This is what I was talking about last night when everyone attacked me on my facebook. The protests are due to his divisive speech during the campaign (and life). He claimed he was a great uniter and now we have great division. Rather than make a speech about coming together he tweets that somehow the protestors are somehow rigged or paid. Why couldn't people see how nuts he is.
They saw him very well and didn't give a fuck. Haven't you been paying attention?
Maybe he'll just get bored and move on to something else.
But then we'll have Pence.
Look i never thought I'd say this, but we should all be so lucky.
Pence is terrible. But he's like run of the mill terrible. He's like Paul Ryan and W terrible. These people are not good. I do not want these people as president. But it's like, if I'm hungry and my options are a piece of bread with some mold on it or rat feces with shards of glass, I will take the moldy bread any day. It's gross but it's still food. I won't die and if I get sick and have a rough time recuperating, there is medicine to treat it.
Trump resigning is the best thing we can hope for right now.
Look i never thought I'd say this, but we should all be so lucky.
Pence is terrible. But he's like run of the mill terrible. He's like Paul Ryan and W terrible. These people are not good. I do not want these people as president. But it's like, if I'm hungry and my options are a piece of bread with some mold on it or rat feces with shards of glass, I will take the moldy bread any day. It's gross but it's still food. I won't die and if I get sick and have a rough time recuperating, there is medicine to treat it.
Trump resigning is the best thing we can hope for right now.
Agreed. Pence is a nightmare but I think he's one we can make it through. We'd have some bumps and bruises and a lot to fight for but we'd probably have a fighting chance.
Look i never thought I'd say this, but we should all be so lucky.
Pence is terrible. But he's like run of the mill terrible. He's like Paul Ryan and W terrible. These people are not good. I do not want these people as president. But it's like, if I'm hungry and my options are a piece of bread with some mold on it or rat feces with shards of glass, I will take the moldy bread any day. It's gross but it's still food. I won't die and if I get sick and have a rough time recuperating, there is medicine to treat it.
Trump resigning is the best thing we can hope for right now.
yes. Donald Trump is dangerous. His half-brained supporters would go back to their quiet racism and not caring about politics if Pence was in charge. Sure, policy would be fucked up, but we wouldn't have to worry about a barely literate demagogue inciting the masses to violence.
And this is why I don't believe he ever intended to go all the way. He isn't built for the criticism at the center of the public and press. He's always had toadies to cower and keep him happy and calm. Being under a microscope as POTUS? He's going to fucking implode bigly.
And I LOVE it that we are getting under his thin skin. Keep it up everyone!
Well, he's only skin deep, so...it wasn't that difficult. lol
Narcissists cannot handle it when they are not being looked upon with adoration 24/7. Any criticism is met with a melt down and temper tantrums and finger pointing. This is going to be a fun four years. <eye roll>
I also think there's some amount of privilege in being able to declare that Pence would be worse. We have Mike Pence's all up and through our government, at all levels. What's one more? Especially one as thoroughly lacking in charisma as he is. The unwashed masses are looking to be entertained at this point, and that's all Donald Trump has ever been about.
And I LOVE it that we are getting under his thin skin. Keep it up everyone!
Well, he's only skin deep, so...it wasn't that difficult. Â lol
Narcissists cannot handle it when they are not being looked upon with adoration 24/7. Â Any criticism is met with a melt down and temper tantrums and finger pointing. Â This is going to be a fun four years. Â <eye roll>
Hopefully he cracks under the pressure. He can't make it one day much less 4 years. He is dying that Hillary won the popular vote and he's being protested from coast to coast. His fragile ego can't take it.
And I LOVE it that we are getting under his thin skin. Keep it up everyone!
Well, he's only skin deep, so...it wasn't that difficult. lol
Narcissists cannot handle it when they are not being looked upon with adoration 24/7. Any criticism is met with a melt down and temper tantrums and finger pointing. This is going to be a fun four years. <eye roll>
Psychologists call this "narcissistic rage." It's common with this particular type of asshole.
Well, he's only skin deep, so...it wasn't that difficult. lol
Narcissists cannot handle it when they are not being looked upon with adoration 24/7. Any criticism is met with a melt down and temper tantrums and finger pointing. This is going to be a fun four years. <eye roll>
Hopefully he cracks under the pressure. He can't make it one day much less 4 years. He is dying that Hillary won the popular vote and he's being protested from coast to coast. His fragile ego can't take it.
