratic. It is an insult to the vast majority of us to install this man in the presidency. The insult issue is one that can’t be examined by the MSM, so crucial to them is it to maintain the appearance of complete fairness. So they won’t be called a bad name. They cling to “both siderism” because they’re terrified of being called biased. And they have retreated so far into the pretense of fairness that they can only conceive of being on one side or the other. They must be leftish of rightish. Because there is no other mental universe to inhabit, and base their comments on. There is no history; there is no scientific advancement; there is no accumulated political wisdom to rely on. To adhere to any established principle or point of view might expose the journalist to charges of favoritism, even when all that’s being favored is the rule of law, not of one “strong” man.

The “election” of the 47th blunder is an insult to every American who has started with little or nothing and made something of him- or herself by hard work and playing by the rules. An insult to those who borrowed money to go to college, and are still paying back their loans, an insult to all who have served or are serving in the National Guard, or the armed services, an insult to all parents who lost a partner and continue to raise their children to be law-abiding, contributing citizens, an insult to all parents who take the job of parenting seriously, an insult to anyone who fell into substance abuse and climbed out again, an insult to single people who support the society around them even though they don’t have children to worry about, an insult to all those who started their adult lives with 0.02% of the 47th blunder's material advantages, and now run their own businesses, which they built from the ground up; it’s an insult to those who got in trouble with the law, paid for their mistakes, and now have built lives of substance. It’s even an insult to MAGAs, although they may not realize it. The punishment for being credulous is that it makes you a patsy for any conman who comes along.

As for what’s to be done about this, I don’t have a fool-proof plan. But if we have not pointed out yet that he only ran so as to improve his chances of staying out of jail, we could invoke the 14th Amendment, and argue that of course the president is an “officer of the U.S.”. We would have to let this be appealed to the Supreme Court, and who knows what the current majority might do. There is enough courage in Washington to do something decisive to deny him the presidency. If we do nothing, we label ourselves before the world as unpatriotic idiots.

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No one is talking about the insult. (Original Post) planetc Nov 26 OP
It is an insult to have a ruthless, criminal psychopath in the WH. Irish_Dem Nov 26 #1
"who knows what the current majority might do" milestogo Nov 26 #2
off topic mahina Nov 26 #9
3rd paragraph OP refers to Supreme Court milestogo Nov 26 #10
Well it was the populace that inusulted itself so, Maru Kitteh Nov 26 #3
Wonderful word for it. cilla4progress Nov 26 #4
I see your frustration. planetc Nov 26 #5
Dems julmur Nov 26 #6
Or, what hundreds of thousands of veterans sacrificed their lives for in several wars Blue Owl Nov 26 #7
Yes, I forgot the veterans who didn't come back. planetc Nov 26 #8

Irish_Dem

(58,788 posts)
1. It is an insult to have a ruthless, criminal psychopath in the WH.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:48 PM
Nov 26

A known rapist, insurrectionist, traitor, ally to our enemies, who has no concern or care
for the country, democracy, or American people.

Mentally ill man, drug addict, with dementia.

It is shameful, embarrassing, and dangerous to the entire world.

What kind of country and people have we become?

Maru Kitteh

(29,192 posts)
3. Well it was the populace that inusulted itself so,
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:52 PM
Nov 26

It seems likely correct that such a discussion will fall on deaf ears at this time. History will speak in it’s own time. We, on the other hand, are fucking stuck here.



cilla4progress

(25,968 posts)
4. Wonderful word for it.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:53 PM
Nov 26

I tend to think of it as a big fuck you, middle finger, to all of us.

I don't feel like a path forward is becoming apparent, evident, or even that there are leaders stepping up. Maybe Gavin Newsom?

I have no idea what to do...

planetc

(8,293 posts)
5. I see your frustration.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 02:03 PM
Nov 26

I would, however, like to see us stop looking for one man or woman as a savior. If we put enough of us together, our voice will be heard. I resent apparently having no option but to stand by and watch him try to remove the power of the purse from Congress, just for one example. That's not going to go well, but he's such a clueless creature than he doesn't know from history or basic psychology, or nuthin' that he really can't do that. If he's sworn in, there will be some entertainment for us, as we watch him tilting at windmills in search, not of a clear conscience, but of a deal for house arrest.

Blue Owl

(54,841 posts)
7. Or, what hundreds of thousands of veterans sacrificed their lives for in several wars
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 02:55 PM
Nov 26

FREEDOM. Living under a dictator ISN'T FREEDOM.

planetc

(8,293 posts)
8. Yes, I forgot the veterans who didn't come back.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 03:13 PM
Nov 26

From WWII, from Korea, from Viet Nam, from Iraq and Afghanistan, and Kabul airport, and hundreds of training accidents every year. But he's not a dictator yet. He's still a stupid, uneducated, uninformed semi-human with a lot of legal problems if we don't swear him in. Strategically, this is a very good moment to make ourselves clear.

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