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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBurning Down the House by Timothy Egan, NYT
A wounded bear is a dangerous thing. Detested and defeated, Donald Trump is now in a tear-the-country-down rage. Day after day, he rips at the last remaining threads of decency holding this nation together. His opponent is the devil, he says hate her with all your heart. Forget about the rule of law. Lock her up!
Hes made America vile. Hes got angel-voiced children yelling bitch and flipping the bird at rallies. Hes got young athletes chanting build a wall at Latino kids on the other side. Hes made it O.K. to bully and fat-shame. Hes normalized perversion, bragging about how an aging man with his sense of entitlement can walk in on naked women.
Heres his lesson for young minds: If youre rich and boorish enough, you can get away with anything. Get away with sexual assault. Get away with not paying taxes. Get away with never telling the truth. Get away flirting with treason. Get away with stiffing people who work for you, while you take yours. Get away with mocking the disabled, veterans and families of war heroes.
You know this by now all the sordid details. For much of the last year, the Republican presidential nominee has been a freak show, an oh-my-God spectacle. He opens his mouth, our cellphones blow up. But now, in the final days of a horrid campaign, an unshackled Trump is more national threat than punch line. Hes determined to cause lasting damage.
Hes made America vile. Hes got angel-voiced children yelling bitch and flipping the bird at rallies. Hes got young athletes chanting build a wall at Latino kids on the other side. Hes made it O.K. to bully and fat-shame. Hes normalized perversion, bragging about how an aging man with his sense of entitlement can walk in on naked women.
Heres his lesson for young minds: If youre rich and boorish enough, you can get away with anything. Get away with sexual assault. Get away with not paying taxes. Get away with never telling the truth. Get away flirting with treason. Get away with stiffing people who work for you, while you take yours. Get away with mocking the disabled, veterans and families of war heroes.
You know this by now all the sordid details. For much of the last year, the Republican presidential nominee has been a freak show, an oh-my-God spectacle. He opens his mouth, our cellphones blow up. But now, in the final days of a horrid campaign, an unshackled Trump is more national threat than punch line. Hes determined to cause lasting damage.
Whole piece is worth a read, imo.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/opinion/burning-down-the-house.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
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Burning Down the House by Timothy Egan, NYT (Original Post)
FSogol
Oct 2016
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Other than Late Breaking News, there is no requirement on DU to avoid duplicate threads and since
FSogol
Oct 2016
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Coyotl
(15,262 posts)1. DUPE. Already on Greatest Threads, posted only a short while ago.
pscot
(21,024 posts)4. It's worth repeating
FSogol
(45,504 posts)5. Other than Late Breaking News, there is no requirement on DU to avoid duplicate threads and since
I don't hang out on the Greatest Page, I never saw it. Should I check with you before i post stuff?
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)6. Greatest threads is the front page, DU home column on the left.
You should post this in GD though. Not everyone reads GD 2016.
No rule, just a polite thing to not mirror another post in the same forum. Don't check with me, just read the OP list first.
FSogol
(45,504 posts)7. It is a web forum, what makes you think everyone views it thru the front page or reads OP lists?
It would be more polite if you didn't post things before I get around to posting the duplicate after you.
Gothmog
(145,415 posts)2. Great editorial
chillfactor
(7,577 posts)3. Egan said...
everything I would say about t'rump.....only Egan said it better than I could.
MFM008
(19,818 posts)8. I only check this forum
So I appreciate a repost.