I attribute the re election of the diabolical sociopathic narcissist to complacency, ignorance and resentment. Trump is a master of manipulation which was most evident in his first campaign. He blamed those who looked different than him as the ultimate villain and continues to do so. By scapegoating those whose complexions don’t match his own, he gave permission to others whose lots in life have not turned out as expected to do the same. It is easier to blame someone else than to determine true causes of your problems.
Trump was counting on people being preoccupied with resentment and it worked.
They ignored the warning and labeled those who were screaming from the rooftops as left wing loonies because their rights and privileges were never under attack before. They ignorantly thought what was granted by the Constitution would never change. Many who voted for him didn’t sign up for the devastation that has begun. When this fiasco is truly realized what are they going to do? They will either vote differently or continue to vote against their own best interests. Trump and the Republicans are counting on later. Seeing what is transpiring keeps me up at night. The nightmare is real and the reoccurrence of what history has shown us and what Sinclair Lewis wrote about is actually happening.
Just finished reading “Becoming Madam Secretary,” an historical novel, principally about Frances Perkins, and in which Sinclair Lewis figures significantly. Not great writing, but lots of interesting material for these times we are suffering through.
So right now the Trump administration is defying an order from the Supreme Court to return at least the one man from Maryland from the prison in El Salvador. An order that was 9-0. That means EVERY single judge on that court, even Clarence Thomas who is as compromised as a judge can be, knew that snatching a permanent legal resident off the street and sending him off without even a hearing to a prison in another country was beyond the pale. And don’t forget we are paying El Salvador 6 million dollars of OUR money to do this terrible thing. And Trump the Great and Powerful wants us to believe that he has no way to even attempt to apply any kind of pressure on El Salvador? The mighty Trump brought to his knees by a country he once labeled a shithole, that he is paying to do his dirty work. And yet Fox news followers are still lapping it up. It most definitely is happening here.
Do you think it is starting to dawn on the conservative members of the Supreme Court that they have created a monster?
By the way, I had to look up the dollar amount of the blood money, and the AI assist had the amount correct, but said it was being paid to imprison deported gang members. No “alleged” anywhere in the paragraph. So the average person just looking it up quickly might say to themselves well, they were gang members after all. In tiny gray letters at the bottom it said “May contain inaccuracies.” Thus is misinformation born and perpetuated. I went into my settings and turned off that assistance.
"No way to apply any kind of pressure," with the president of El Salvador sitting right there.
Ignore the man behind the curtain, he is not oz....
As for the repubican Supreme Court, if you look at their history as judges, they were the ones who created the foundation for dictators. Kavanaugh is why Al Gore is not president.
I believe hmpy trmPedo isn't smart enough to do this (though benefits from it), but isn't smart enough those around him, from fELON to stephen miller are playing hmpy like a pull string feral doll
...today, April 15, is the anniversary of the Titanic sinking, in 1912 / America has struck something, too-- and is taking on water: no longer walking on it...
"Everything that is worthwhile in the world has been accomplished by the free, inquiring, critical spirit, and that the preservation of this spirit is more important than any social system whatsoever."
That is a "spirit" that is awakened, nurtured and thriving through a free, public educational system unfettered by racist, bigotted, chauvanistic and jingoistic political propaganda, an educational system that recognizes and celebrates its diverse society and student body, is inclusive and treats all with equity and equanimity.
That is, and has been the American public educational system that has maintained a democratic representative government of the people, by the people and for the people. Such a government cannot be founded upon or maintained by ignorance. Indeed, ignorance is the furtile ground of autocracy.
Donald Trump is committed to destroying that educational system in order to further his autocracy. As a majority of Congress complacent, if not actually complicit, and the courts are powerless, there is little to stop him except the people themselves, and that will only be for so long as they have the knowledge and understanding to appreciate and denounce the horrors of his evil. Once that knowledge no longer is shared, the nation is doomed to the damnation of popular ignorance. That will be when it "can happen here."
The preservation of that knowledge through the maintenance of the American public educational system is in the hands of our teachers, and no one else. They must be organized in solidarity with the cause, and they must strike. They must shut down the schools until the damage is undone and the threat is eliminated. No one and nothing else can stop Donald Trump.
Proving Ken & Sinclair Lewis to be fortune tellers, "Deportation Czar" Tom Homan said this on WWNYTV7 last night (on their website now) about the peaceful protest of a thousand who went by his Sackets Harbor house in a small village, where everybody knows where others live: "There's a criminal investigation that's been opened. They are being criminally investigated. And if the evidence supports it, they will be criminally prosecuted." I'm now looking for a lawyer.
I won't be so presumptuous to say gQpedos Republicans CAN'T read (but I have my suspicions)
but clearly the do NOT read... or understand...
True Fact, pos_tfnKKK is well read.. mostly fiction and often pop fiction, but she does read non-fiction and things that you would think she would learn from...
On Pod Save America podcast they talk about pos_tfnKKK from time to time.. and while they say things about all dumb policy and politicans.. what they say about pos_tfnKKK is basically - - > she is pathetic and evil because she is smart enough to know better
I get the feeling that those podcasters (who worked for Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry) know this first hand from actually interacting with her.
ªªªª just think about that for a second.. pos_tfnKKK knows she is evil, supporting evil and creating evil.. all while being a good cristian.. Aware of what she is doing and it's affect and still marches on into the manure pile!
I attribute the re election of the diabolical sociopathic narcissist to complacency, ignorance and resentment. Trump is a master of manipulation which was most evident in his first campaign. He blamed those who looked different than him as the ultimate villain and continues to do so. By scapegoating those whose complexions don’t match his own, he gave permission to others whose lots in life have not turned out as expected to do the same. It is easier to blame someone else than to determine true causes of your problems.
