My headspace for the next 4 years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AND its started already right?

Those who voted FOR THIS MAN will now complain and blame the Dems for NOT DOING MORE TO STOP IT.

Dems will be villainized once again. I'm over it.
I told my grandma about his plans for SS
I told my cousin who is married to an immigrant about his plans
I told my aunt about the economy
I told my mom about women's health issues

I talked to everyone until i was blue in the face and you know what? THey still voted for him. Facts didn't matter. Truth didn't matter.
Well, now it is all WHAT will we do to reign him in???
I don't know? Nothing? Sorry Margo but this ship has sailed and i am enjoying a pina colada right now. You figure your own shit out.

Because they were not driven by reason.

There are no rational reasons to vote for Trump.

And yet here we are with 50% voting for him. 35-40% there was no convincing. They are a cult, and believe anything he lies to them about. Most often, it's against their own best interest. Now it's time for them to live with what they voted for---surprize, he doesn't give a shit about you.
The other 10-15% are either rich (so voted for the financial perks of R politics) or racists/mysoginistic that they simply couldn't vote for her. They know what Trump is and stands for, yet they still voted for him. Most of that 10-15% were able to do that because, his policies won't largely affect them (except for the women in their lives).

I live in a Blue area , and there are boys at the local HS telling girls "your body, my choice" in the last week in person and on Social Media. That tells you were we are at in life. UmC/Rich kids near a large city, who feel empowered to talk like that. That tells me that that attitude was normalized at home---the family is racist and mysoginistic. I can assure you my son would never talk like that, because they were not raised that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all just had to sit and watch a wide open border policy, crime go through the roof, record inflation, attack on common sense. So……

Okay. Time to fix all that. Hop to it and hit the ground running, I guess. People expect results when you hold all the strings.

Exactly this. Let's see how much progress they get on all of the Trump promises based on their own actions. Remember, can't take credit for Biden era policies on anything. I'll especially love to see Trump's "concepts of a plan" for health care that will be superior to Obamacare. I suppose it'll be out a very short period of time.

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Anonymous wrote:Except that I’m afraid we’ll lose our military retirement and our healthcare - and will have to support a parent who will lose SS, we will be fine. We will live in blue states and blue cities. I hold out hope that enough republicans value the constitution that there might actually be a line they draw. Maybe.

Yes, it's like I never thought I would utter the words "Awesome, Marco Rubio will be Sec of State"

yet here we are. Because at least Rubio is on the "sane side of things". And will hopefully bring some balance and not start WW3 (then again if he's too sane, he might loose his job)

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Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of anger and hurt chose Trump. There were a lot of voters who stayed home because they couldn't decide between 2 idiots (like me) but they did not wanting to choose Trump per se.

I don't think it's about idiots choosing Trump as much as how devastating the current landscape of US is on so many fronts.

If you want to blame someone, blame the political party of the Democrats for not rising to the occasion - how hard is it to beat a convicted felon with no self control? I had higher expectations for these "smart" professionals, I have zero expectations for the regular Joe. People vote for what they think they need. It's not that people are dumb, it's that people are desperate for change and hope.

Haha, yes, of course - Dems made ignorant people pick Hitler. We tried too hard to get people medical care and equality, and see what we made you do?

I mean, whatever. Blame whoever you want! It just doesn't really matter. He's going to be president. So now people get what they voted for!

[Anonymous]

Don't Set Yourself on Fire to Keep Others Warm.

[Anonymous]

Cannot fathom how ppl think Harris is an idiot. Did you WATCH the debate?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I supported Harris for president but was ready to oppose many of her policies. I have similar issues with Trump. The Dems deserved to go down just as much as Trump. What is fascinating is how they missed so many obvious signs that they never had the mandates they thought they had for several years. The election had been very thing to do with Dem overreach on identity politics and nothing about Trump. Yes, he is a horrible person, but people already knew that. That is how egregious people felt those politics were. Sure, they like Obamacare but they hate being told things like xyz so you must vote Dem otherwise you’re a self hating so and so, or MAGA, or racist, or misogynistic, or whatever.

