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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Mon May 31, 2021, 04:38 PM May 2021

Is it me, or does there seem to be a growing spate of political anguish here? [View all]

Almost to the point of "democracy is doomed".

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Is it me, or does there seem to be a growing spate of political anguish here? [View all] brooklynite May 2021 OP

Definitely. Elessar Zappa May 2021 #1

repubs control the majority of states but let's talk about something else nt msongs May 2021 #2

so What are your suggestions?...seriously PortTack May 2021 #8

I vote, I donate, I make calls and knock on doors. onecaliberal May 2021 #15

See post #21 PortTack May 2021 #28

It is now legal in Georgia to overturn the will of the voters onecaliberal May 2021 #42

It's legal until a court rules it's not. And cases are now in the courts StarfishSaver May 2021 #50

Just. Stop! CrackityJones75 May 2021 #106

oh I send all kinds of suggestions to dems in office, local groups etc msongs May 2021 #52

They probably aren't looking for random suggestions StarfishSaver May 2021 #61

Cash do the trick? Kid Berwyn May 2021 #64

They are being inundated with ideas. StarfishSaver May 2021 #69

Because they need money mcar May 2021 #91

+1 live love laugh May 2021 #11

I've noticed the same thing over the past 48 hours Quakerfriend May 2021 #3

did you happen to notice what caused it in the past 48 hours? msfiddlestix May 2021 #44

What in particular? I've been seeing it longer, so I must have missed the most recent event. nt Hekate May 2021 #51

No..it's not just you..seems like every few days PortTack May 2021 #4

Thank God someone has finally posted this. Butterflylady May 2021 #5

I really like you attitude!! We need more of this and less oh we're f..ked!! PortTack May 2021 #10

'We are all in this fight and we will prevail no matter what the right throws at us" msfiddlestix May 2021 #23

The Senate is NOT "where most of everything we need done happens" StarfishSaver May 2021 #66

Oh. Wow. And all this time, i thought Federal Laws were legislated in Congress msfiddlestix May 2021 #71

Post removed Post removed May 2021 #73

Actually, I really Don't need a remedial course in civics msfiddlestix May 2021 #93

There has been a bunch of topics like this in the last few days SunImp May 2021 #97

It's very discouraging wryter2000 May 2021 #6

Dialogue from "The Simpsons" episode... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #9

Democrats fully control the executive and that's huge. Elessar Zappa May 2021 #13

Those are huge wryter2000 May 2021 #24

Agree. Elessar Zappa May 2021 #25

The filibuster and Voting Rights Act are one track, fighting the state laws locally and in the court StarfishSaver May 2021 #82

All of the recent voter suppression laws are facing legal challenges & will not stand in the courts PortTack May 2021 #14

I sincerely hope you're right wryter2000 May 2021 #26

Check out Marc Elias on twitter. He's the one that led the charge post election PortTack May 2021 #29

He didn't lead the charge, but he was a critical player StarfishSaver May 2021 #72

Okay..thx for that. PortTack Jun 2021 #123

I'm a glass is half full kind of guy Kaleva May 2021 #58

We're not powerless at all StarfishSaver May 2021 #70

People handle things differently. Should everyone who disagrees just zip it? nt live love laugh May 2021 #7

I don't think the OP is suggesting that, but continued negative posts do not help our cause PortTack May 2021 #16

I think that's exactly what is suggested. nt live love laugh May 2021 #19

That is precisely what the OP Bettie May 2021 #75

well I hate to break to ya, but it's damn close msfiddlestix May 2021 #12

So, we're all fucked and there's nothing we can do? Elessar Zappa May 2021 #17

Nobody said there's nothing we can do and yes things are fucked up. nt live love laugh May 2021 #22

They're fucked up but we're not fucked. Elessar Zappa May 2021 #27

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack May 2021 #30

👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻&# onecaliberal May 2021 #18

If by "comfy world" you mean a State run by Democrats... brooklynite May 2021 #39

I live in red hell in that blue state. Being in a blue state means nothing. onecaliberal May 2021 #45

No, that's not I meant. I live in a very Blue State. The Biggest most Populated BLUE State. msfiddlestix May 2021 #47

This kind of complaining and whining is a luxury of the privileged StarfishSaver May 2021 #57

