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Blaukraut

(5,693 posts) Fri Mar 4, 2016, 01:38 AM Mar 2016

We all think this is terribly funny, but it's not! [View all]

It's just terrible. Period. I have never seen anything like this election season in my almost 50 years on this good planet. If we don't diligently work to counter the stupidity and the dive for the lowest common denominator, we will end up in a real life Idiocracy. I have been here since 01. Rarely put up an OP, but my goodness. Enough is enough.

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We all think this is terribly funny, but it's not! [View all] Blaukraut Mar 2016 OP

If we don't diligently work to counter the stupidity, then we deserve what we get. herding cats Mar 2016 #1

Exactly! Blaukraut Mar 2016 #2

I live in Indiana. Do I deserve what other people dish up to me? silvershadow Mar 2016 #3

None of us deserves this! Which makes it all the more disgusting. Blaukraut Mar 2016 #5

Not to diss your post, but Wednesdays Mar 2016 #4

I don't know. That's my honest answer. Blaukraut Mar 2016 #6

Talking sense does not appeal to them jberryhill Mar 2016 #18

We've been in a real life idiocracy for ~20 years now. Shandris Mar 2016 #7

But Brawndo has what plants crave AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #10

It's not funny, but we should be glad it's happening Hydra Mar 2016 #8

We need to change the law that allows our Media to lie and be blatantly biased. 2pooped2pop Mar 2016 #9

we've been talking about reinstating the Fairness Doctrine on here since way back Blaukraut Mar 2016 #14

Too many Americans love celebrities. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #11

That's what baffles me. The definition of insanity and all that Blaukraut Mar 2016 #15

I don't think it's funny awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #12

same here. At first I thought he was trolling the Repubs. Not anymore. He means it n/t Blaukraut Mar 2016 #16

They scare the piss out of me too. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #20

It's getting ugly awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #21

it is very distressing indeed Skittles Mar 2016 #13

You've been here a long time, too, so you've seen it get worse Blaukraut Mar 2016 #17

worse both with the campaign trails and on DU Skittles Mar 2016 #19

well we did have the spectacle of Monica Lewinsky and the impeachment crisis... CTyankee Mar 2016 #22