How many more gut punches are we supposed to take?

[libtodeath]

I ran out of tears months ago and now just numb.
It looks like a rapist is going to be put on the supreme court.
We are going back to back ally abortions and men preying on women without fear.
Minorities being abused.

2018 just became 1840.

I dont know what to do anymore
This country was founded on hatred by white men towards all and we will never change.

[FakeNoose]

1. He'll be impeached, we already have enough evidence to do it

First thing after we win the house and the Senate.

[libtodeath]

7. That still takes 67 votes which will never happen.

[bearsfootball516]

28. Exactly. We can't even get 1 Republican to cross the aisle on confirmation.

There's zero chance that 15+ cross the aisle to kick him out of the Senate. That's not being pessimistic, it's realism.

[maryellen99]

2. I think the ultimate horror is coming and that's trump using Nuclear Weapons nt

[libtodeath]

9. With a quarter of our population happy for the slaughter

It is a nightmare we cant wake up from.

[maryellen99]

14. Yep and I'm resigned to it :(

[Moostache]

18. This has been my biggest fear since he took office...

He can't wait to do it either...once the Mueller probe gets shut down and he needs to distract everyone (again) the missiles will fly and millions will die...I have never in my life hated another human being to the extent I hate Trump. Please just fucking die Trump, collapse in a heap and draw no more breath you waste of fucking oxygen pig.

[bearsfootball516]

29. What does the Mueller probe have to do with him launching nuclear missiles?

I don't agree that he's going to do it, but if he was going it, it's not like Mueller is stopping him.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

33. EVERYTHING this maniac does is to drown out the Meuller Investigation/Russia. No doubt that he

would threaten or start a nuclear war. He thinks that talk about it will scare people into submission, anger, violence, etc., etc. He probably thinks his boyfriends from North Korea & Russia wouldn't really hurt "his country" or worse, just doesn't give a crap if they do as long as he and his family are safe in a below ground bunker.

[bearsfootball516]

36. That's why I was confused by Moostache's post.

Which said that he would wait until the Mueller probe is over to start launching nuclear missiles. If he wanted to threaten or start nuclear war, I don't see why he would wait until the Mueller probe is over, it's not like Mueller is stopping him.

At the same time, people have been saying this since Trump was elected. We're almost halfway through his term, and nothing of the sort has happened.

[maryellen99]

39. That's because Mattis is still Sec of Defense

Once he resigns,which is likely, all bets are off.

[maryellen99]

34. He would do it as a distraction nt

[Meadowoak]

3. They will keep punching us until we make them stop! Vote, vote, vote!

[badhair77]

4. I feel it too. But I just saw

the protesters gathering in DC and marching toward the Supreme Court. Small bit of hope there. We’re not totally lying down yet. Just think what they’d do to us if we did that. We need to rely on each other.

[appalachiablue]

35. Did you see the DC event on social media or TV? Thanx.

[badhair77]

38. Sorry, I'm only seeing this now. Yes, MSNBC and CNN were covering it.

It’s been on our local 5:00 news so it will be mentioned all evening. You probably saw it by now.

[lapfog_1]

5. we are locking up children is concentration camps.

we are rapidly approaching becoming the modern equivalent of Nazi Germany or fascist Italy or Spain.

[libtodeath]

12. I think they have already rigged enough voting machines to prevent a massive blue wave and after

that they will unleash their own final solution on America.

[rzemanfl]

31. Bookmarking. n/t

[eleny]

6. One thing we'll need is to be brave

Today I keep remembering the struggles of the suffragettes. I'm finding strength from them. It doesn't mean that my stomach isn't churning because it is today.

I can't give in to the despair that this dog and pony show of the past days was engineered to cause. This setback is something to be endured and then gotten through to the other side.

They'll crow and think they've beaten us but we'll prevail because dictators rarely survive.

[libtodeath]

11. I know and it just seems to get worse each time.

[eleny]

13. Yes it does

One setback after another. But then there's breakthroughs like the NY Times expose. Steps forward and terrible steps back. Keep your chin up and know that you aren't alone.