+1 betsuni May 2021 #62

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Jun 2021 #124

Must be just you, I haven't seen a single person in anguish. It is a message board and people Autumn May 2021 #20

this!!! NewHendoLib May 2021 #33

I was wondering where you were! Didn't see your name change. Autumn May 2021 #53

. NewHendoLib May 2021 #95

Precisely Sherman A1 May 2021 #65

And everyone gets down or frustrated sometimes Bettie Jun 2021 #116

There's always been a lot of exaggeration treestar May 2021 #21

Exactly! PortTack May 2021 #32

Things weren't yet in place FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #37

++1 live love laugh May 2021 #38

Exactly. msfiddlestix May 2021 #54

They're patient and they play the long game. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #90

+1 Kaleva May 2021 #77

perhaps it's just a portion of the awakening in the land.. Grasswire2 May 2021 #31

True that. onecaliberal May 2021 #46

I've seen that too . I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #74

You're allowed to say whatever you want StarfishSaver May 2021 #80

challlenged? Grasswire2 May 2021 #101

+1 live love laugh May 2021 #104

You're still here, so ... StarfishSaver May 2021 #105

No Grasswire2 May 2021 #113

And no, that isn't "what happens when you post your opinion on a public discussion board." Grasswire2 May 2021 #102

Yeah, because it is. BlueTsunami2018 May 2021 #34

..Please explain..."No one" , Those 2 Words..?, I believe there are, "MANY" ..not.."No one" Stuart G May 2021 #55

Ok, let's play semantics. BlueTsunami2018 May 2021 #98

This is a critical time, FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #35

Sticking our heads in the sand is not a solution StarfishSaver May 2021 #76

Some people certainly seem eager to see FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #103

unrec. Joe Biden "Democracy Itself is in Peril" NewHendoLib May 2021 #36

+1 live love laugh May 2021 #40

That's the first thing I thought of, too. Vinca May 2021 #43

+1 Bettie May 2021 #78

+++++++. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #92

+1. NT. andym May 2021 #111

*** BINGO !!! *** Biden is not exaggerating. People should give solutions though uponit7771 Jun 2021 #117

Yep. StarfishSaver May 2021 #41

I've been feeling it & trying, not always successfully, not to say it or respond too much... Hekate May 2021 #48

Well Said DET May 2021 #85

It isn't doing too well in Texas LeftInTX May 2021 #49

We're definitely on the brink. The vote against the Jan. 6 commission of... brush May 2021 #56

There's always been Doomers and Gloomers here. Kaleva May 2021 #59

True Andy823 May 2021 #63

Remember that? StarfishSaver May 2021 #79

Yes. I recall you and a few others working very hard to bring people back to reality Kaleva May 2021 #84

Yeah, soo true. And we made such a big friggin deal about Jan 6th... as if wasn't ever going to msfiddlestix May 2021 #87

When Doomers predications didn't come true, they quickly moved on to the next scenario Kaleva May 2021 #94

oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. msfiddlestix May 2021 #100

That's where I'm at. I don't post about it much, but I won't lie about how I feel. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #60

Yes, these are scary times. secondwind May 2021 #67

I'm trying to stay positive but it gets harder as time goes on kimbutgar May 2021 #68

When you get discouraged StarfishSaver May 2021 #81

What two Washington Post writers traveling the country found in 2016: betsuni May 2021 #83

Beautiful! StarfishSaver May 2021 #109

Nice to have perspective. I remember polls and other research revealed Hortensis Jun 2021 #121

Yes, but unfortunately with just cause. People would sleep a lot OnDoutside May 2021 #86

It's not just you. I noticed too. n/t Greybnk48 May 2021 #88

It's Monday mcar May 2021 #89

I think that what contributes to the choie May 2021 #96

This Meowmee May 2021 #99

Maybe the people edhopper May 2021 #107

Probably depends on how vulnerable one feels ecstatic May 2021 #108

Well President Biden made a speech today: he gave a warning that democracy is in 'peril' in the US andym May 2021 #110

Today President Biden warned 'Democracy itself is in peril' spanone May 2021 #112

"Never give up. Never surrender!" betsuni Jun 2021 #114

It's not just you. Many of us are justifiably disheartened by conservative Democrats Roisin Ni Fiachra Jun 2021 #115

100 "experts" seem to think there is. underpants Jun 2021 #118

"Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; Hortensis Jun 2021 #119

Isn't it always, "Game over, man, game over" Day on DU? FSogol Jun 2021 #120

"A frantic warning from 100 leading experts: Our democracy is in grave danger" WaPo Hekate Jun 2021 #122

Sounds like the kind of banal discussion fit for a... LanternWaste Jun 2021 #125