What do we do??

[Anonymous]

Biden served our country well, flaws and all, until he literally couldn’t anymore. He will always have my respect for that. He didn’t seek to just break things without a fix.

I remember when people used to say, “I don”t do politics”. Haven’t heard that lately. Because intended or not, seeing a fool run a country empowered people’s confidence. There is no putting that back in a box.

Grassroots movements have power. Now, they’re just going to happen a little but differently - because everyone has an opinion now that they aren’t afraid to voice because they may seem “uneducated” or “unqualified” to speak about it.

Why not consider new ways to galvanize the people? They are the ones leading the boycotts, and attacking Elon’s net worth. Politics as usual is over.

[Anonymous]

Now that being an upper middle class Democrat is a marker of class status and moral goodness, Dems have lost the ability to admit mistakes and make adjustments. Even after a bad loss to “He Who Shall Not Be Named,” 90% of posters on dcurbanmom REALLY struggle to admit that ANY Democratic policies are ineffective or unpopular. We need to hit rock bottom before we can change, and we are nowhere near. We are in denial. We’ll have to lose again in 2026 and 2028 before we’ll even consider that we might have a problem.

[Anonymous]

All this nonsense is a distraction

You won't get MAGA back, but money is the thing. People are poorer since Trump started.the normal ones can't deny that

The others? Leave them gibbering about trans or the pandemic. Don't waste your energy

[Anonymous]

Yes, after seven weeks, people are poorer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember those airline safety announcements where they tell you to place the gas mask over your face BEFORE your children?

Apply that same concept now. Save your pennies, prepare an extended emergency fund, make sure you have precious metals and cash at home, along with a gun, ammunition, and at least a couple weeks of water per person living in your household.

Try to be as independent as possible, so you can lay low for the next few years until the TrumpCessions and TrumpPurges are over.

You think cash, crypto or gold will be worth much?

If things really go wrong, the only valuables will be food, medicine, weapons and tools.

[Anonymous]

See what I mean? Angry refusals to consider change. We’ll just trust that a recession will make us more popular again eithout any effort on our part. Denial. Hitting rock bottom and realizing the need for change is still years away for us.

[Anonymous]

Dems are counting on Trump to make us popular. It hasn’t worked so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:See what I mean? Angry refusals to consider change. We’ll just trust that a recession will make us more popular again eithout any effort on our part. Denial. Hitting rock bottom and realizing the need for change is still years away for us.

It's not popularity. It's fighting for the Constitution itself. If people don't care about it, maybe this form of government was too much for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stay off the internet and keep your sanity. Easier said than done for sure.

This is what they want. It’s easier to control when people check out. Flood the zone and all that.

Keep your head on a swivel.

THIS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, after seven weeks, people are poorer.

I assume you don't have investments?

Tariffs are crazy. The economy was doing fine. What do you think he's doing since you trust him?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reality is that--as awful Trump is, he did (barely) win the popular vote (against an historically weak candidate).

This isn't just Trump issue, there are a lot of people who voted for him. It's no use denying this. You can protest and make phone calls, but I truly believe that the only way out is through. Give MAGA the wheel and let them drive the country off a cliff. Focus on tending your garden and keeping yourself sane and healthy.

Sometimes you just have to step back and let the wild fires burn themselves out.

+1 control what you can and let go of the rest. Be mentally flexible, getting through this may require you to challenge some of your existing assumptions about how you live your life. You may need to be open to things like relocation. If you’re a fed, you need to change the way you think about your career. Work for money not mission, focus on your own family and what’s best for them. Be shrewd like a business person in your private life. Darwin.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They key is to never accept that we were beaten in a democratic election. We have to think of this as an illegitimate coup. We can’t plan for the next election. We have to respond DAILY to Trump. WEMOD? what would Michelle Obama do? Trump goes low, she goes high. We need to take up space like she does, resist like she does, sass like she does. And maybe, just maybe, we can save the world.

It would have been much easier in the recent past and will be much easier in the future if Dems can just nominate normal/average POTUS candidates that would prevent someone as awful as Trump from ever gaining the power of the POTUS office. What you are suggesting sounds like going around your arse to get to your elbow.

Normal/average POTUS, you mean white men?

The previous didn't say that.

But, I will.

Yes--get a white man! Get an affable Bill Clinton type with a moderate platform and minimal baggage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They key is to never accept that we were beaten in a democratic election. We have to think of this as an illegitimate coup. We can’t plan for the next election. We have to respond DAILY to Trump. WEMOD? what would Michelle Obama do? Trump goes low, she goes high. We need to take up space like she does, resist like she does, sass like she does. And maybe, just maybe, we can save the world.

It would have been much easier in the recent past and will be much easier in the future if Dems can just nominate normal/average POTUS candidates that would prevent someone as awful as Trump from ever gaining the power of the POTUS office. What you are suggesting sounds like going around your arse to get to your elbow.

Normal/average POTUS, you mean white men?

The previous didn't say that.

But, I will.

Yes--get a white man! Get an affable Bill Clinton type with a moderate platform and minimal baggage.

That’s what people thought they had in Joe Biden and boy did that backfire. How about find someone who’s in touch with the wants and needs of the American people, regardless of race or gender.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Biden served our country well, flaws and all, until he literally couldn’t anymore. He will always have my respect for that. He didn’t seek to just break things without a fix.

I remember when people used to say, “I don”t do politics”. Haven’t heard that lately. Because intended or not, seeing a fool run a country empowered people’s confidence. There is no putting that back in a box.

Grassroots movements have power. Now, they’re just going to happen a little but differently - because everyone has an opinion now that they aren’t afraid to voice because they may seem “uneducated” or “unqualified” to speak about it.

Why not consider new ways to galvanize the people? They are the ones leading the boycotts, and attacking Elon’s net worth. Politics as usual is over.

You can't blame a 50 year career politician with a greed for power accepting a party nomination and easy POTUS election victory over a very weak candidate. I don't blame Biden for that. He is who we thought he was. Those to blame are the people who were duped into thinking it was "okay" to nominate and elect someone so old and unfit they'd hand The White House back to the even more awful Trump.

There are many ugly reasons Trump was elected to a second term. The primary reasons are Biden's 2024 collapse and the people that were too stupid to see that inevitable collapse when they supported him for POTUS in 2020.

[Anonymous]

What we do is run candidates that can clearly articulate how what they are going to do makes the American dream attainable for more people, including the people that voted for Trump.

Very first step in keeping his name out of our mouths and talking about what’s going on now in terms of billionaires taking over.