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Dr. Jack

(675 posts)
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 08:19 PM Jan 2017

I Will Leave You With A Prediction [View all]

I really only like talking politics regularly during elections so sticking around right now isnt very appealing. Ill get very annoyed very quickly if i have to talk about Trump every day, even if it is with you fine folks.

Here is what I think will happen over the next 18 months or so. I dont think we will decend into facist rule by tacky Don and his dumbass children. Hes too dumb, too lazy, and too unpopular. He has been in office for a few hours and the backlash is already overwhelming. He will probably never be more popular than he is right now and that is not a good way to start if you want to be a dictator.

No instead we will get a paralyzed, very corrupt government that barely functions beyond awarding tax cuts to rich fucks and less regulations on big oil. You will see a very isolated and impotent president (in more ways than 1) and congress plauged by laziness and infighting over completely tone deaf priorities.

Trump will spend most of his time bitching on twitter, making up shit as fewer and fewer people listen, and parading around like a princess, throwing out his title every chance he gets but overall dithering and refusing to work. Ryan and McConnell will have their hands full dealing with splintering factions that all want different yet pointless things that they can never get through congress and a democratic party that stonewalls them at every turn.

So my friends, no we arent a totalitarian dictatorship today and we wont be whenever trump is thrown out of office. Instead of are now in the era of extreme paralysis, where nothing useful to most people gets done in washington. Where the president and congressional leaders sit around with their thumbs up their butts and talk endlessly about what they are going to do instead of actually doing anything.

You probably wont experience The Great Terror or The Great Purge but instead The Great Frustration.


Welp, good luck all. As I said earlier, the best revenge is living well, so get out there and enjoy life while Trump slowly realizes that he is a powerless figurehead that is despised by the american people. Ill see you all in about a year when we start the process of kicking these klan members in washington to the curb.

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I think you paint a not-too-far-out scenario. Certainly wouldn't surprise me to pan out this way. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2017 #1
The Best Revenge Me. Jan 2017 #2
I had my doubts about Schumer but so far so good Dr. Jack Jan 2017 #3
I Do Hope So Me. Jan 2017 #6
Just like Obama, Trump is saddled with a congressional majority of his own party FarCenter Jan 2017 #4
Bookmarking your prediction underpants Jan 2017 #5
will we see you back in in four years, Dr. Jack? Skittles Jan 2017 #7
As soon as the midterms get under way Dr. Jack Jan 2017 #11
if anything comes from this sick debacle Skittles Jan 2017 #12
Sounds about right orangecrush Jan 2017 #8
Sounds about right to me. trof Jan 2017 #9
Who says you have to sign in everyday and talk about Trashpot? Well thanks for leaving us TrekLuver Jan 2017 #10
Gas up a buck a gallon within 12 months voteearlyvoteoften Jan 2017 #13
I agree red dog 1 Jan 2017 #21
More like 30 days Mr.Bill Jan 2017 #29
I think your scenario is very plausible. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #14
I think it is all about them getting their hands on as much public traunches of money as they can Nictuku Jan 2017 #15
I like your scenario. leanforward Jan 2017 #16
Totally disagree jodymarie aimee Jan 2017 #17
It's like people haven't lived Cosmocat Jan 2017 #23
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #25
I believe that we will be dropping bombs on Iran in 6 months. grantcart Jan 2017 #18
"Ill get very annoyed very quickly if i have to talk about Trump every day" VOX Jan 2017 #19
I hope you're right, consolidation while doing nothing is just fine bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #20
Very good post bhusar Jan 2017 #22
Bye for now.. denbot Jan 2017 #24
Dictators do not need to be popular to take over liberal N proud Jan 2017 #26
He's a fascist and the other American fascists control Congress. Hissyspit Jan 2017 #27
Thank you. cilla4progress Jan 2017 #28
I really appreciated your posts during the election, Dr. Jack, pnwmom Jan 2017 #30
I disagree red dog 1 Jan 2017 #31
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