Voters want balance and that’s why the same district will vote AOC and Trump.

I’m not happy about some things Trump will do, but the Dem meltdowns are entertaining. I will spend the next four years thinking, I told you so. I have very little empathy for people like OP.

Republicans are the ones that drove their campaigns with identity politics. Just watch any of their commercials. Democrats talked about the economy and body autonomy. Enough with the gaslighting.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this stance is easier if you are not one of the groups who will be impacted by Trump’s policies.

Well, guess you should have voted and campaigned harder for her? Most groups impacted by Trump VOTED FOR HIM

Because they believe the lies he told. People not smart enough to realize much of what he plans to do will negatively impact him. We tried to tell them. They think we are condescending and chose to vote for him. That is their issue now. Quite frankly, if they are too stupid to vote in their own best interests, we can no longer help them. FAFO

truth but they bring us down with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all just had to sit and watch a wide open border policy, crime go through the roof, record inflation, attack on common sense. So……

Okay. Time to fix all that. Hop to it and hit the ground running, I guess. People expect results when you hold all the strings.

Exactly this. Let's see how much progress they get on all of the Trump promises based on their own actions. Remember, can't take credit for Biden era policies on anything. I'll especially love to see Trump's "concepts of a plan" for health care that will be superior to Obamacare. I suppose it'll be out a very short period of time.

There is absolutely nothing stopping Trump from taking credit for Biden-era policies. Trump just needs to say that he caused the success because it is under his watch. Period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cannot fathom how ppl think Harris is an idiot. Did you WATCH the debate?

Did you WATCH all the videos of her responding unscripted to anything and everything??! Holy shit, she literally comes across as only an idiot can!

-signed, a liberal democrat woman

[Anonymous]

I feel exactly the same as you. They have the house, senate and presidency...and the SCOTUS. If you want to know what is coming go scare yourself on the Claremont Institute and the related American Mind page. Read up. They are the people in power in the GOP and they want to take down higher education, repeal gay rights, change housing to that single women don't have rights they have now, get rid of no-fault divorce, eventually get rid of child support men have to pay, have a federal abortion ban, and undo civil rights totally. This is their aim. They will get a lot of it. I live in a blue state so I feel somewhat protected for now, but I'm not sure anyone can predict the unintended consequences of the extreme agenda that is coming. I also predict the administration, maybe by proxies or maybe directly, will empower militias. The armed forces are the last things standing that he hasn't been corrupted yet. The players are frightening and they have unlimited money. Thiel, Musk, Murdoch..all immigrants from the most racist countries. Oh, and of course Putin. This on the one hand has all the ingredients for autocracy and I predict the markets will collapse and they will all benefit by going short. Yeah, I mean, I have a dual citizenship with ireland and might use it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I refuse to let the next 4 years of president Trump and the chaos he brings affect me mentally the way it did 2016-2020. My plan now is to just sit back and watch (sometimes with popcorn) - at least when I feel like tuning in. Since this is a DC based board I assume many of you, like me, understand and have concerns about the democratic norms he upends and the disruption he brings and you do not take our system of government for granted. But at this point it seems the American people - or about half of them - want this disruption.

My state of mind is to focus on what is right in front of me - family, friends and local community. I will watch with detached interest what public administration reforms, to put it lightly, these next 4 years will bring. What I won't do is freak out, get upset, or worry about every outrageous thing he says or does because in a way that is what drives his power. Plus, I don't want to.

Thoughts?

I mean, yes, good for you, this is what normal healthy well adjusted people do, including nearly all of my friends and family who don’t live in DC and vote republican.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I refuse to let the next 4 years of president Trump and the chaos he brings affect me mentally the way it did 2016-2020. My plan now is to just sit back and watch (sometimes with popcorn) - at least when I feel like tuning in. Since this is a DC based board I assume many of you, like me, understand and have concerns about the democratic norms he upends and the disruption he brings and you do not take our system of government for granted. But at this point it seems the American people - or about half of them - want this disruption.

This is the very definition of privilege.
I’m doing much the same, fwiw.

