Stepping in shit is a mistake. Stepping in it on purpose is crazy.

[Cyrano]

No one really knows how many Americans voted for Trump. For some reason, they didn't know shit when they saw it, so they voted for him. But given Russian interference, machines that switched votes, "lost" votes, and a variety of other tactics used to fuck up elections, was he actually elected?

Now, we're headed toward another presidential election. And, assuming he's still in office, he's planning to run again.

Stepping in shit by accident is one thing. Stepping in shit intentionally is inexplicable.

There are a lot of fools who I just don't understand. They've gotten fucked over for the past two plus years, yet, they just can't wait to vote again to get fucked over some more: -- On taxes, on benefits due them, on healthcare, and on countless public services.

I know that bigotry plays a huge role here. I know that ignorance of reality is a part of it. And I know that a lot of it is just plain stupidity.

It seems we've reached a point where the obituary of America may read: This great Democracy was brought down by greed, hate, and ignorance. Many citizens saw the shit and waded into it.

[onecaliberal]

1. They hate everyone that isn't white.

[Cyrano]

2. Umm, white, Christian, and the "right kind" of Christian.

Mormons, and countless others, need not apply.

[onecaliberal]

6. Clearly they like mittens enough. For the most part all whites. None of them are actual Christians.

[meow2u3]

18. Catholics--especially moderate and progressive Catholics--need not apply

Those heretics think Catholics aren't even Christian. Those right-wing evangelicals have been brainwashed to believe that the Catholic faith amounts to devil worship (I think they're projecting).

[czarjak]

30. A Mormon is good enough...

When the other option is a Black guy. Jesus be damned!

[Garrett78]

8. White supremacy, patriarchy and heterosexism...that's it in a nutshell.

[onecaliberal]

9. Indeed it is.

[Zoonart]

3. Here you go...

[kairos12]

12. LOL. I haven't thought of that movie in decades. It is a perfect description of

Trump Zombies. The only thing I would add is having all those people wade out of the shit and hand it over to the 1% who threw it in there to start with.

[pandr32]

31. + 1000 for what you added

[livetohike]

4. The brain washing works best on weak minds. Railing

against public education, unions, teachers, minorities, women, etc.Decades of Rush and his ditto heads - a pejorative his listeners were too dense to get. They are all proud to be rednecks and deplorables. Uneducable.

[Andy823]

5. Actually

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200,081,377 registered voters

92,077,433 46 percent who did not vote

138,003,944 did vote

62,984,828 voted for trump

65,853,514 voted for Hillary Clinton

[The_Counsel]

