To say I feel physically Sick, Angry and despondent by the Election results would be an understatement. I felt dread long before they announced it, since, it wasn't looking good from about 8:00 P.M. onwards and never looked any better until formally announced. Well, America Voted and made the Choice, now we all will unfortunately have to Live with the dire consequences. When everything goes completely sideways I will blame every Voter in his Camp, and those who were so apathetic they failed to Vote at all and handed the Country to him to destroy and put us all at risk. Clearly too many Americans became comfortable with what we have always enjoyed and they failed to Protect and appreciate fully. We are in a Word... Fucked. And we won't really know how truly Fucked we are until he rolls all the Fuckery out in Real Time. I'm not being hyperbolic, this is what I Predict. This is what the majority of Americans wanted or it never would have happened. I'll consider this a Day of Mourning for our Nation's Democracy to have Died at the Hands of it's own most foolish Citizens.
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Dawn... The Bohemian
Fucked is the only word.
ReplyDeleteIndeed... and since my DH Served 39 Years defending and protecting Democracy, it's a slap in the Face to all the Sacrifices Heroic Americans ever made IMO. To have it handed over internally to a Madman, is just Mind blowing. I guess people would rather have the Hope of cheap Eggs and Gas than Freedom? Fools.
DeleteYep. Fucked is the word. I am beyond despondent.
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As are all of us who fully understand what has been handed over internally to a Madman by our own Citizenry. Like I just told Bob, foolish people would rather have the Hope of cheap Eggs and Gas than Freedom that Heroic Americans like my DH have fought to defend and protect for Generations. America has fallen from within and it will have Global consequences, not just within our own borders.
DeleteWell said. I am wordless.
ReplyDeleteFuck was the only Word I had by as early as 8:00 P.M. when I saw the Warning Signs of what was to come to pass.
DeleteIt makes me feel sick to my stomach to know that so many people chose hatred over coming together.
ReplyDeleteExactly... it really speaks volumes about the condition of Society and what we are becoming, and that scares me more than a single Madman they handed the Country to.
DeleteYup. I am gutted. Absolutely gutted.
ReplyDeleteWell, we should all be, since, the Revenge and Retribution Tour has just begun. I Fear for the Safety and Well Being of every decent American who stood up to him and did the Right thing because they put Country over Politics and realized how dangerous and detrimental he is, worsening all the time, and valiantly tried to Warn Voters in every conceivable way they possibly could. How anyone can be convinced that a Dictatorship on a good day would be preferable to a Democracy and Freedom on a bad day has probably had limited exposure to any point of reference to get a Reality check and make an informed decision based on Facts or Experience. It is a betrayal to every American who has defended and protected Democracy for Generations, only to have it just handed over by our own Citizenry.
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ReplyDeleteYeah, and while I was at Wal-Mart wiring some Money to The Daughter whose handling that Crisis South of the Border for our Foreign Born Grandchildren, there were MAGA saying it could never get worse... and now they'll be enjoying Cheap commodities like the crap they're buying at the Checkout! And I'm thinking to myself, whilst seething, sure... once he deports all the Foreign Born Workers doing the Work that keeps your commodities low and I haven't seen most/any Americans doing for Generations, and enforces 60% Tariff's on all the Imported Goods we rely upon from Countries that Produce damned near everything Americans have come to rely upon... you have NO IDEA how much Worse it can get! And once our Allies are sure they can no longer Trust us and he cozies up to our worst Enemies and gives in to all his worst instincts with no Checks, Balances or regard for the Rule of Law, without any Guard Rails this time... you have NO IDEA how much Worse it can get. The Revenge and Retribution Tour will look like Nazi Germany and other Historic Atrocities that if Lessons had been Learned, wouldn't be ignorantly repeated, or worse, Welcomed by what we've clearly become as a Nation that WANTS that kind of Leadership!!!
DeleteI am embarrassed for our country... and yes, apparently this is what the majority of Americans want, so we deserve what we get.
ReplyDeleteI'm embarrassed for our Country too. His cognitive decline and Mental instability has to be alarming all our Allies and his ability to Mood Regulate is absent so his Handlers can't even Manage him and keep him from acting on his worst instincts. Those who chose him deserve what they get...the rest do not... Dawn the Bohemian
DeleteAs an Australian I fully expected that Trump would be elected again, though I was still shocked (again) to see that he won.
ReplyDeleteThe reason I felt Trump would win again is that Americans won't elect a woman president.
