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Fritz Walter

(4,290 posts)
10. I have the solution, thanks to Douglas Adams (RIP)
Sun Aug 14, 2016, 07:35 PM
Aug 2016

Between Election Day and Inauguration Day, we have to get these people off this planet -- let's face it: there's no other country that will accept Drumpf supporters, and they're not likely to willingly go to a place where 'Merican is not the official language.

So, let's ask Elon Musk and other aerospace entrepreneurs to build a giant spaceworthy Ark to cart them off to another planet. While the low-information types will gladly follow Drumpf aboard the vessel, there might be some who'd resist. So we have to come up with a plausible story.

Douglas Adams wrote about the Golgafrinchans' fear of some planet-wide catastrophe -- enormous mutant star-goat, twelve-foot piranha bees -- that persuaded an entire useless third of their population to evacuate.

What would persuade ALL Drumpf supporters to board a spaceship and evacuate this planet?

Hillary's presidency -- while abhorrent to them -- won't persuade all of them to give up their SUVs and double-wide trailers.
Zika virus -- unlikely.
Same-sex marriage -- maybe.

What instills the "flight" response in this group? We have 3 months. Let's get cracking on this.

The prospect of sharing oxygen with these people beyond mid-January is too horrible to contemplate.

john stewart reznor73 Aug 2016 #1
...and they didn't build it, either.... Wounded Bear Aug 2016 #3
But the Republicans sure did build Trump up to be their candidate. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #5
So glad we have John to say what needs to be said. lindysalsagal Aug 2016 #12
Jon is right: American belongs to those who believe in America: and those stand up lewebley3 Aug 2016 #29
welcome to du niyad Aug 2016 #33
When America's middle class was thriving, unions were at their strongest. Trump is right to work. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #2
I just want to tell backwards, TransitJohn Aug 2016 #4
We, need to tell conservative that they are voting against their own interest: The lewebley3 Aug 2016 #30
Slavery, of course. Coyotl Aug 2016 #6
Fundamentally white supremacy; white male supremacy, means coat-hanger abortions follow. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #7
Democratic House Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee once remarked oasis Aug 2016 #8
Those Good Old Days Were When This Country Practiced Liberalism Leith Aug 2016 #9
The America they Think They Want Ccarmona Aug 2016 #11
And the right wing has never been the strength of our history. n/t Beartracks Aug 2016 #22
? BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #16
You Are Right Leith Aug 2016 #20
When they lost themselves a link on the chain annabanana Aug 2016 #31
I have the solution, thanks to Douglas Adams (RIP) Fritz Walter Aug 2016 #10
There was a cult some years back that committed mass suicide keithbvadu2 Aug 2016 #13
Heaven's Gate. I remember that. The website stayed up forever after that too. Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #14
Take away the one thing they can't live without Pakid Aug 2016 #15
Sounds Good Leith Aug 2016 #21
yes theyd love to get the country back as they feel they own the house , senate and the white house allan01 Aug 2016 #17
To when the top tax rate on rich was 92%? ErikJ Aug 2016 #18
92%!???!! That's cruel. Let's be reasonable. nikto Aug 2016 #19
HA! . . ~Compassionate Progressivism~ annabanana Aug 2016 #32
I seriously think Progressives should start to use that term nikto Aug 2016 #34
I've recommended before HeiressofBickworth Aug 2016 #23
Great meme Gothmog Aug 2016 #24
for Russia, that is ananda Aug 2016 #25
Get it back as in 2naSalit Aug 2016 #26
Internment brooklynboy49 Aug 2016 #27
Thanks for that. rivegauche Aug 2016 #28
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