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but a lot of the people from 50 years ago or even 25 years ago or even 10 to 15 years ago already passed away and have been replaced by the younger generations of people who as a whole are less racist, less xenophobic, and less conservative than older generations are.

Over 25% of the people who voted for Trump said that they hated him and most of the voters who voted for him disapprove of him according to the exit polls. That's never happened before in US History, especially after winning the popular vote. Yeah, I thought that she could pull it off like Obama, especially since she's already been the Vice-President of the United States. Though I guess having a woman of color POTUS is still too much for the country. But that doesn't clearly answer why Democrats did well in the 2022 midterms, particularly as the party holding the White House, especially when the whole economy back then was in much worse shape than it has been in 2024. Also, why did Truman and his party in 1948 and Reagan and his party in 1984 each get re-elected during times when the economy was not as strong as it is now and when inflation during those years was much worse than it is now? None of you guys believe that unprecedented misinformation caused them to lose?

DEI hires? Please don't tell me you're falling that stupid right-wing propaganda narrative, when that is patently false and she never ran on any identity politics at all. Besides, that doesn't compare with how extreme Trump was viewed. In fact, A LOT more voters viewed Trump more than Harris as too extreme. Also, exit polls did show that Harris came off as caring more about the middle class than Trump does.

Oh no, his divisive toxic rhetoric divided and weakened the party. It made too many young people, liberals/progressive, and disaffected moderates and independents question and feel disillusioned about the governance of the incumbent party holding the White House (Obama and the Democrats). Yeah, Hillary Clinton was unpopular, but I talked to a lot of people who voted for Sanders and a lot of moderate and Independents voters out there and they said that they weren't going to vote for Hillary Clinton because they thought that Bernie was right about Obama and the Democratic establishment (including Hillary) having let them down. They also believed that the DNC and the establishment rigged the nomination against Bernie which turned them off from voting for Hillary. Actually, this is similar to part of why Harris lost. I thought that after Harris became the Democratic nominee, the whole party was strongly united behind her because she received about 99% of the delegate votes and all of the Democratic and progressive leaders in the end backed her. However, Lichtman realized in hindsight that Harris's nomination and Democratic party unity was tainted by the fact that Biden and his whole party were openly trashed by a number of Democratic leaders such as Sherrod Brown, Michael Bennet, Jon Tester as well as by progressive pundits and more mainstream Democratic pundits. This made the whole Democratic party look incompetent and in such disarray which cost Harris and her whole party more votes. Not to mention, what made that situation unique was that this was the first time in US History where an elected presidential nominee dropped out of the presidential race after winning the presidential primaries followed by Harris running as the new Dem presidential nominee very late. So, she didn't have enough time to win over enough Democratic leaning or liberal-leaning voters. Plus, to make things even worse, too many progressives out there like Cenk, Ana, Krystal Ball, Kyle Kulinski, David Doel, etc. kept whining on and on and on about how Biden and his party weren't doing good enough which further divided the party. Where do you think the saying "Dems are in disarray" comes from and the implications that has often had on their party? As for political awakening, I also believe that Trump and Bernie also caused me to become more involved in politics than ever before. However, now I am not sure if that matters anymore.

Bernie Sanders and his progressive movement caused too many young people, liberals/progressive, and disaffected moderates and independents to stay home and not vote for Hillary Clinton and the Democrats, which caused the rise of Trump and MAGA in 2016. Progressivism back then made all of these voters feel too disillusioned with the Democratic party. Regarding the 2024 elections, as Leo mentioned before, a significant number of young people, liberals/progressive, and disaffected moderates and independents turned on Biden, Harris, and their party which once again contributed to the return of Trump, MAGA, and fascism. Progressivism made these voters again feel too disillusioned with the Democratic party. Also, the corporate/establishment wing of the Democratic party will continue to be very influenced by corporate donors and big money in politics. That's not going to change for the foreseeable future. So, how will the Democratic establishment ever shift to promoting more economic populist policies the country desperately needs.

Going back to politics, we did get some historic progressive leaning stuff under Biden, but now I feel like the progressive movement started by Bernie Sanders around 2016 turned out to largely be a failure overall. If anything, I feel like it mostly backfired on liberals and Democrats for the long-run.

Then, anybody can get away with lying about it as long as they are persuasive enough.

As say they: hope for the best and prepare for the worst. If a traditional or more normal Republican were to be president like Eisenhower, Reagan, or the Bushes then I could live with that even though I wouldn't like it. However, Trump is a totally abnormal Republican president. He hasn't just committed "war crimes" like every other president in US History has. He's a convicted felon and rapist. He destroys everything around him. He's a fascist to his core and will have more power than any other president before him has ever had. Dark times are ahead and God only knows what they really are.

Yeah, you can only gain muscle with only adding a small amount of bodyfat on you if you are beginner at bodybuilding or strength training and gain 1.5 - 2.0 lbs. of fat, protein, and carbs every month. You also don't want to gain more than 20 to 25 lbs of bodyweight during your first year because any more than that during your first year will only cause you to put on total unnecessary body fat no matter how hard and consistent you work on building muscle mass/strength and no matter how good your muscle/strength building program is. Unless you take steroids or any other kind of PEDs, which would be a terrible mistake, especially as a beginner. Once you become an intermediate, which is when you've made all of the beginner gains you could make after working out hard and consistently on a good muscle/strength building program like Starting Strength or 5x5 Stronglifts or beginner's version of 5/3/1 for about a year, then you are going to have to add about 10 lbs. of bodyfat for the rest of year as you work on gaining more muscle/strength.