19. Wait...Am I Reading This Right...?

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"108,003,944 did vote

62,984,828 voted for trump

65,853,514 voted for Hillary Clinton"

~~~~~~~~~~ <> ~~~~~~~~~~

The Trump and Clinton votes add up to 128,838,342. Considering there were votes for other candidates as well, the total electorate had to be more than ~108M.

Your overall point is well-taken, though: People need to get off their duff and vote. 54% participation in a national election is a disgrace...

[Andy823]

27. Sorry about that

It 138 million not 108.

[The_Counsel]

28. Okay, Yeah...That Makes a Lot More Sense...

That makes far more sense than, say...the candidate finishing second by ~3M votes and yet STILL winning the Preseidency...but....eh....that's another thread...

[ooky]

7. They listen to a different narrative and I don't think they ever change the channel.

[FiveGoodMen]

11. Which means it's them or us (no reasoning, no compromise)

In other words, we're at war whether we recognize it or not.

[kairos12]

10. The Reich Wing prefer Putin-Puppet Drumpt to any Democrat.

They gladly step in shit and wipe it off with the Constitution.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Live in red state, and many just don't care about

All the drama nor what he says. They just care bottom line, economy jobs taxes good..check done

[BamaRefugee]

14. A HUGE factor, sadly, is abortion. More than guns, more than hate, if abortion had never

entered national politics, I believe Democrats would almost ALWAYS win, just based on focusing as we do on better health care, better personal income , better job security, better financial security for older folks, equal rights for women and minorities, EVERYTHING across the board...but abortion trumps them all for so many voters that I believe it truly swings MILLIONS of votes that would go to Democrats.


I don't know if this is a subject that will get me banned, I hope not, I totally support Roe v Wade and a woman's right to choose, it's just my observation based on a 67 year life in which I've known lots of otherwise fine people who have voted against their own self interests over and over, just because of this.

[FiveGoodMen]

26. It's preachers fucking up our country

Abortion is just the ploy they use.

[pandr32]

32. So true

I agree completely.

[DinahMoeHum]

15. Maybe the deplorables decided: We're suffering. . .

. . .and if we suffer, we're gonna make you suffer. . .

[pdsimdars]

16. Oh and don't forget one of the main stories of the day -- he's dramatically cut funding to those

who are working to prevent Russian interference and election security.

[PeeJ52]

17. I just can't believe the voting machines are right. They're rigged to just barely win...

so as not to be too obvious. You can't tell me Rick Scott won the Senate race in Florida when everyone knew he was worth $83 when taking office as Governor, put his assets in a blind trust, accepted no salary, and was worth over $200 million when he ran for the Senate. Why would people vote for him knowing that? It's insane! Voting machines had to be tampered with. There is no other explanation unless people just want crooked people in office.

[DirtEdonE]

21. Part of the voting reform act from the Democratic House

Has to do with reinstating PAPER BALLOTS as the only form of voting.

Not that it's likely to happen with pootin's puppet and his gop criminal co-conspirators in the White House and Senate.

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a25778915/democrats-anti-corruption-bill-voting-rights/

[pandr32]

33. Yep

[DirtEdonE]

20. Stepping in shit is a mistake. Stepping in it on purpose is crazy.

Any of the magats brainwashed and/or stupid enough to still support trump are now just licking his shoes clean after he purposely stepped in shit.

It must be nice to have such loyal followers. Just ask Jim Jones.

[Roadside Attraction]

22. I live in a red area of a purple state

Virginia.

Our Republicans have cranked up for our 2019 state general election and it's clear the themes they are using against Democrats here are the themes that will be used nationally:

-- Democrats want to rip babies from the womb and murder them
-- Democrats want to impose socialism (no one knows what socialism is but it sounds scary)
-- Democrats are pushing a "Green New Deal" that will turn us all into Amish -- no cars, no electricity . . .

And the goobers are falling for it.

Remember: Half the population is below average intelligence.

[UCmeNdc]

29. Clearly it is a propaganda effort. The Democratic Party has not come to grips with it yet!

It is a battle of how to produce your own propaganda attacks and make your views stick.

[BobTheSubgenius]

23. Clearly, HUGE, flashing red warning signs that ought to have sirens as well.

Dr. Tyson had other examples of potential doom to offer. He pointed to a half dozen major examples of big scientific projects that were either non-starters, despite their eventual value, and some where the plug was pulled after they'd already started.

He recalled how the US was an absolute BEACON of scientific and technological development, and how series it is that the unquestioned world leadership of the US has almost certainly crested.
Once that happens, he said, it's only a matter of time until irrelevance is reached.

He's a difficult man to refute, so I wouldn't even try, even if I did disagree with him....which I don't.

[INdemo]

24. I have a relative that has said she would just as soon vote for Putin than to vote for

a Democrat. This is not the only MAGA Trumpster I have heard this from.
This is sad and falls back to the possibilities that yes we could lose our Democracy and also leads to understanding how in fact the Nazi Party was able take over Germany and Europe


But Remember..I believe that many of the loud mouths we see at the Idiots rallies are probably felons and not eligible to vote. They are just that White Supremacists making noise.

[matt819]

25. That's the problem

They're not the ones stepping in shit. We are. No matter what they do, no matter what they and their cult leader destroy, they are always - repeat always - in the right. That's what they hear every single day. They are right. We are wrong. We are a threat. Liberals, black people, Muslims, LGBTQ, Hispanics, other non-white people. Threats to their very existence. In Iowa and Ohio, etc. Even if they've never met a Muslim or black person, or gay person, or Hispanic, or liberal. We are the threat.

We are most definitely in Bizarro World.

[Wounded Bear]

34. Stepping, hell! They are wallowing it in...