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sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 12:57 AM Jan 2016

This is a kind of warning,

it has nothing to do with any dem candidate, but with
the other side.

You may ridicule and laugh about Trump and Cruz, but in
that case you may be totally wrong.

The country is angry and has different but still fears. That is
exactly the time for many to look for a "Strong Leader". We
see more religious extremes, more racial and ethnical resentment
as well as people trying to take the laws into their own hands.

This is really the opportunity for a fascist type of person to
take advantage of that attitude, and I think we see it in at least
those two candidates.

The reason for serious concern does not lie in their popularity
alone, but in their tremendous support of media exposure. We
cannot allow ourselves to say: Not in this country, or, our voters
are too smart for that. That may mean putting our heads into
the sand.

Remember that B. Clinton won the election with far less than
51%. Thus a win is possible with only 38-9% of the votes, and
the others gaining less.

So, perhaps I am not realizing all of your worries about this,
but I just shoot this out as a warning in general.

Thanks for reading this rant, I'll have to hit the sack, but
will be back sometime tomorrow. Good night.

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This is a kind of warning, (Original Post) sadoldgirl Jan 2016 OP
I have not been laughing. rusty quoin Jan 2016 #1
neither have i. i'm worried. DesertFlower Jan 2016 #4
A terrorist attack or economic shock could put GOPERS in office. Hoyt Jan 2016 #2
Yes. 840high Jan 2016 #9
All The More Important That Bernie Be The Nominee As He Can Channel Anger From ALL CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #3
Yes. Thank you. JDPriestly Jan 2016 #8
Kicked and Rec'd and off to the Greatest! demwing Jan 2016 #5
October Suprise SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #6
If Trump is sworn in as president, it would not surprise me to see a military coup. n/t Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #7
I doubt that. 840high Jan 2016 #10
I think the majority of military, arms companies, and right wing war mongers would be happy Hoyt Jan 2016 #11

CorporatistNation

(2,546 posts)
3. All The More Important That Bernie Be The Nominee As He Can Channel Anger From ALL
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 01:17 AM
Jan 2016

sides with his responsible yet populist policies. BTW Bernie is far less a risk to lose to either of these crackpots than Hillary is. Hillary has no cross over and is rightly distrusted by many related to her history that goes back decades. This in addition to demonstrated incompetence and less than adequate decision making in many cases. Bernie is the safe choice!

 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
5. Kicked and Rec'd and off to the Greatest!
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 01:42 AM
Jan 2016

though I fear it wont be for long as you posted your OP in the wrong forum

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
11. I think the majority of military, arms companies, and right wing war mongers would be happy
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 03:45 AM
Jan 2016

with the prospect of killing more Muslims and maybe some Asians.

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