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In reply to the discussion: I find myself in an uncomfortable and precarious position. While I want no Americans to suffer from this [View all]bronxiteforever
(11,108 posts)13. The enormous failure is coming whether we to or not
America has sown the wind and we all will reap the whirlwind ( except the billionaires).
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I find myself in an uncomfortable and precarious position. While I want no Americans to suffer from this [View all]
Ferrets are Cool
Apr 2025
OP
The only way out is through. Americans need to suffer, and that means you and me.
Scrivener7
Apr 2025
#1
It's like dealing with older children on an aggressive neuro- divergent spectrum ..
haele
Apr 2025
#27
Trump success means future Trump Clones/imitators. That should scare anyone. Red tie/ Blue coats lunkheads no-nothings
RoeVWade
Apr 2025
#30
Yes. That "schizophrenic" reaction to the horrible things he is doing while likewise hoping it reaches a level...
hlthe2b
Apr 2025
#3
I agree. The best I can hope for, personally, is for the pain to be temporary. And my mantra
LiberalLoner
Apr 2025
#10
I read a comment the past few days that he has an EO ready to sign to go after the guns.
CrispyQ
Apr 2025
#20
Feel the same as you. But when considering the "pain" points, I'm convinced
allegorical oracle
Apr 2025
#12
Every war has collateral damage. Some times there is pain before healing can begin.
Hotler
Apr 2025
#16
It's our time. Most Americans have rarely known the real hardship that most of the world endures.
johnnyplankton
Apr 2025
#18
It's an internal struggle for me too, but maga & low-info types need a sharp shock to shake them loose
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2025
#22
I start to feel better when I see some of our elected officials fight back. The "shadow hearings" are a start!
usaf-vet
Apr 2025
#28
it is/was the "Any suffering is caused by one's involvement with the status quo."
stopdiggin
Apr 2025
#61
I don't blame the Left but there is blame for the Left. The GOP, the right, maga are what they are.
elocs
Apr 2025
#41
Your comment is put before a jury that you know nothing about until they hand down to you a guilty verdict when you knew
elocs
Apr 2025
#46
"The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote." - Kosh (Babylon 5)
ThoughtCriminal
Apr 2025
#52
Agreed. I'm a Democrat because it aligns with my own standards of morality and humanism - I'm certainly not going to
Midwestern Democrat
Apr 2025
#63