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In reply to the discussion: Just want to say, i never dreamed how bad our country could become. I've NEVER thought [View all]
Initech
(108,932 posts)37. Not to mention the foreign influence that Isreal and Russia have.
Fuck Netanyahu and Putin to hell! 
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Just want to say, i never dreamed how bad our country could become. I've NEVER thought [View all]
bluestarone
20 hrs ago
OP
Having grown up in Mi'ssippi, there isn't much in any of this that surprises me
peppertree
4 hrs ago
#41
It's not only Mississippi. My husband and I met many bad racists in small Illinois towns.
raging moderate
4 hrs ago
#43
I wish i can believe that. They have gone way past anything i thought they would do. My thoughts are
bluestarone
19 hrs ago
#15
Then off to NY State prison. POTUS cannot pardon state crimes, including those for which he has already been convicted.
eppur_se_muova
13 hrs ago
#35
Yes they have made their final decision take over our country. They will not stop, i'm afraid.
bluestarone
19 hrs ago
#11
Well, he's got control of everything. Think about it. For example a millionaire goes to a grocery store or car dealer
bluestarone
19 hrs ago
#14
Many of thought we had some checks and balances against this sort of thing. No Kings
IronLionZion
19 hrs ago
#13
My maternal grandfather was a immigrant from Germany who came here in 1953
MustLoveBeagles
19 hrs ago
#16
I started worrying once the Patriot Act was passed. That's when the Constitution...
PeaceWave
19 hrs ago
#18
I'm talking about things that pre-dated Trump and that actually set the stage for him...
PeaceWave
17 hrs ago
#32
Never had any of this on my bingo card but I do feel the ousting of Orban is a plus
vapor2
18 hrs ago
#22
I know. And we can't wake up from the nightmare. It's neverending and it's for real.
50 Shades Of Blue
18 hrs ago
#26
And when Democrats take back control of Congress, and find themselves unable to reverse all of his destruction,
sop
17 hrs ago
#29
Many think the Supreme Court and the corrupt DOJ completely insulate Trump from accountability.
summer_in_TX
13 hrs ago
#36
One more thought here. I'm of the thinking that our great country has ONE more chance to survive. That would be the
bluestarone
5 hrs ago
#40
Exactly what I've been feeling. It's a nightmare. It's depressing. But we've got to hold on and help rebuild.
Martin68
1 hr ago
#48
This is the culmination of the class war the Robber Barons declared against the New Deal 95
PatrickforB
14 min ago
#55