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Ohiogal

(32,005 posts)
3. Another one who ShOULD end up there
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 09:27 AM
Jul 2020

Another world class asshole ... Rep. Jim Jordan

for lying about not knowing anything about the abuse scandal at OHio State while he was a coach there!

Hugin

(33,162 posts)
4. What I have found the most disturbing about this whole era is that no one...
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 09:38 AM
Jul 2020

Person has emerged who represents a counter to the evil.

Where's our Batman, James Bond, or Laura Croft?

Sure, there's Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, or even Michael Bloomberg and they are all fine leaders and competent at what good they set out to do for the world, but, as individual counters to the evil. Not, really.

I guess it was naive of me to believe what I was raised and conditioned to think would happen.


I can only think either the World is simply all evil or there's an active and pervasive force preventing such a figure from emerging.

Somebody, please, talk me down.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
6. Trumpian "evil" is passive. It does not depend upon our going out and doing bad things...
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:06 AM
Jul 2020

It depends upon our taking the easy way out and not doing any work.

We liberals say "You gotta do things to make a change..." And we don't. Sounds too much like work.

They say "Relax, you're doing just fine." And that's the easier path.

Hotler

(11,425 posts)
7. We need these guys to roam the halls of the capital. When nobody is looking
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:13 AM
Jul 2020

check some of the repugs up against the walls.


Response to Hotler (Reply #7)

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
10. I'd rather NOT have a counter-cult led by a charismatic leader.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 11:10 AM
Jul 2020

A united, community based response to Trumpy-Boy's evil administration would do just fine. We know what we want, and we can elect people who can respond to our concerns.

Hugin

(33,162 posts)
12. Not, what I'm talking about at all.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 11:32 AM
Jul 2020

Because, good would be as good appears. Not as you characterize it as a 'cult'. What you see as a 'community based response' could be seen as a cult or mob by an onlooker as well.

So, fine. Where's this well defined 'community based response'? Who are it's leaders? What is it built around other than a mutual hatred of Agent Orange? What are it's goals once he's gone (which is going to eventually happen even without a unified response) and the next strongman old white guy with guns and God (and the money) on his side takes over?

FM123

(10,053 posts)
11. I sure hope so!
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 11:26 AM
Jul 2020

While we have many wacky folks down here doing wild and crazy things at any given time (we are not even embarrassed anymore) Matt Gaetz is a special kind of shame that we bear. Throw DeSatan into the mix and sometimes FL actually feels like hell...

kairos12

(12,862 posts)
13. His drunk driving record indicates that when he goes to
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 11:36 AM
Jul 2020

prison he will have hurt someone in the process.

 

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
14. Except he has had one arrest in 2008, which was dismissed due to misconduct on the part of the cop.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 12:37 PM
Jul 2020

That is it. I cannot stand the guy either, but repeating fake news is a bad idea.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
16. Plus, he's Republican. Seriously. A lot of those guys seem to
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 12:48 PM
Jul 2020

have gotten the idea that they joined the winning cabal and are never going to be held to account.

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