Hardkill

How can I not be miserable when at least a third of the country, even including people like me, could eventually be persecuted beyond what we can even begin to imagine by the tyranny of Trump, MAGA, and corporate-fascism just because they can? I am now so paranoid that I really think that I may need to buy a lethal weapon and armor to protect myself.

I ge that, but aren’t the effects of Trumpism going last until we’ve all passed away? I don’t want to die as a miserable old man having lived through an apocalyptic era.

So, why should we be hopeful about anything now, considering that we are now all doomed to misery for probably the rest of our lives?

Well, I honestly feel like reality has been slipping away from me since last week. I am having a lot of trouble understanding what could or could not happen. Not to mention that there's now nothing positive to look forward to anymore.

Well, Leo, Aurum, and others on here have been constantly ringing the alarm about all this and I have a really bad feeling about all of this. I hope I really am overreacting.

Well, I actually don't see how they would be successful with carrying out mass deportations. Experts on this matter say that the government won't even have enough manpower and resources to carry that out. Plus, it would cause a serious economic recession by severely crippling the entire country's workforce. If they end no-fault divorce, enact a complete federal ban on abortions without exception, ban contraceptives, end marriage equality, condemn single mothers while promoting only "traditional families" then will that cause a massive uprising amongst young people, women, and the LGBTQ+ community in this country? I am also very worried about all of the other things on that radical right-wing wish list.

Well, of course we should all expect a serious spike in racial and xenophobic crimes throughout the country. I also pray that we have mass protests and riots all over the country under Trump's watch again. So, if you think that what I am saying is very unlikely to happen, then if more than 50% of Americans no longer give a damn about democracy anymore what else besides no more free and fair elections could happen?

So, some of you say that the reasons for why watching nude or sex scenes in mainstream films or shows with friends or family members is often considered more acceptable than watching porn together: Context and Purpose Mainstream films and shows typically have a narrative purpose, character development, and artistic merit, whereas porn is primarily intended to arouse. Production Values Mainstream content is produced with higher production values, acting, and direction, making it more palatable for shared viewing. Cultural Normalization Society has become desensitized to nudity and sex scenes in mainstream media, while porn remains stigmatized due to its explicit nature and association with private, personal consumption. Boundaries and Comfort Watching porn with others crosses personal boundaries, as it's typically associated with private, individual consumption. Mainstream content, even with nudity or sex scenes, maintains a level of emotional distance. Social Perception Prude-shaming can occur when individuals appear uncomfortable with mainstream content, as others may view it as overly sensitive. However, watching porn with others would likely elicit discomfort due to its explicit nature. Am I getting that right?

Wait, are you guys saying that most Americans no longer care about democracy, freedoms, or rights anymore?! The majority of Americans actually now want a dictator to rule the country like Hitler, Putin, or Viktor Orban?!

Has there been any point in World History where the mass broke free from the kind of propaganda machine that deceives people?

Then, why can't some charisma leader like Obama lead an extremely powerful movement to fight like hell for our country's democracy?! What exactly does that take to make that happen like with the American Revolution or the Abolition movement or the Civil Rights movement?

What if Trump, MAGA, and all of their right-wing billionaire friends find a way or ways to steal my money?

Leo was absolutely spot-on when he said in his blog that the internet brain-rot political ideology would likely kill the Democratic Party as we know it along with many other related factors: Had it not been for those factors, then Harris/Walz and the Democratic party would've won. If this problem doesn't get solved before it's too late, then the Democratic party and progressives are never going to win back control of the White House or Congress.

Maybe there's some hope for checks and balances in America:

Yeah, that's what the experts are saying. I hope that's right. I really don't want to live in a country that's a lot like Hungary, or worse, Russia. No offense to those on this forum who are from those countries.

Do you believe the blue states will be able to effectively resist Trump, MAGA, GOP, and the radical right-wing federal judges? Top legal scholars seem to say so:

We all better arm ourselves with weapons in case any of these MAGA monsters try to intrude upon our homes or persecute us.

