Sorry To Say, But America Does Not Want To Be Left Of Center

They really don't want our agenda.

They're not into women having power. Even a ton of women aren't into having women in power. One would think someone charismatic like Kamala would walk away with the women vote. This whole Roevember thing was a joke. Kamala should have dominated in the black women, brown women, white women, purple, green and yellow women vote.

Americans say they want abortion rights, but have ZERO problem voting for leaders that could not be more against abortion. We're not even talking moderates, 90%+ of them are hard core, let the woman die, let the woman bear a baby caused by rape or incest, kind of people.

Supposedly they want stricter gun laws and more gun control, but vote for people who are Employees who work for the NRA, gun companies, and value guns more than perhaps their own lives. I mean, if all the people who wanted sensible gun laws voted Democratic, the repubs would either have to make an effort on the issue, or lose every election.

I could go on to more issues, but it's the same end result. Compassion, caring for others, decency, LOGIC, sincerity, are all seen as weak character traits by the majority of Americans.

Instead of trying to determine what was/is wrong with our message, perhaps we should realize what is right with it, and conclude that it's just not what people want. And I've begun to believe that as more rights vanish, and the country becomes a harsher place to live, most will just accept it as the new normal. "We're Not Going Back?" More like, "We're Never Going Forward." It never really was our country to begin with. We've just been fighting the reality that this is who the majority of us are. Present company excluded, of course.

Keeping Our Powder Dry

Waiting until the repubs blow it up for us.

I Ended Up Sounding Like Such An Idiot Back In 2004

I spent hours doing research, trying to figure out what happened in Ohio. I ended up convinced that something was not right.

I was not alone, and there were plenty of others, especially here on DU, who thought the same. The name escapes me at the moment, but one in particular, he has since passed, had post after post challenging the results, and attempting to prove the machines were hacked.

Barbara Boxer and Stephanie Tubbs Jones became the first from each house of Congress to contest the results of the election. Of course, it went nowhere, and W was officially declared the winner.

Nobody else of any official capacity really made an effort to launch an investigation. We rolled over, and were rewarded with a 2nd term of Shrub & Cheney.

I remember how I told people that the election was stolen, but without anybody of prominence to back me up, I was looked upon by friends and family as a nutcase. I guess that's because I wasn't a repub, because they seem to embrace such conspiracies, and welcome skeptics with open arms, even when no evidence exists to support the conclusion.

The same seems to be happening here. Even to the point of several on DU basically shutting down any talk about rigging of the election. After all, repubs Never cheat, so accusing them of such is fantasy and wishful thinking.

And we wouldn't want to act like T has the past 4 years, lest we be punished by the public of being sore losers, and having it taken out on our party in the next election, just like it was taken out on T in this one. Oh wait.......

I am not going to go out on any limb again, only to have the leaders in my party cut it off, and make me appear like an idiot. I also don't sense any real desire to pursue an investigation, a recount or an audit. Just like the Justice Department didn't really appear to have a desire to go after T on January 21, 2021. It's almost like what George Carlin used to say, may he rest in peace. It's a club, and you ain't part of it.

Aside from the fact T made dramatic gains in Solid BLUE states like CA, is the fact he WON EVERY SINGLE SWING STATE, and most were not even close. We were told that results might take days to come in, yet by 1:30 AM EST that night, he was declared the winner. The odds of either candidate winning ALL 7 STATES was immense. I remember looking at a betting site a few days prior to the election, and that was available to bet on. I remember thinking, the odds are so high, that clearly such an outcome isn't a realistic possibility. Neither was going to run the table on all 7.

I wish I were the slightest bit optimistic that this anomaly will ever be looked into, and so this time, I'll keep any suspicions to myself outside of here, because the Democratic Party is basically signalling to me that I'm NUTSO for even thinking it, because they've seemingly already moved on. Perhaps in a couple of years, when they ask me to donate to a campaign, I will tell them that I too have moved on, and tell them to get funds elsewhere. Because I don't trust elections in America, and Zero effort was made to convince me otherwise.

Republican Jesus

I Am Calling Today Suckers & Losers Day

A bunch of phony ass Americans who think they can wave the flag and say they give 2 shits about our Veterans, yet elected a Bone Spurs Asshole, who "prefers people who aren't captured."