I don't think you realize that our country could very well be headed for such untold violence and widespread civil unrest that's never been seen before. Even Professor Mearsheimer warned in one of his interviews not too long ago, how much trouble we are all in because of the grave threat of authoritarianism and growing conflicts going on in our country and in many other parts of the world.

What happens when these followers eventually realize that people like Tate betrayed them and let them down?

I hope so. Otherwise, if they try to fuck with us, our freedom, or our families, then we will have to take them on in combat by brute force. I am actually glad that I trained very hard to become a highly trained martial artist and that I still have some dangerous weapons in my home. Though, I think I now am going to need to stock up on more brutal weapons for even better protection and get some armor like a bulletproof vest.

Of course all of their followers were corrupt fools, but none of the prophets showed any real proof of ever being connected to God in any way.

Let everyone who supports Trumpism suffer like hell. Elections have consequences......

Most of these stage Orange monsters will kill themselves, die a gruesome death, or just lose it all in the end. They and everyone around them will all pay a price that's beyond what they can even imagine.

I wonder if tons and tons of people who aren't conservatives will be fleeing from red states to purple or blue states now that the MAGA Republicans will totally control all of the red states.

You mean Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad, were all corrupt, ignorant, and deeply biased, right? I am very skeptical of mystical experiences being real.

She would endanger our national security if she becomes the new Director of National Intelligence. She's pro-Putin and has ties with Bashar al-Assad.

Given the historic surge in racism, xenophobia, and misogyny in America and around the world, I wonder if Democrats should let go of fighting for social justice issues such as racial equity, immigration rights, women rights, etc. and just stick with promoting more left-wing economic populist policies for the people if they really want to ever win back power someday in the future.

Matt Gaetz, who is no doubt one of the most MAGA Republicans in the country has officially withdrawn his nomination for US Attorney General. I am not that surprised given the growing amount of bad news he was getting about his nomination. I know he's one of the most corrupt Republican politicians in America, particularly because of his history of being involved in a sex scandal, but how come Trump, MAGA, and the Republican party as a whole didn't just decide to sweep all of Gaetz's wrongdoings under the rug and let him get confirmed? I mean Trump and his whole party have all become corrupt to such incredible historic dimensions and they now control the White House, both chambers of Congress, the US Supreme Court, and a majority of the other federal-level courts throughout the country. Plus, Trump now will have absolute immunity for "official acts." So, what could've stopped them from allowing Gaetz to be the new US Attorney General?

There's no guarantee that just waiting for that to happen will save the Democratic party or bring them back to power. I am sorry, but I really think that Democrats have nothing to lose now by going back to their more racist and xenophobic roots, while running economic populist policies like Woodrow Wilson and FDR. I think that the Democratic party leader should say to the public "I know that racial equality and being pro-immigration is important, but given the political reality we are in now, those issues are unfortunately no longer a priority for this country. We did everything we could for the black and brown communities in America and we should be very proud of everything we did to help them acquire the rights and level of social justice they have now. However, we believe that it would be best if the Democratic party focuses much more on helping the working class, the middle class, and the working poor in our country."

Alright, then you know what? How about this? I still am considering leaving the country in a couple of years from now, but let's see how we do during these next 4 years. I'll let you know how I am doing on here with life and take this as a serious challenge for myself. I also invite all of you in America to tell me how successful you got during these next 4 years.....

I really hope they succeed.

It didn’t actually back then, but this time things will be way too different. Trump’s second term term as presidency will be as unique as him winning the 2024 election was. We’ve never had a US president as authoritarian and as wicked as he will be as soon as he steps back into the Oval Office.

SURVIVAL ALERT: Trump's Second Term Threatens to cause financial armageddon for everyone in America who did not and will not ever support him. I don't know how I will be able to sleep well at night during most of Trump's second presidency. His first presidency ended with the COVID-19 recession, which was one of if not the worst recession since the Great Depression. His return to power already sparks catastrophic fears for about half the country: Global Market Meltdown: Tariffs and trade wars ignite inflation, interest rate chaos. Economic Collapse: Budget deficits skyrocket, debt ceiling crisis looms. Financial Ruin: Savings wiped out, pensions threatened. PERSONAL SURVIVAL UNDER THREAT Future hangs in balance: Job Loss: Mass layoffs, unemployment soaring. Healthcare Disaster: Access denied, medical emergencies unchecked. Social Unrest: Division, protests, and chaos engulf America. PROTECT YOURSELF The only ways I generally know I might be able to stay vigilant: Diversify Assets: Shield savings from market turmoil. I don't know how. Emergency Funds: Prepare for financial shocks. I don't know how. Staying Informed: Monitor economic alerts, adapt to changing landscape. I don't know how. THE FUTURE IS UNCERTAIN Trump's second term poses unprecedented risks. Hell, now that Trump's presidency is poised to usher in the most Christian nationalist order in modern US history, I fear persecution everywhere simply for being Jewish, including at work and school. I pray that I am wrong!