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edhopper

(37,023 posts) Tue Aug 19, 2025, 08:28 PM Aug 2025

Something bad happening is inevitable

I am not wishing it, it's just Trump's destructipn of our government's ability to deal with problems, and his doing things to cause major problems will bring tragedy.
My only hope is that the majority of America will wake up to what he has done.

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Something bad happening is inevitable (Original Post) edhopper Aug 2025 OP

Like when the Germans "woke up" when Berlin and Dresden were being bombed? no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #1

That could be edhopper Aug 2025 #5

Crescendo SuzyandPuffpuff Aug 2025 #2

Our crew traveled to lots of iffy countries, gab13by13 Aug 2025 #3

I think what we are referring to dweller Aug 2025 #4

Clearly you mean malaise Aug 2025 #6

Something bad, ANYTHING BAD, is part of the plan. How's the dictator going to take control otherwise? usonian Aug 2025 #7

Yes I think many of us feel this trajectory. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #8

We, as a nation, are about to... S/V Loner Aug 2025 #9

no_hypocrisy

(54,138 posts)

1. Like when the Germans "woke up" when Berlin and Dresden were being bombed?

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 08:31 PM

Aug 2025

edhopper

(37,023 posts)

5. That could be

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 08:37 PM

Aug 2025

It's a hope, not a prediction

SuzyandPuffpuff

(388 posts)

2. Crescendo

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 08:31 PM

Aug 2025

It's coming. Will b ugly. But in the end...we will prevail bcz THIS can not continue. He. Shall. Not. Win. Bcz in the end....he can't touch our light and laughter. Something he will NEVER experience. Light and laughter.

gab13by13

(31,063 posts)

3. Our crew traveled to lots of iffy countries,

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 08:34 PM

Aug 2025

Venezuela, Columbia, Mexico at the time was bad, Ecuador was bad, so was Peru.

One thing we did was stay away from the military police.

Krasnov wants the US to be a police state, hell, it's partly there now.

dweller

(27,781 posts)

4. I think what we are referring to

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 08:37 PM

Aug 2025

Is known as a flashpoint .
synonyms include boiling point, breaking point, turning point, or a tinderbox, according to Merriam-Webster. It can also refer to a moment of truth or zero hour
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malaise

(292,298 posts)

6. Clearly you mean

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 08:42 PM

Aug 2025

Something worse.

usonian

(23,320 posts)

7. Something bad, ANYTHING BAD, is part of the plan. How's the dictator going to take control otherwise?

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 08:48 PM

Aug 2025

He's just yanking the tiger's tail until it does.
Details here: No need to wait until 11:00

Written a while ago, may need minor (oops, pun unintended) revisions.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220295160

Irish_Dem

(79,416 posts)

8. Yes I think many of us feel this trajectory.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 09:03 PM

Aug 2025

It seems inevitable.

S/V Loner

(9,487 posts)

9. We, as a nation, are about to...

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 09:12 PM

Aug 2025

face very serious consequences as a result of what the GOP has done.

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