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In reply to the discussion: "Don't despair until the end." "This is the end. Despair." [View all]Paladin
(28,254 posts)31. I'm 69 and I feel the same as you.
I think our country is stepping off the edge into fascism, and our party shows no current evidence of being able to stop it from happening. Could the fuck-ups in Iowa have possibly come at a worse time? Could a weaker set of Democratic candidates be put in opposition to trump? Could trump's minions be any stupider and ready to engage in a civil war?
I think you nailed it, my friend: We might as well regard it as sick entertainment.
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Yeah, skip, it looks bad. But the darkest hour is always just before the dawn. Keep fighting!
Nitram
Feb 2020
#32
It is very discouraging - but that's just what they want, so I won't allow myself
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#36
Hang in there. We may need you to help us physically remove trump after he loses the election.
brutus smith
Feb 2020
#64
You are the American and the insider. Trump and his minions are the outsiders.
iscooterliberally
Feb 2020
#69
The so-called Christians have done themselves in with their own hypocritical behavior.
democratisphere
Feb 2020
#83
The despair doesn't come from fear of defeat, after all we greatly outnumber them
Brawndo
Feb 2020
#112