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MrPurple

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76. No, it's completely disastrous.

Wed Feb 8, 2017, 02:19 PM

Feb 2017

Right now, we could be discussing Hillary having named Al Gore to head the EPA and appointing the justice that's about to overturn Citizen's United.

Trump's been in office for two weeks. The damage that he and his cabinet of billionaires are about to do to our system is incalculable. They're claiming that the press is covering up terrorist attacks - there's likely Orwellian military actions in the works.

This has been a tough time for me personally and this daily news doesn't help my mood. It's best to be energized and fight, but looking at this as a silver lining good thing is naive. We've assumed that Trump couldn't succeed from the day he announced and he's managed to every step of the way. I'm not confident that his wrecking ball will be stopped before doing enormous irreparable damage, or that the majority of the country will just become happily progressive afterward.

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Does anyone find this madness a little exciting? (As in encouraging) [View all] retrowire Feb 2017 OP

No bravenak Feb 2017 #1

Me neither. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #3

That's exactly how I feel. The JPR folks live for this shit. bravenak Feb 2017 #11

Absolutely. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #13

They can start at TJ Maxx. Fuck Ivanka too, she would be the type 'excited' by this bravenak Feb 2017 #23

They'd whine about how poor they all are. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #26

Per a friend who works at TJ Maxx crazycatlady Feb 2017 #68

I bet it sits at the goodwill for a year before they just bag it up and set it in the alley for free bravenak Feb 2017 #73

I think from there it goes to Ropa por Libra Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #132

They should ship it back to her at the whitehouse bravenak Feb 2017 #133

I LIKE it! Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #137

it reeks of privilege. JHan Feb 2017 #17

Somebody who will never be harmed half as much as my kids bravenak Feb 2017 #21

They think the people in the streets are Bernie's revolution. LOL n/t seaglass Feb 2017 #82

LOL! Sad.nt bravenak Feb 2017 #85

I really wish they would stay at JPR. Squinch Feb 2017 #214

Me too, for sure. I stay away from there on purpose bravenak Feb 2017 #250

Yep. cwydro Feb 2017 #249

I heard or read somewhere that bdamomma Feb 2017 #136

No. Exhausting Alice11111 Feb 2017 #123

It's unreal bravenak Feb 2017 #124

Susan, is that you? jmg257 Feb 2017 #2

I think I finally figured that you're talking about sarandon. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #28

Ha - sorry - just busting chops... nt jmg257 Feb 2017 #29

No worries! Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #35

I understand, I do. One huge caution, no matter what you do, or what we do Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #4

+1 heaven05 Feb 2017 #50

It's always the straight white males (and occasionally white women)... butdiduvote Feb 2017 #91

Good thing I never stated I found any of this fun. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #96

Well it's a good thing I never said the dismal news is what excites me. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #95

I am defending you Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #99

I know. retrowire Feb 2017 #102

Your experience in this thread, mine also, is a lesson for us white str8t men, if we Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #105

Oh I know this completely. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #112

Nope JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #5

It's like a National Night Before a Colonoscopy n/t leftstreet Feb 2017 #6

Or a root canal. eom fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 #7

not at all Afromania Feb 2017 #8

Not me - depressed at some level since election day. However - if all sorts of positive activism NRaleighLiberal Feb 2017 #9

No. But I feast on anger and fury, they sustain me. JHan Feb 2017 #10

Fuck no. There is no lotus. n/t seaglass Feb 2017 #12

What I desperately, desperately, desperately want is. . . BigDemVoter Feb 2017 #14

me too... we all know those fuckers deserve it so badly Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #22

30% of Californians voted for this so-called President. - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #41

Ugh. I live in California, and that makes me ill to read. . . BigDemVoter Feb 2017 #122

!!! Alice11111 Feb 2017 #120

I'd trade all the craziness and excitement in an instant for an alternate reality... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2017 #15

I sometimes have fantasies about that.. JHan Feb 2017 #20

it's only exciting in the sense that the GOP could completely collapse over Trump and we Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #16

Exciting, like trying to keep a falling power line out of water you and others are standing in, highplainsdem Feb 2017 #18

Well said Alice11111 Feb 2017 #233

In a way, like when you watch an explosion The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #19

Not in the least. I've had enough of the many months of turmoil and feel disgusted by Trumpists. manicraven Feb 2017 #24

My feelings too. On the verge of tears daily Alice11111 Feb 2017 #236

I like what you have shared here. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #25

Exactly! Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #33

If I remember right, you are pretty young and relatively new in politics. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #46

I took no offense retrowire Feb 2017 #54

In the March, I loved seeing the young faces. Good attitude. Alice11111 Feb 2017 #239

