Election Day Thread

[Aragorn]

@magick

I believe my liberal friends who are freaking out on Facebook about how this is the ascendancy of racism and bigotry in the U.S. are overstating it dramatically. I agree with the general assessment that this is more about dissatisfaction with the government in general and basically the conservative version of Obama’s CHANGE!@#!@#!@#! at work.

However, I also refuse to turn a blind eye to the fact that all these people basically found Trump’s words and actions permissible enough to vote for him. Perhaps things will change now that Clinton is out of the way (letting the actual conservatives like Ryan and McCain breathe easy), and Trump has been elected (letting those who just hate on the current government to breathe easy), and Trump’s apparent support towards the white nationalists and generally racist comments will face more scrutiny.

But I don’t know, and I feel that’s the entire point. We don’t know, and so we worry.

I think that is very fair and I mostly agree. I think this is a conversation this is too deep to have at 1 am my time. I’d like to have a clearer head to read lol

[SkyzykS]

I don’t think she did. She has always considered the white house a foregone conclusion.

[Aragorn]

@MaximusB

Does anyone else feel like that scene in the first Matrix movie, where Neo learns that life is nothing more than a computer simulation ? I kinda don’t even know what to think or believe anymore.

Oh very much. The French Ambassador even tweeted that. Or was it the PM? I don’t know. Bizarro world

[anon71262119]

@TX_iron

Rather, there is a massive portion of the us electorate whose grievances clearly haven’t been heard for a long time, and have been unfortunately tied to bigoted ideals. I sincerely hope people can find civility again once this while nonsense blows over.

Amen. We’ve never seen such an uncivil situation on both sides. Identity politics are just toxic, and they both engaged in them. I’m hoping America is finally sick of it. Most people are basically good, and have an inherent sense of fairness, kindness even. I’m hoping we can get back to that. We need to stop letting these politicians play us against each other. I’ve never felt like our country has been so torn apart and divided, and yet I don’t feel that at all in my everyday life. Most people I run into everyday are very civil, kind even.

[magick]

@SkyzykS

I don’t think she did. She has always considered the white house a foregone conclusion.

I really hope she doesn’t attempt to run again at 2020.

[SkyzykS]

@magick

I don’t think she did. She has always considered the white house a foregone conclusion.

I really hope she doesn’t attempt to run again at 2020.

That would be sad. May also not be possible. There is still the pay to play investigation looming.

[magick]

I’ve recently reread - Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

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If you haven’t read it, you should. I feel that it’s a great book.

Anyways, Hillary Clinton reminds me of the way the author portrays Salmon Chase.

Filled with vain ambition and the sense that she deserves far more from life than she probably does.

[sufiandy]

Can you imagine what she must be thinking, the last few months it felt like this election was being handed to her.

[Iron_Condor]

Hopefully this will bring an end to the “here’s how Bernie can still win” articles. Then again, maybe not.

[magick]

@sufiandy

Can you imagine what she must be thinking, the last few months it felt like this election was being handed to her.

In all seriousness,

I doubt there is a suitable word in the English language to describe how she and her team feels right now.

[sufiandy]

2020, realistically probably too old by then. Wasn’t he like one of the oldest candidates ever even this year?

[MaximusB]

I don’t see it happening, not after getting schlonged twice. That’s a lot of schlonging.

[SkyzykS]

Its official! Trump is the President Elect.

RUN!!!

[pat]

Wow! Hillary conceded. It is over, Trump is president of the US. I am shocked!

I though there was no way. Holy shit! Trump won.

God I hope he doesn’t suck.

[Legalsteel]

@pat

God I hope he doesn’t suck.

Me too. Now we have time to see.

[pat]

Holy shit! Trump won!!!

WTF? this is the middle finger to the establishment. Wow! Wow! Wow!

I can’t believe it.

[Mufasa]

Now the hard part…

Governing.

Congratulations to President Elect Trump.

[Fletch1986]

I’ve never actually felt fear before from a president being elected. Disappointed, sure, but never actually fearful.

I hope I’m wrong, but this may very well be one of the greatest tests of the resiliency of our democracy’s checks and balances and constitution.

[therajraj]

@Fletch1986

I’ve never actually felt fear before from a president being elected. Disappointed, sure, but never actually fearful.

I hope I’m wrong, but this may very well be one of the greatest tests of the resiliency of our democracy’s checks and balances and constitution.

Dude this fear angle about Trump has been a sham from the start. Its just media hype and always has been to scare you into voting Clinton.

[therajraj]