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91. I'm just not going to cooperate with them

Reply to Otto_Harper (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 06:39 AM

Nov 26

anymore. When I add up the political contributions, the return was piss poor performance. The deck is stacked.

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I guess I have reached the point where I say "I'M DONE!" [View all] Otto_Harper Nov 25 OP

That's just what they want us to feel. Ocelot II Nov 25 #1

Nearly a century of Reich wingers grinding down the population will cause many to give up. AZ8theist Nov 25 #7

I'm not gonna play, either. calimary Nov 25 #16

Me neither XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #18

Who? claudette Nov 25 #52

THEY being the GOP and Trump's minions. Ocelot II Nov 25 #59

Then claudette Nov 25 #60

If SCOTUS says a sitting president can't be prosecuted, Ocelot II Nov 25 #61

Again claudette Nov 25 #62

They did postpone it, by dismissing it without prejudice. Ocelot II Nov 25 #63

So then claudette Nov 25 #64

Because that's Trump's line, which the media will always take up. Ocelot II Nov 25 #68

Except that by the time TFG's term ends in Jan. 2029, Seeking Serenity Nov 25 #71

And he isn't in good health. Odds are he doesn't live that long anyway Attilatheblond Nov 26 #100

Yes! Vance appeared in Ohio in a blink. Hope22 Nov 26 #104

Correct. It's not dead, simple delayed. dwayneb Nov 26 #88

Also, I believe if Garland had moved sooner, SCOTUS Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 26 #98

I don't think so Cirsium Nov 25 #72

Rec'd! It is not defeatism to walk away UniqueUserName Nov 26 #97

Same. Silver Gaia Nov 26 #82

Same here ScratchCat Nov 25 #2

Pathetic attitude. nilram Nov 25 #26

I understand your disappointment, but please rethink "never voting again" Polybius Nov 25 #33

Maybe they can come kacekwl Nov 25 #47

"not voting again" really? dwayneb Nov 26 #89

There's not much I can do, either. Harker Nov 25 #3

I'm right there with you. lees1975 Nov 25 #4

Entirely Cirsium Nov 25 #43

I understand being done. MuseRider Nov 25 #5

No, Sorry, but, I won't give the ass holes that satisfaction. republianmushroom Nov 25 #6

"I'll just sit here and watch the train wreck in slow motion." JoseBalow Nov 25 #8

I don't think it will be "slow motion". StarryNite Nov 25 #9

Hear, hear! GPV Nov 25 #54

Yes, I think you are right PatSeg Nov 26 #102

Understandable. At the same time, that's exactly what they want KPN Nov 25 #10

the defeatism of some DUer is, for lack of a better word, disgusting. onenote Nov 25 #11

Perhaps what you see as defeatism Otto_Harper Nov 25 #12

No, what I see is defeatism. Grieve for losing. But don't quit. Get up and fight where you can. onenote Nov 25 #17

It is not defeatism Cirsium Nov 25 #44

No, its defeatism and giving up. Elessar Zappa Nov 25 #32

I will offer that tilting at windmills Otto_Harper Nov 26 #83

I wish I had every minute back of the volunteering, following the details to witness this desperate journey of a country Hope22 Nov 25 #36

Great attitude! I look forward to more positive posts from you going forward! W_HAMILTON Nov 25 #37

"Defeatism" claudette Nov 25 #66

No hope of "winning" anything? onenote Nov 25 #69

We lost when claudette Nov 25 #79

You do realize that there are other elections don't you? Or are you one of the CT types that believe there will never be onenote Nov 25 #81

Huh? claudette Nov 26 #86

Which certainly sounds like another way of saying, with respect to elections, why bother voting. onenote Nov 26 #96

Not to me claudette Nov 26 #101

Will it be the death of 1000 cuts? Prairie_Seagull Nov 25 #13

You are perhaps older than me. I'm 76; yet, I have many ways to resist. Magoo48 Nov 25 #14

If there's an Indivisible group in your area, FIND IT! And GET INVOLVED! calimary Nov 25 #22

Yup Magoo48 Nov 25 #25

Limited locations dwayneb Nov 26 #87

This is a great idea. SupportSanity Nov 26 #103

I'm done paying attention and donating money as well. There's absolutely nothing I can do at this point to prevent beaglelover Nov 25 #15

That's incredibly wrong headed. onenote Nov 25 #21

Me, too! H2O Man Nov 25 #19

Please let us know bagimin Nov 26 #93

Sounds like a plan YoshidaYui Nov 25 #20

Us younger ones will be dealing with climate change. Kaleva Nov 25 #23

Yep....and you never would believe that a good portion of us ... Hope22 Nov 25 #28

Sure Cirsium Nov 25 #45

Who's getting into nonsense? Kaleva Nov 25 #80

I notice their timing of these bits of joy is perfect! Hope22 Nov 25 #24

Caved from the top down Cirsium Nov 25 #55

It's exactly like life in a dysfunctional family. Hope22 Nov 25 #67

Post removed Post removed Nov 25 #27

We have to cut the old guard loose, it isn't about them being bad people TheKentuckian Nov 25 #42

Of course Biden could of pushed him , questionseverything Nov 25 #58

I eagerly await Traitor tRump's demise. 634-5789 Nov 25 #29

Let's just face it. The "guardrails" are gone. "Good night and good Luck". EJ Morrow. We're going to need it. Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #30

I won't "face it". Elessar Zappa Nov 25 #34

Fight on for sure. The insurrectionist act will soon be activated to quell any "protest" (Putin/ Orban 101). If we have Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #39

Thank you for your conviction. I have it as well, but feel very let down by DOJ. How do you overcome that? Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #77

Yes Meowmee Nov 25 #70

Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, Lawrence O'Donnell, Chris Hayes and Ali Veshi sure did. "They" will target MSNBC and PBS?? Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #74

truth Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #75

Go local... stillcool Nov 25 #31

I won't be made useless Mountain Mule Nov 25 #35

I'm getting on and I don't see how I can fight back. ...nt Jarqui Nov 25 #38

Hope is the last thing that dies peacebuzzard Nov 25 #40

When they throw justice away, what's left? Emile Nov 25 #41

I'm with you. The inmates are running the show Joinfortmill Nov 25 #46

Same here yankee87 Nov 25 #48

I just wish the "I'M DONE!" people would be quietly done. Iggo Nov 25 #49

I'll make it easy for you to discern Otto_Harper Nov 25 #65

Gosh --I hope the rest of us 75,000,000 Democrats don't feel that way New Haven Nov 25 #50

All the ones I know do claudette Nov 25 #57

Me, too claudette Nov 25 #51

Justr another huge pill i had to swallow, BUT bluestarone Nov 25 #53

Rollover and die if you must Asa13 Nov 25 #56

Sadly... 2naSalit Nov 25 #73

I'm tired. Lunabell Nov 25 #76

I cannot blame you kansasobama Nov 25 #78

The way things appear now moniss Nov 26 #84

Jack Smith had no choice, but he did the right thing by arranging it so the judge granted the dismissal pnwmom Nov 26 #85

In some ways Old Crank Nov 26 #90

I'm just not going to cooperate with them Historic NY Nov 26 #91

I feel the same. It's not simply that we lose, it's that our own Dems are letting us down. RicROC Nov 26 #92

Weak response? Trueblue Texan Nov 26 #94

Every four years there is a presidential election. He won this election because more Americans Autumn Nov 26 #95

I heard the same defeatism in 2016. Then 2018 happened!! And 2020. Callie1979 Nov 26 #99