"President" Trump was predicted 97 years ago

[Cyrano]

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

H.L. Mencken
The Baltimore Evening Sun
July 26,1920

[dalton99a]

1. A quote for the ages.

[heaven05]

2. excellent foresight

we truly have a "downright moron" as incoming POTUS. How did we end up here?????? Will america survive ameriKKKans as POTUS and chief strategist of POTUS? Will the world without harm???? Damn '"deplorables" and the ones who didn't vote or wasted their vote....damn them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cyrano]

6. Yes, damn them to hell. But here's the question

What do we do to oppose them?

These people want to take the world back to some 1950s fantasy world that never existed to begin with.

How do we stop them? How do we oppose them? What do we do next

In general, Republicans choose violence as their first resort.

And in general, we Democrats try to never resort to violence.

There will be those who call for it, but be careful that they are not acting under a "false flag." A "false flag" means those who are against us and urging us to act violently to further a "justified" response. Don't fall for it.

[heaven05]

7. in the resistance mode

today I plan on wearing a black arm band.....and I will wear it everyday the fuhrer reigns...after that....violence is an act of desperation by desperate men and women intent on holding onto power over others as we saw at Jackson State College in Mississippi and Kent State in the 70's....I am afraid that we must wait for their violence to have a proper response....WE MUST NOT INITIATE. Black arm bands to create awareness among the unaware who are made aware by republican measures to take from the citizen and local meetings of concerned anti-fuhrer groups to discuss resistance to every draconian measure coming our way. We must think...not just react. Too late to stop the fuhrer from taking power, but millions resisting peacefully will keep our displeasure with our fuhrer in the worlds view...it's a start...the black arm band....for me. I'm open to non-violent suggestions of open resistance by individuals...... at this time .

[bdamomma]

10. we need to be persistent

this is going to be a long haul, but we need to do it.

Resist.

I keep on thinking we need to say this man is mentally unfit to hold office. And he is definitely a disgrace to the office.

No violence they are counting on it to engage with us.

Remember when they go low we go high!!!

[First Speaker]

3. It is a literal fact that Mencken is the best guide to *today's* America...

...even though he's been dead for 60 years. No, I hardly agreed with him about everything. But no one saw more clearly into our national psyche, or expressed himself with more wit and panache.

[Cyrano]

4. One of my favorite Mencken quotes is:

"No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public."

I find this quote depressing, yet true.

And it saddens me. We should be better than this. But look what's about to enter the White House, appoint cabinet members and ambassadors, and glorify the things that most of us find despicable.

I don't think America has been in such jeopardy since the Civil War or WWII.

[dalton99a]

9. Exhibit A: November 8, 2016.

[bdamomma]

11. I totally agree with your statement

but America and the World never has been in such jeopardy.

I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. We are much better than this, but this is only a minority of people who voted for this jerk. I keep on telling myself............sigh.

[ConSciousReset]

5. Hi

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He actually was in a 1950 tv show

[bdamomma]

8. wow

isn't that the truth. Mr. Mencken was predicting the future and got it right.