We took democracy and the checks and balances of 3 branches of government for granted.

Otherwise it would be too easy to sweep it all under the rug and move forward probably to repeat the same mistakes in the future.

Also there are generational issues. After World War II, "Never Again" stuck for decades, but now that the generations that lived it have mostly died off, the same old players are back, ready to wreak havoc on the world again.

We see the same old cycles repeated throughout history. We have to find a better way.

Unless we address the corrupted, broken system that created this mess, we are destined to repeat the entire thing... over and over again.

However, it does not seem as if anyone is interested in fixing the corrupted, broken system, so it will be happening again.

Dealing with the bad players is not enough as they will just be replaced with more of the same down the road. It certainly is the system that needs addressing.

That is pretty much what the founding fathers did, but now it is time for some major changes, ones that will make many "comfortable" people very uncomfortable. People over profit would be an essential start.

and the younger generations to not remember how bad things where. Here we are, about 80 years later, reliving the Nazi crap.

I think we're looking more at 60 years or more before we have anything close to America back. My guess is it won't ever be like it was, because no one will be held accountable for what's been done. Decades of them working to this point, and no one will try or convict them, much less execute them for any of it. People in the Epstein files remain uncharged, despite enough evidence to have trials.

But, I offer once again to be the "bad guy" and prosecute these evil bastards. Freeze their assets, use that money to fix things. Ask the UN to help with the trials, and punishment will be swift and severe. And I promise I won't stay in any kind of power, because I love what this country could have been, and should be.

Furthermore, the wounding will continue even after he’s gone. Donald John got elected, then re-elected again in 2024 thanks to cabals of greedy billionaires, religious fanatics, career politicians, and click-seeking media chieftains more than willing to break our republic for sitting up traffic and increasing ratings.

with all respect to Mark Hamill and Stephen King, there is nothing in this post that suggests the evolution of probability over the intervening years to end at 40.

As far as I can tell, it's no better a guess than something I'd fart out after baked beans and ham

Well done

One cannot interpret Stephen King so literally. It's for entertainment purposes only.

It may be short.

Here's another 'Wowzaa" for ya.
"Woooosh"

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Their lies, their greed and destruction will be a constant reminder that we need to add laws to prevent this crap ever again. Wonder if we will reclaim the money they are stealing??

Link to tweet

this country will remain in peril.
Donald Trump is merely the vessel. The Heritage Foundation is steering the ship.

The "trust" in the system on the international stage will not come back for as long as special interests money will be allowed to buy elections and the un-democratic Electoral College scam will remain not banned and public money will not be the only financing of elections by Law.

For short: As long as the lying gangsters in the Republicrooks party will have a chance to get elected every four years, that "trust" will not come back.

Sadly, I'll never see this country recover from this shit-show.

I am scared for my children and grandchildren

Bottom line is that too many people have normalized and accepted this level of wanton dishonesty, flagrant stupidity and constant gas-lighting without pushing back or refusing to let it happen. This will not get fixed in my lifetime and that is heart breaking.

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anyone.

Frankly I'm not sure I want to spend 40+ more years (assuming I have that long) waiting for this country to get its back act together, especially as long as the GQP and the Heritage Foundation are around.

of the modern complexities of the technological world we live in now.
Ultimately, We need to go to some kind of best-of world model- Parliamentary
style system!
I don't know how we get there-from here ? I'll be dead!!

Who, empowered by presidential immunity and unitary executive dogma codified by the Trump Court, will force us to go through it all again.

None. Other than Donnie and his evil magic, they're all a bunch of stiffs and clowns. And not even entertaining clowns who catch the fancy of the Repuke rubes. For a while now, it's ours to lose. But then again, we're good at that.

we will have missed the greatest silver lining emerging from this catastrophe.

in scars derived from poor decisions, I think. Schools of hard knocks being as they are.

Hardcore MAGAS and 'christian' posers like to hold that God had saved Trump for a reason. If so, perhaps the 'reason' is not what they think.

Perhaps the reason is in the LESSON...

to teach America the COST: of losing sight of the prize - of abandoning our nobler principles.

Of embracing and abiding by hate, intolerance, selfishness, deliberate ignorance and venom.

Of idolizing a vicious, menial, malevolent minded man who, in every way, is anti everything Christ had preached.

The cost of endorsing, ignoring, normalizing ... even rationalizing evil incarnate.

Some lessons must be learned the hard way.

It's every single republican in the USA who is responsible for this disaster.