Thank you. I'm trying to not be beaten down right now so I appreciate this encouragement. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #243

While I'm glad to see increased civic participation and grassroots organizing, I think octoberlib Feb 2017 #27

tragic comedy heaven05 Feb 2017 #30

+1 get the red out Feb 2017 #34

There is one thing about the OP, and what I think maybe he meant Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #97

I feel you heaven05 Feb 2017 #107

I really truly believe they need to be EDUCATED as to what a 2 party system is. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #108

well, I am truly tech-challenged heaven05 Feb 2017 #117

Thanks, will do Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #119

I find it stomach-churning. 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #31

Me too bravenak Feb 2017 #37

sure...just like throwing a hand grenade into a crowded cafeteria..."just to see what happens" n/t anarch Feb 2017 #32

So sad that you find the possibility of 20 million people losing health insurance "exciting". Trust Buster Feb 2017 #36

I gladly await for you to point out where I said retrowire Feb 2017 #42

Nope, if you don't get it already, there is nothing that I can say that will make a difference. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #45

That's what I'm talking about! retrowire Feb 2017 #49

What you see as excited motivation, I see as a day I had never hoped to see in this country. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #53

But it happened. retrowire Feb 2017 #56

The time for excitement was prior to the election. For 18 months a madman made it crystal clear Trust Buster Feb 2017 #75

Do you use an Alt+Dictionary? LanternWaste Feb 2017 #79

I am entitled to my opinion. I find nothing exciting about this ongoing national nightmare. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #92

I get what you're saying, I do. Still, the potential for disaster is too great to Solly Mack Feb 2017 #38

I'm not excited for casually observing retrowire Feb 2017 #43

There is the potential for change, I agree. By change I mean positive change as you do. Solly Mack Feb 2017 #58

Don't apologize for your interpretation of my words. retrowire Feb 2017 #60

things heaven05 Feb 2017 #39

No. This is Shock Doctrine in our own country. CrispyQ Feb 2017 #40

Germany recovered. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #44

Are you serious? Or having a laugh? This ain't games, it never has been or never should seen as such JHan Feb 2017 #47

Well.... retrowire Feb 2017 #51

It was the first thing that came to my mind.. "Wtf"... JHan Feb 2017 #55

Yep. retrowire Feb 2017 #59

Ok. I hear you.+++++ JHan Feb 2017 #62

I wouldn't say they "bounced" back. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #64

I agree the term bounced back is erroneous retrowire Feb 2017 #66

Tell that to the MILLIONS who were murdered WhiteTara Feb 2017 #130

I never said the excitation was pleasurable. retrowire Feb 2017 #140

Here's a definition of exciting WhiteTara Feb 2017 #143

A definition. And the word has many. retrowire Feb 2017 #144

Retrowire WhiteTara Feb 2017 #210

Well said. Alice11111 Feb 2017 #242

do you, like, FORGET THE CASUALTIES? Skittles Feb 2017 #180

I think that this is the most disgusting post I've seen in years. yardwork Feb 2017 #219

You find it abhorrent that Germany recovered from a tyrannical chapter in their history? retrowire Feb 2017 #227

My fucking gawd bravenak Feb 2017 #74

Yeah, after wiping out almost a whole generation. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #84

This is a horrifying, ignorant and astonishingly insensitive post. You should self delete. Squinch Feb 2017 #118

the jews who died didn't. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #156

This is obvious. Has nothing to do with the fact that Germany didn't stay that way. retrowire Feb 2017 #189

no, your statements don't at all make it obvious that you care about the lives that will be damaged La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #190

Forgive me for assuming that people understood that I'm not apathetic. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #192

you said germany recovered and didn't mention the millions who died La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #203

I just said forgive me for assuming that lol nt retrowire Feb 2017 #204

i don't. lol. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #205

Forgiveness is a trait not graciously carried by everyone. retrowire Feb 2017 #206

Forgiveness is not a trait. Squinch Feb 2017 #211

"Germany Recovered?" Now THAT is offensive. Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #171

.... Or we could be proud of what Germany is retrowire Feb 2017 #173

One more time, your ignorant approach to this is jaw-dropping. Squinch Feb 2017 #185

Simply sputtering "Germany recovered" projects a complete "whatever" laissez-faire Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #197

You continue to interpret my words as you see fit. retrowire Feb 2017 #199

"Germany recovered" -- wtf is wrong with you??? obamanut2012 Feb 2017 #222

I'm talking about the nation though. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #225

