So what happens when we awaken one morning and

[PCIntern]

find that He has demolished the statue of Abraham Lincoln inside the Memorial and has commissioned a statue of himself?

So you think it cannot happen? What if I had posted six months ago that he demolished the East Wing of the venerated White House? Would you have taken me seriously or thought it was some brand of typical PCIntern hyperbole?

Do you understand that I have just asked four, now five, questions? Is there a problem with that? No? And why not?

And you know what that reminds me of?

The gentile says to the rabbi, “Why is it that you people always answer a question with a question?”

“Do we?” answers the rabbi.

[badhair77]

1. My own questions are driving me crazy.

Unfortunately, I share many with you. I’m constantly fighting being terrified.

[popsdenver]

12. All of our extreme guesses of the future

are actually harbingers of things to come.................

[badhair77]

43. And I have a massive imagination.

I’m trying not to be incapacitated with fear. We need to be prepared and courageous

[popsdenver]

47. I wish I had a dollar

for every time, since 2016, that I said: "Trump/Republicans/House&Senate/USSC can't do that" I would have more than Musk....

[mgardener]

23. Me too.

He is a monster.
He is capable of ANYTHING.

And the Republicans are cowards.

[badhair77]

41. True.

No one is coming to save us. We have to do it ourselves.

[popsdenver]

48. The Trump CABAL

are all scratching, chewing, biting, scratching to earn themselves a spot in the TOP 1%
Along with the Republican Senators, Republican House Members, the Republican Supremes, and even Republican State Governors and Republican State Attorney Generals

And they all are individually and corruptly trying to grift as much as possible for themselves......

[elleng]

2. "Do we?" answers the rabbi.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. Do you really think that will happen?

Do you think he could raise enough money to pay for a statue of himself, as he did with the ballroom?

Do you think the parks service, which controls the Memorial (but not the WH), not to mention the DC police, will sit by idly as the Lincoln statue is torn down?

Just because you can imagine something and type it on the internet, does not make that thing possible, plausible or probable.

No matter what you might imagine, it doesn’t change this one absolute truth:

Trump is not omnipotent, and the states and the people are not powerless

[AZJonnie]

8. A statue, is not, by its inherent nature, something who's cost exceeds $200M

So the argument that this couldn't happen "because money" is not especially compelling.

I *absolutely* could imagine IQ47 WANTING to do exactly what PCIntern suggests. You are right to say "that don't make it so", of course. But it's not preposterous to suggest he might do that, because demolishing the Rose Garden and the East Wing are already done, and at least in the case of the East Wing, there were steps that SHOULD have happened beforehand, which did not. And he has his cronies everywhere, including the Park Service. Ergo it's not hard to imagine that their "standing idly by" could indeed happen.

Also, your last statement, though true, is not proof any particular thing cannot happen. Clearly Trump is able to accomplish a great deal of evil despite the public having a non-zero amount of power. We only have power in certain arenas/aspects, and this may not be one of them

A valid Venn diagram to illustrate this point could be easily conjured.

[KS Toronado]

16. The asshole is capable of tearing the Lincoln Memorial down

he'd plant a bomb to destroy Lincoln sitting in his chair and blame it on radial antifa terrorists and replace
it with one of himself in gold of course. They are attempting to remove all history involving slavery.

[USS_Dauntless]

39. I wonder if that shooting in DC was a false flag.

I don't know if it was but it would not shock me in the LEAST. God, I HATE HIM!!!!!

[KS Toronado]

40. He needs reasons to declare Martial law

plus we know he'll do anything, fake an ear wound, kill Epstein, bomb Venezuelan fishermen, etc etc

[USS_Dauntless]

45. Funny how that orange sack of shit

never talks about what happened in Butler County, PA. Almost like he didn't get shot or even grazed!

[mgardener]

24. I'm glad you can sleep at night.

He is closing air space in another country.
He is murdering citizens in boats without a trial.
He is sending troops into cities to terrorize and victimize.
RFK jr is dismantling our health safety net for communicable disease.
American citizens will be cold, hungry and sick.


Elise Stefanik is saying nothing.
Neither are the rest of them

[Fiendish Thingy]

36. He was blocked from sending troops to Portland and Chicago

And I have seen no factual evidence that Venezuelan airspace is actually closed, just Trump’s tweet.

This administration commits atrocities daily, and is depending on our exhaustion for their success.

While Trump has much power, he has very little actual control beyond the executive branch.

Self-care is critical for effective resistance, so yes, I do my best to get a good night’s sleep, and that is no measure of, or reflection of my conscience.

PS- I’m not sure why you mentioned Stefanik specifically.

