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Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
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Wed Nov 4, 2020, 07:33 AM
Nov 2020

Me too Malaise....me too....

I am processing right now what is coming in. I am about to go take a long bike ride and try to clear my head and get some fresh air and then think about things.

I am crying for the US...the situation is so far worse than people are realizing. The pandemic is raging and will get much worse. The economy will not be recovering until the pandemic has become under control. And Trump if he manages to take a second term, which by the way I do not believe is legitimately, the US will not fare well and the lessons will be hard. Loss of civil rights and protections. Lots of suffering. Loss of healthcare and all the protections for pre-existing conditions. Continuing climate change consequences and disasters.

I am not a conspiracy theorist. I don't however believe the bullshit lies coming from pundits and "concern trolls" about "the polls are wrong again" or "silent majority" voting...people who are saying that the Democratic Party needs to re-evaluate itself and made mistakes. Bullshit.

The polls were not wrong. There is always a margin of error - but not what we are seeing and the explanations they want us to believe. There was from the start of the election and voting both voter suppression and active measures and currently being taken by the GOP and Trump administration to make sure not all votes are counted. They have plans to use the courts and disenfranchise voters. And finally, while I cannot prove it directly - at least not right now - I have no doubt that there was manipulation of machines and the count in key states that have had "unexpected results". I know too much about and have been following for decades how many of the voting machines and data is calculated and how easily it can be compromised. Maybe if we have Biden declared the winner in the end and have a working Justice Dept and House and Senate that will do investigations, then it will be shown and proved. But I believe that it is not likely unless he is declared the winner and our not having the Senate and with all the Justices that the GOP has rammed through, it is going to be not just overlooked intentionally, it will be swept away.

I don't know what has happened to the United States. The cult of Trump.....the hatred and racism...the downright ignorance of the population that thinks Covid is nothing more than the flu and a hoax...the ignorance of the population that equate "socialism" as the same as "communism" and that they need to protect "America"....The dumbing down and ignorance of the populace that supports a con man lying reality tv showman.

There are no words....I only have tears and sadness inside and know that I will have to be making serious considerations of what will be next and that I will have to do to take care of myself and my family....

