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mr_lebowski

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26. My post to a friend who's bowing out of discussions of politics on FB cuz of 'hate from both sides'
Wed Feb 1, 2017, 06:23 AM
Feb 2017

Hi Y'all .. long time lurker, was at one time (or two) a poster here, but lost all my acct info and access to old emails ... apparently I must reply before I can start threads, so I begin here establishing my bona-fides ... and this thread seems a good place to start!

Re: the article ... THIS IS NOT OKAY!!

Now, what I told my buddy:

"I, for one, hope you stay engaged, making a point to objectively view news sources from both sides (keeping in mind, sadly, not many sources of news are truly neutral ... they pretty much all serve their corporate overlords) and educate yourself as best as possible. Arguing on FB is of course pointless and I don't blame you for signing off ... I do the same ... mostly I just say my piece, and move on ... rarely sticking around to actually 'argue'. But I do try from time to time try to steer people towards solid reportage, what seem to be 'facts', and encourage independent thought.

That said, I honestly don't see how anybody viewing what's gone on the past 10 days could not at least be ... alarmed ... this stuff is totally unprecedented. And just because something is 'different' in the way Trump is acting, and we all 'hate politicians' ... doesn't make what he's doing 'okay', just because it's 'different'. This is not okay.

It may seem that way, if you've not paid attention to the way 'things are normally done', but I HAVE paid attention, my whole life ... and this is really not acceptable Presidential behavior, what we've seen. In fact, it very much appears that an extremely unstable individual ... literally a malignant narcissist, to use Psych 101 terms ... has been handed the levers of power, and now holds the fate of the ENTIRE WORLD in his hands.

For example ... did you SEE his 'tweet' about House Minority Leader (former Majority Leader) Pelosi having problems with the microphone at an event she was speaking at? Can you imagine ANY other POTUS stooping SO LOW as to ridicule the opposition's leader of the House or Senate ... VIA A FUCKING TWEET, like Teh Donald just did today? Hell, even 'W' wouldn't have dreamed of demeaning himself in this way.

Seriously, how does EVERYONE not realize that this man has NO BUSINESS holding the office of POTUS? What's next, Republicans? You got President Hector Mountain Dew Camacho lined up for 2020?

Look, I understand thinking one or two things the dude has done appear on their face to be 'good ideas' (I, for one, am no big fan of the TPP, for example), but even the 'good things' aren't being done for the right reasons. Drumpf hates the 'trade deals' like TPP and NAFTA because they're assc'd with his political enemies (Obama and Bill, respectively). He has absolutely NO IDEA what these Agreements mean, what's in them, why they were passed, nor what will happen if they're just unilaterally ignored.

Mark my words: Drumpf is power-hungry CHILD ... in a 70 year's body, and he has NOBODY'S 'best interest' in mind ... but his own.

Anyone failing to see that is simply a willing mark for a master con-artist. Period. He literally has the sophistication of 'thought' that you'd see when an upstart young Chimp defeats the Elder Patriarch of the family in a contest of strength, and inherits the harem. And guess what? ALL the rest of us ... are the 'defeated', in this egomaniacs mind. Unless you're literally willing to lick the mans boot. Then ... you might be alright by him ...

So by all means, step away from FB. But don't stop educating yourself. What's going on is NOT normal, and it's not OKAY ... at least not if you're a decent, loving human being, and a lover of this Great Nation!!!"

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in the back of their minds...they see investigtions coming at them..... beachbum bob Jan 2017 #1
He is making sure that Trump avebury Jan 2017 #3
The GOP will use Trump and then weissmam Jan 2017 #4
Yes, 2018 is coming. NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #6
the entertainment value of watching this train wreck makes up for the disasters they are causing beachbum bob Jan 2017 #10
Are those the new words of House Stark? Or let's call it House Resist. 2018 is coming. tclambert Jan 2017 #20
House Stark isn't maybe the best role model for us . . . n/t MrModerate Feb 2017 #28
Five Stark kids are still alive. The Lannisters have none. tclambert Feb 2017 #29
Three. Jon's not a Stark. And the youngest boy got Boltoned. MrModerate Feb 2017 #32
Oh, I forgot Ramsay finished off Rickon. But Jon is a Stark on his mother's side. tclambert Feb 2017 #33
I forgot that Jon's birth mother was a Stark . . . unless she wasn't. n/t MrModerate Feb 2017 #34
It's a wide enough Turbineguy Jan 2017 #2
Unfortunately, there's already a death trail. Barack_America Jan 2017 #5
Amateurs is what the Trump voters wanted HopeAgain Jan 2017 #7
I've been using the word "cabal" since January 22. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2017 #8
A cynical disregard for America in their pursuit of power bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #9
This scares me. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2017 #11
they know exactly what they're doing... dhill926 Jan 2017 #17
yep. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2017 #18
Bannon is such a low life. There must be something in his past that would rise to the level of Vinca Jan 2017 #12
Unless it's a crime that he can be prosecuted for metalbot Jan 2017 #13
I wonder that as well blueseas Jan 2017 #16
Bannon is the power behind the throne Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #25
He would make Martin Bormann proud. LanternWaste Jan 2017 #14
He's trying to protect from impeachment justiceischeap Jan 2017 #15
KnR Hekate Jan 2017 #19
Just like W whose tbbnf Jan 2017 #21
Really? Your FIRST post and you go with the "false flag" BS? Sheesh.... 7962 Jan 2017 #23
First since tbbnf Jan 2017 #24
Thats easy, "youre wrong". Conspiracy theories are a dime a dozen. 7962 Feb 2017 #27
Well, I've got over 20,000 and I sort of agree with him. GliderGuider Feb 2017 #30
They should have seen this coming.. Desert grandma Jan 2017 #22
My post to a friend who's bowing out of discussions of politics on FB cuz of 'hate from both sides' mr_lebowski Feb 2017 #26
I find it amazing that there are no rules for these things Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2017 #31
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