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vercetti2021

(10,156 posts) Wed Jun 27, 2018, 02:51 PM Jun 2018

Just ended up cracking my phone screen

I'm so fucking pissed right now. GODDAMN IT!!! Well hello 50's America, nice to not meet you ever. Fucking McConnell I hope that SOB burns in hell. I'm so goddamn pissed I can't even think straight right now. I'm doing everything in my power to not going on a rampage on Facebook and call out some people I know who didn't vote. But I'm losing that battle badly.

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Just ended up cracking my phone screen (Original Post) vercetti2021 Jun 2018 OP

I might stop following politics for a while Freddie Jun 2018 #1

Balance is really important eleny Jun 2018 #2

This ain't no 50's America we are headed to lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #3

1850s maybe? 0rganism Jun 2018 #4

More appropriate Yes heading to Fascism and Russia can do no wrong lunasun Jun 2018 #5

1920's America. That's what scares me Vogon_Glory Jun 2018 #6

As hard as it is maui902 Jun 2018 #7

Freddie

(9,273 posts)

1. I might stop following politics for a while

Reply to vercetti2021 (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 02:53 PM

Jun 2018

I'll vote of course, but I need something to occupy my brain. Can't take this anymore.

eleny

(46,166 posts)

2. Balance is really important

Reply to Freddie (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 02:54 PM

Jun 2018

But I don't believe you'll give up. You'll find the balance you need.

lapfog_1

(29,219 posts)

3. This ain't no 50's America we are headed to

Reply to vercetti2021 (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 02:55 PM

Jun 2018

after all... 50's America was fairly anti-USSR as I recall.

We are now headed to Germany 1939 and the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

0rganism

(23,968 posts)

4. 1850s maybe?

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 02:57 PM

Jun 2018

seems like a possibility

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

5. More appropriate Yes heading to Fascism and Russia can do no wrong

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 03:00 PM

Jun 2018

Vogon_Glory

(9,128 posts)

6. 1920's America. That's what scares me

Reply to vercetti2021 (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 03:31 PM

Jun 2018

The Radical Right not only wants to do away with the Great Society and Richard Nixon’s add-ons like the EPA, but also the New Deal.

Those moderates who saw themselves as Eisenhower Republicans yet voted for Trump can look forward to what life was like for the average Jane or Joe under Coolidge and Hoover.

As for me, I’m an ex-Republican who walked away from the GOP, but thought that compared to what we’ll get soon, even Tricky Dick’s welfare state (as practiced) wasn’t that bad.

maui902

(108 posts)

7. As hard as it is

Reply to vercetti2021 (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 03:38 PM

Jun 2018

And I share your anger and disappointment (why in God's name couldn't Kennedy have waited until after the election?), but let's focus that anger on doing whatever we can to help change the House and especially the Senate. I'm supporting Kyrsten Sinema's bid in Arizona and I urge all of our fellow DUers to choose a Democratic Senatorial candidate to help--financially, as a volunteer, in any way you can. May not help with Kennedy's replacement, but losing the Senate is what led us to this point, and we need to take it back.

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