One Week of Trump

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(01-30-2017, 06:28 PM)xxlt Wrote: Our democracy is fragile, and that has been evident from its formation. Don't take it for granted.

There's a pretty (un)healthy amount of military worship in this country. Even after Vietnam! Talk about making the other person's point! Yes, there was a time when the use of the military was reviled and even the soldiers to some extent, but it was a blip on the radar. Hell I have heard veterans question our deployment of soldiers more than citizens, who don't bat an eye anymore when Johnny goes marching off.

America chose Roosevelt, which was the best thing to ever happen to it. Germany chose Hitler, the worst thing to happen to it. And ever since Roosevelt's last term there has been a small subculture hell bent on doing everything it can to undo all the good FDR did, and it appears to be culminating in electing (sorry, I'm going to say it) a fascist. I won't call him the H word, he's his own man, but the size "F" shoe fits. There were people in 1933 and every year after accused of crying wolf (though fewer each year). They were correct too.

People from Black Lives Matter to the Bundy crew to the people chanting "lock her up" at Trump rallies to the talking heads on Fox News to stoners to the people pissed about the electoral college - a lot of people see our gub'mint as illegitimate. Hell, some of the leading Republicans and Trump politicos trumpet (pardon the pun) this message.

To your last point, I heard many a Trump supporter say, 'OK, you are right he is crazy, but the President doesn't have that much power. He can't really do anything. Congress has to do stuff.' So, yeah, HIS supporters are surprised he is doing crazy shit they didn't think he could.

Right.  We'll be goose stepping down the streets inside a year. The previous ideology didn't work.  Its proponents, who refuse to admit that, are doing  lot of kicking and screaming on the way out.  Right now, fear mongering is all they have left. 

Really. You're gonna bring FDR into it?  He did what was appropriate for the time.  Like carpet bombing entire German cities, for instance.  Times change.  So does what's appropriate. 

Tired of the ***** terrorist walking right in the front door?  Do something about it.  I don't want some asshole making bombs next door to me. Do you? 

Obama went and apologized.  How well did that work?

Tired of illegal immigrants bleeding our economy?  Do something about it.  Don't sit around and ponder it and run it through committee and get right on it in a couple years.  Do it right now.

To the hypocritical love everyone crowd, he probably does seem like a fascist.  But to them, anything to the right of socialism must be fascism.

This is what a President getting to work looks like.  Get used to it.

They laughed at him when he said he was running.  They laughed when he said he'd win the nomination.  They laughed and called him names when when he said he'd win the election.  Then they said he'd get nothing done.  Does a building have to fall on you, or what?