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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sometimes the truth is obvious: we're a more racist and sexist country than we thought. [View all]Generic Brad
(14,374 posts)54. The majority of the country wants empire
And empire it shall have. The experiment of democracy was nice while it lasted, but it's over and done with. I don't believe I am being hyperbolic about this. The America we knew was severely challenged under Bush. But with the accession of Trump it will be dead and buried. This is not the America we were born into and it is not coming back.
The entire country is more surreal now than it was under Bush/Cheney and this guy has not even been sworn in yet!
My wife is foreign born and our daughter is biracial. I keep telling them everything will be OK, but I don't believe it for a second. I am very worried over our well being. There is a new normal and we don't know where we fit in yet.
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Sometimes the truth is obvious: we're a more racist and sexist country than we thought. [View all]
DanTex
Dec 2016
OP
Quite true, of course, but the vote for Trump was deplorable, so many like him. WTF! n/t
RKP5637
Dec 2016
#15
I suppose the only surprising thing for me is that so many are surprised by this revelation.
Garrett78
Dec 2016
#4
Some people remember a time when the factory was humming, everybody had jobs, it was great
Dems to Win
Dec 2016
#21
everyone is flawed, she has a better record than most people of doing good for others. the people
JI7
Dec 2016
#36
there will always be racists and sexists but limbaugh and sons have been used
certainot
Dec 2016
#26
I believe most of us knew it. We're just more racist and sexist than we ever wanted to admit.
TonyPDX
Dec 2016
#31
It was the BELTWAY MEDIA that has absolutely ZERO CLUE about the rest of America who pushed that...
Spitfire of ATJ
Dec 2016
#42
I think there is a significant proportion that knew exactly how sexist and racist we are
ismnotwasm
Dec 2016
#50