By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-06 23:17:39 | Updated at 2024-11-07 01:29:10
2 hours ago
Opinion: Democracy died in plain sight
SF Gate ^ | November 6, 2024 | By Drew Magary
Posted on 11/06/2024 3:13:07 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Donald Trump was elected president again last night. After being voted out of office in 2020. After trying to rig the vote and then to overthrow the government by force in the wake of that loss. After all but welcoming a pandemic that ended up killing more than a million of us. After ripping away abortion care rights from millions of American women. After being impeached, twice. After being convicted of multiple felonies. After dogging it on the campaign trail, playing to emptying halls while speaking in demented tongues unknown even to him. After all of that, and God knows what else, we have to do this s—t all over again.
There’s a chance that Trump’s attempt at remaking the government in his image will still fail. As of this writing, Democrats still have a chance to win back the House once all of the votes have been counted. And Trump’s last presidency showed that, even when he’s been gifted immense power, he’s still too rash and too stupid to actually make good on his darkest threats. But that’s thin gruel to subsist on right now, because my fellow Americans did this. They wanted this, and I’ll never again take it as a given that they’re a good and kind people. The cost is too high.
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: election2024; liberalism; mentalillness; tds
To: Oldeconomybuyer
We won, Drew. And your side lost. Now STHU, put your big boy pants on and get over it.
2 posted on 11/06/2024 3:14:41 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
To: Oldeconomybuyer
So democracy dies, when in a free and fair election, the people elect someone who is not the choice of liberal elite journalists? What the heck?
To: Oldeconomybuyer
4 posted on 11/06/2024 3:15:34 PM PST by Pollard
To: Oldeconomybuyer
These loons will never get it, no matter how slowly you talk.
5 posted on 11/06/2024 3:15:38 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
6 posted on 11/06/2024 3:15:42 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: Oldeconomybuyer
No, I saw democracy die a slow painful death over the last four years.
7 posted on 11/06/2024 3:15:42 PM PST by Ronald77
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Tallulah Bankhead
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/05/16/tallulah-bankhead-dah-ling
8 posted on 11/06/2024 3:16:01 PM PST by linMcHlp
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Why don’t they shut up find a tall building and end their suffering
9 posted on 11/06/2024 3:16:14 PM PST by butlerweave
To: Oldeconomybuyer
10 posted on 11/06/2024 3:16:43 PM PST by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
To: butlerweave
11 posted on 11/06/2024 3:16:43 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I wish democracy died.
We’re going for restoring the Constitutional Republic we had that the Founders created, which is far superior to mob rule “democracy”.
12 posted on 11/06/2024 3:16:45 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Same old crap. These people aren’t even honest about themselves and their actions.
13 posted on 11/06/2024 3:16:50 PM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
To: Ronald77
14 posted on 11/06/2024 3:17:20 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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