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The beginning of the end? [View all] AlexSFCA Jan 2017 OP
Well he can try Generator Jan 2017 #1
fight back hard, fight back smart geek tragedy Jan 2017 #2
You've got to have weapons to fight back. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #5
our biggest weapon is that the Republicans will own everything bad that happens geek tragedy Jan 2017 #6
That and $5.00 will buy you a latte. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #9
bingo AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #10
I've been working out the scenario for the last couple of weeks. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #12
I sincerely doubt DU is the right place for your excellent analysis riderinthestorm Jan 2017 #118
The "Paul" in question being yours truly. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #130
There are those that do see the writing on the wall... IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #132
Nothing less than cilla4progress Feb 2017 #176
It is so frustrating to live in an age... IamFortunesFool Feb 2017 #182
Do you think Schumer gets it? And a few others? pangaia Feb 2017 #203
no way AlexSFCA Feb 2017 #205
Thanks..and for your post pangaia Feb 2017 #206
I heard similar despair after 2004. geek tragedy Jan 2017 #13
This isn't necessarily about imposing a totalitarian state. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #14
there are 50 states. Much easier to destroy an empire geek tragedy Jan 2017 #23
So bannon is the mastermind of our demise? bdamomma Jan 2017 #157
But trump is just the wooden mouthpiece, in my view. pangaia Feb 2017 #207
Agreed 100%nt riderinthestorm Jan 2017 #117
I sure get it.. got it quite a while ago.... pangaia Feb 2017 #202
Yes, it looks bad. No, the sky is not falling. Nitram Jan 2017 #3
+1 True. Time to stand up for what we belieive in, not play Chicken Little. n/t FSogol Jan 2017 #7
Well, I for one think you are dead wrong. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #8
What evidence do you have? We've been going down this road for years ecstatic Jan 2017 #139
At some point you reach the end of the road..and it is a dead end. pangaia Feb 2017 #208
I so hope you are right starshine00 Jan 2017 #161
Way to go! What a perfect analysis! GliderGuider Jan 2017 #4
thank you AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #20
I have the same sense of being alone with this knowledge. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #25
great AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #29
Well, Bannon is a Leninist whose main goal is to destroy the state. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #33
yes AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #41
Thanks. You articulate Bannon's goals very clearly. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #43
haha AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #48
You're a real ray of sunshine, aren't you? GliderGuider Jan 2017 #50
thank you TeddyBear 1 Jan 2017 #85
Following your conversation cilla4progress Feb 2017 #177
Bannon wants to install a Theocracy onlyadream Feb 2017 #187
Yup! His goal is a moral/ethnic cleansing of the USA. GliderGuider Feb 2017 #188
You're the one who convinced me. pangaia Feb 2017 #209
This is hogwash. Trump is a lifelong narcissist/psychopath. That's the #1 issue right now. manicraven Jan 2017 #64
optimism AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #71
Alex, r u a Russian troll? LOL. pangaia Feb 2017 #210
Yes, Trump is but it's Bannon who has his ear. onlyadream Feb 2017 #186
I understand perfectly what you wrote and I agree. The only thing I would add LiberalLoner Jan 2017 #74
correct AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #78
A Drumpf like candidate has no chance here in Cali . DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #11
That is not the point Caliman73 Jan 2017 #37
What is China going to be doing while all this going on ? DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #40
Being that there has been talk about engaging in a trade war with China... Caliman73 Jan 2017 #42
China isn't going to sit on its hands while Russia tries to make the world lily white. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #44
not much AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #93
Nope! Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #15
Trump has authoritarian instincts but I have faith our institutions hold. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #18
I beg you AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #24
That doesn't change a single thing I wrote Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #27
this AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #32
The next governor of California will be pro gay rights, pro immigration, and pro health care for all DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #39
Really? You know my mind? You know what I've learned? Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #45
Yes, everybody who disagrees with you is blind and foolish mythology Jan 2017 #155
fair AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #156
I second what AlexSFCA said just now, word for word. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #26
there is more AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #35
Yes, I figured that Jerusalem was no spur-of-the-moment decision. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #38
Yes please send me a pm as well. nt riderinthestorm Jan 2017 #119
Me too please. I see exactly what you're describing. You've outlined it very thoughtfully. elehhhhna Feb 2017 #190
