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In reply to the discussion: Anyone else not in a celebratory mood? [View all]earthside
(6,960 posts)Take a look at this excellent DU post and thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022223317
We are certainly in a better position than if McCain or Rmoney had been elected --- but let's face it, the problems we face are just tremendous ... the government is broken (Citizens United; filibuster; gerrymandering, etc.), the economy is not just in a cyclical downturn, but in a secular spiral of debt and resource depletion; the culture is degraded (incivility, gun extremism, bigotry, etc.), and we face an environmental and climate crisis that we have really not even begun to address seriously.
So, yup, congratulations to Obama and Biden and a pat on the back to the majority of American voters who had the good sense to reelect them.
But we are in trouble and we should also take this moment to reflect on the seriousness of the predicament we are in and what it will take to get out of it.