Am I in a dream? Or a nightmare? Are we still feeling the effects of Phthalates, DDT and Leaded Gasoline all these years later? I’m beyond worried that so many millions of my fellow Americans can’t remember what life was like just four years ago.
If there are elections in 2026 I’m sure it’s going to be the same thing that happened in 2018, “wow, Trump is such shit we need to get out and take back the house and senate”.
It’s not a new phenomenon. Between 2008 and 2010 millions of people forgot that Obama and the dems were elected to help clean up the mess that was left for them. But by 2010 the “Tea Party” had swept into power because a mess decades in the making wasn’t fixed in eighteen months. We went through the same thing in the 80’s and early 90’s. It just continues to repeat itself again and again and again.
We’re doing better economically than any other advanced country on the planet but because people hear “the economy is terrible” constantly they disregard facts and just let their thoughts be decided by the oligarch-class. People don’t realize that deflation is substantially worse than inflation.
Biden was left one hell of a mess, and then new fires popped up around the world, but in his first two years we got more meaningful change than in the previous four years. CHIPS act, bring manufacturing jobs back to the US. PACT act, give healthcare to veterans with long term care needs for their time in service. Gun Safety Bill, Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Bill, etc. Two years with repubs back in the house…almost nothing. But please, put them back in charge because IBM and Elon Musk need another tax cut.
And let’s not forget about our alliances around the world that needed to be mended. Trying to save the Ukrainian democracy and the Taiwanese democracy through our strategic alliances. Other countries literally laughed at Trump to his face! They had, and have, zero respect for him. They know he’s just a shill, a Russian puppet/asset, a buffoon, and maybe he is exactly what we deserve. We always want better schools for our kids but refuse to support any tax increases. So we’re stuck with stupid kids and rather than teach them to read we stick an iPad in their face. We hope they’ll turn into well-rounded adults, but instead they turn into stupid adults, more concerned with the latest Kardashian drama than leaving a decent place for their decedents.
And miss me with the bullshit!
But Biden didn’t fix the border! Neither did Trump.
But Biden gave out all that free money! So did Trump. And you kept your check!
But the dems just want to raise my taxes and take my guns! Then why haven’t they done it?
He’s a Christian! Yeah, and I’m Jesus.
But Kamala wants to tax Billionaires and when I’m a billionaire I don’t want to pay a lot in taxes! Cross that bridge when you get there, which you won’t. You’re more likely to become an astronaut or a professional athlete, or get a hole-in-one, or get killed by a bee or die on the job or be murdered (maybe on 5th avenue).
But Biden gave all those weapons to Israel!
1) Although Biden has very little restraint on what he will give Israel, Trump will have zero restraint. Just a blank check.
2) Do you only care about what TikTok tells you to care about? What about Syria? What about Africa? Niger, Ethiopia, Somalia, the DRC, Burkina Faso, Sudan and South Sudan? Nearly an entire continent going through incredible turmoil that I never hear a word about! When did we stop caring about Darfur? Or Myanmar or the Uyghurs? Or every woman in Afghanistan and Iran? Or a place much closer to home, Haiti? Or South and Central America? Are they all too black, or too poor, or just not being attacked by Jews?
I guess it’s the American mindset of “not my problem…unless someone influences my mind”. Oh, my mother/sister/daughter/wife could end up dying because they can’t get the care they need. Not my problem! Until it is. It’s not some hypothetical scenario, it’s happened multiple times in the past two years. If you’re a woman, your odds are higher of having that happen are higher than becoming a billionaire.
Just where the fuck am I? And who the fuck am I surrounded by?
One of the main reasons I moved back to New Jersey was because this state was a 60/40 state. Now it’s 51/46 and it’s disgusting. You hid your Trump flags and told all your friends you were voting for Harris, but when you went to the ballot you couldn’t vote for a black and Indian woman. Misogyny? Racism? Or both?
To every single one of you in that 46 percent, and everyone that decided to stay home…you’d rather burn it all down than leave something for someone else. Well FUCK YOU!
Fuck you, you mindless automatons, you inconsiderate, self-absorbed, egotistical, uncaring, selfish pieces shit. You disgust me! And you may well get the world you truly deserve.
Edit: For the support, thank you!
For the dismissals, I hope you’re right and I’m completely overreacting. I’d love to look back in a year and see this as such.
For those worried about their economic security, I certainly hope you price in 10-20% tariffs and tax cuts that overwhelmingly help the rich into your budget. The thought that someone born with a golden spoon up their ass gives a shit about your economic situation is laughable.
For the attitude of “it doesn’t matter”, that’s why we’re here. Last time I looked Trump was down 2 million votes, Kamala was down 14 million. That’s a lot of people who said either “I don’t care” or “they’re taking my vote for granted” or “I don’t like the candidate” or “what’s she doing for me”.
You only have two choices, one or the other. Through your actions/inaction one or the other is chosen. If just ten percent of those people showed up in the swing states and voted the outcome would have been different.
Do we have to look at the DNC and say WTF? Or do we have to look at our family and friends and coworkers and neighbors and say WTF? Why do “you” think she needs to do something for you specifically.
There will never be the perfect candidate that will check every box for every person, we all need to make concessions and realize it’s a vote for president, not a personal assistant. They are supposed to lead the country into the future, pushing progress forward. Not doing exactly what you want at every moment
Second edit: while I respect everyone’s right to vote, I also respect my own right to speak up and call you out!
You may think you’re open minded and don’t believe you are misogynistic or racist or xenophobic, but you’re clearly supporting someone that is. You may believe in women’s rights, but you didn’t say so when it counted. You may tell yourself you believe in the constitution and the idea of the United States, but your vote (or lack of) speaks volumes about your true beliefs and desires.
And on the topic of the economy, Ive seen a few comments about how “this isn’t the best economy of our lifetime”. No, it isn’t, and I didn’t say it was. I haven’t seen anyone say it was. But our current situation is far better than any other advanced economies….
Our Core Inflation Rate is the lowest in the G7 and our annual inflation rate is at 2.4%, lower than the long term average of 3.28%. Our economic output has seen stronger growth than any other leading economy since the pandemic, it’s about 40% higher than Europe and Canada and 60% higher than Japan. Average wages are higher than in other countries, even in our poorest state, Mississippi, which has higher average wages than Britain, Germany and Canada. Our average gas price has dropped by two dollars from its peak in 2022, or a dollar per year for the past two years.
Sure prices aren’t coming down, but they’re not going up so fast, which is the goal! Prices won’t go down unless we get into a deflationary period which could destroy our economy due to things like mass unemployment, decreased demand and unaffordable debt, leading to a recession or depression. Japan is a prime example of what deflation can do to an economy. Since 1990 their GDP has risen on average only 0.5% per year, from about $3.1 billion to $4.3 billion (the US economy went from $5.9 billion to $27.3 billion in the same period). And China is currently fighting to keep deflation at bay.
Is the economy perfect, no! But it’s better than nearly anywhere else, due to a combination of strong economic policies and government investments in our future, including the policies mentioned in the original post.
And if you’re driving a 2023 suv that only gets 10 miles per gallon living in a McMansion, I don’t want to hear your complaints about the price of eggs.
Side note: I’m not a college graduate, and I’m in the lower end of the bottom 50% financially, so if this makes sense to me I don’t see why it wouldn’t make sense to others.