My state of mind is to focus on what is right in front of me - family, friends and local community. I will watch with detached interest what public administration reforms, to put it lightly, these next 4 years will bring. What I won't do is freak out, get upset, or worry about every outrageous thing he says or does because in a way that is what drives his power. Plus, I don't want to.

Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AND its started already right?

Those who voted FOR THIS MAN will now complain and blame the Dems for NOT DOING MORE TO STOP IT.

Dems will be villainized once again. I'm over it.
I told my grandma about his plans for SS
I told my cousin who is married to an immigrant about his plans
I told my aunt about the economy
I told my mom about women's health issues

I talked to everyone until i was blue in the face and you know what? THey still voted for him. Facts didn't matter. Truth didn't matter.
Well, now it is all WHAT will we do to reign him in???
I don't know? Nothing? Sorry Margo but this ship has sailed and i am enjoying a pina colada right now. You figure your own shit out.

Because they were not driven by reason.

There are no rational reasons to vote for Trump.

And yet here we are with 50% voting for him. 35-40% there was no convincing. They are a cult, and believe anything he lies to them about. Most often, it's against their own best interest. Now it's time for them to live with what they voted for---surprize, he doesn't give a shit about you.
The other 10-15% are either rich (so voted for the financial perks of R politics) or racists/mysoginistic that they simply couldn't vote for her. They know what Trump is and stands for, yet they still voted for him. Most of that 10-15% were able to do that because, his policies won't largely affect them (except for the women in their lives).

I live in a Blue area , and there are boys at the local HS telling girls "your body, my choice" in the last week in person and on Social Media. That tells you were we are at in life. UmC/Rich kids near a large city, who feel empowered to talk like that. That tells me that that attitude was normalized at home---the family is racist and mysoginistic. I can assure you my son would never talk like that, because they were not raised that way.

Here’s the thing: Whether “your body, my choice” is true depends on who you are.

If he’s not wealthy, it’s her choice.

If he’s wealthy, then he’s met the minimum threshold to remove her choice.

At that point whether it’s really his choice depends on his skin color, his legal status, the magnitude of his wealth, his profession, his prominence, his connectivity (if any) to President Trump’s orbit, and his local power base. This of course is in relation to HER skin color, wealth, legal status, etc.

So in other words, how much leverage does HE have over HER? As he enjoys more leverage, her body is increasingly his choice.

This really doesn’t matter for most incels. But those who have reached Nick Fuentes’s level of importance, yes he’s gained some freedom from the legal code that he didn’t enjoy last week. Of course Ivanka still enjoys full choice over her own body. But your random Instamodels who wouldn’t give Fuentes the time of day? He might have something to say about that, as local police fretting over their budgets look the other way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I refuse to let the next 4 years of president Trump and the chaos he brings affect me mentally the way it did 2016-2020. My plan now is to just sit back and watch (sometimes with popcorn) - at least when I feel like tuning in. Since this is a DC based board I assume many of you, like me, understand and have concerns about the democratic norms he upends and the disruption he brings and you do not take our system of government for granted. But at this point it seems the American people - or about half of them - want this disruption.

My state of mind is to focus on what is right in front of me - family, friends and local community. I will watch with detached interest what public administration reforms, to put it lightly, these next 4 years will bring. What I won't do is freak out, get upset, or worry about every outrageous thing he says or does because in a way that is what drives his power. Plus, I don't want to.

Thoughts?

You're already mentally ill you idiot, that's why you're posting this drivel on an anonymous forum. Trump broke all of you.

DP. I think the opposite is true. I think Trump appealed to the WORST in you the others who voted for him. You were already broken and he gave you a voice, allowed you to be who you always were, and made you feel better about your lives for a while. If you weren't so broken, you would not be drawn to this anonymous forum to continue raging against "libs" when your side had such big win. Why not be a joyful warrior for Trump and run along? Why keep coming back here to rage and gloat?

+1
Normal, healthy people can see that Trump is a malignant narcissist and want nothing to do with him. I cant help but think that people attracted to his style are abusive narcissists themselves.