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In reply to the discussion: So, this is how it ends. Lets face it, barring a massive revolt, this country is finished. [View all]kydo
(2,679 posts)I am 50. I am an Air Force brat. My dad was in Air Force 20 years. I married a Navy guy. He retired after 20 years as Lt Commander. He works for the DoD.
I don't want to move. I have been moving all my life.
What is happening to this country is heart breaking.
This election was not an election. From before it started it was being undermined.
Some of the people doing the undermining are from our own country. These people want power at any cost and will do any thing, no matter how unethical and illegal, (so long as they are not caught and even if they are the system is so corrupt they will get off), to win.
Another group wanting to undermine and influence our elections are foreign countries. Russia, stands out as one but I am sure there are other countries and individuals in other countries that always try and undermine and influence our elections.
Then there is the American citizen. We are bombarded with, fake news, negative everything, voter suppression and a whole bunch of other things that there is no way we can make an educated vote. You don't know what the truth is. Most of the eligible Americans don't vote. Politics is full of liars and cheats. It doesn't matter to them because nothing really changes. Or they want to vote, but voting is made near impossible when you have to park way far away, and wait in line for hours. You can't take off work and the early voting is so short you couldn't get off for that if you were even lucky to live where there was early voting. And God forbid if you are black. Its twice as hard to register and stay registered.
Because of this corrupt thing we call elections we are going to give the highest office in the land to a complete loon! And that was his best quality. The people set to take over this country want to destroy it. They have said so and often for the last 20 years or so.
We have no say in the change of power. Our votes did not count. Despite all the bullshit, Hillary won by over 2 million votes!
We have no voice in Congress or the media. We have protested, called, emailed, wrote letters, try to speak to representatives, and signed petitions. All of it to no avail. They are not listening.
So unless we finally realize and accept what is going on, we will cling to the false hope that out Constitution gives us. The false hope is that we will be dealing with sane civil mature educated people. We are not.