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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy GOD. This is the most anti-Amerian speech I have ever heard. Carnage?
He attacked government, lied about what has gone before, described this country in third world terms.
It's a horrible, dystopic, creepy campaign speech.
He's deplorable. He hates us.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Scary shit
wordpix
(18,652 posts)Jacob Boehme
(789 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)Eyeball_Kid
(7,434 posts)The speech was simplistic and dull. And yes, it was loaded with lies and distortions. But that's typical Trumpy.
The speech will be his high water mark. It's down to the septic tank from here.
JohnnyLib2
(11,212 posts)And he won't handle that any better than before. Pathetic.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)so much death and destruction, I doubt we survive the weekend, but maybe we do.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)convict rapists in one state and easier to kill protesters in another.
It's over.
dgibby
(9,474 posts)in D.C. tomorrow. I really fear for their safety.
Big_K
(237 posts)Remember, Orange Hitler isn't starting work until Monday.
Bettie
(16,126 posts)tweet back at those who don't like him.
He can order drone strikes.
And nuclear strikes.
On whomever he chooses.
Think about that. Let it sink in, a man-child with zero impulse control can kill on a whim.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)You're right!
nolabear
(41,991 posts)gademocrat7
(10,669 posts)I despise him.
CarefulKayJay
(4 posts)He's a joke!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,850 posts)I am not at all surprised that he's singing the same tune as during the campaign. What he doesn't understand is that the more he disparages people other than those who supported him, the more the rest of us - the majority - will oppose him. If he had a single functioning synapse under that mat of shellacked hair he'd try to mend fences, but he doesn't think that way. He is psychologically compelled to assert his perceived dominance.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)He may be the most solipsistic President in American history. I thought people like that were weeded out before they made it to Presidential election level. They usually demonstrated some sort of public service, some sort of awareness of the needs of others.
But now I have to consider that our new President may actually think that he is the ONLY person in this Universe and that everyone else is a figment of his imagination, with whom he can experiment any way he wants.
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)He's pretty sure she's real and boy does he want a piece of that.
We have a disgusting WH occupier who wants to schtoop his own daughter in the worst way.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)And he treats her the way he would treat a daughter that he knows doesn't really exist, but who he knows will act the way a fantasy daughter would act for him.
This sounds crazy, but I believe it's true. Trump thinks we are all part of his imagination, that we all here for his amusement. He doesn't know that we really do exist. We are all screaming this.
11-3-2020
(5 posts)This is a transitivity and dangerous.
Mosby
(16,352 posts)mixed in with nativism and religion.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Response to joshcryer (Reply #13)
Mosby This message was self-deleted by its author.
golfguru
(4,987 posts)demmiblue
(36,885 posts)He is setting the stage for Americans to turn on each other.
"We will be protected by god"... what the fuck?!
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)...a major part of the Russian-Republican strategy to take America down.
nolabear
(41,991 posts)It's generalized blather.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)as well.
JohnnyLib2
(11,212 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)No applause. And fuck you, Donald.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)LittleGirl
(8,291 posts)sheshe2
(83,901 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)We will outlast him.
We will thrive while he crumbles.
sheshe2
(83,901 posts)I needed them today.
Tree-Hugger
(3,370 posts)C Moon
(12,221 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)I did hear some of the performances before it. The Mormon Tabernacle choir sounded like it was rushing through America the Beautiful and Jackie Evancho sounded like she just wanted to get through the national anthem and go home.
From what I saw, the ignoraration was strangely flat.
sheshe2
(83,901 posts)Soft and Sensuous ... from your description it Flat with Flatulence.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)I'm just not that worried. We will thrive.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)I heard most of the speech on the Thom Hartmann show. I turned it to music when the diarrhea started.
mobeau69
(11,156 posts)Funny and scary all at the same time
Auggie
(31,189 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)Man, did they get that wrong!
nolabear
(41,991 posts)mrmpa
(4,033 posts)He did say he was taking the weekend offf
Eyeball_Kid
(7,434 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)He may not go to work till Monday, but he's gonna get thumb cramps from tweeting all weekend!
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,898 posts)Apparently he didn't quite believe Obama when the President told him the job would consume all of his waking hours, seven days a week.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)to get the Republicans in lock step behind him?
GallopingGhost
(2,404 posts)too disgusted; but I can only imagine what the most intelligent, classiest President and First Lady we've ever had must be thinking.