At grass roots level they want a strong powerful man to lead what hey see as the strongest country in the world. And it doesn't matter if that power is corrupt or crazy. Trump with all his failings is still seen as a powerful figure.
If only the Democrats had had a male candidate, I really believe your outcome would have been different.
I agree... America is still a Patriarchy and far behind most progressive Nations in trusting Leaders who aren't old White Men. He isn't strong or brave but they bought what he was Selling and Rich Men are admired in a transactional materialistic Society even if it's procured by questionable means and grifting. The Son said it is a sad commentary when America would rather have a career Criminal and Sexual Predator lead them rather than a Woman... Dawn the Bohemian
DeleteIt is the Fear of the Unknown, The It hasn't happened Yet, The SunRise of the Next Morning. We, all, must stay strong; that is the hardest part.
ReplyDeleteIndeed the unknown is making anxiety...but we have seen how chaotic and violence prone his first term was and his cognitive decline is worse and he appears more unbalanced... Dawn the Bohemian
DeleteI have Overwhelming Happiness for the USA. I believe that the future for all the citizens of America will once again is going to be the best for us. I have my reasons....seniors are experiencing horrible fears of losing our future...it has been so bleak, for so long. The world will be a better place for everyone.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are wishing us happiness. His campaign was so doom and gloom with threats of revenge and retribution and violent rhetoric...there is nothing happy about a Leader threatening the Citizens with all that...so I don't feel happy about any of what he intended... Dawn the Bohemian
DeleteThis is hilarious. I don't know any seniors who are looking forward to our social security being cut, our Medicare being gutted, our food and goods costing more and personally, the eradication of vaccinations that his health secretary Kennedy is proposing. I finally started making plans this afternoon. Last time we ended up locked down in our homes. I need to inventory the cupboards and put another pandemic pantry together. Order more cases of toilet paper and prepare for homeschooling grandchildren. And I am glad we held on to our masks.
DeleteIn my opinion seniors ought to be shaking in their boots.
Merry, not just Seniors, but, especially us since, his Nephew made it Clear during his Interview that his Uncle considers certain People to "Cost to much" and just should be allowed to Die.
DeleteOOops, Too Much... he's very Transactional and he even slipped right near the Election when a Gold Star Family was burying their Heroic Loved One who Died in Battle... and happened to be Hispanic... saying to his Staff, when he inquired about how being buried with Honor for Military Service Costs... that it doesn't cost that much to bury a F*cking Mexican!!!! Can you only Imagine?!!!
DeletePersonally I hope that anyone of these groups that voted for Trump, the shit rains down on them really quickly as he backtracks on his promises. I am sure that Elon and the tech bros will be looked after first, but these minority groups that were so fragile they were afraid to have a black female leader and were lured by false promises of a pot of gold soon find out the pot is empty when it comes to their terms. All these low income earners celebrating because they aren't going to have to pay tax on tips under Trump, let's see if it happens, I've decided I'm reducing from a 25% tip on everything to 10% and below to compensate for any taxes I may have to pay because they won't.
ReplyDeleteI am with you 100%.
DeleteWell said Vicky, many of the Bones he threw to who he considers The Dogs of Society are Promises he likely won't Keep but lured them with the Hope of. And Yes, he did strategically target Marginalized Groups who are Fearful and most vulnerable in a Bad Economic Downturn, or would be last to benefit from a strong Economic Upturn, since, easiest to grasp at Straws/Life Preservers offered to them, even if from The Titanic. When a person is in Crisis Mode, they don't have the Luxury of looking at the Grand Big Picture of why Democracy matters and they'd be fucked more under an Authoritarian Regime. Some may be living Hand to Mouth and even if they know he despises them, if they felt Heard, and Seen, well, it was Enough even if laden with his Bullshit, Smoke & Mirrors, and his usual Con to obtain their Confidence and Trust.
DeleteI can only just now muster any words. I'm still in shock. I might have to go off the grid.
ReplyDeleteMaddie, we're all in Shock and disbelief, yet, I can't say I'm totally Surprised at what American seems to be becoming. He's Popular BECOZ of who and how he is, let us not lose sight of that unfortunate Fact. If you feel the Need to go off Grid, we'll always be here to Welcome you back my Friend once you're re-calibrated.
DeleteOver seventy million good little Americans voted to put this country on a path to a fascist police state. I feel that they have taken a giant dump on the graves of my ancestors, who served this country in time of war. I am only glad that those who fought against fascism are not alive to see how blithely the voters of this country chose it.
