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    Welp. Remember guys save money. Those tariffs are gonna hit hard. Make friends, they will help you get through harder times. Workout and become physically stronger, you may need it. Archive books and studies and pieces of knowledge that may get banned.

    And for right now, drink some water and go to sleep. No need in worrying about this right now. We’ll have plenty of time to do so anyways.

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      I’m going to quote one of the great minds of our time.

      “Is this real life???”

      “Is this going to be forever???”

      “aaahhhhhhhUUUGAAAHHHHHHH!!!”

      ~David after dentist. 2009.

      It’s surprising how often a 10 year old high on drugs from 15 years ago is profound in describing situations of the modern day.

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        I really feel for the billions of people, including my fucking self, who didn’t get a vote but who still have to suffer the consequences of this.

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    Well, Democrats can rest easy knowing that Palestinian children will continue being murdered.

    I hope it was worth it.

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      Look you don’t understand, Israel (AIPAC) was offering them a lot of money so they had to support it.

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      I hope it was worth it for you, spreading ideas that helped trump. I’m sure he’ll completely flip his stance on Palestine any minute now

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        You people who attacks everyone who are not 100% into the Democrats are the reason she lost.

        Burying your head in the sand for the sake of proving your unconditional support for a party only works for the right-wingers, not the left. Making everyone not completely on your side their enemy is also a tactic that only works for the right.

        You’re just being stupid by adopting their tactics and expecting it to work instead of making as many allies as you can. Good change only happens when you offer your hand to other people instead of chastising them for not offering their hand.

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          Yes it wasn’t the voters who voted, unless they voted against trump in which case it’s their fault trump won and definitely not the pieces of shit swarming the Internet with the idea that Palestine will be helped by electing the guy who promised to helped genocide Palestine.

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            The thing is, you advocated the approach the dems went for, and lost with. All of the people complaining about Palestine did not. And despite your claims they generally did not believe Trump would have been better.

            I’m not saying Palestine cost them the election, the problem is much bigger, but perhaps standing for something or especially standing for what is RIGHT would have made a difference. Turnout could have been the killer and that could have had an impact.

            Anyway, I don’t really get what caused it but I feel for you all. I don’t even live there and it fucking sucks even for me. Shitty day, many more coming.

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              And here you are again. got any more complaints about Democrats and none about the voters?

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                Trump voters and possible Trump voters are either stupid, racist or not really thinking things through. That is all bad. But is it so confusing for you that people expect the dems to actually manage this situation and genuinely appeal to voters rather than simply expecting voters to stop making bad decisions? What good will blaming the voter do? NONE.

                It might feel good, and I can understand that. You’re allowed to be mad at them. But they are normal people worried about their grocery bill and (probably) not making detailed analyses of party platforms. The democratic leaders are the ones who are supposed to win at politics by appealing to them.

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                  Why does something have to do good to be accurate? By your weird logic the election results cannot be real because they will result in evil

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            People like you bury their heads and refuse to listen to the reality that a significant number of voters don’t deal well with thinking about future consequences compared to what they are experiencing now. These same people also then decided to reinforce their feelings by attacking these groups instead of proving that their voices are not being ignored. Yes, people like you are part of the problem.

            By ignoring reality instead of addressing the concern people have brought up again and again, you reinforce their apathy. This is just the result of that. Have the reality you’re seeing now set in for you yet or will you continue blaming everyone else for your contribution to the problem?

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    Even if Harris wins like a few more states, all that this shithead needs to win is Wisconsin which is already looking to be a given. By that point he’ll be at 258 and all he’ll need is just 2 more states which could be any of them and it’ll be over regardless of what Harris gains. Harris would need PA and MI to even have a remote of a chance.

    FUCK THIS COUNTRY! FUCK THIS COUNTRY! FUCK THIS COUNTRY!

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    This is somehow less of a gut-punch than 2016 when everyone just assumed Americans would do the right thing and not elect Trump. It still sucks, but it’s less of a surprise. The writing was kind of on the wall for awhile though, just given the fact that the election was as close as it was. Even if Trump hadn’t won, that he was able to run the most garbage campaign in history and was still tying it up was pretty damning of America.

    So now we watch as we just peacefully transfer power to the most vile, irresponsible person on Earth and watch the world burn.

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    🤦🏼‍♂️

    At this point a meteorite nuking our planet is probably better for everyone.

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    I guess people really do want fascism. We talk about it like it’s an obviously-awful thing, but apparently most Americans disagree. Most people around the world seem to disagree, in fact. We laugh about the idiots voting for Trump, but far right lunatics are gaining positions of power all over the planet. It’s not just Fox News-fed Americans.

    It feels like we’re building up to something catastrophic.

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      Fox News is a vestige of the 20th century. Social media is the 21st century Fox News. Everyone knows it’s bad but we have not reckoned with it. Everyone agrees it’s bad then everyone returns to scrolling their echo chamber.

      Unfortunately the social media oligarchs side with Trump. We’re all fucked.

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      I love hearing a positive message right now.

      But we just observed the majority wanting the racist misogynist horror show. Hard work doesn’t fix that.

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        No way the Democrat plutocracy would’ve accepted him. He’s too honest, moral, and ethical for politics.

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            They would have sued him like they did Stein. The dems stabbed the left in the back. They won’t allow a leftist to run, on their ticket or as an independent or third party

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      That’s all well and good, but there’s just something fundamentally wrong with this country. I love Jon Stewart, but I’m not sure the US can actually be fixed. If you’re not a white evangelical man right now, you’re in for four years of hurt and many of Americans did it to themselves. And the unfortunate truth is that four years of hurt won’t fix anything. Many will do it again next time.

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    The dumb bastards just gave Gaza to Bibi and Ukraine to Putin. And that is just a small part.

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        It will be. The orange shit stain and co. will hand that shit over in no time. I’m betting he’s going to leak military secrets as well because he’s a fucking idiot.

        The next 4 years are going to be rough…and mark my words. Every dipshit that voted for him, will be blaming biden somehow for increased costs everywhere.

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    The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time. The terror of their tyranny, however, is alleviated by their lack of consistency.

    Albert Einstein

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      Didn’t Einstein have to flee Nazi Germany and migrate to another country?

      I dunno man. I’m not feeling good about this at all.

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        Yes, Einstein had to flee Nazi Germany. And yes, I’m not too sure about the last part of the quote either. Dark times are to come I guess - and probably not just for the US but for the whole democratic world.