Wow. nt cwydro Feb 2017 #251

The nation of Germany is still under fascist oppression by the Nazi party? retrowire Feb 2017 #254

I would love to see the events that we are trying bdamomma Feb 2017 #139

I know the feeling. CrispyQ Feb 2017 #146

I dont think your post deserves all the harsh responses. And yes, Ive KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #48

No. kentuck Feb 2017 #52

no Skittles Feb 2017 #57

Yes only because the wheels are coming off the TA so quickly. elehhhhna Feb 2017 #61

I agree. The next four years offer historic and permanent Blue_true Feb 2017 #63

Not at all SammyWinstonJack Feb 2017 #65

In a way crazycatlady Feb 2017 #67

Hell no ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #69

Chilling is a better word for it...... BlueJac Feb 2017 #70

Don't be too offended by the negative responses. HassleCat Feb 2017 #71

Nixon was forced out because John Dean refused to lie... MrPurple Feb 2017 #103

I agree with Mr. Purple LeftInTX Feb 2017 #217

HELL NO! I'm afraid I'll have a stroke by the end of this year. Lil Missy Feb 2017 #72

No, it's completely disastrous. MrPurple Feb 2017 #76

I'll have to say no TNLib Feb 2017 #77

No at all- too many people are being hurt. It's a nightmare. bettyellen Feb 2017 #78

"too many people are being hurt." dchill Feb 2017 #207

Uh, no. Exciting would not be my word of choice. Hekate Feb 2017 #80

I find it unnerving, disgusting and it's taking up my time and energy wordpix Feb 2017 #81

The good thing about this thread is I see I'm not alone in my Alice11111 Feb 2017 #246

M$M, this is why they worked to elect him to generate the content to fill 24 hrs of daily programing FreeStateDemocrat Feb 2017 #83

No. I find it anxiety-producing and depressing. raccoon Feb 2017 #86

I am full of anxiety and anger but have never been so completely PufPuf23 Feb 2017 #87

No butdiduvote Feb 2017 #88

Never said I was getting any kind of pleasure out of this. retrowire Feb 2017 #94

Well, I'm offended at the idea that there is anything exciting about this situation. butdiduvote Feb 2017 #98

If you're not excited... retrowire Feb 2017 #104

lol. butdiduvote Feb 2017 #110

We can get there. We can. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #114

I think you have a healthy attitude. SalviaBlue Feb 2017 #89

:) nt retrowire Feb 2017 #93

I love your optimism. I wish I could share it. mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #90

Hell to the NO! These are scary times. Stellar Feb 2017 #100

Momentarily. elleng Feb 2017 #101

A Resistance fighter told me that he felt most alive during the war mainer Feb 2017 #106

I think that is where I am mentally. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #154

The perpetual fearful apprehension is exhausting for me, personally. herding cats Feb 2017 #109

Exciting is a weird word. I'd probably have to say Yes. Iggo Feb 2017 #111

If I was younger, maybe.. whathehell Feb 2017 #113

Yes, in a very sickening sort of way....nt 2naSalit Feb 2017 #115

Not exciting....entertaining thuogh :) david.byrne59 Feb 2017 #116

My daughters, one with a rare, dangerous chronic condition and the other who just gave birth Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #121

No offense taken whatsoever retrowire Feb 2017 #126

You must have a Myers Briggs personality type that is different Ilsa Feb 2017 #125

And now I have something to look up. Lol nt retrowire Feb 2017 #127

I don't know if MB is used any more, Ilsa Feb 2017 #128

Looks like a test that concludes 16 different types of personalities retrowire Feb 2017 #129

Along 4 axis IIRC. nt Ilsa Feb 2017 #131

It's exciting like sitting in the back of a car being driven 90 MPH by an insane drunk. Kablooie Feb 2017 #134

Great analogy. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #215

Oh hell no. ohheckyeah Feb 2017 #135

I get your point. Snackshack Feb 2017 #138

Yeah but what if the bridge is burning no matter what? Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #147

In that case... Snackshack Feb 2017 #184

No, because a lot of people will suffer from the upcoming wars, terror attacks, griftting of our FSogol Feb 2017 #141

I'd say a lot of lives were static when the world was so comfortable. retrowire Feb 2017 #145

It is insane to see Trumpy as a positive. The burn it all down and rebuild crowd is wrong. It took FSogol Feb 2017 #187

I'm not burning it down. retrowire Feb 2017 #191

In a certain sense. bluedigger Feb 2017 #142

I was the passenger on a motorcycle when the driver decided he was going to run from the cops. Iggo Feb 2017 #170

