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Yup.
And assuming we don't straight up lose our democracy, we're at least going to experience a long period of decline, possibly lasting the remainder of our lives.
This isn't going to magically change 4 years from now, even if the pendulum swings back and we vote Democrats into power. Our society just proved itself to be utterly uneducated and intellectually lazy. We're just going to keep digging ourselves into a deeper hole. And that's assuming in the next 4 years Republicans don't change things in such a way as to ensure they can never lose an election again.
One way or another, we've lost. The only question is the speed at which the decline will take place.
Feels like after a week of reeling, folks are coming to their senses. I think this shit is going to be brutal as there are no checks and balances left on a dude who’s brain sucked to begin with but is undeniably failing in realtime.
Buckle up folks, we’re in uncharted waters here.
Yeah, and it's not just economic woes we have to worry about. We're going to backslide as a democracy and ethically as a nation. We're going to lose allies. NATO is going to be impacted and that makes the world a much more dangerous place.
We're going to be feeling this decline for a very long time. Elections have far reaching consequences and we apparently did not learn that from Trump's 1st failed presidency.
Bingo. It’s bleak but believe it or not, talking about it with others who see it too, helps. Thanks.
I’m a parent, so got no choice but to get to work and see what the fuck can be done. I truly did not believe this shit would come to pass; when folks would talk about leaving the country if he was elected, I’d joke that I’d stay and join the underground. Well, guess it’s time to start digging.