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sarisataka

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15. A good article, but it is off target

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 01:08 PM

10 hrs ago

The problem is not allowing such a person to remain in office; the problem is electing such a person in the first place.

They has been no great behavioral change since he took office, no sudden surprises appearing after the election. Much of what has been done he actually used in campaign, speeches, announcing how he would use power.

The problem is despite his known behavior, his openly campaigning that he would act as a dictator and widely publicized criminal history we have an electorate that was supportive of, or so apathetic they couldn’t be bothered to vote, such a person that they elected him to office

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A healthy democracy...would not allow a deranged, serial abuser of women and children to occupy its most powerful office [View all] babylonsister 12 hrs ago OP

Our democracy is light years from being healthy. spanone 12 hrs ago #1

Kick dalton99a 12 hrs ago #2

My husband last night was talking to a friend about this United States as NOW. chouchou 12 hrs ago #3

Keyword being "healthy". Solly Mack 12 hrs ago #4

Half the people don't vote which left us defenseless against those who would do us harm. Blues Heron 11 hrs ago #5

It has been reported for years that most people get 15 minutes of news a day... IthinkThereforeIAM 9 hrs ago #20

I really hope Nixon can't see what's going on n/t leftstreet 11 hrs ago #6

This very thing was the subject of Olbermann's Countdown this morning. flashman13 11 hrs ago #7

I would expand that statement EYESORE 9001 11 hrs ago #8

Maybe he was sent to a military school because his first sexual assault was against a younger female family member ChicagoTeamster 11 hrs ago #9

Not likely, based on what is known about the family. ShazzieB 9 hrs ago #21

Thanks for the info. I hope this clears things up not just for me but other lurkers as well. ChicagoTeamster 9 hrs ago #23

Yes, it's very easy to speculate! ShazzieB 6 hrs ago #24

Excuse my language.... SergeStorms 10 hrs ago #10

Very well-written piece BaronChocula 10 hrs ago #11

No shit, right? Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago #12

It appears this could well be the largest honey trap and sex trafficking ring run by Putin and the KGB Bev54 10 hrs ago #13

How is this creature affecting the mental health of millions? young_at_heart 10 hrs ago #14

A good article, but it is off target sarisataka 10 hrs ago #15

And who said we were a "healthy democracy"? kentuck 10 hrs ago #17

That is an assumption of a fact not in evidence sarisataka 9 hrs ago #22

Worse than that. He caused an insurrection and got away with it. spanone 10 hrs ago #16

No healthy democracy would ever elect such a criminal - rapist, fraudster, tax cheat, treason -- but racist failing one JT45242 10 hrs ago #18

The "Advent of Gingerich"... IthinkThereforeIAM 9 hrs ago #19

I lived in Houston when DeLay was around. Yes, babylonsister 1 hr ago #25

The elite have ALWAYS abused women and children. DJ Synikus Makisimus 1 hr ago #26