Racism luvallpeeps Nov 2020 #1
I came to that conclusion as well. Living in a red area, you learn a lot.. Native Nov 2020 #5
This is sadly it madeup64 Nov 2020 #7
Took the words right out of my mouth BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #14
Yikes. So true that is scary. TigressDem Nov 2020 #47
No truer words dalton99a Nov 2020 #100
Racism fanned by conservative media, with effectively nothing countering it JHB Nov 2020 #21
totally agree hkp11 Nov 2020 #57
This. Propaganda kills. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2020 #70
It's not racism... Woodycall Nov 2020 #30
I used to think this was CT territory but I think they're definitely doing *something*. Ligyron Nov 2020 #51
It's both hacking and racism MyMission Nov 2020 #72
they cheat in every way possible luvallpeeps Nov 2020 #104
This is what I have been saying and saying. Racism is alive and thriving. olegramps Nov 2020 #69
Keep in mind that, in many cases, it was wnylib Nov 2020 #80
Yes, racism is a huge factor among Trump supporters. wnylib Nov 2020 #75
Does not matter! 634-5789 Nov 2020 #2
He can declare whatever he wants. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #3
If Biden doesn't have the Senate RVN VET71 Nov 2020 #58
Yes the GOP will keep the Senate. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #61
Agreed. The biggest issue, SCOTUS, RVN VET71 Nov 2020 #106
Oh yea, luvallpeeps Nov 2020 #4
I'm depressed because there are so many dumb, mean people The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #6
this angel823 Nov 2020 #22
Kareem understands them better than we do malaise Nov 2020 #43
Exactly correct. BKDem Nov 2020 #66
So maybe it isn't as close as it looks. wnylib Nov 2020 #84
Still, there are a lot more terrible people than there should be The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #86
Oh, I agree with you on that. They are wnylib Nov 2020 #94
And McConnell still holds the senate GreenPartyVoter Nov 2020 #8
As Senator Whitehouse said bdamomma Nov 2020 #11
I too think Biden will win but we aren't out of the woods after this election. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2020 #9
The angry brown-shirts are our neighbors, family and friends pfitz59 Nov 2020 #15
"They want bad brown people to die." Mariana Nov 2020 #81
We definitely bdamomma Nov 2020 #10
Apparently people want to be conned malaise Nov 2020 #12
They like the packaging and the product JHB Nov 2020 #24
I don't get it malaise Nov 2020 #45
I know people who are convinced that they suffered under Obama and that Arkansas Granny Nov 2020 #13
It's just sick bdamomma Nov 2020 #18
It's what their trusted radio hosts and preachers tell them... JHB Nov 2020 #26
Me too. It should not have been this close Withywindle Nov 2020 #16
Kareem was correct - we think people are better than they are malaise Nov 2020 #46
Once again, I really didn't think it would be this close. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2020 #17
That has been my problem for my entire life OldBaldy1701E Nov 2020 #19
I really thought they would reject him over the deaths of all these people malaise Nov 2020 #48
If we win, which seems likely, I am cheering. No time to be sad. No time to mourn. Just be relieved Doodley Nov 2020 #20
We will all cheer but we will also be aware malaise Nov 2020 #49
Fascism is not dead liberal N proud Nov 2020 #23
Indeed. We are not a healthy nation quakerboy Nov 2020 #25
I'm weeping for the 1,100 + who died from Covid yesterday. Tommymac Nov 2020 #27
It will be impossible, I fear, for a Pres. Biden to Ilsa Nov 2020 #28
I'm weeping because I will likely have to move, again... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #29
It's Fox News and their and Trump's strategy of telling a lie over and over until people believe it. LaMouffette Nov 2020 #31
vote flipping via modem Baltimike Nov 2020 #32
+10000 Pachamama Nov 2020 #34
Oki, I will ask Celerity Nov 2020 #35
?????? Pachamama Nov 2020 #36
This reply Celerity Nov 2020 #38
It means I agree with them a lot n/t Pachamama Nov 2020 #39
But you then added the eye roll, which is throwing shade Celerity Nov 2020 #40
The eyes is referencing the seriousness of the situation of those that state the questioning Pachamama Nov 2020 #92
maybe I am just misunderstanding, sorry Celerity Nov 2020 #93
That is real but it has not been exposed enough malaise Nov 2020 #50
+100000 Pachamama Nov 2020 #33
"Come on man!" Stop the gloom & doom here. Let's be positive!... Illumination Nov 2020 #37
Agree, we need to hang in there & stay optimistic. We've been weeping for the US the past 4 years. onetexan Nov 2020 #42
Thanks onetexan for your support! Agree with you also. This shows us just how fragile Illumination Nov 2020 #63
you betcha! Have a great day! i'm filled w/ hope & optimism given the news coming out of the onetexan Nov 2020 #65
We are a racist, sexist, deplorable country. Whether that can ever be changed, remains to be seen still_one Nov 2020 #41
Silly me is worried but still not sure malaise Nov 2020 #52
I am with you still_one Nov 2020 #56
i did not sleep one second last night samnsara Nov 2020 #44
Iam in shock wildman76 Nov 2020 #53
Polls were too good to be true all along bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #54
So much for our "landslide." cwydro Nov 2020 #55
Definately Racism Bluethroughu Nov 2020 #59
Me too. I truly believe America is dead. At least the kind of country I sinkingfeeling Nov 2020 #60
Pretty tough job, struggling to save democracy, and the world, from the herds of the walking dead. Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #62
Everything tRump touches dies. CountMyVote4Reality Nov 2020 #64
thank you Malaise. barbtries Nov 2020 #67
It's hard to fathom the extent of rascism and ignorance that is like an anchor around the USA neck. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #68
I Agree. It's Very Sad COL Mustard Nov 2020 #71
Should Have Left During Vietnam McKim Nov 2020 #73
How is it that hate wins? liberal N proud Nov 2020 #74
Me too. I fell asleep so ANGRY late this morning... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #76
The outstanding votes SHOULD break our way DFW Nov 2020 #77
The white evangelicals did it AGAIN! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #87
The God Squad doesn't hold much sway here DFW Nov 2020 #90
I wonder if an atheist like me could seek asylum? Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #91
Just say you're half Syrian, half Afghan DFW Nov 2020 #95
Lol! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #96
Like Bill Clinton said, DFW Nov 2020 #97
Yes, that's how it goes in the USA. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #99
Joe will win, but Joinfortmill Nov 2020 #78
Why are you shocked? Rice4VP Nov 2020 #79
What a piece of crock. sinkingfeeling Nov 2020 #83
If we take the presidency but not the Senate and keep the House I say we should in2herbs Nov 2020 #82
I am weeping for my grandchildren, my children. We have always loved America but Boogiemack Nov 2020 #85
Same with my siblings, their children and grandchildren malaise Nov 2020 #89
I'm sad, because I got my hopes up that I was wrong about it. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #88
It's painful malaise Nov 2020 #98
And you'd think, with all the info available luvallpeeps Nov 2020 #105
I feel ya! Phentex Nov 2020 #101
I'm still having a hard time, mentally and physically. The stress is BComplex Nov 2020 #102
I've been crying too ... my husband is so upset that our country is going this way mrsadm Nov 2020 #103
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