[bdamomma]

23. not only those brave women suffragettes

but also going back to how our country was born, with a lot of blood, and determination we will rise and we will be stronger for it.

You are so right eleny dictators never survive.

[eleny]

37. .

[LonePirate]

8. Too many Dems did not show up in 2014 which allowed several Repub senators to be elected.

We would have 3-5 more Dem senators (and the Senate majority) today if Dems had turned out in 2014.

[msdogi]

15. and McConell would have been defeated

terrible Dem turnout in Kentucky for that one

[budkin]

10. Not many more... the GOP is dead November 6th

This will be their final act.

[tableturner]

17. Yes, but their "final act" screws us for generations!

[Autumn]

24. If I had a nickle for every time I've heard the GOP is dead, I'd be pretty well off.

[budkin]

32. This feels WAY different to me

If they lose the majority of women, it's just OVER.

[peggysue2]

16. The gut punches will continue without . . .

a massive, undeniable Blue wave on November 6th. As bad as this is be prepared for much worse unless we sweep these GOP pols into the sea.

Our Vote is our Voice. We need to make that Voice deafening.

[libtodeath]

26. The thing that makes me sickest is they dont seem worried about midterms

Almost like they know the fix is in.

[mythology]

19. You can get depressed or you can get motivated

We didn't get into this position overnight and we won't get out of it overnight. The only way we lose is to give up. No progress is ever linear. It's always a slog and a fight.

[bdamomma]

20. don't despair

it was mentioned that Senators have security because of the protesters, ha, wait there will be many more protesters. Such disrespect from Repigs they have forgotten we can vote them out. That is if we all get there and vote.

To be silent is letting them think we have rolled over.

[Demovictory9]

21. nov election.. we have to begin to fight back. lay the foundations.

[delisen]

22. You are part of a big movement. Gather together

where you are with even a very small group, meet together, and take some actions-however small they seem. Tell the rest of us what you are doing.

The internet is perverse, it brings us together but also keeps us apart.

I don't want to minimize the danger we are in but I believe we are going to successfully defend the Constitution, ourselves, our freedoms, liberty, and rights.

I believe it is important to know where we stand and who the enemy is. No Republican senator is going to fight for freedom or democracy or fairness. If they were ever going to do so, they would have left that party by now. Each senator who gave false hope wasted our time and resources. If they wanted to do the right thing, they would have done it. They chose dictatorship and duplicity over the Constitution and the people.

So, as for the senate, we need to focus on getting as many senators as we can elected in November and concentrate on holding them accountable and ensuring their re-election.

We then need to focus on the institutions and people in every part of the country who truly believe in democracy, equality and freedom and liberty for all. These are our allies, our compatriots, and ultimately this is where the power lies in a democracy. If we only think of ourselves as Democrats )important as that is) we lose some power. We are the citizenry (I include aspiring citizens in that) and ultimately that is where the power must lie in a democracy.

Democracy has not failed us; representative democracy has failed. I believe it will take a decade at a minimum for us to prevail but we need to be clear about our destination first.

[0rganism]

25. all of them

pretty much end of the line here
if there's a country you'd rather live in, now is the time to emigrate (probably would have been easier 6 years ago, but there's still a window of opportunity)
if you stay, prepare for plenty more hits, get ready to fight back -- and not with the usual abstracted political strategies either, this is going to get very rude and very personal very quickly.
at least that's what my punched gut is telling me.

[FreepFryer]

27. It takes character to stand up to adversity. Each of us is being tested. How many you can take...

...versus how many you can dish out is up to you.

[maxrandb]

30. They will keep punching until we're dead

Dems better begin to comprehend that fact

[bdamomma]

40. so we need to punch back

hard. Caught the news tonite a woman confronted Orin Hatch, and he waved his hand at her, and she came back and said "don't wave your hand at me" with that he walked away.