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Suzanne Smith's avatar

I can’t even look at him. I have to take days off in this resistance, if I’m going to make it four years. My parents are lifelong Democrats, salt of the earth, kind of folk, and they are both 90 and 91 and likely one of them will die with Trump still the president. That really affects me for some reason. They deserved better we all do.

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Cynthia A's avatar

My dad was a historian. He talked about WWII, Hitler and fascism for as long as I can remember. He revered the greatest generation. His proudest moment as an American was the day Obama was elected. I’m so glad he is not here to witness the horrific support, by half of the electorate, of who he would identify as our Hitler

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Annette Tchelka's avatar

Did you see the latest, Trump and his anti-DEI crackpots are erasing names and photographs of women and minorities in Arlington National Cemetery. Also they went after Enola Gay, because gay is in the name. And the latest is they were trying to delete sports icon Jackie Robinson and our Native Talkers who allowed us to have safe, secure privileged communications in WWII. I would guess all our WWI and WWII vets are rolling in their graves.

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Paula Taylor's avatar

Disgusting.

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Suzanne Smith's avatar

I can’t even express to you how much this bothers me. I just don’t understand the Democrats game plan – are they just waiting for the worst things to happen so they can win the midterm elections? How much will be ruined before this nation wakes up and realizes that they’ve been had? I never thought it would come to this. And RFK Junior talking about letting bird flu run rampant. And that’s what bothers me so much. They are doing so much that it makes it almost impossible for people like you and me to keep up with it. It’s just continual shock and R and I thought Trump would be bad, but I never thought it would be this bad. I would never have voted for him in 1 million years and I didn’t think he would get elected again. I’m starting to understand how he got elected and why and what the Democrats need to do. But first they need even a handful of Republicans to break with Trump policies. When they start ignoring Scotus, you know we are in trouble. Hang in there my friends I would prep for six months just in case. I hate to be the crazy person in the crowd but better safe than sorry. It’s looking wild right now. They are just warming up.

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Suzanne Smith's avatar

Your dad was a decent and good man. I’m married to a British guy and he said to me why is it so important to you that Obama is elected – and I told him let’s forget that he is a energetic, positive, inclusive individual – and remember what this means for the black community. It was an incredible moment and I hang onto that. We can be that again. I truly believe it – and we can put all those names back on the wall. We can write all of these wrongs. They are not permanent. We will not let that happen. We will take our nation back. We are far more powerful than we know... God bless your father. He sounds like a wonderful man.

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Paco Fitchett's avatar

We all deserve a lot better

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Suzanne Smith's avatar

So true. It just makes me so angry that people are so selfish. We could be the greatest nation in the world if we would just do community better and not call it communism.

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Suzanne Smith's avatar

I really hate that he gets called the worst president. He was one of the most dignified, caring, and humble men let alone presidents. We need a Jimmy Carter right now. I’m so glad he’s not here to see this also.

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JK7's avatar

Blinds the eyes

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Jennifer Rabuchin's avatar

God bless him, Jimmy Carter said he wanted to live long enough to vote for Kamala, any human with an ounce of decency could see she is the better person

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Judybettylulu's avatar

Greatest Generation, my late parents too.

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Brenda Gass's avatar

I understand how you feel. I turned 80 this week. I had the same thought about not wanting to die while he is President.

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