Resist. Fight.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/media-outlets-barred-protest-trump-inaugural-parade
nolabear
(41,991 posts)Not just snark. She had a lovely child's voice. This isn't anything to get excited about.
procon
(15,805 posts)TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)She couldn't seem to find her "support" and she sounded breathless, which is typical of singing while nervous.
nolabear
(41,991 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)CarefulKayJay
(4 posts)You do realize that him and his cronies will talk up "how yuge the crowd was", you know, "Bigger than Obama's".
What an joke! HE LIES! LIES! LIES!
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)There was an economic collapse, floods, pestilence, famine, and a massive terrorist attack. Then Obama started a bogus war in Syria so he could open our border to illegal Mexicans. We didn't know this because the liberal fake news media was making up stories about cops shooting black kids.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)so that he could listen to the accolades.
Glad I didn't watch it.
hollowdweller
(4,229 posts)About US manufacturing and hearing the people.
The "Blood and Honor" part about race made me a bit nervous.
The praise of the military and the cops an an insinuation of re starting the drug war was nerve wracking.
Yeah, also if the picture he painted about the state of the US as being terrible right now, I really can't see him even maintaining what we have right now. So if we knock the slowly improving system off kilter too much how does he even touch the bar he's set for himself?? If his supporters are angry about how it is NOW, doing better how will hey feel when it gets worse or stays the same.
11-3-2020
(5 posts)/np
ozone82
(91 posts)Of the Hitler Youth: Blut und Ehre. Scotty beam me up!!!
Worktodo
(288 posts)... and that other countries and our own "politicians" are to blame. Bringing back coal, old style manufacturing, and tariffs -- it's an 80s flashback except he's running against Ronald Regan. So I'm guessing America was "Great" back in 1973-ish ?
HurricaneWarning
(220 posts)Frankly, he scared the shit out of me. This is just the beginning.
bucolic_frolic
(43,288 posts)it will be no different
Turbineguy
(37,367 posts)miss George W.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)... someone worse than him managed to get elected. At least W wasn't an overt racist.
WiffenPoof
(2,404 posts)...any sort of grace. And he completely tone deaf to this fact.
On edit... Even the most divisive person would understand the importance of unifying the country.
yardwork
(61,709 posts)MFM008
(19,818 posts)You are right.
He has nothing but contempt
For us.
He hates us like we hate him.
blueseas
(11,575 posts)SNIP:
Today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning because today, we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the people.
(APPLAUSE)
For too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered, but the jobs left and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not been your victories. Their triumphs have not been your triumphs. And while they celebrated in our nation's capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.
(APPLAUSE)
That all changes starting right here and right now because this moment is your moment, it belongs to you.
(APPLAUSE)
It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America. This is your day. This is your celebration. And this, the United States of America, is your country.
(APPLAUSE)
What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people.
(APPLAUSE)
January 20th, 2017 will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.
(APPLAUSE)
The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.
(APPLAUSE)
Everyone is listening to you now. You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement, the likes of which the world has never seen before.
For many decades, we've enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry; subsidized the armies of other countries, while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military. We've defended other nations' borders while refusing to defend our own.
(APPLAUSE)
And spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. We've made other countries rich, while the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon.
One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind. The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world.
But that is the past. And now, we are looking only to the future.
(APPLAUSE)
We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it's going to be only America first, America first.
(APPLAUSE)
Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies and destroying our jobs.
(APPLAUSE)
Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength. I will fight for you with every breath in my body and I will never ever let you down.
(APPLAUSE)
America will start winning again, winning like never before.
(APPLAUSE)
We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams.
(APPLAUSE)
We will build new roads and highways and bridges and airports and tunnels and railways all across our wonderful nation. We will get our people off of welfare and back to work, rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor.
(APPLAUSE)
We will follow two simple rules; buy American and hire American.
(APPLAUSE)
We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example. We will shine for everyone to follow.
(APPLAUSE)
We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from the face of the Earth.
(APPLAUSE)
At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other. When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice
There should be no fear. We are protected and we will always be protected. We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement. And most importantly, we will be protected by God.
(APPLAUSE)
Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger. In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving. We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly complaining, but never doing anything about it.
(APPLAUSE)
The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action.
(APPLAUSE)
Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again.
We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow. A new national pride will stir ourselves, lift our sights and heal our divisions.
It's time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget, that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots.
