Frankly, at this point, I'm too tired to care...
Because, I've seen the path centering onto this very point for pretty much the last three decades. This country has been warned over and over again about this slow motion train wreck and it's been oblivious to the outcome.
The United States of America was supposed to be established as a constitutional republic, but over the last 237 years of its existence, thanks to a Republican Party which has mutated into a cult of personality, it has morphed into an empire that's fully invested white supremacy, patriarchy and genocide. It''s failure to resolve those original sins had clearly left it vulnerable to creeping authoritarianism. Our courts have established an uncontrollable police state, which now looks to be solidified and focused on the destruction of reproductive rights, civil and human rights and the rule of law. Even worse, the country is about to be led once again to its darkest recesses by a man who is proven to be unfit to hold public office. Corporations and billionaires have enough wealth and power to render civic engagement moot.
The government, which was established in the name of the people will soon be openly hostile to the people. Our rights and privileges as ordinary citizens will be cast aside, for the benefit of a privileged, powerful few.
And yet, it looks to be more worse, because Trump, the eventual executor of this national devolution, will be nothing more than a temporary placeholder for Vance... Who is the real candidate behind the curtain. The Oligarchs' willing errand boy, itching to stab a sun-downing Trump in his back to take his place at the altar of power. As NBC called the election for Trump, recognize it for what it really is, and that's a prelude to a coup.
Not to say that there hasn't been resistance to all of this and there has. But now, the electorate has decided to turn a deaf ear to all of the warnings from all sides and facilitating a process of succumbing to irrational fears, uncontrollable anger and the appeal to white adjacency, finding that irresistibly desirable. Those poor, dumb bastards, they've doomed us all.
And of course, when the fecal matter eventually interfaces with the rotational air circulator, they'll all find someone else to blame besides the reprobates they've put in charge. Victim blaming will proliferate as our national pastime. The legacy media will celebrate in their ratings. The weak and powerless will suffer and the bread and circuses for the entertainment of the mob will abound.
Just to be clear, I'm NOT blaming the Democrats and our allies for what's about to happen. I'm placing to blame squarely on white America and its adjacency. Everybody was warned. Now it's time to account for the inevitable circumstances of our national folly. I'm not holding out any hope for these motherfuckers eventually learning their lesson.
SO, ALSO TO JUST MAKE IT PELLUCIDLY CLEAR... I'm totally expecting things to be exceedingly fucked up for the foreseeable future with skyrocketing prices, domestic upheaval, government malfeasance and unnecessary international crises. In order to preserve my own sanity and peace of mind, I'm refusing to give a fuck. I will no longer attempt to change minds. I'm eschewing any self-imposed obligation to refute or validate the delusions of right wing, white assholes. Because I expect them to be nothing but willfully ignorant to the consequences that they themselves have wrought.
Politics, which has been at the center of my interests for many years, will now take a distant second place to just about everything else. I'm still a functioning registered voter, but that's going to be just about it. This fucking country isn't worth more of my time than what it takes to cast a ballot.
If I'm disappointing any of you here, I sincerely apologize... It's just that I have nothing to give right now,
Be that as it may, let's gird our loins for the mess that's coming, shit happens, people.. If you can do something about it, I urge you to do that. However if you plan to recline as I am, I totally understand. Just be a witness to seeing what happens to ignorant assholes who get what they've asked for.
Saddle up, dudes, dudettes and everybody else in-between, it's gonna be a bumpy ride.
(Being in the midst of history making itself is no picnic.)
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I like your posts..doesn’t seem like there is a lot more to say..
I can't watch tv this morning, seeing and hearing it just pisses me off so bad I can't take it and almost immediately turn off the tv. I didn't even get on DU until later, but glad I did.
I have chores to do and PT today, and aside from that think I will check out the dispensary, maybe take a trip there if I find something good for a decent price. Aside from that it's reading sci/fi-fantasy and streaming Continuum after dinner.
I HATE living in Nazi Amerixa where Eloon and demented orange Russian agent scheme to destroy liberal democracy worldwide and the working class/poor of America. I don't know how we will survive without Social Security, it's the vast majority of our income and my memory isn't good enough to be a working person anymore, sadly. Hubs is younger, was planning on retiring in Jan. Now he can't retire early because ACA will be gone and he doesn't qualify for Medicare until Aug. That is unless the fucking fascist raises the age before then - which he will certainly do at some point in time. Just hope it's not before the end of Aug or we are so fucked! Hubs job is getting worse and worse and HR is totally trump/nazis and refuse to staff up the area so everyone who is there has to work 10x harder.
FUCK, FUCK FUCK!!!!~ 
As Rachel Maddow said "we will be going through some things". I am upset and thinking Russia and Elon were totally behind this all. VP Harris should not concede. Something not right, regarding all of this.
I, grieve for our country and the world.
Maybe it's just blind anger that allows me still to rage, rage against the dying of the light. I finally broke down and got my passport a year or two ago in case of a Trump reelection, but I don't think I can leave now. As an old white guy, I don't personally feel in danger from the fascist right, unless and until it gets to the point of them going after DU posters. 
I will, however, be encouraging my children, nieces, and nephews, almost all of them with children of their own, some of whom are gay, trans, and/or autistic, to look to another country for refuge. With the Xtian right in charge, all such persons will be in danger.
is total FREEDOM 
