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I can't say I disagree (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 OP
Yeah, they hid this part of our collective reality for quite a while... Wounded Bear Jul 2018 #1
Yup. Nitram Jul 2018 #2
Donald Trump is not American. He only has American citizenship. dalton99a Jul 2018 #3
To be fair, Dubya had already done that. sandensea Jul 2018 #4
The Great Recession has forged a new generation of Millennials bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #5
He is an opportunistic infection. calimary Jul 2018 #6
Great meme Gothmog Jul 2018 #7

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)
1. Yeah, they hid this part of our collective reality for quite a while...
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 10:58 AM
Jul 2018

Trump ripped the scab off for us.

Now, the question is: Can we make things better from this?

I certainly hope so.

bucolic_frolic

(43,146 posts)
5. The Great Recession has forged a new generation of Millennials
Sun Jul 22, 2018, 12:49 PM
Jul 2018

and those who think and behave, economically, like them. Home businesses and gigs, right-sizing consumption, prudent frugality, production for home use. In many ways they are more conservative financially than the GOP, sort of like old-time New England thriftiness.

If America ever gets its consumption aimed at sustainability, it will be a force to be reckoned with.

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