"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"
The Donald is a complete unknown; and dealing with him for the next four years will be like dealing with balls on a billiard table. OTOH, The $Hill has a well-documented (evil) history, and we know EXACTLY what we would have received had The $Hill been running the table --
More wars
More $$ to the military-industrial complex
Tax breaks for corporations and banksters
Increasing inequality
Heavy-handed prosecution of whistle-blowers
etc., etc., ...all on behalf of the "elite"
Good riddance to bad rubbish, sez I --
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When Cicero had finished speaking, the people said “How well he spoke”.
When Demosthenes had finished speaking, the people said “Let us march”.
For me in the battle of evils it came down to the Evil you had a 10% chance of redirecting vs the Evil you had a 0% chance of redirecting. Yes, I vote for the lesser of Evils, but I have not idea how to apply pressure to Donald. I know how to apply pressure to HRC. Would that have worked? Probably not, but I know I have no power over Donald other than full catharsis.
And maybe catharsis is what we need, the question is, how many must suffer and die for catharsis. I don't know about you, but losing my crappy ass Obamacare is really going to hurt.
I hope to live through the huge gap in my insurance under a Trump presidency. I figure 8 years minimum, 4 years Trump then 4 years to fix.
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"I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. "
-Niccolo Machiavelli
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We certainly are.
"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"
We. Were. Fucked.
Clinton vs. Trump?
Give me a break.
Still waiting to see the greens got >5%.
Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.
... would we be any less fucked--
... under a $Hill presidency?
I don't think so.
The Donald is a complete unknown; and dealing with him for the next four years will be like dealing with balls on a billiard table. OTOH, The $Hill has a well-documented (evil) history, and we know EXACTLY what we would have received had The $Hill been running the table --
More wars-
More $$ to the military-industrial complex
Tax breaks for corporations and banksters
Increasing inequality
Heavy-handed prosecution of whistle-blowers
etc., etc., ...all on behalf of the "elite"
Good riddance to bad rubbish, sez I --
When Cicero had finished speaking, the people said “How well he spoke”.
When Demosthenes had finished speaking, the people said “Let us march”.
Ehh, Hillary was the known known
Donald is the Unknown Unknown
For me in the battle of evils it came down to the Evil you had a 10% chance of redirecting vs the Evil you had a 0% chance of redirecting. Yes, I vote for the lesser of Evils, but I have not idea how to apply pressure to Donald. I know how to apply pressure to HRC. Would that have worked? Probably not, but I know I have no power over Donald other than full catharsis.
And maybe catharsis is what we need, the question is, how many must suffer and die for catharsis. I don't know about you, but losing my crappy ass Obamacare is really going to hurt.
I hope to live through the huge gap in my insurance under a Trump presidency. I figure 8 years minimum, 4 years Trump then 4 years to fix.
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"I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. "
-Niccolo Machiavelli
"Sorry Hillary"
-TheJerry
only for four years, not eight n/t