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surfered

(13,677 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 11:56 AM 3 hrs ago

Alan Elrod sums it up.

“The truth is that the American people twice elected Donald Trump over more qualified Democratic women. The first time, Hillary Clinton warned explicitly that he did not have the temperament to be trusted with the nuclear codes. The second time, they overlooked an insurrection, a deadly pandemic, and a campaign full of bellicose and racist rhetoric, all despite the American economy being in the midst of one of the best post-covid recoveries in the world. 
In our representative democracy, the people speak to the president, and the president speaks to the people, but, crucially, the president also speaks for the people. That idea is at the heart of the whole enterprise. We cannot pretend that Trump’s monstrous words this week don’t reflect on us. We cannot pretend that we are well as a nation. No morally healthy country would put this man in power twice—the second time after he so clearly showed us and the world who he truly is. “

https://digbysblog.net/

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Alan Elrod sums it up. (Original Post) surfered 3 hrs ago OP
Welcome to America. usonian 3 hrs ago #1
Well he is a white straight male. mwmisses4289 3 hrs ago #2

usonian

(25,721 posts)
1. Welcome to America.
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:02 PM
3 hrs ago

Racism and misogyny are rampant.

They are not inherent.

THEY'RE TAUGHT.

In that respect, we have the best (mis)education system in the world.



mwmisses4289

(4,334 posts)
2. Well he is a white straight male.
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:22 PM
3 hrs ago

And that is better than having a woman, any woman, in the presidency, right?

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