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edhopper

(37,370 posts)
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 07:27 PM Jan 2025

I will not see America advance again in my life

I am 70, I see Trump setting us back at least a decade in the next 4 years. If we are lucky, we might undo the damage over the following decade, and only if we get and retain power. But that is just recovering. Not progress from where we should and could be. We still haven't recovered from the Bush and Trump tax cuts for the rich, among other GOP catastrophes.
Its one step forward two steps back. I doubt I will live long enough to see America advance.

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I will not see America advance again in my life (Original Post) edhopper Jan 2025 OP
Agree, if Dems play by the old rules newdeal2 Jan 2025 #1
Not if Dems don't successfully fight and defeat the Right Wing propaganda monster DSandra Jan 2025 #2
The good news is.... 1WorldHope Jan 2025 #3
I might if I live to 140. nt yaesu Jan 2025 #4
I share your fears (and then some, you little whipper snapper) LOL! Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #5
I'm 77 and I see TSF setting the country back 60 years. America will sinkingfeeling Jan 2025 #6
Same here PatSeg Jan 2025 #7
With catastrophic climate change coming, no one will Kaleva Jan 2025 #8
The day after the last election, one of my dearest friends said: yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #9
Fox News killed this country. Initech Jan 2025 #10
We're in an era where there will be no further expansion of rights. BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #11
My wife and I have serious... Wuddles440 Jan 2025 #12

newdeal2

(5,414 posts)
1. Agree, if Dems play by the old rules
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 07:29 PM
Jan 2025

All they will get to do is clean-up Trump's mess before they lose power.

DSandra

(1,719 posts)
2. Not if Dems don't successfully fight and defeat the Right Wing propaganda monster
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 07:32 PM
Jan 2025

Which includes studying EVERY psychological flaw in human beings and being able to counter the Republicans when they try to use it.

1WorldHope

(2,054 posts)
3. The good news is....
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 07:34 PM
Jan 2025

You won't die alone. There are a whole lotta us crossing that river with you.

sinkingfeeling

(57,835 posts)
6. I'm 77 and I see TSF setting the country back 60 years. America will
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 08:01 PM
Jan 2025

never recover in my lifetime.

yellow dahlia

(5,877 posts)
9. The day after the last election, one of my dearest friends said:
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 08:12 PM
Jan 2025

"this is the first day of the end of my life". We are in your age "bracket".

I am concerned most about the world we leave behind for my nieces and nephews and their "chilluns".

Initech

(108,783 posts)
10. Fox News killed this country.
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 08:15 PM
Jan 2025

This whole clown show is just so that fucking network can get ratings. We have to stop it.

BannonsLiver

(20,595 posts)
11. We're in an era where there will be no further expansion of rights.
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 08:32 PM
Jan 2025

The best we can hope for is to retain what we have. A lot of people need to wrap their heads around that before future elections and purity tests.

Wuddles440

(2,094 posts)
12. My wife and I have serious...
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 10:29 PM
Jan 2025

doubts that we'll make it to the end of the year. He mortally wounded us during his last campaign of terror and we're pretty confident he'll finish the job this time.

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