ReplyDeleteOh, indeed it is the ultimate betrayal for every Service Member who fought to protect and defend Democracy. Sadly, my Dear Husband and some Friends and Relatives are Alive to see how blithely the Voters handed over our Democracy to be destroyed and gutted by Fascists and Grifters who don't give a shit about the Citizenry, but Played a lot of them and Groomed them to Support an Agenda they will have plenty of time to now regret once the Fuckery is rolled out and they realize what they've actually done.
DeleteIf Anti-Vaxxers were the only ones killed by Covid and if the shit from this election only poured down on MAGAts, life would be a bit more fair. 54% of Americans read at or below a Grade 6 level. Which is why they think Trump is a genius and cannot comprehend Kamala Harris' "Word Salad". The price of food will not go down and neither will the price of gasoline. Why would people sell out their wives, daughters, granddaughters, nieces to save on a carton of eggs?
ReplyDeleteMost of those Voters who support him clearly don't have even a rudimentary grasp on Economics, not even Economics 101. And it was noted that the more Educated Voters were not so easily groomed and manipulated by the consummate Con going on. Too many Men unfortunately allowed themselves to support a Patriarchy Figure they deem strong becoz he is Cruel, Dominates by Force, and they feel has Machisimo, no matter how fucked up he is... so, they'd rather Vote for a nearly 80 Year Old White Man in Serious Cognitive Decline, who doesn't have the qualifications for the Job, who is a Sexual Predator, Convicted Felon, Racist, Misogynist, Xenophobic Dictator wanna be.. than Vote for a Woman with a Pigmentation they feel some kind of way about too. Sadly, as an Older Woman, this is not "New" and has been pervasive in America a long, long time. Younger Voters were more drawn to Kamala and didn't have the deeper seated biases the Older Voters and most Undereducated Voters had. Also, a lot of Minority Men fell for the Old Rich White Man gonna fix all my problems bullshit he was Selling them and targeting the Hispanic and Black Male Voter with. They Voted for him in higher numbers than ever expected, whereas Minority Women tended to favor Harris by over 90%, not falling for being exploited and taken for an easy Mark to Groom. All Predators Groom their potential Victims, all of them.
DeleteThis is the beginning of the true end of life as we know it. It would be interesting to know the number of people relying on the American Care Act to supplement the cost of their health ins, how many are relying on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The open market will not have to provide for pre-existing conditions and there will be a lifetime cap on how much insurance must pay out. One cancer pill costs $15,000. And many drugs cost more. Treatments and surgeries will be for the very rich and the rest of us will be in the basket of the “deplorable” i.e. higher premiums for those needing more costly treatments. Tears streamed down my son’s face, he voted as he always has since turning 18 and was shocked by the results. Will a woman, a woman of color, a non-cisgender person ever be on a level playing field with the great white misogynists, homophobes and bigots? To all those who voted for the people thank you, to those who never registered to vote or didn’t vote, or cast a ballot for the malignant narcissist look at yourself in the mirror in four years and ask yourself “am I better off than I was in 2024”. A discouraging percentage of Americans vote, had every vote been cast by those entitled to vote, the election outcome might have been different.We’ll never know. I’m sorry that America is no longer united, I fear the days and years ahead. I cannot imagine what this 🤡 has planned for his circus 🎪. I can’t look the people in the eye in this town and play nice anymore.
ReplyDeleteWell put, I am in complete agreement. As an Older Woman it's not as if it's "New" for a less qualified or unqualified Man to get any Job over a more qualified Woman, it's been that way for as long as I can remember. So, I guess I shouldn't have been Surprised, since, it's exactly Why Hilary Lost as well, tho' she did get the Popular Vote. But Kamala, for all her Qualifications, had her Gender AND her Race against her since America still has all it's deep seated biases that are alive and well even if some progress has been made... it's not nearly enough. Just ask any persecuted group if they haven't still experienced inequality or outright contempt, bias and hatred, all will have to admit they have. Black Women voted for the Right Side of History in Record numbers, over 90% Voted for Kamala, but the rest of American Demographics clearly did not and will have to Own what they did now. They Sold Out America for a bunch of bullshit Promises and Extreme Agendas, and tho' I don't discount Families are under hardships becoz we're experiencing it too, he preyed on their Fears and their lack of having even a rudimentary grasp on Economics. Ignorance is not Bliss... it's just ignorance.
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