I dumped a date off the back end of a snow mobile once. bluedigger Feb 2017 #175

LOL...You were warned! Iggo Feb 2017 #177

Only if it were to result in something really good, but I doubt it will. alarimer Feb 2017 #148

It can result in something good. retrowire Feb 2017 #152

I worry about outrage fatigue. alarimer Feb 2017 #163

By converting outrage into... retrowire Feb 2017 #167

no. what you call madness impact real people's lives. it's not fun or exciting. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #149

I never said it was fun. retrowire Feb 2017 #151

the idea that you find excitement when so many will lose their right to vote La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #153

Didn't read 104 did you? retrowire Feb 2017 #158

moved to action is different from excitement. somewhere on this thread you mentioned germany La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #160

But Germany the nation did recover. retrowire Feb 2017 #231

I really doubt that you ever help anyone La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #235

What's the point of being mean? Really? retrowire Feb 2017 #241

As A Liberal Democrat I'm More Energized Than Ever... Corey_Baker08 Feb 2017 #150

No they are playing Russian Roulette with my kids lives eom moda253 Feb 2017 #155

+1 La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #157

This is why we are all moved to action. retrowire Feb 2017 #162

you could have worked to promote HRC. Devos got confirmed, as will Sessions, as will Gorsuch La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #165

I voted for her. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #168

that's not promoting. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #172

Go ahead and make me your punching bag for that. retrowire Feb 2017 #174

No, when I have to worry about traveling to see my daughter or bringing her home I am not excited NotThisTime Feb 2017 #159

I had an 80 year-old Trump supporter raving much the same at me yesterday. rzemanfl Feb 2017 #161

I assure you, that's not the same as my excitement. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #164

My point is those assholes are excited too. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #166

Oh i know. But we're the majority. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #169

But they have the power in all 3 branches. Gerrymandering Alice11111 Feb 2017 #244

And with the structure of those rules that brought them to power retrowire Feb 2017 #245

only if people get out and vote. n/t. okieinpain Feb 2017 #176

I don't find any of what tRumputin's doing .... LenaBaby61 Feb 2017 #178

No....it will be exciting when Trashpot take down occurs. TrekLuver Feb 2017 #179

That is occurring right now. retrowire Feb 2017 #194

Like a Spy thriller novel benld74 Feb 2017 #181

I'll agree with you Victor_c3 Feb 2017 #182

A little...... Adrahil Feb 2017 #183

Anyone who finds this shitstorm exciting Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #186

Exciting doesn't always mean fun. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #195

The word "exciting" is almost always used in a positive manner. Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #198

Continue to argue the definition or accept my clarification. retrowire Feb 2017 #200

Is Depression Exciting? otohara Feb 2017 #188

No, resolve is. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #196

Not when there's the chance of all this ending up in war. betsuni Feb 2017 #193

If you consider chest pains triggered by extreme anxiety exciting, then I guess so. manicraven Feb 2017 #201

Exciting? No. Horrifying? Yes. Entertaining? You bet Warpy Feb 2017 #202

I know what you're saying, but no ailsagirl Feb 2017 #208

Anxiety rather than excitement. panader0 Feb 2017 #209

Yes. Very exciting. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2017 #212

No. Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #213

Sounds like something Susan Sarandon would say. cwydro Feb 2017 #216

No LeftInTX Feb 2017 #218

This OP comes from a place of privilege obamanut2012 Feb 2017 #220

I'm willing to do the same kind of things. retrowire Feb 2017 #230

This kind of thinking infuriates me. hrmjustin Feb 2017 #221

That's fine. Don't be energized for resolve. retrowire Feb 2017 #229

I never said stay home! hrmjustin Feb 2017 #252

I didn't say you said that. I told you to do it. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #253

You have a lovely day! hrmjustin Feb 2017 #255

I hope to. You as well. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #256

When I read this thread title... D_Master81 Feb 2017 #223

No. I find it exhausting. milestogo Feb 2017 #224

A roller coaster ride everyday randr Feb 2017 #226

It's like burning down a house and having to rebuild rather than just fixing that broken front step Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #228

Excellent analogy. That's just how I feel. Vinca Feb 2017 #234

Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #240

sounds thrilling. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #247

This is definitely the kind of thrill I can do without. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #257

No. nt ladjf Feb 2017 #232

No. It is causing me a lot of anxiety. Chemisse Feb 2017 #237

Not in the least. I'm disgusted. eom grossproffit Feb 2017 #238

I truly believe the GOP is in a death spiral. It's getting uglier and taking longer than I thought. randome Feb 2017 #248

There isn't going to be anything better. any change will be a result of demograhpic changes JI7 Feb 2017 #258