God damn it! Who told you that we are right now in a recession and that we are going to enter into a depression very soon? Whoever told you that either doesn't know what the fuck they are talking about or has been deceiving you such as Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Fox News, or Elon Musk's extreme brain-rotting X platform. Come back to us next year, 2 years, 3 years, or 4 years from now if or when we really end up in a recession or real widespread economic crisis of some kind.

Even if we have another recession or depression during Trump's presidency, which is certainly probable, you still don't want to pull out any of your good reliable stocks out of the stock market with solid fundamentals. Even Warren Buffett has consistently held onto his strong stocks through every recession, including the worst ones since the Great Depression. That's because he has always understood that these stocks will eventually rebound and reach new heights in the long run, once the economic downturn passes, regardless of how bad the economic climate is.

People on here are coming off like they know sure how the Democratic Party to run a strong, charismatic leader: Yet, I haven't found anybody on here having given a viable, logical strategy for how this would work for the Democratic party ever in the future. Should it be something similar to how judicial nominees for the Republican party and the right-wing are vetted by leaders of the conservative movement and judicial nominees for the Democratic Party and the left-wing can be vetted by leaders of the progressive movement? I know that many Dems and even some progressives out there have been saying stuff like "Democrats have a whole bench of young and very talented potential candidates for president" including as the prime-aged liberal Democratic stars from the more establishment wing of the party like Newsom, Shapiro, Whitmer, Pritzker, Moore, Walz, Buttigieg or Beshear. Even James Carville already said things several times before over the past year such as "Josh Shapiro is such a skilled politician, it's like ridiculous! In fact, he is as talented and as charismatic of a politician as anyone can get!.....The same thing with Whitmer. Andy Beshear is so frickin' skilled! Wes Moore! Warnock! Gina Raimondo! Newsom!.......Don't worry, there's plenty of people to pick up the ball.....Warnock is unbelievably skilled!" Yeah, we've all heard that before from Democratic party leaders for many decades now. Since the 1960s, none of the Democratic candidates they put up ever lived up to their promise, except Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. The divided and weakened Democratic party in 1968 caused the election of Nixon, who by 1974, became the most criminal president in US History, until of course Trump in 2016. Actually, Clinton failed to secure 50% of the popular vote in his presidential victories and ultimately damaged his party's reputation." His stupid fucking shenanigans with women probably caused the election of W. Bush, the second-worst president since the 1980s. Even Obama himself turned out to be arguably the worst party builder compared to any other president since the end of Herbert Hoover's presidency in 1932, which greatly contributed to the election of and the rise of Trump. Now, Biden will forever be blamed for the re-election of Trump. So, what exactly should the Democratic party do to feasibly carry out a successful vetting process for finding that FDR or Obama-like "savior" who can save the party and save the country?

Putin is also 5'7". Apparently, the Russians don't seem to care about the height of their strongman leader.

The only thing Democrats can do to hopefully improve their chances of ever winning back the presidency, Congress, and more power is: Figure out a message or messages that connect with the American people Play hardball much more Stop playing "not to lose" and try ballsier strategies Even so, I still am not optimistic that doing all of the above will be enough to save our country as long as the right-wing propaganda machine and right-wing billionaires, racism, sexism, hatred, fear, etc. all continue to dominate the country permanently.

A majority of Americans never fully knew or really realized this because of this abominable media environment we are in. Most people in the country were infected by the worst amount of fake news, right-wing propaganda, and false equivalence to a degree that's never occurred before in US History. What's even worst is that most people no longer believe in the mainstream media news or real news reports anymore. That's why Democrats can no longer do right in the eyes of a majority of Americans anymore. This is exactly what George Orwell feared what could happen to our country. Democracy in our country is dying. This is a truly far beyond a sorry sight for America.

Yeah, we desperately need a massive cultural movement for economic justice and civil rights like the one led by the Populist Party in the 1890s to 1900s decade or the civil rights movement led by MLK and Malcolm X again. I don't understand why that hasn't arisen yet.

Well, I wouldn't count of Trump doing a fantastic job on it. I don't even think he's going to be to get a border security bill passed through Congress. He got the least amount of significant legislation passed through Congress compared to any other president since the late 1800s.