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ismnotwasm

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12. Which ignores the millions of people who think Trump is just awesome.
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 12:06 PM
Feb 2017

Not all the under 35 generation is "very progressive'--although I would hazard a guess they are certainly more progressive. Anecdotally, I live in Seattle. I work as a nurse and yes, most--not all-of my highly educated co-workers are appalled at Trump. Yet I know a number of poorly educated service-type workers, who are pro-gun and anti-abortion and Islamaphobic bigots without the influence of religion. This frightens me. The 'anti-PC" crowd has down exactly what I thought it would do--create a reactive platform for violent imagery and bigotry.

Then again you are right about the left being energized--but the cost is going to be too damn high. The ambivalence of those people who didn't want to get off their ass and vote because they bought into the "they're all the same" narrative comes directly from privilege.

At best, at best, we regain what we've lost. Actual progress forward is not going to happen for a while.

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the stupidity of the Sarandon Play boils down to "destroy the village to save it". KittyWampus Feb 2017 #1
The only people who advocate "the worse the better" are those most able to weather the worst. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #2
Sure, but that was only a good argument before Trump one. StubbornThings Feb 2017 #4
Hopefully, things will suck so bad the people will turn to us, hopefully... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #5
You are correct if you are only talking about the Presidency, but... StubbornThings Feb 2017 #3
Yes, there is more than the Presidency at stake. alarimer Feb 2017 #7
Which ignores the millions of people who think Trump is just awesome. ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #12
There will always be 30-35% of Americans that are ignorant, bigoted, or stupid. StubbornThings Feb 2017 #14
I hope so ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #17
It didn't work in 2016 mythology Feb 2017 #18
What didn't work? There was no President Trump in 2016. StubbornThings Feb 2017 #19
"After Hitler, us." forjusticethunders Feb 2017 #6
Wow.....that says it all. Soooo stealing that. nt msanthrope Feb 2017 #10
Not to mention when you're a hyper-religious nation as we are, you're more prone to dystopia. HughBeaumont Feb 2017 #8
true, the whole point of 'spare the rod and spoil the child' starshine00 Feb 2017 #9
Besides the fact it's the political equivalent of magical thinking? ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #11
Even if it rallies the progressive base... qdouble Feb 2017 #13
Sarandon and those who share her beliefs are morons. Paladin Feb 2017 #15
Look at who his supporters are. Initech Feb 2017 #16
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