Why Was TX A Dead Heat & Cancun Cruz Won By 8.6%??

They had polls showing it was close, within the margin of error. One or 2 even put Allred ahead by 1%, only days before the election.

Fuck This Country And All That It Stands For Now

THIS ELECTION SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BEEN FUCKING CLOSE!!!!

Instead of trying to figure out what WE did wrong, what mistakes WE made, let's focus on the Pieces Of Shit that voted for the alternatives.

I'm not going into reflection mode, trying to dissect what would have been successful in getting the MAGGOTS of this country, to support a candidate whose worst quality was better than ANY of the other candidate's "best" qualities.

IT IS NOT ON US, IT IS ON THEM!

Oh, but let's not criticize them, let's be Nicee Nice, and try to figure out how we could have sent a different message. Like perhaps the message the other side was sending? Maybe if Kamala had been a Convicted Felon, Rapist, Racist, Anti-Semite, Narcissist, Grifter, Vile Piece Of Shit, perhaps that would have been more effective?

WE DID NOTHING WRONG! There was nothing wrong with our platform or our candidate. At least not in comparison to theirs.

You're damn right I don't care anymore. You're damn right I'm done with our side trying to help those who voted against us. You think they are going to help our side now that they've won? You think they're going to fight for unity, and bringing sides together? FUCK 'EM!

Let us become the Shithole that we're destined to become anyways. The Shithole that we apparently already are. Let it burn down. And it is LOOOOONG past time to call them out for the Assholes that they are. Even "Garbage" is not a strong enough word to use. Instead of all our leaders trying to place blame inward, I will have a great deal of respect for ANY of them who come out publicly and place blame Squarely where it belongs.

I don't care if it offends or turns them off. Embracing them, talking to them like they're Normal, Intelligent, FINE people, hasn't worked, and it never will. Either tell them what they are, or IGNORE them. I intend to do the latter as much as I can. I truly believe my life is in danger over the coming years, if I do the former, and call out some Degenerate to their face, because of my seething anger.

I wish there was a way to separate Their pain from Our pain, but since that's not possible in these "united," LOL, states, Fuck Them and Fuck Us. I am going to look out for myself, and contribute the bare minimum to this country's economy. And what I do contribute, I hope can go towards those on our side, who are deserving of my support.

I Do Not Like Broccoli

I have a group of friends from college. Most, if not all of them, voted for Kamala.

One of them, who I have my doubts over who they voted for, sent out a text saying some reasons why he felt Kamala lost. He had been bad mouthing Biden over a year ago, and he also didn't seem too positive about Kamala at the time. When Biden stepped aside, it seemed like perhaps he had moderated, but I was still skeptical, and now he's making comments that lead me to believe that even if he voted for her, it was not a full throated level of support.

I'll point out that he's gay, and that his husband is an extreme, full blown MAGA. I mentioned the "first they came for the, etc., etc., etc.," ending with "Gays," story, but of course, he didn't believe that T was going to come after the gay community. He then went into a rant about Trans people, and how they were coming to public schools to read books to kids, and I was done continuing that line of topic.

A couple of other people in the group, who I have much more certain that they voted for Kamala, started to give their opinions on her flaws, and why she lost. I was really growing quite discouraged.

But back to the Broccoli. Did I mention how much I dislike it? Obviously it's good for you, and some people love it. I do not. In trying to waste my effort trying to explain to these people picking Kamala apart, I proceeded with my Broccoli comparison.

I don't like broccoli. If it's on my plate, I won't eat it. Now, if someone puts a plate of broccoli in front of me, and says I HAVE to eat it, whether I want to or not, but if I don't, I can choose to eat this plate piled high with Dog Shit, I will start shoving that broccoli in my mouth. I won't complain, I won't say that it's gross, because I know that if I did, it might be pulled away from me, and I'd have to eat the Dog Shit.

So for all of those who choose to say that Kamala had this flaw or that flaw. Who say she wasn't strong enough on Gaza. Or didn't do enough on immigration. Or wasn't able to control the price of eggs. Well, now you get to spend the next 4 years EATING NOTHING BUT DOG SHIT. In fact, WE ALL FUCKING DO, thanks to your IGNORANCE. So FUCK ALL OF YOU who made this decision for the rest of us.

When Will We Be Able To Change Our DU Names? nt