You're not the only one.

We Don’t Know How to Warn You Any Harder. America is Dying.
We Survivors of Authoritarianism Have a Message America Needs to Hear: This is Exactly How it Happens, and It’s Happening Here.

The Germans (and others from countries with experience for authoritarians) have been trying to tell Americans this for four years.

It’s America. In the sixties the police realized that if one simply beats peaceful protesters eventually one of them will raise an arm in self-defense.
At that point the police would simply beat the **** out of all of them.
Because “resisting arrest.”

It’s called a “police riot” for a reason.

Yeah but a bunch of nihilistic trolls on the internet who have gotten their first erection since Reagan because of how triggered the libs have gotten are telling me they're just being dramatic, so I don't know who to believe.

I don't know, Bob Dole, John Kerry, George Bush the Elder, Al Gore - they were all pretty "low energy".

I am not unsympathetic to that guy's message, but he essentially repeats the same paragraph over and over. We (or our parents) experienced the takeover of authoritarianism; only we can recognize it; we can't warn you any harder. There's no information on how to fight it. Simply despair.

Shortly after the 2016 election one forum member (or maybe more than one) posted that he was going to stop posting; there was too much work to be done IRL. I wonder how that worked out.

This is surprising: the latest CNN poll has Biden's highest support is among seniors 65+ at 57%. Senior traditionally vote more conservative. His second highest is among those younger than 35.

I find it encouraging that so many old people react poorly to being told they're expendable. I know that seems like a no-brainer, but since broad-based Trump support in general sort of mystifies me, I thought more seniors might agree that their lives really aren't worth protecting.

I know people supposedly get more conservative as they age, but that's the thing about Trump - IMO he is not conservative. Biden is the more conservative choice.

Or start shooting.
If or when this happens during 2020 or 2021, I imagine the country will be equally split, probably along party lines, about whether it's justifiable for national guardsmen to open fire at a peaceful assembly of college students.

Stay classy Trump....

Business Insider
President Donald Trump told Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a former White House press secretary, to go to North Korea and take one "for the team" after Kim Jong Un appeared to wink at her during a summit in 2018..."Kim Jong Un hit on you!" Trump said...
Sanders replied, "Sir, please stop."..."Well, Sarah, that settles it. You're going to North Korea and taking one for the team!" Trump told her...Trump and Kelly then "howled with laughter," Sanders said.

Nice to see Trump treating the women-folk of his administration so well.

Is it a believable story? Well, its coming from Sanders, who did leave the Trump administration, but unlike others (such as The Mooch and Cohen) I think she still remains on good terms, so its less likely she would have made something up.

Most important aspect is that she tried to get him to stop and he wouldn't.

Add Sarah to the #metoo movement

It apparently hasn't escaped their notice that COVID-19 has been destroying senior care facilities.

I would remind you that we seniors are the hippies and Viet Nam war protesters of the 1960's.

And Trump is no conservative.

Trump Tweets

Some things just don’t get any crazier. Just call me Kate, problem over!
Quote Tweet

TheBlaze
Oregon sheriffs unload on Dem Gov. Kate Brown for trying to use their deputies to quell Portland violence https://bit.ly/2DiQS7h

Trump tweets

Mayor Wheeler just got harassed out of his own home in Portland by so-called “friendly protesters”. The Anarchists, Agitators and Looters treat him HORRIBLY, even though he is so nice and respectful to them. Criminals only understand strength!

The Dow Jones Industrial just closed above 29,000! You are so lucky to have me as your President With Joe Hiden’ it would crash

I case people were curious exactly what ad he's referencing.

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I AGREE

They're reaching their target audience. Him.

Trump Tweets

Can you believe what’s happening!? They give Joe Hiden’ the questions, and he reads them an answer!

‘Topline Message': Trump Campaign Accuses Joe Biden of Reading Script Notes Aloud
Former Vice President Joe Biden is facing scrutiny for an odd interview moment, with the Trump campaign accusing him of reading a line that was only meant as an instructional note.
breitbart.com

I hope they do a follow-up ad on how they got to Trump :D .

OK, Kate.

No need to remind me as I'm in that 65+ group myself. Damn it.

Problem over! :p

Notice he doesn't mention the 10% unemployment rate?

Now he has a new problem: which bathroom will he use?

http://www.internationalskeptics.com...01b88711a9.png

I know it is a state-level position. However, the Dems should be trying to "nationalize" every race down to the dog catcher to make it a referendum on Trump. That has to start with Biden.

Oh, I think quite a few congresscritters see Trump for the Albatross he is. But it's too late - the Trump train has left the station and the next stop isn't until Nov. 4.

You need two other signs, one with a camera and the other with a TV!

Reading the comments to his posts is like watching the worst horror movie. The Townhall commentariat is boatload of cultists who seem to buy every conspiracy that comes down the pike.

Nov. 3

Buy stock in tin foil. They're all making lots of hats.

