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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLet's just call it what it is. Fear and Loathing.
2016 is the year of the fear and loathing election. two candidates that voters dislike intensely.
What's left of American democracy will be even more degraded and dysfunctional by the time November rolls around.
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Let's just call it what it is. Fear and Loathing. (Original Post)
cali
May 2016
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Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)1. The essence of life at DU -- despised leaders and dysfunctionality.
It's what we do: sit on the sidelines and complain.
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)2. Well you do. I am running for Dem delgate in my state.
cali
(114,904 posts)3. I'm not referencing DU, but the General Election.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)4. I am talking about the universal view of life...
... as seen through a computer monitor fixed on one website.
cali
(114,904 posts)6. What pretentious palaver.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)7. Nice alliteration!
But, I don't see this as a palaver, more of series of quick quips and queries. <=== see what I did there?
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)5. I just reread Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail
I was struck by how similar his thoughts on that election mirrored this 2016 primary season.
