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Pototan

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Sat Nov 23, 2024, 04:50 AM Nov 23

I can feel the fear in America [View all]

Let's start with the cold open for SNL. It was funny because it had a sliver of truth to it. But even before that. The Washington Post and LA Times pre-edited to show their fear.

Joe and Mica shamelessly traveled to Mat-A-Lago to kiss the ring after bashing others who did so in the past.

On a personal level, I know a few Civil Servants in the Federal Government, and they are terrified. They were appointed 10 or15 years ago under Obama, so they have a Democratic pedigree, which can be easily traced. The fear is palpable.

It's only been 2 or 3 weeks since the election and Trump is still a little less that 2 months from Inauguration, but I can sense the fear. I never sensed this fear during any transition in my lifetime. I'm 72 years old and my father worked at GSA. He never feared for his job, whether a Republican or a Democrat took over the Presidency.

This fear is a by-product of an incoming Authoritarian Government.

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