One bad apple don't spoil
The whole bunch, girl
Give it one more time
Before you give up on love

I can't find that Tweet -- it may have been deleted.

I for one would like to see "Kate" take over for "Karen".

Biden needs to spend time talking about unemployment and people who can't pay the rent, whose businesses are being lost, and maybe the Lincoln project can throw in a bit about how Mnuchin made his money with a voice asking, are they planning to sweep up all these bankrupt buildings again?

Employment will bounce back, and Trump can finagle the numbers to make it look better than it is till November.
At this stage, unemployment is not a winning topic for Biden.

I totally disagree. Trump's greatest strength was the economy even though he was riding on the coattails of the Obama/ Biden economy. When he came in, unemployment was 3.6%. It's now at about 10%. Employment is not going to "bounce back" anytime soon despite the rosy outlook you seem to embrace until the pandemic is under control.

I disagree. I think that President Trump will be able to sell the "millions of jobs created" message to enough people to make a difference.

Any job losses were down to the "China Virus", Democrats, NAFTA and so on.

Any new jobs are down to President Trump.

And right now, not only is the pandemic not under control, the very medical authority supposed to be trying to do so has joined the groups actively fighting any measures that could control it, as though the US was the only country in the world.

Time to poke at things!

First things first - Trump encourages North Carolina residents to vote twice to test mail-in system. Yes, you read that right. Trump just exhorted a huge number of people to commit a felony. Criminal incitement?

Elsewhere, Georgia voting suppression news time! And let me state that am quite unhappy that new development just keep happening on this front.

*sigh*

Moving on... Leaked document warns of 'serious errors' in census data under fast-tracked timeline
The document is the latest indication of the issues plaguing the Census Bureau as it seeks to fulfill its constitutional mandate to count all persons living in the U.S.

Yep, the educated warnings of problems do seem to be coming true.

Next - a poll, just because.

YouGov - Do you think the violence happening at protests will get better, get worse or will it stay the same if Donald Trump is reelected President in 2020?

18% say better (46% of Republicans say better)
15% say no change
56% say worse
11% say don't know

Dishonest Don's ploy seems to be not working so well.

But they're not "new" new jobs at all; they're just old jobs being refilled. A simple display of unemployment numbers will show that. Any fool should understand that.

Trump threatens to cut aid to cities:

"Wednesday's memo instructs the US attorney general William Barr to compile a list of "anarchist jurisdictions" that "permitted violence and the destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures".

Mr Trump has also asked the White House budget director Russell Vought to issue guidance within 30 days "to the heads of agencies on restricting eligibility of or otherwise disfavouring, to the maximum extent permitted by law, anarchist jurisdictions in the receipt of federal grants."

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g...-idUSKBN25U003

You know that, I know that, but I'm pretty sure that there may be enough people who don't for it to make a difference. :(

President Trump can just keep pushing the "Millions of jobs created and Sleepy Joe Hidin' Biden will destroy them again" and the right wing media will broadcast it incessantly. In swing states, this may be enough for low information voters - who are in any case more likely to vote for President Trump.

Like asking Russia to interfere? No one can address it because the colluders rule the Senate. But just where are these voters supposed to get an additional ballot? And is Trump going to pay their court costs and pardon them if they try it?

Voter caging.


I hope when Biden is elected he can still fix this.

Well played sir.

That same argument could be made for almost every lie Trump tells.That doesn't mean Biden should just let him do without pushing back.

You know that, I know that.
Republicans don't give a ****.

Hey, I just met you
barely know you
but here's my number
so call me Katie!

I just imagined a third sign with an orange figure labelled "KATE", but your idea is much better :D :thumbsup: .

I dunno. I think plenty of voters will back Trump even if they don't think he'll makes things better. If we live in a post-factual world, some voters won't give a rat's ass about the issues. It may not matter how things are going. Maybe that will help Trump, or maybe not. Who hasn't decided how they'll vote? Trump may have an enthusiastic base but they're outnumbered. It may be down to turnout.

Meanwhile, the state Republican Party has sent me reminders to vote and how to make sure I'm registered. Zip from the Dems so far. They ought to be out knocking on doors. Surely the DNC know this? They've got a lot going for them, and a whole lot of people to help with messaging. But it takes some leadership from as many prominent people as possible. Barack turns up at my door, I'll be eating out of his hand :)

That's absolutely right.

Biden needs to be very careful about how he approaches it though. Being seen to be hectoring someone who has "created millions of jobs" for not creating millions more may backfire badly.

Personally I think it should be done, but I cannot for the life of me work out how without risking significant blowback.

I think it will - and whether the Trump Administration manages to throw postal voting in doubt.

If the GOP can suppress enough votes then they stand a fighting chance of retaining the Presidency and Senate and winning back the House.

Ford is cutting 1,400 jobs, United Airlines is furloughing 16,000 employees. Expect other auto companies and airlines to follow suit. Anyone who thinks that unemployment is going to go down is only fooling themselves.