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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.

He said that he very possibly might have to add a 14th key in future after conceding that his prediction was wrong. This election was truly unique.

Still has had a much better record of predicting presidential elections compared to any other model or system or poll in US History.

You know that's very difficult to describe. Here's professor Lichtman explanation of it: "Observers have long tried to link various attributes of personality to electoral success: warmth, likability, appearance, trustworthiness, optimism, eloquence, vigor, and even height are said to give one candidate the advantage over another. To some extent, this hodgepodge of personal traits may influence voters. The historical pattern indicates that personality is a significant factor only at an unusually high threshold, and even then, personal appeal never has overcome the separate verdict of the political and performance keys." The Republican and Democratic parties have jointly produced only seven exceptionally charismatic presidential candidates since 1860: James G. Blaine (1884) William Jennings Bryan (1896 and 1900) Theodore Roosevelt (1904) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1932 to 1944) John F. Kennedy (1960) Ronald Reagan (1980 and 1984) Barack Obama in 2008. Additionally, there have been only two clearly exceptionally heroic nominees, both of whom attained this stature through vital leadership in war: Ulysses S. Grant (1868 and 1872) Dwight David Eisenhower (1952 and 1956) These nine nominees truly transcended party lines with their broad appeal. Each of them successfully converted an unusually large percentage of individuals from opposing parties/ideologies into supporters for their respective eras. Additionally, they won over a remarkably high percentage of moderate, Independent, and undecided voters for their respective eras. Bill Clinton (1992 and 1996) was certainly charismatic during his time and Donald Trump (2016, 2020, and 2024) is too, but their appeal never reached beyond their own party bases.

Nobody knows who really are strong appealing candidates until they've been tested in the white heat of the primaries. Many Republican leaders thought that Ron DeSantis would be a very promising strong candidate for president, but in the end he failed miserably. Plenty of other examples of this having happened if you look at US History.

The part I am truly terrified by is ".....Unless all hell breaks loose imperialist style."

The United States of America has essentially turned into the Orwellian States of America: