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OLDMDDEM

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1. This is a great read. I hope many more of us will see this and pass it on.

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I have no faith in America or our citizens [View all] USAFRetired_Liberal Dec 19 OP

This is a great read. I hope many more of us will see this and pass it on. OLDMDDEM Dec 19 #1

Agreed DENVERPOPS Dec 19 #33

Well, Germany did a turnaround. More recently, Syria. wnylib Dec 19 #60

I think they have so much money that they are immune to hardship. Evolve Dammit Dec 19 #70

Go to Protest March in DC or your State Jan 18th TigressDem Dec 19 #68

You and me both!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 19 #2

the economy exists to feed people, not the other way around. n/t rampartd Dec 19 #3

I lost faith in our fellow citizens in 1984 when Reagan was reelected. love_katz Dec 19 #4

You are correct... orwell Dec 19 #39

Excellent reply. love_katz Dec 19 #75

Jerry Mander..... Codifer Dec 19 #41

His real name: cbabe Dec 19 #79

Great book. It also discusses how the technology of tv brainwashes and addicts viewers. Way ahead of its time. cbabe Dec 19 #78

It really opened my eyes. love_katz Dec 19 #80

Mander was an advertising exec who turned against the corporate cbabe Dec 19 #82

And the riff-raff who support them... lame54 Dec 19 #5

The source of all the worlds problems.. Macrophylla Dec 19 #6

No one wants to talk about the 8 billion pound elephant in the room, CrispyQ Dec 19 #35

True johnnyfins Dec 19 #53

Excellent analysis. I agree. LoisB Dec 19 #7

I sadly agree with all of your points, but will add this. bluesbassman Dec 19 #8

Well said. A phrase which keeps rattling through my head is The Great Unraveling. May it be avoided. c-rational Dec 19 #9

Yea agree here. We definitely have a new bread of cats in our great country. bluestarone Dec 19 #10

Three things: racism, racism, and racism (and misogyny times three) Hateful bastards are such ingrates. usonian Dec 19 #11

You forget to add: "misogyny, misogyny, misogyny" to your "racism, racism, racism." hlthe2b Dec 19 #25

You got it, but to be "fair" to all their many (count them 2025) fatal flaws, it would be a very long list. usonian Dec 19 #26

"It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority." Lord Acton Ping Tung Dec 19 #12

They are nazis. Basso8vb Dec 19 #13

All the progress of the 20th century is being wiped out. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #14

Idiocracy came early orangecrush Dec 19 #15

Very well said. Full agreement here. RockRaven Dec 19 #16

I feel that way 4catsmom Dec 19 #17

The vast majority of Trump voters are fools if they think they won't be directly affected. Martin Eden Dec 19 #18

Sad but true. calimary Dec 19 #19

I feel pretty confident we'd come out of it, much like Germany did, if we had the time. CrispyQ Dec 20 #95

What they all said. Thanks. twodogsbarking Dec 19 #20

Well this is DU where we mainly complain about scapegoats TomCADem Dec 19 #21

I think we all know that mountain grammy Dec 19 #43

Why Can't MAGA Stay In Their RW Bubble, Blame The Media, Vote, and Call It A Day? TomCADem Dec 20 #91

Your point is valid. However....But...😎 it is awful hard to turn on the light after seeing the unbelievable walkingman Dec 19 #62

Excellent summation. love_katz Dec 19 #86

Kick and recommend bronxiteforever Dec 19 #22

I finally got there, to the place of Sommerfeld, with Germany. NNadir Dec 19 #23

Very well put get the red out Dec 19 #24

But, but Speaker Musk will make it all better... rubbersole Dec 19 #27

Don't you mean Dear Leader Musk misanthrope Dec 19 #67

I was quoting my queen - mtg rubbersole Dec 19 #88

Keep the faith brother. I respectfully disagree about all the progress we were making under President Obama being lost. William769 Dec 19 #28

What do you mean by "Last two generations"? maxsolomon Dec 19 #47

I mixed up the generations, I apologize for that. William769 Dec 19 #50

There's good and bad in every generation. returnee Dec 19 #64

I am sad to agree with every word. yardwork Dec 19 #29

Eloquent. Frank D. Lincoln Dec 19 #30

Agreed. anciano Dec 19 #31

And it's the people we know, our relatives, our co-workers, our neighbors. mtngirl47 Dec 19 #32

mtngirl47............ Upthevibe Dec 19 #40

She won't see her children lose SS or Medicare, or lose her pension. maxsolomon Dec 19 #49

Had none kairos12 Dec 19 #34

THE USA has been exporting this since the 50's IbogaProject Dec 19 #36

The greedy and corrupt have taken over power. An indifferent society have allowed GoodRaisin Dec 19 #37

I haven't lost faith in our idealisms, e.g. life, liberty, and justice. Festivito Dec 19 #38

"Christian" nationalism Nigrum Cattus Dec 19 #42

MAGA voters didn't "fall" for anything. SidneyR Dec 19 #44

No doubt this election sucked Tweedy Dec 19 #45

+1, I'll gain more faith if dems get a better amplifying network. No way these many people didn't understand how tariffs uponit7771 Dec 19 #51

We need to be that amplification network too Tweedy Dec 19 #56

As you said very accurately, Alice Kramden Dec 19 #54

The Movie Wall Street comes to mind with the phrase Greed is Good Beringia Dec 19 #46

Well said, and you're absolutely right wendyb-NC Dec 19 #48

It's Faux pas Dec 19 #52

"an American public that seems indifferent or asleep" Alice Kramden Dec 19 #55

Excellent - couldn't say it better. walkingman Dec 19 #57

I And Mine Are Healthier Happier People Because We Reject Faith And Believe In Nothing Instead We Examine Evidence MayReasonRule Dec 19 #58

Mega-dittos...... SergeStorms Dec 19 #59

"...but I believed the majority of people were caring and compassionate." 3catwoman3 Dec 19 #61

It's called 'capitalism' and we need to regulate the shit out of it immediately. OldBaldy1701E Dec 19 #63

Abraham Lincoln predicted... elliesmandt Dec 19 #65

Co-signed Blue_Tires Dec 19 #66

Please post this to Substack and Bluesky Jit423 Dec 19 #69

To (mis)quote from a few movies: Aussie105 Dec 19 #71

Well put. I agree. KR (NT). Pototan Dec 19 #72

This country is dying VanceFan Dec 19 #73

Preach! bagimin Dec 19 #74

Agreed, except I now believe that it wasn't indifference or people sleeping. ecstatic Dec 19 #76

Mad Max World Clouds Passing Dec 19 #77

I've often wondered what the end point is for fascists after they cbabe Dec 19 #83

They will either retreat to their underground bunkers or their space domiciles. What a sad Clouds Passing Dec 19 #84

Bunkers? You think we can't climb a fence? cbabe Dec 19 #85

End times dominionism Sucha NastyWoman Dec 20 #90

Yes. Like I said: insane. Doing evil thinking they will magically whip up good. cbabe Dec 20 #96

kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 19 #81

Me either, I expect to be dead within a year YoshidaYui Dec 19 #87

My son looked at me and said mountain grammy Dec 20 #89

Erosion? Roy Rolling Dec 20 #92

I blame Reagan for starting this descent. no_hypocrisy Dec 20 #93

General Discussion rondawson Dec 20 #94

I am no PollyAnna Erda Dec 20 #97

American ineptitude cyclezealot1 Tuesday #98