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bitterross

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70. I Thought we were doomed under W. But I never felt this way then.

Sun Mar 11, 2018, 01:17 PM

Mar 2018

I must admit I wonder what sort of upheaval or revolution it will take to put the country back on a good course.

We have decimated the unions and worker protections. Now, 45 is appointing a slew of reich-wing, white guys to the bench. The list of these people 45 has been given has been carefully selected. They are young, and very right-wing. Not conservative - right-wing ideologues. The last bastion of fairness in this country used to be the courts. Now, I fear, they are no longer going to be there for the average person.

There is no quick fix for the courts. With the President we get a do-over every four years. Now, I really am wondering how we can fix the problem short of a revolution by the people. If that sounds communist or socialist then so be it. I will accept those of the fascism we're currently entrenching into our society.

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I have said this before and it upsets some people because it is scary. [View all] shockey80 Mar 2018 OP

Sounds like Bannon's plan lame54 Mar 2018 #1

Or cilla4progress Mar 2018 #2

Oh man that turns my stomach TEB Mar 2018 #3

Its the power of propaganda. poboy2 Mar 2018 #4

Yes. Billionaire funded propaganda sharedvalues Mar 2018 #9

And let's not forget they use Christianity as a tool in this effort, as well. Texin Mar 2018 #19

Yes. Interpellation (as per Althusser) at its finest pandr32 Mar 2018 #60

From Bernays "Propaganda", 1928: Ligyron Mar 2018 #45

Im glad I'm old Cartoonist Mar 2018 #5

Ill bring the ice tea TEB Mar 2018 #6

Me too... wcmagumba Mar 2018 #8

I May Be Old True Blue American Mar 2018 #58

I'm not that old, but when I hear people talking about prepping for nuclear war or similar disasters Neema Mar 2018 #13

I concur. It'd be like walking death. Zombie planet until the species dies off altogether. Texin Mar 2018 #21

Me too. TexasBushwhacker Mar 2018 #64

I'll be doing the same thing you are doing..... onecent Mar 2018 #15

Not me... defacto7 Mar 2018 #65

I agree 1000%. I can't see it improving short of doc03 Mar 2018 #7

2018 is going to be a blue wave. Resist! Vote! sharedvalues Mar 2018 #10

Sounds like the "scorched earth" theory that the far left "advocate" or "advocated in the past". Lil Missy Mar 2018 #11

I can't disagree with this at all. tymorial Mar 2018 #12

It also seems to me that fear is at the root of manipulation and control. Lint Head Mar 2018 #14

I felt the same way during the Bush years but then we got Obama. meadowlander Mar 2018 #16

I agree, and more people have to vote. Every generation has a cross-section of people vkkv Mar 2018 #31

Agree that the environment is key. Collimator Mar 2018 #40

good luck InformedElitist Mar 2018 #41

I hope this is the death knell of Republicanism; I fear it's the death knell of this nation. hedda_foil Mar 2018 #62

It goes back to Reagan and the destruction of the fairness doctrine dhol82 Mar 2018 #17

We are far beyond Fox News now... Fiendish Thingy Mar 2018 #25

That is correct - the money dhol82 Mar 2018 #49

imo we wasted the last big crisis shanny Mar 2018 #18

We didnt elect Donald Dumbass to jackShit... czarjak Mar 2018 #20

Thank you! Sheesh. What a downer OP. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2018 #26

I cant say I dont agree with you sometimes... MontanaMama Mar 2018 #22

Dark and gloomy post that I for one do not ascribe to. infullview Mar 2018 #23

Im with you! Life has always had a dark side. We need to cut through the propaganda. bettyellen Mar 2018 #34

The problem with that is it won't be the deplorables and white college revolutionaries that hurt KitSileya Mar 2018 #24

Maybe.. but there are SO MANY FORCES at work. Certain forces got Trump elected, other forces vkkv Mar 2018 #27

WAR and DEPRESSION is pure poetry to Republican's ears! BamaRefugee Mar 2018 #28

Second Civil War has been brewing since Reagan in Philadelphia, Mississippi... Moostache Mar 2018 #29

It upsets me not because its scary but because its passive. nolabear Mar 2018 #30

Actually, Trump's election and subsequent events have been sufficient. We don't need a war or a Nitram Mar 2018 #32

I agree with your assessment but I seriously doubt that it will change. It hasn't in my lifetime and walkingman Mar 2018 #33

A revolution? Maxheader Mar 2018 #35

The real problem DV1 Mar 2018 #36

It's the ignorance. It's not the naturally occurring kind... dchill Mar 2018 #37

remember that we are not descended from fearful men bronxiteforever Mar 2018 #38

The Susan Sarandon Theory TomCADem Mar 2018 #39

That's just nuts. Spacibo. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2018 #42

You need to read more about the Great Depression and WWII Yavin4 Mar 2018 #43

Don't worry, we have television and the rest of the corporate media to keep us sleepy. jalan48 Mar 2018 #44

it's depressing InformedElitist Mar 2018 #46

I've had the same dreaded feeling for years EOM drmeow Mar 2018 #47

I agree, but I'm an optimist Poiuyt Mar 2018 #48

We're already in a great depression and nobody seems to care. Initech Mar 2018 #50

I know it looks bad. Christ Christie had an 80% approval before Bridgegate, he left office with 18% njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #51

Just when I think it's as bad Progressive dog Mar 2018 #52

You ain't seen nothing yet Boomer Mar 2018 #53

I don't think Americans in general are nearly as bad as you paint us. lark Mar 2018 #54

"I grew up in the 60s and 70s, that was a crazy era. But it made sense." Tarc Mar 2018 #55

I grew up in the 50's and 60's and you're right mountain grammy Mar 2018 #63

From what I can find with research, a great depression helps those with Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #56

it's deeper than that Locrian Mar 2018 #57

K&R. Truth! KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #71

most of the history of war in america... tomp Mar 2018 #59

Democracy has failed us because Big Money wanted it to fail bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #61

You may just be right. defacto7 Mar 2018 #66

"We elected the biggest asshole in the country to be our president." area51 Mar 2018 #67

SMDH DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2018 #68

It's probably by design, but Americans have a very short memory ecstatic Mar 2018 #69

I Thought we were doomed under W. But I never felt this way then. bitterross Mar 2018 #70

Wow, what a depressing thread. So many defeatist duers. Smh. Tipperary Mar 2018 #72