Hardkill

Hopefully, if Democrats win back the presidency, they will be able to put a major check on corporate tyrants like him. Well, Trump is saying that he is now regretting the war. So, perhaps he might call an end for this war. However, some are saying that he may decide to further escalate the war to cause enough of a crisis to help Netanyahu win re-election in Israel and to create chaos and fear in the world and in America. He's also very unpredictable in many ways. So, I don't know.

Not gonna happen, unless by some real miracle enough Republicans decide to vote alongside the Democrats in the Senate to convict and remove him.

I certainly hope so. I personally wouldn't take any money from Elon Musk. Not even if he paid me 10 million dollars to work for him.

Hell yeah! The very first Muslim in US History ever elected to the US Senate, and he's a hardcore progressive populist capitalist!

I can't decide who is the biggest loser tonight. Elon Musk or Donald Trump?

Yes, that's very true. At the same time, have you studied the history of the entire labor movement and the entire black freedom movement?

I get your cynicism and I am still a major cynic myself, especially with politics. However, what's happening tonight shows some kind of serious opportunity for the people take back our country if we fight like hell and unite together through collective action into a overwhelming mass movement to pressure the government and all of the other institutions to make the changes that we demand.

Especially after Talarico and the Democrats just won Texas statewide for the first time in decades. The entire Republican party will really be losing their minds now. I wonder what this will all mean for Israel and AIPAC.

Tonight's midterm election results are absolutely remarkable! Jon Ossoff has decisively won reelection in Georgia, Roy Cooper has crushed his Republican opponent in North Carolina, and Annie Andrews has pulled off a stunning upset in South Carolina, a state that Trump won by nearly 18 percentage points in 2024! Meanwhile, Democrat Zach Dembo has flipped a Republican-held congressional district in Kentucky that Trump won by approximately 15 points in 2024. Think about how extraordinary this is. Not too long ago, much of the South was considered an almost impenetrable Republican stronghold. Now we're seeing Democrats becoming increasingly competitive in states that were once regarded as safely Republican. Of course, this doesn't mean the entire South is suddenly turning blue. Much of it remains deeply conservative, and one midterm election doesn't establish a permanent political realignment. Nevertheless, Georgia and North Carolina are becoming major battlegrounds, and even South Carolina is demonstrating that Republicans can no longer take every Southern state for granted. The Republican Party's dominance of the South may be far less secure than many people assumed. If these political shifts continue beyond the Trump era, we could be witnessing the beginning of a significant long-term transformation of the American electoral map. James Talarico won his Senate race in Texas! Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, just lost his seat in Texas!

I am still very impressed by how much of a show she put up.

Let's all cross our fingers for him!

What an unbelievable traitor! She will pay dearly for this.

I understand that no government is going to magically save everyone or guarantee anyone a prosperous life. However, we also know what happened to the wealth and financial security of millions of Americans, including many affluent individuals and major corporations, during the Depression of the 1890s and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Even people who had worked hard, accumulated substantial wealth, and built successful businesses were vulnerable to economic forces far beyond their individual control. That's precisely why I don't think simply telling people to focus on building their own lives adequately addresses the problem. If our political and economic institutions continue deteriorating, and we eventually experience another economic catastrophe comparable to those historical depressions, how much protection can individual financial success really provide? And weren't the major government interventions and structural reforms of the New Deal essential to stabilizing the financial system, providing economic security, and helping prevent another catastrophe of that magnitude? My point is that personal financial security ultimately depends, at least partly, on the stability and effectiveness of the broader political and economic system. Even affluent people and corporations cannot entirely escape the consequences when that system experiences a severe breakdown.

Thank you everyone for your responses. I have to admit, Leo, that your prediction of at least another 20 years of right-wing authoritarian threats is deeply discouraging to me. I'm 38 years old, so another 20 years would take me to almost 60. That's most of my middle-aged years, and it's upsetting to contemplate spending that much of my life watching our country continue struggling with the same structural economic and political problems, democratic instability, and authoritarian movements we've already been dealing with for decades. However, I want to clarify something about your prediction. Do you also believe that Americans should expect little or no meaningful progressive economic reforms, democratic improvements, or sustained periods of national optimism during those next 20 years? Or do you think it's possible that we could experience substantial improvements in economic security, labor rights, healthcare affordability, corporate accountability, and democratic institutions while right-wing authoritarian populism remains a serious political threat? When I look back at the Progressive Era, New Deal, Great Society, and broader Fifth Party System, Americans experienced enormous positive structural changes that gave people tangible reasons to believe the country was moving toward a better future. By comparison, the past 45 years have seen much less comprehensive progressive restructuring of our political economy. Are you suggesting that my generation and younger generations should realistically expect another two decades without anything comparable to those earlier periods of meaningful progress? I understand that right-wing authoritarianism remaining a threat doesn't necessarily mean that authoritarian politicians will continuously control the government. But I'm wondering whether you believe the deeper structural problems are so entrenched that even significant progressive reforms and democratic renewal are unlikely before the mid-2040s. Because there's a major difference between expecting another 20 years of political struggle and expecting another 20 years in which little meaningful progress is achievable. I'd really like to know which of those futures you consider more likely, and why.

Yeah, I was sad to hear of his passing today and how he must've suffered badly from Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body dementia.