Trump was counting on people being preoccupied with resentment and it worked.
They ignored the warning and labeled those who were screaming from the rooftops as left wing loonies because their rights and privileges were never under attack before. They ignorantly thought what was granted by the Constitution would never change. Many who voted for him didn’t sign up for the devastation that has begun. When this fiasco is truly realized what are they going to do? They will either vote differently or continue to vote against their own best interests. Trump and the Republicans are counting on later. Seeing what is transpiring keeps me up at night. The nightmare is real and the reoccurrence of what history has shown us and what Sinclair Lewis wrote about is actually happening.
Sadly, this frog seems to be boiled. It’s not like we weren’t warned.
I commend your sounding off then and now.
I seriously blame Stephen Miller and his architects for this hate and just chaos.
Just finished reading “Becoming Madam Secretary,” an historical novel, principally about Frances Perkins, and in which Sinclair Lewis figures significantly. Not great writing, but lots of interesting material for these times we are suffering through.
Love Frances Perkins
So right now the Trump administration is defying an order from the Supreme Court to return at least the one man from Maryland from the prison in El Salvador. An order that was 9-0. That means EVERY single judge on that court, even Clarence Thomas who is as compromised as a judge can be, knew that snatching a permanent legal resident off the street and sending him off without even a hearing to a prison in another country was beyond the pale. And don’t forget we are paying El Salvador 6 million dollars of OUR money to do this terrible thing. And Trump the Great and Powerful wants us to believe that he has no way to even attempt to apply any kind of pressure on El Salvador? The mighty Trump brought to his knees by a country he once labeled a shithole, that he is paying to do his dirty work. And yet Fox news followers are still lapping it up. It most definitely is happening here.
Do you think it is starting to dawn on the conservative members of the Supreme Court that they have created a monster?
By the way, I had to look up the dollar amount of the blood money, and the AI assist had the amount correct, but said it was being paid to imprison deported gang members. No “alleged” anywhere in the paragraph. So the average person just looking it up quickly might say to themselves well, they were gang members after all. In tiny gray letters at the bottom it said “May contain inaccuracies.” Thus is misinformation born and perpetuated. I went into my settings and turned off that assistance.
"No way to apply any kind of pressure," with the president of El Salvador sitting right there.
Ignore the man behind the curtain, he is not oz....
As for the repubican Supreme Court, if you look at their history as judges, they were the ones who created the foundation for dictators. Kavanaugh is why Al Gore is not president.
I believe hmpy trmPedo isn't smart enough to do this (though benefits from it), but isn't smart enough those around him, from fELON to stephen miller are playing hmpy like a pull string feral doll
...today, April 15, is the anniversary of the Titanic sinking, in 1912 / America has struck something, too-- and is taking on water: no longer walking on it...
America is not unsinkable either.
"Everything that is worthwhile in the world has been accomplished by the free, inquiring, critical spirit, and that the preservation of this spirit is more important than any social system whatsoever."
That is a "spirit" that is awakened, nurtured and thriving through a free, public educational system unfettered by racist, bigotted, chauvanistic and jingoistic political propaganda, an educational system that recognizes and celebrates its diverse society and student body, is inclusive and treats all with equity and equanimity.
That is, and has been the American public educational system that has maintained a democratic representative government of the people, by the people and for the people. Such a government cannot be founded upon or maintained by ignorance. Indeed, ignorance is the furtile ground of autocracy.
Donald Trump is committed to destroying that educational system in order to further his autocracy. As a majority of Congress complacent, if not actually complicit, and the courts are powerless, there is little to stop him except the people themselves, and that will only be for so long as they have the knowledge and understanding to appreciate and denounce the horrors of his evil. Once that knowledge no longer is shared, the nation is doomed to the damnation of popular ignorance. That will be when it "can happen here."
The preservation of that knowledge through the maintenance of the American public educational system is in the hands of our teachers, and no one else. They must be organized in solidarity with the cause, and they must strike. They must shut down the schools until the damage is undone and the threat is eliminated. No one and nothing else can stop Donald Trump.
STRIKE
Proving Ken & Sinclair Lewis to be fortune tellers, "Deportation Czar" Tom Homan said this on WWNYTV7 last night (on their website now) about the peaceful protest of a thousand who went by his Sackets Harbor house in a small village, where everybody knows where others live: "There's a criminal investigation that's been opened. They are being criminally investigated. And if the evidence supports it, they will be criminally prosecuted." I'm now looking for a lawyer.
This is exactly what I'm talking about.
Oh dear God…you folks should be given commendation medals, not threats from this Gestapo General wannabe Homan…
He needs to be investigated for orchestrating the kidnapping of the young mother and her children.
But do what you need to do to protect yourself. Take care…
This is unbelievable
I just finished that book five days ago, was going to mention it in a comment, but didn't (it would have been way long-winded)
I used to think Animal Farm was the dystopic novel of the hmpy trmPedoPhile regime, but "It Can't Happen Here" is so spot on with hmpy trmpedo
I won't be so presumptuous to say gQpedos Republicans CAN'T read (but I have my suspicions)
but clearly the do NOT read... or understand...
True Fact, pos_tfnKKK is well read.. mostly fiction and often pop fiction, but she does read non-fiction and things that you would think she would learn from...
On Pod Save America podcast they talk about pos_tfnKKK from time to time.. and while they say things about all dumb policy and politicans.. what they say about pos_tfnKKK is basically - - > she is pathetic and evil because she is smart enough to know better
I get the feeling that those podcasters (who worked for Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry) know this first hand from actually interacting with her.
ªªªª just think about that for a second.. pos_tfnKKK knows she is evil, supporting evil and creating evil.. all while being a good cristian.. Aware of what she is doing and it's affect and still marches on into the manure pile!
Scary indeed.