WatDabney

Huh - apparently just being not-the-Republicans isn't enough.

The important question is, will the DNC learn anything from this?

I'm guessing no.

It'd be bad enough if that just meant that the US is for all intents a one-party system, but at this particular point in history, the future of the country and the lives of millions depend on effective opposition to those who are building a plutocratic/fascist oligarchy, and the exact institution that should be the vanguard for opposition is just a bunch of greedy pigs and cowards.

There are no depths to which he will not stoop.

And that's part of what his fans like about him.

I wonder if there's been any scholarly research on that? It seems on reflection that it's actually fairly common for autocrats to not only be foul, destructive, self-absorbed pieces of shit, but for them and their supporters to treat that as some sort of badge of honor.

More broadly, it's striking me that there are likely dominant moods in countries - periods during which for instance, a plurality of progressives elects a progressive or a plurality of patriots elects a patriot or a plurality of warmongers elects a warmonger.

And the current US is a plurality of assholes who elected an asshole (two for the price of one even).

At this point, he doesn't even bother to try to make sense. He just lets whatever words might serve his purposes fall out of his mouth, and counts on the loyalty of his sycophants to do the rest.

I sincerely expect future historians (if there are any) to have a specific name for this particular period in American history - something like "The idiot Age" or "The Faceplant Years."

Trying to bring back the good ol' days, when rivers could catch fire.

Of course they are.

Under Trump, civilian harm is going to become their primary mission.

If you ever want to grow a bit of integrity, ask yourself why you're avoiding what I said and focusing on the fact that I said it.

Yes - assholes who see every tragedy as just another opportunity for another partisan pissing match make me angry, and especially when they're also fucking tunnel-visioned hypocrites.

When this civilization collapses, it's going to be in no small part because they're in there, day after day, diligently chipping away at it. You're fucking right that makes me angry.

It's not in and of itself.

Did you really not understand what I said?

The US has elected Beavis and Butt-Head.

Broadly, this is just the sort of thing that can be expected when we allow positions of power to be held by people who are mentally ill.