[EarthAbides]

4. Next question

And what the hell is the fascist pig going to do with the reflection pool at the Lincoln Memorial?

[PCIntern]

6. He's working his way around...

[tinrobot]

14. World's biggest hot tub.

It will dwarf the one at the Playboy Mansion.

[Mossfern]

20. Exclusive hot tub

and spa.
Such a simple answer.

[Attilatheblond]

31. Send in his pretty/stupid female DOJ appointees

in bikinis to strut around like he had Hubba do at Mar-A-Lardo

[MizLibby]

35. Bellagio

[Fiendish Thingy]

37. It's apparently filled with algae

Nothing a good coat of gold paint won’t fix.

[jmowreader]

44. Or a trip to the closest swimming pool dealer

[jmowreader]

42. Fill it in, most likely

The stupid bastard thinks President Biden put it there, so it's gotta go.

[Gaugamela]

5. Who is this "you" that you are arguing with? This feels like the fight club.

[PCIntern]

30. It's a rhetorical "you"

And is used in discussions and negotiations routinely.

To answer your question on a more personal level, oftentimes over the last 21 years I’ve been here, I have made statements which turned out to be true, which were first negated when proffered. I am not alone in that regard, many people here have said things which are at first criticized for their negativity, and then grudgingly accepted as occurrence.

[TexLaProgressive]

51. Cassandra aka PCIntern

[Glaisne]

7. It's the literal and figurative dismantling

of the government conservatives have been dreaming of for 50-80 years!

[ALBliberal]

9. I think? I get what you are saying. It's the inching along

Though to some of us doesn’t feel that way. Of losing all norms. Of being conditioned. And no longer being shocked. My guess? All part of 2025 playbook.

He started with his “residence”. Got some latitude. And here we are.

[BattleRow]

25. Shock and awe..increasingly shocking

and unbelievably awful..on SO many levels..(shaking head ).

[Hope22]

10. Anything can happen!

There wasn’t even a peep of disgust out of the talking heads when he demolished the East Wing with reckless abandon. Pieces from the structure itself had value. Who knows what they did with the furnishings and art. My guess is it did not go back into the wH inventory. If it can be stolen it will be. Imagine Lincoln melted down before the memo goes out that it is missing.

[Martin Eden]

11. He'd add his head to Mount Rushmore if he could.

Remains to be seen if he builds the huge Arc de Trump on the National Mall.

[Trueblue Texan]

17. A lot of people would do that...if they could.

[Martin Eden]

19. And not one of those people should be president

Nor should a pedo convicted felon.

[Attilatheblond]

33. Yeah, but not one carved in stone

I got your drift.

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. The same is said about the Irish.

Isn't it, though?

[peggysue2]

15. As soon as I read that Trump wanted to renew/remodel the reflecting pool, I jumped to . . ,

OMG, please not the iconic Lincoln memorial. People come from all over the country and world to visit the memorial, have their pictures taken at the foot of Lincoln's monument.

Yet Trump has already boasted he's a far better president than Lincoln or Washington ever were.

It's only the lack of imagination to think the Narcissist-in-Chief wouldn't be tempted to replace Lincoln's likeness with his own, the self-proclaimed King gazing over his conquered territory.

[Jack Valentino]

18. What happens when we wake up one morning, except we DON'T, because the moron-in-chief

has started a nuclear war via 'Truth Post' in the middle of the night,
and we are mostly incinerated by nuclear weapons in our sleep???

Sorry, another question you forgot to ask here.


(I suppose I would rather it happened in my sleep, as I would be oblivious of it---
unlike in the films 'Threads', 'The Day After', or 'Miracle Mile'.......)


Twenty-Fifth Amendment NOW!

Or at least "86 47" by whatever means.

[BobsYourUncle]

21. The magic eight ball

said “I’d better not tell you now”.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

22. From a certain point of view I think this is the situation we are in;

If you have ever been hit really hard in the face, it can be a stunning blow. It takes a bit to clear your head and re-focus. America is getting hit in the face continually, metaphorically speaking, with all the outrageous and over the top actions and antics of this president and his merry band of inept staffers. I hope that most of the country will come back to reality soon and realize, 'yes, he is as horrible as we thought' and get to work getting rid of him. Not sure how long that will take though and I'm hoping the thin line of the court system holds him in check long enough for us to recover................

[RandySF]

26. Don't ask me.

I warned everyone I could last year.

[Bayard]

27. He probably hates Lincoln about as much as he hates Obama and Biden,

Because he freed the slaves.

He's going to continue trying to remake America, figuratively and literally.

[dem4decades]

28. If it happens i hope he has tiny hands sitting on the throne.

I mean, he will be on the shitter, with a phone in his tiny hands, and his pants down so low you can see those swollen ankles.