Please pm me too. I'm late to your OP but completely ... and unfortunately ... agree. hedda_foil Feb 2017 #221
Welcome to DU. NT WiffenPoof Jan 2017 #16
I agree that Russia is behind Trump and the secret support of fascist movements in Europe workinclasszero Jan 2017 #17
And crippling the US is part of his plot. Initech Jan 2017 #21
Yes it is workinclasszero Jan 2017 #28
No one will stand for bdamomma Jan 2017 #158
Who will stop Trump? workinclasszero Jan 2017 #163
how AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #65
Vladimir Putin is a mad man. Initech Jan 2017 #19
Drumpf is a mad man. Putin is a cold as ice calculator. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #22
Putin is an evil genius workinclasszero Jan 2017 #62
good luck AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #53
I believe that you are right workinclasszero Feb 2017 #200
How about we make it the end of the beginning? There are droves of people in the streets, shraby Jan 2017 #30
Drumpf sucks but this "woe is me" stuff sucks more. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #36
Agreed! Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #46
Agreed. "Woe is me" is a trap... WePurrsevere Jan 2017 #57
There are more of us than there are Deplorables. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #60
I totally agree. nt WePurrsevere Jan 2017 #73
yes AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #80
We will fight back bdamomma Jan 2017 #128
I envy your optimism AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #52
I agree! The GOP is planning to oust tRump and that will remove Bannon. manicraven Jan 2017 #66
How did it get to this? jambo101 Jan 2017 #31
easy AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #54
Yes how could anyone not see this coming? True_Blue Jan 2017 #133
They forgot to remember that elections have consequences... world wide wally Feb 2017 #223
Agree,unless IRS charges him with massive tax evasion, his returns are inconsequential wishstar Jan 2017 #34
Tell that shit gibbon to bring it on! denbot Jan 2017 #47
I mostly disagree. Blue_true Jan 2017 #49
again AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #51
Brown is a tough cookie, he is ready to Blue_true Jan 2017 #56
thank you AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #55
Really? A week into Trump's presidency and you can see all that? MineralMan Jan 2017 #58
I understand AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #61
Hey AlexSFCA - thanks for posting, and welcome to Leghorn21 Jan 2017 #67
painful AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #70
I appreciate your reply, and am so truly sorry you have found yourself once Leghorn21 Jan 2017 #76
frusturating AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #84
I'll tell you what, Alex, if English is your second (or third or fourth) Leghorn21 Jan 2017 #94
So the impression I'm getting is this: GliderGuider Jan 2017 #90
surkov AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #96
I noticed that there seems to be a fog around Surkin. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #98
hmm AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #121
You're probably right GliderGuider Jan 2017 #122
good analysis AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #125
There are alt-right tracks all over the landscape up here. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #127
Hi again, GG cilla4progress Feb 2017 #179
If I may interject IamFortunesFool Feb 2017 #183
I think the black suits and cilla4progress Feb 2017 #184
Thank you for mentioning Silicon billionaire Trump backer Peter Thiel, California's next governor. hedda_foil Feb 2017 #222
GG, your wondering if you've come up with a "fair view" is Leghorn21 Jan 2017 #97
Yes, sorry. I missed on who I was replying to. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #100
No worries, eh? We're all reading and writing as hard as we can!! I'm off to Leghorn21 Jan 2017 #101
The rapid EOs and confrontations are deliberate imo. Part of the plan riderinthestorm Jan 2017 #120
At least I am not alone in my thoughts...nt Vilis Veritas Jan 2017 #59
What's happening to the economy while all of this is going on? Doremus Jan 2017 #63
tough AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #69
But how exactly is he going to do this? workinclasszero Jan 2017 #75
infrastructure AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #77
For instance... workinclasszero Jan 2017 #81
big picture AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #87
We will see soon enough workinclasszero Jan 2017 #89
The economy is not 'minute'. It's everything. Not only to the working class Doremus Jan 2017 #92
I've been thinking everything you say here. yardwork Jan 2017 #68
a million dollar question AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #144
yep, this is where we are now 0rganism Jan 2017 #72
The end came back in 2000. Rex Jan 2017 #79
Yes. The 2000 "selection" and 9/11/2001 are what got us here. VOX Jan 2017 #99
So Are You Leaving? LovingA2andMI Jan 2017 #82
Put up the good fight lunatica Jan 2017 #86
not leaving AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #88
Very good points, well thought out and clearly stated lunatica Jan 2017 #83
What is your motive in posting this? Generator Jan 2017 #91
thanks AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #102
I imagine there are more politicians who see as you do cilla4progress Feb 2017 #181
There has been a coup d'etat, and these are not ordinary times. VOX Jan 2017 #95
You are right. nancy1942 Jan 2017 #103
