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Ben's avatar

PS it’s frustrating how some others have been treating you as if you are being hyperbolic when you were the only one who could see what was happening on E night.

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Blanche Axton's avatar

^^This. The one thing I remember so clearly from Trump's 2016 win was how often I was told I was over reacting.....that it would all be fine.....

And here we are. It's not all fine. In fact, it's a f*cking abyss.......

It's one of many things I like about JVL......

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JF's avatar

I’ve been writing repeatedly ever since before November 5 that if Trump won there would be no more elections. I recall once Sarah objecting to that prediction (not directly to me, but in general) as if it was preposterous. This, after uncountable preposterous events became reality. A convicted criminal was running, and won the presidency, is but one example. After that, nothing is preposterous.

In a different sub-topic: the pedophile & groomer accusations tossed about freely and indiscriminately for the past several years, seem to have withered on the vine. Were they past their “sell by’ date?

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Jonathan V. Last's avatar

Remember the guy at the other place saying that people like me were just as obsessed with Trump and the MAGA folks and that he was cleverly preparing for the “post Trump” future and skating to where the puck would be?

Because I remember.

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Ben's avatar

Clear you guys knew there was nowhere to go “after”… it’s like that cyclops from Krull 😂

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Sarah Clement's avatar

No, Tim and Sarah looked as stricken on election night as JVL. They all knew what was happening. By 9 pm. I prayed they were wrong. But they weren’t.

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Ben's avatar

Not at first - Tim actually apologized to JVL later about it.

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Nancy (South NJ coast)'s avatar

Seeing around corners. JVL's specialty.

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Ben's avatar

(long time lurker, new subscriber so now I can post, yay!)

I remember my wife calling me in disbelief on Jan 6th. I was like, "what did everyone THINK was going to happen!?" But only because I had been reading the Bulwark which spelled it all out to a T. This group has known where things are going (hint: it's dark) for a long time, and frankly it seems to be the only place that really gets it right now.

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Blanche Axton's avatar

Right? Good Lord.

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