What A Time To Be Alive

Trump is a Twilight zone episode, that won't end, and no one can shut off.

He's the Crypt Keeper! He's waaaaay worse than the Twilight Zone. lol.

With his discolored hands, swollen ankles, and cognitive decline? I'm hoping Trump finds himself in a crypt, very soon.

I see jokes everyday about people waiting for one particular obituary. Everyone on earth knows who's it is.

They've got him on blood thinners at his age. He will bruise easy from now on. I think it was an IV. I think he's been on fluids.

It's the beginning of the end of him but he's not the one making the big Nazi decisions. He takes credit because he's a moron. I think it's a group of really rich nazi types and they'll get JD to do the same crap because he's weak. It's not over yet. We will have to stand up en masse and show them they're outnumbered since Fox and Trump have brainwashed them.

That's true, it won't end with Trump.
But I believe the absolute power Trump held over a unified maga, will fracture, divide, and in some cases, dissolve.
Trump is loved, and has a cultist appeal. Gone will be the rallies and Trump merch. All those emotions Trump sold to maga that made them feel 'special'.
Certainly, the maga agenda will survive. But the figurehead that created the movement and motivated the base, will end . JD has corporate appeal, but no charisma for the base.
Like you, Trump to me, represents the Nazis of old. Hitler became Germany, Trump is maga. Fortunately for humanity, one cannot survive without the other.

I grew up in the South. They may get quiet when their dear leader is gone but they'll never go away. I hate generalizations but in this case it's warranted ... They're Evangelicals, all of them... even if they think they're not. Church, politics and football are their religion. No joke. They're convinced they're the only Godly people on earth and worse ... they believe it's their God given duty to re-educate us or eliminate us.

I'm actually surprised that I'm surprised that they broke out of the south. I'd always hoped I'd never have to deal with them again. They're the worst people but they truly believe they're religion was chosen by God. It's crazy. Literally delusional... and they're running our government ... illegally. The ONLY reason they're there is because they broke laws and violated the constitution.

I can't find a solution. We could separate but we would flourish and they'd blame us for their downfall and attack. I don't want to be them and think re-educating them would be a viable solution. I just want them to shut up, stop lying and realize there's no chance their way will win.

I had very similar experiences when I lived in the south, decades ago.
Tennessee & North Carolina. Forced to become a member of the Baptist Church. As teenagers, we would go to church on Sunday, my cousin and I, would say we were going to do some Bible reading, and, a whole gaggle of us would meet up in an abandoned quarry and party our asses off.
I remember going to my Aunt's house, totally obliterated, what did she say? She asked me, how I enjoyed my Bible reading? No joke.
She must of know we were high, but was in such deep denial, that we couldn't be high, she actually convinced herself we were reading scriptures.
My uncle was a Deacon having affairs with church women, everyone was aware, including my Aunt.
My Aunt would have refreshments with her church circle, and plan ways of removing black servers from "their" favorite restaurants, along with other non religious, devious behaviors, a twisted hobby they thoroughly enjoyed.
So yes, I know exactly how the hypocrisy, double standards, corruption, denial, racism, and white Jesus is rooted into the fabric of the south. You're absolutely spot on your description.
I couldn't wait to leave.

I watched abused, beaten and brainwashed women side with their pedophile husbands and disown their children while knowing the kids weren't lying.

My mother's lawyer, she knew for twenty five years, changed her will the day after she died because he thought my brother would be the better choice to leave everything to. Luckily, my mother and I knew not to trust any southern man so I had a copy. He wasn't happy.

Oh, even better, I watched a woman get beaten at least once a week her entire married life. Cops wouldn't help. Church said stay there and take it. So after 25 years of abuse she shot him. I saw his brains on the wall. No one was surprised. Self defense... clearly. But, it was Texas so she got life. Apparently it's not self defense if you stay. The freaking hypocrisy!

I left 2 weeks after I turned 18 and now that my mom's passed, even though my entire family still lives there, I'll NEVER go back.

I'm certain we could exchange horror stories about our experiences for quite some time. Bottom line is, we both are fighting for the right side.
I know what maga is capable of, and so do you. Neither of us harbor any illusions of what people, such as these, are capable of. Especially, when untethered from their leash. I've spoken to many liberals, in the past, who fool themselves into believe in compromise.
Compromise? Maga doesn't compromise, and for our survival and our Country,
neither should we.
I'm glad Newsome is doing what he is doing. At the very least, it's something. Fighting fire with fire? What other options do we have? Is living on your knees, in the land of the free? an option?
Will the Guard march into Chicago? Will the response will be met with resistance?
I would like to end with a final lesson I learned in the South, that I believe, sums up where we stand today.
Dogs who are kicked by cruel masters. Will eventually, bite them back.

I rehash horror stories because I have a hard time trying to get these Northerners to understand what's coming. They do not believe me. I was 13 when I saw his brains and it didn't freak me out. It's just how the men are. No matter what I say they all still vote for it. We are looking at moving again. I'm in Illinois but the bottom half is Maga. I just want to scream, "DID YOU NOT READ ABOUT HITLER?"

Personally, I'm against war but it's like I've been saying, "Even a mild people will defend themselves, with force if necessary, when they're being attacked." So far Newsom is the only Democrat that I've seen that gets that. If I hear one more Democrat say they're not going to gerrymander after they learned Maga is ... you have to fight back. Bullys only understand bullys. We can bully up long enough to stop this attack.

On the other hand ... Trump's done it all wrong. So far everything he's done is undoable. All repubs have always taken money away from poor people. That not new. Getting rid of institutions ... we can just reinstate.

I'm pretty happy that Maga's not letting go of the Epstein files. Everytime we go to the store and hubby complains I just remind him the price hikes aren't even here yet. But then I remind him that's just what Republicans do.

I reside in a northern state also, place called "the northeast kingdom" I'm fortunate to have WiFi. Many folks do not. Very rural, nature, need to drive 20 miles for a loaf of bread, but I, and my spouse, love it here, Our garden, chickens, critters and solitude.
I found that bullies are generally cowards. Trump certainly is one. So is maga.
What's disturbing to me, is the number of people distracted by technological bobbles and trinkets rather than how politics is about to change their lives.
I suppose, suffering is the wake up call people need to actually take notice.
Or, I hope it distracts them enough, from their distractions, long enough to say, wtf?
I believe Trump is a tin pot dictator. If he wasn't such a narcissistic oaf, and was intelligent and driven ,we wouldn't stand a chance. He's surrounded by loyalists clowns, who are as damaged as Trump is. Yes, it will get worse before it can get better. But I do have faith that we will survive this.