My god this is so crazy to think about.. a presidential election may have just fucked the earth itself
I know I took a bunch out of your quote, as I don't think any of that regret will really enter their minds even if those hypotheticals do happen.
As for the main question; they will regret it once hindsight is truly 20-20. By that I mean, when he is long gone and that wall isn't built, when he's owning a media empire as American industry is shafted by back-hand deals he'll make as it will save money. They'll regret it when nothing for their particular situation changes for the better.
Then they'll follow someone worse.
I suppose. When was the last time this happened, that one party effectively controlled all 3? I'll have to look it up.
Next year is France, hope we won't be that dumb too >.>
I honestly think in the end it just came down to her being a woman.
I've been absolutely astonished over and over this election cycle by the number of women who adamantly throw their own gender under the bus and call the Presidency a "man's job."
Likewise, the number of men (and women) who seem to say things like "What if she gets her period?" while ignoring that she's nearly 70 years old. Did you never take a biology class? Do you have a wife, or mother?
Of course they will. Look at GAF. Nobody who voted for him will ever admit to being bigoted or knowingly voting for a bigot who had no idea what he's doing.Gingrich, Pence and Rudy....but he's anti-establishment. And people still want to argue that he didn't simply tap into idiocy?
Cory Booker save us
Seriously scared about the possibility of a World War now... And I thought Brexit was the stupidest thing...
I honestly don't know too much at all about politics, but can the Republicans controlling everything affect it being ruled as such?The President generally lacks the authority to direct state and local law enforcement to do anything, but it's possible to condition the grant of federal funds (i.e. from Homeland Security) on local police forces adopting some policy or another. What form the national "stop and frisk" program Trump intends to enact will take remains to be seen.
This, of course, glosses over the fact that any such program has a strong chance of being ruled unconstitutional.
The only redeeming thing I can think of is Donald is for single payer
And the gop filibustered the shit out of him. Dems will do the same.
I honestly think in the end it just came down to her being a woman.
I've been absolutely astonished over and over this election cycle by the number of women who adamantly throw their own gender under the bus and call the Presidency a "man's job."
Likewise, the number of men (and women) who seem to say things like "What if she gets her period?" while ignoring that she's nearly 70 years old. Did you never take a biology class? Do you have a wife, or mother?
Member when Trump was the host of the Apprentice?
I understand why he won. How a silent majority simply cared about removing the establishment regardless of the cost. That being said i'm finding it quite difficult to want to still be an American. I'm mad at the people who made this happen. I don't like to be an individual that can say, "Yes my country supports racism, sexism, and xenophobia".
I want these voters to realize they made a mistake, but i'm conflicted if they should all suffer for it. I could certainly vote with my brain as a prospective engineer and leave the country, but I know some of these people were just frustrated. I genuinely don't know what to do. I don't feel that the people who truly felt that the establishment had harmed them failed democratically. However, at the same time there is a clear truth that racism and all of the related vices played just as large if not a larger role in this outcome.
The fuck?
And I thought Brexit was bad
Thoughts out to the LGBT community and POCs and all oppressed peoples of the US.
Women say this stuff? You're kidding? Please tell me you're kidding.
Policy, truth, decency, experience - all meaningless.
Perception is all that matters now.
I wanna believe that this victory was carried over to the finish line by the anti-establishment sentiment rather than all the hate-filled drivel that the campaign and the GOP pandered to.
Charlie Brooker's 2016 newswipe is going to be a very interesting watch. Man 2016 was a shit year.
GOP will nuke the filibuster the instant they can.
Lol Gaf told me Donald ain't gonna be President....
The only redeeming thing I can think of is Donald is for single payer
This may be about Clinton and the faults if the dems, but this feels so much like a referendum on Obama
This is a bleak commentary on his legacy.
The only good thing about this is that I literally feel like anything is possible now. I'm inspired to run for office, if only for a chance to stick my boot in this man's ass.
The only redeeming thing I can think of is Donald is for single payer
This, and the country is a lot dumber and more bigoted than anybody could have ever imagined.
Ninja Scooter said:I've asked and yet to receive an answer for someone, anybody, to give me one actual, legitimate position of Trump's that is either REAL (i.e. not just "i'll make things better trust me") or rooted in bigotry. This is what carried him. People decided to elect for a completely unqualified and racist man for President. I have ZERO respect for them. I totally understand these people are feeling disenfranchised and ignored, those are legitimate feelings, but channeling those feelings into voting for a reality show star who just feeds you bullshit and tells you what you want to hear, bullshit that any old idiot with 2 minutes and google can research for themselves and debunk, is not something deserving of respect. I don't respect or tolerate people who are willingly ignorant.
I cannot see this as anything but a downward turn given everything said by the incoming crew and how much control their party will wield for the next two years at minimum. It's all about lowered expectations and a hope that we get some kind of sanity and balance sooner than later.