[orangecrush]

29. When he says he's going to do something BELIEVE HIM

He tore down half the fucking white house and nothing happened.

I will be surprised if the Lincoln Memorial and reflecting pool survive him.

It will be Miller's dream come true

[kimbutgar]

32. I'm wondering when he will have the giant MLK jr statue on the mall destroyed

You know he’s thinking about it!

[BidenRocks]

34. Chump had the Marines in LA protecting Federal Buildings!

I want Marine guards on every one of our Washington Monuments.
Under arms, shoot to kill.

Now we're protecting government property.

[GoCubsGo]

38. It never occurred to most of us that he'd demolish the White House.

Yet here we are. East Wing gone. Rose Garden gone. The Oval Office now looks like a Russian bordello, and probably bugged to the hilt by Russian assets. I put nothing past that demented motherfucker, especially when all of his previous outrages have been met with a big shrug by his own fucking party, and everyone else who has any sort of control over him.

[hay rick]

49. In his world the White House is just another real estate asset to be botoxed and blinged.

[PikaBlue]

46. The Long View

I have come to accept that this regime, supported by a shameful cohort of ignorant, selfish, hateful American citizens, is going to burn it all down. Before you chide me for my seeming pessimism, I should probably share that my predominant philosophy is that the glass is not only half full, I am blessed with my own personal beer fairy who generously leaves the other 5 1/2 cans of the six pack chilling in my frig. I accept that there may be tremendous heartbreak before we can reach Mount Doom and dispose of the ring. My focus is on what kind of country do we want to rebuild. I want an end to the Electoral College which gives substantial over representation to the minority of rural voters. I want term limits. I want a strict code of conduct for justices appointed to our Supreme Court, as well as censure mechanisms with teeth. I want universal health care, liveable wage structures, an end to the Citizens United. I want a public school system that is first class. I want private equity firms out of the residential real estate market. I want genuine equality and inclusiveness. I want to redefine the role of POTUS and a cap on the powers accorded to that position. I want to focus on how we rebuild, not with a "wish list" but with a concrete list of demands and the courage to not back down.

[yorkster]

54. Great comment. Only quibble is ending

term limits. The current and future disasters of this regime will require institutional memory on a massive scale
So much has already been lost due to the mass firings, etc.

[PikaBlue]

57. I'm divided a bit myself on term limits

I think it might be prudent to have at least an age cap. McConnell, Grassley, and a few others should be enjoying their remaining years sitting on their front porches, drinking bourbon, and making farting noises at their neighbors, rather than on the national stage. I admired Diane Feinstein but she far exceeded her expiration date. Capacity to serve is a relevant attribute, I'm just not certain how we define that.

[yorkster]

58. You may be right. It may be that the current

focus on age may play itself out. but wind up being more mportant to voters in future elections.

[BarbD]

59. No on term limits, but absolutely yes on age limit.

Just turned 88, although most of my marbles are still there, it takes me much longer to process information. Certainly 75 would be a good time to step down. Also knowing there is an age limit, it would encourage mentoring of those younger.

Regarding term limits, I prefer encouraging the get out the vote campaign.

[lostnfound]

50. We shut up and shop the remaining Black Friday sales

We eat the last of the food grown and delivered by America’s sad hunted immigrants.
We hope for a propitious lightning strike
We pray for heart transplants for all of our MAGA citizenry.
We daydream about a rescue of America that isn’t coming.

We read too much and widen the gap between ourselves and the illiterate ones.

[Hotler]

52. Not much, maybe a few stern words. nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

53. That will truly capstone his golden arch(es) over what was the reflecting pool

For some reason, he is selling this as eradicating "Biden filth and incompetence".

When will it be enough?

Trump suggests he and Burgum will ‘fix’ Lincoln Reflecting Pool

(The Hill) – President Trump said Wednesday he and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will “fix” the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C.

The president posted a video of workers attending to the pool, with “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli playing in the background, to his Truth Social Platform. Near the end of the video, the caption “Make D.C. Beautiful Again” pops up.

“This is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and I fix it,” Trump said. “Study it hard because you won’t be seeing this Biden filth and incompetence much longer!”

The pool, located east of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, was completed in 1923. It is the largest reflecting pool in the nation’s capital.

https://www.wate.com/news/watercooler/trump-suggests-he-and-burgum-will-fix-lincoln-reflecting-pool/amp/

[PCIntern]

55. Out of his ever-loving mind.

[Kid Berwyn]

56. Lotta Gassola

From the great DUer LittleMissSmartyPants…



DU OP: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220838468

[BarbD]

60. Fabulous response!!!!!