(APPLAUSE)
And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the wind-swept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they will their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty creator.
(APPLAUSE)
So to all Americans in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again.
(APPLAUSE) Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way.
Together, we will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And yes, together we will make America great again.
(APPLAUSE)
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/20/donald-trumps-full-inauguration-speech-transcript-annotated/?hpid=hp_hp-bignews3_fix-annotated-1242pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.99080c8d8c3e
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)I read it and don't even know what to say other than he is totally effing insane. I fear it will be so much worse than I thought possible. He is a direct threat to democracy. Bring back wealth to this county? It never left. It has been concentrated into the hands of fewer and fewer individuals.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)I'm glad I didn't watch.
But the people I work with that voted for this moron -- they would love to hear the divisiveness, America First, isolationist, and repressive themes echoed in his speech. Most of all the dog whistle in there is that Anglo men are again taking their rightful place as rulers over the rest of the country (and world).
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)God he makes me absolutely sick!
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)going to be "protection" of anything, all protection will lead to are trade wars that help no one.
The government provides basic services that keep the whole place from falling apart, this bullshit about "taking it back" is meaningless claptrap.
Roads and bridges cost real money, that money comes from taxes, cut taxes and you don't have the money it's very simple.
This bullshit about "I'll never let you down" is empty worthless rhetoric, what does it mean? Let us down about what?
The whole fucking speech would have been ripped had it been written as an 8th grade homework assignment.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Stellar
(5,644 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Funny.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)What's up with that?
cwydro
(51,308 posts)And numerous posters saying they WOULD NOT watch.
I actually "assumed" nobody meant what they posted however.
JHan
(10,173 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)I'm trying to follow your reasoning here.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)I was watching League of Legends and Earthcam to mock the low turnout.
Of course, the infighting must begin by who watched or not and whether they're bad people or not.
I have no problem with people who tuned in. I wasn't interested in it. And am certiainly not going to follow any coverage outside of DU.
Tess49
(1,580 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)Why must you snark? Don't we have enough trouble?
humbled_opinion
(4,423 posts)Anyone criticizing anything Trump, or any resistance to this plans will surely be met with an anti-American and anti-Patriotic accusation. Stand Strong.
elmac
(4,642 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,288 posts)but bans climate change from the White House website
Free speech my ass
Initech
(100,102 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)but, I'm sure a lot of the people around him do not. And, you need to butter up Trump first if you want to have that dialogue with him.
BigDemVoter
(4,157 posts)gateley
(62,683 posts)I was kind of horrified listening and was surprised at the LACK of reaction from the MSNBC crew.
Does this douche bag NEVER stop whining? (Rhetorical -- I know the answer)
Ligyron
(7,639 posts)The first 10 or 12 sentences were OK if you flipped the script.
Darkest Inaugural Address in American history.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)It's scary that no one has his ear or offered advice on how to give an inaugural address?
BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)Despicable. In Every. Single. Way.
jzodda
(2,124 posts)Nt
Joe Nation
(963 posts)U.S. businesses decide which countries they do business in not foreign governments. Why do we then not blame the U.S. government for Japan, or Korea, or any other foreign country choosing to build their products in this country? The government doesn't have the power to prevent businesses from moving overseas. We consumers do, but blaming the government for job losses when it is private businesses that actually are to blame is the height of stupidity. Trump is no different than any Republican and those idiots that voted for him deserve to lose the poor jobs they have now. Cull the heard. Starve rural America to death. They are too dumb to waste food on if they actually believe Trump.
pansypoo53219
(20,996 posts)ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Actually, the all-in-one word for him is GROTESQUE
ismnotwasm
(42,011 posts)jeanmarc
(1,685 posts)That was pure Breitbart shit.
nolabear
(41,991 posts)"Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities, rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation.
An education system flush with cash but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge.
And the crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now."
PURE Breitbart.
jeanmarc
(1,685 posts)Sure, there were ridiculous memes he promoted, but his speeches made him seem like a positive sounding old grandfather.
Trump's team are making future America dystopian in their vision and likely will succeed in that effort. Hopefully, the dummies that voted for the simp figure it out, but I have no confidence in that.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)No fucking way.
LudwigPastorius
(9,170 posts)It's a strategy to try and build up his future take on the results of his administration.
Meanwhile, in the real world, Trump is inheriting one of the lowest unemployment rates in modern times, among other things.