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In reply to the discussion: Is the America we know coming to an end? [View all]Traildogbob
(9,684 posts)31. The GQP
Is the new Peoples Temple. Trump is the cult leader. His flock is dying for him with covid. We can only hope when all the courts take all his ill gotten fortunes, he takes the same ending as Jim Jones. Seeing Jim Jones bloated corpse lying among his fools after shooting himself makes me think, What if, this is how MAGA ends.
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"..Fascism does not need a majority .." 👈🏾 THIS !!! Nazis only had peak 37% of German parliment
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#54
I would say has come to an end., from what we thought would last for quite a while.
BlueJac
Nov 2021
#5
Functioning democracy and society is breaking down. Hard to see any way to turn it around.
Doodley
Nov 2021
#9
Yes, we will more than likely lose the house. The senate remains in our favor and looks like we
PortTack
Nov 2021
#44
Not to over-simplify things (I am just focusing in on a BIG one) but social media is ripping apart
Celerity
Nov 2021
#19
Social media was the paradigm-breaking inflection point as it is partially directed two-way traffic
Celerity
Nov 2021
#27
If elected Dem leaders don't INSIST on immediate accountability and pass voting rights laws.
CousinIT
Nov 2021
#25
It could be as bad as you say. Just keep an eye on how most Americans see the situation, too.
ancianita
Nov 2021
#35
Agree..thx. So much is unknown. If we act and behave as if our country is doomed then
PortTack
Nov 2021
#47
"And maybe they're not." I think one indictment is woefully inadequate at this point.
Evolve Dammit
Nov 2021
#39
It already ended in the early 2000s when we accepted WMD lies and torture camps
traitorsgalore
Nov 2021
#68
You are speaking from the perspective of a white person and not that of a NA or Black
Kaleva
Nov 2021
#75