You must not be a POC. I’m Black and saw this political nightmare coming in 2016. Blacks have dealt with this crap all our lives, welcome to it. Eddie Glaude said it best. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QKiB0APdxTo |
‘ I can agree to disagree unless your position is rooted in my oppression’ No, Sorry, NOT sorry. Trump is a racist, his policies and playbook are racists. He had White Supremacists in the White House. So if you support that, if you are willing to overlook that because you think he will fix immigration or cut your toe nails for free, then that makes you a racist. FULL STOP. |
Exactly!! |
Slavery genius. And I’m voting a straight Democratic ticket. Maybe you mean America has always been racist. |
And what about the people who did not vote for those leaders, commonly referred to as the minority? Are they just screwed? This is why our country is not a democracy. We are a constitutional republic. 8th grade civics class - go reread your book. |
He did not build a wall dum-dum Mexico did not pay for a wall The economy shut down during COVID so yea His handling of COVID has had negative reverberating affects on inflation so yea groceries are high Cheap gas because OPEC lowered prices because the world was shutdown Do you realize we live in a GLOBAL world economy? How does the President determine gas prices? How stupid can people be? |
Women lost reproductive protection under BIDEN. Not Trump. |
OMG, are you really this stupid? Reproductive freedom has been lost because of Trump's Supreme Court picks and because of legislatures and governors in red states. The Biden admin has done NOTHING to lessen reproductive freedom. |
You really are that stupid aren’t you. Just say you have no idea how the government works. |
We are a representational democracy |
You are part of the problem and why perhaps we are indeed close to a civil war....I 100% agree with PP's statement above that "We must look for common ground where we can find it, compromise where we can, recognize that most issues have gray areas, have the humility to acknowledge that occasionally we’re going to be wrong, respect the right that the other side has to be wrong, themselves, but extend to them the grace and goodwill when their sincere good intentions lead them to the wrong position on an issue that we might hope they would extend to us when we are likewise in error." Society will fall as both sides continue to view everything through a "black and white" lens. Most issues have gray areas. As to some of the other posts I've seen on this thread. Here's my reality -- I don't care about anything that doesn't affect me and my family -- my kids and their ability to have a good, stable and healthy life. With jobs that they enjoy and partners they eventually find to love and hopefully someday grandkids. I may have to homeschool any future grandkids but either way I will ensure they get to watch/read classics that haven't been "cancelled" or "banned" by either party. I choose to shut out any and all distractions from both dysfunctional political parties. To answer OP's original question, no I'm not depressed about MAGA because frankly my dear I don't give a damn about MAGA...however, I'm more depressed about the state of our entire society as a nation divided that will continue to be divided regardless of who wins. |
^Correction...I will ensure they do get to watch/read classics that have been "cancelled" or "banned" by either party. |
The problem is what you plainly said, you only care about what affects you. How sad. I’m not gay or an immigrant but I care about those people who are. Not caring about your fellow man is what the issue is and the reason so many people are ok with being racist, voting for a racist , and supporting one. Some of us are just not dumb enough to believe that one day the issues that affect “them” won’t affect us. Good Luck! |
1. I voted for Biden and never stated I was voting for Trump. Stupid assumption on your part. 2. When I say I care only about issues that affect me and my family.....these issues include: (a) Illegal Immigration/Asylum Seekers who have caused a huge burden on our already burdened infrastructure - overcrowded schools. (b) State of Education in our country - DD is a teacher and reports firsthand just how bad it is (c) Rampant Crime (d) Healthcare Reform/Women's Reproductive Rights What I don't care about are all the peripheral distractions based on social construct beliefs and ideologies that both parties seem too focused on. |
^I'll add...I’m also not gay or an immigrant and while I do care about immigrants (LEGAL immigrants that is) and gays (LGBTQ rights - to each their own) they are not my primary concern. |