We have been ruled by elites since our nation's founding DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #104
term AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #105
I would call Russia an authoritarian regime. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #106
geez AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #107
But the oligarchs don't give a rip about Judeao-Christian values as long as they are making money. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #108
it's not the same AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #111
US is not a democracy. If US was a democracy, Hillary would be president because she got more votes. LisaL Jan 2017 #124
equivalent AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #143
Glad you wrote this singed.dude Jan 2017 #109
the end then? AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #110
Read this comment singed.dude Jan 2017 #115
Far too many people have been brainwashed to believe liberals and HRC Mr. Ected Jan 2017 #112
bingo! AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #114
This Will Be A Messy Fight For Our Democracy... DEM4EVR801 Jan 2017 #113
dream AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #116
Having a nice daughter doesn't prove anything about the father. LisaL Jan 2017 #123
true AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #126
Thanks for posting this. old guy Jan 2017 #129
A kick for what is probably the most important thread on DU right now. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #131
thanks AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #135
This message was self-deleted by its author AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #137
You are leaving out the other half of the equation... IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #140
this is not the point AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #145
I agree... That's not my point, either. IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #146
let's stay focused AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #147
Agreed IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #149
Further... IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #148
global order AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #150
great commentary! InformedElitist Jan 2017 #151
There is positive view... IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #152
I couldn't agree more... IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #136
Finally, some like minds! IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #134
brainstorming AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #138
Thank you! orangecrush Jan 2017 #141
interesting read about Dugin AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #142
Kick and rec. Ligyron Jan 2017 #153
will it be worth it? InformedElitist Jan 2017 #154
The scenarios you describe make sense to me. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2017 #159
K&R bdamomma Jan 2017 #160
Excellent OP and thread. Ligyron Jan 2017 #162
we'll see AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #164
North Korea IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #165
good point AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #166
It you remember, the very day that Trump announced our withdraw from the TPP China's president IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #167
sounds logical AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #168
Economic instability is a boon to the cabal in the short term... IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #169
true AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #170
Probably... IamFortunesFool Jan 2017 #171
Assange? AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #172
I think they are ready to make their big move. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #173
About Dugin (essential read) AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #174
kick pat_k Feb 2017 #175
To AlexFSCA jaxind Feb 2017 #178
maybe AlexSFCA Feb 2017 #212
We can and will stop the orange nightmare. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #180
Consider that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton aren't obsessing as much as people here... brooklynite Feb 2017 #185
The "We're doomed" rants do help in one regard. GliderGuider Feb 2017 #189
Mike Huckabee will be happy to sell you an emergency food supply... brooklynite Feb 2017 #191
This isn't it - quite yet. GliderGuider Feb 2017 #192
not yet AlexSFCA Feb 2017 #193
All of these posts about people not "getting it" butdiduvote Feb 2017 #194
idiotic Trump voters Skittles Feb 2017 #198
Excellent OP deserving of a.......BUMP. NT pablo_marmol Feb 2017 #195
More on this: pablo_marmol Feb 2017 #196
great article AlexSFCA Feb 2017 #197
You've read my mind........and I thank you deeply for your OP. pablo_marmol Feb 2017 #201
Robert Reich's Resistance Report from today. Facebook kentuck Feb 2017 #199
Please watch this short video clip in another DU OP. Stinky The Clown Feb 2017 #204
Yeah........I think Pelley's "No question" was irresponsible. pablo_marmol Feb 2017 #211
Well, it seems to me that, from what you've written, it's all over... regnaD kciN Feb 2017 #213
no AlexSFCA Feb 2017 #214
Personally, I think this democracy will out live him. MFM008 Feb 2017 #215
let's follow up on this in a few months AlexSFCA Feb 2017 #216
One difference Caliman73 Feb 2017 #218
true AlexSFCA Feb 2017 #219
K&R bdamomma Feb 2017 #217
Alex!! Is it possible for you to repost your original text here without all the comments? Leghorn21 Feb 2017 #220
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