Exactly, yet they’re futzing aound like there’s no known way to deal with this behavior. This is why i think all the outrage is theater to keep us all believing things will work out until there is nothing anybody can do about it.

Then they will be free to disappear any undesirables unhindered.

Until you realize republicans are on a PR offensive against empathy. Litterally, not figuratively. I’m not speaking in metaphors.

The fact that Trump has not already been removed from office on the basis of violating the constitution tells me he’s already won.

There are no consequences to ignoring the rule of law, so he will simply continue. Since there are no consequences to ignoring law, he will simply cancel elections. Who’s gonna stop him? He’s already declared himself king and few even shrugged.

It’s over. The only thing left is a violent uprising. Pretty soon even saying that will be enough to put the speaker in prison as a terrorist.

Any countries out there willing to take in an American who lived in France for a while, is sane, reasonably intelligent, and does not think he’s better than everybody else?

I think I might have lost my country, could use a good home and community. Skilled software engineer, so i won’t be a burden.

Didn’t they and Britain burn down the white house in the war of 1812? They seemed pretty fierce in WWII. As an American, I suggest we not fuck around, lest we find out. I’m much happier with Canada as ally, thank you very much. From wikipedia:

By the end of the war Canada had the world’s fourth largest air force,[6] and third largest navy.[7] The Canadian Merchant Navy completed over 25,000 voyages across the Atlantic,[8] 130,000 Allied pilots were trained in Canada in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. On D-Day, 6 June 1944 the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division landed on “Juno” beach in Normandy, in conjunction with allied forces

Everybody was kung fu fighting.

Trump shut down the CDC and NIH just in time. Any further delay and he’d have risked failing to maintain his tradition of enabling pandemics during his regimes. He could have missed out on inflicting some death and suffering - that was close!

Sounds like our democracy is dead, if true.

Oh, FORK YOU Trump!

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist. "

History, folks. Learn it. You might not be next, but eventually they will come after you.

I’m afraid many of my peers here lack the education to know what Vichy is, and thus would lampoon the article they did not read based on the title with smug superiority.

The world in which a 10 and 8 year old walking home from the neighborhood playground are reported to the police and their mother is legally accused of neglect, thus possibly having those kids go into foster care. Then there’s they 10 year old who walked to the local convenience store only to be picked up by the police, driven home to mom, and a couple hours later she was arrested for neglect.

That world.

As an American, all I can do is hope my peers finally pull their heads out of their collective asses and fucking do something.

Looking around, I sadly do not expect it to happen. People are still saying global warming is a “woke” conspiracy of lies.

Part of our own government is actively trying to destroy the efforts of the Biden administration to get us off fossil fuels, or regulate anything.

Sadly, I think it is too late for us. Gods help us.

This is a brilliant way to win the next generation! I swear, the GOP is being directed by Month Python’s Flying Circus. It’s like the ministry of silly walks.

A person who pays attention, I see.

The Republican playbook is entirely sociopathic, self-seving deceit. I refuse to vote for anyone who joins their ranks no matter how sane they present themselves to be. As a result, people often label me as a flaming liberal.

I am not a leftist, and have non-tribal conservative beliefs in some domains, but nuance is rarely seen and when it is, it is not tolerated.

Thus, I am, in tribal terms, an outcast and lone wolf. Shamed by leftists when they learn I hold a non-tribal belief, hated by conservatives on general principle.

The word salad is designed to evoke emotion, not to be understood. The faithful already know the rules, plans, and ideals.

Yep. That’s all about individual freedom. Get rid of the oppressive police state instituted by the left, yeah!

These people are serious, folks. Unless sane people wake up, pay attention, and act, we are screwed!

Watch out - was there a non-compete clause? They could go after you for hiring him.

Florida is one of those places hostile to anything that helps citizens using tax money.

After all, that’s socialism, which is evil. /s

It also has one of the most regressive tax systems in the country.

Philadelphia has an okay transit system, though it is neglected, as does NYC.

Maybe it’s a utopia that also has clean energy and public transportation.

Either way, I don’t trust the agenda. If they’re legitimately trying to help, something good might come of it, but it won’t be a utopia as humans will human.

Hopefully some valuable lessons will be learned without too much suffering.