I just worry in which direction and at whom the shards are going to fly if he does crack. He would probably explode rather than implode. The problem is that there's always a new mask under the old one.
I was chit-chatting with my therapist months back and he said that Cap'n Crunch was one of the clearest cases of un-diagnosed mental illnesses he's ever seen.
I really *do* hope he has handlers. For our sakes.
eta: Yep, pitta12. I've lived through it and had it aimed at me, and still do sometimes. The only positive aspect of surviving a Narcissist is becoming knowledgeable and experienced enough to be able to spot one from a mile away.
I also think there's some amount of privilege in being able to declare that Pence would be worse. We have Mike Pence's all up and through our government, at all levels. What's one more? Especially one as thoroughly lacking in charisma as he is. The unwashed masses are looking to be entertained at this point, and that's all Donald Trump has ever been about.
So true. I hate Pence and everything he stands for, but he's just a penny ante whatever compared to the erratic demagoguery we've got on our hands.
I also think there's some amount of privilege in being able to declare that Pence would be worse. We have Mike Pence's all up and through our government, at all levels. What's one more? Especially one as thoroughly lacking in charisma as he is. The unwashed masses are looking to be entertained at this point, and that's all Donald Trump has ever been about.
Yes.
Liberal organizations are built to cope with Mike Pence. This is who they've been fighting for years. These institutions are strong, capable, and have decades of institutional knowledge. They have moved into the digital age. Planned Parenthood knows how to fight this guy. They won't win every battle, but there's at least a well trained, properly equipped army.
Our civil society has never faced a threat like this before. The groups that were on the front lines of Jim Crow are the closest we've got to having institutional knowledge on how to fight. But the sudden and escalating nature of the hate that we are seeing unfolding, combined with the threats on the media and the courts, is not something these groups have handled before. They are going to do the best they can, but right now, we are sending them to stop the tanks with a pocket knife.
I also think there's some amount of privilege in being able to declare that Pence would be worse. We have Mike Pence's all up and through our government, at all levels. What's one more? Especially one as thoroughly lacking in charisma as he is. The unwashed masses are looking to be entertained at this point, and that's all Donald Trump has ever been about.
Yep. Pence is dangerous, but the difference is he's predictably dangerous, in a way we've all dealt with before. Although his politics are deeply concerning to me and he'd likely be able to actually get things done, he's not an erratic loose cannon like Trump.
I also think there's some amount of privilege in being able to declare that Pence would be worse. We have Mike Pence's all up and through our government, at all levels. What's one more? Especially one as thoroughly lacking in charisma as he is. The unwashed masses are looking to be entertained at this point, and that's all Donald Trump has ever been about.
Yes.
Liberal organizations are built to cope with Mike Pence. This is who they've been fighting for years. These institutions are strong, capable, and have decades of institutional knowledge. They have moved into the digital age. Planned Parenthood knows how to fight this guy. They won't win every battle, but there's at least a well trained, properly equipped army.
Our civil society has never faced a threat like this before. The groups that were on the front lines of Jim Crow are the closest we've got to having institutional knowledge on how to fight. But the sudden and escalating nature of the hate that we are seeing unfolding, combined with the threats on the media and the courts, is not something these groups have handled before. They are going to do the best they can, but right now, we are sending them to stop the tanks with a pocket knife.
I was starting to think that I was going crazy! People swear up and down that Pence would be worse, and I'm like, "How, Sway?" I vehemently disagree with him, but these disagreements are political. Calls for human decency and civility aren't fights that I thought we would be having at the highest level of government. Your Jim Crow comparison is apt. Make America Great Again, indeed.
This makes me even more nervous that his narcissistic rage will build so quickly that he will flip his ugly orange wig and order air strikes on Seattle or San Francisco or somewhere he perceives at too liberal.
He's going to bounce out. I actually kind of believe that. I was reading today about the first couple rounds of high level security briefings and how the shiny new presidents come in all high on life etc and they literally all walk out exactly the opposite. All somber and crestfallen. He doesn't want this burden- campaigning was perfect for him, thrived on that shit.
Ain't no rallys with people cheering you on after you've won. They all went home and now you're expected to actually DO arguably the most difficult job in the world.
He's going to bounce out. I actually kind of believe that. I was reading today about the first couple rounds of high level security briefings and how the shiny new presidents come in all high on life etc and they literally all walk out exactly the opposite. All somber and crestfallen. He doesn't want this burden- campaigning was perfect for him, thrived on that shit.
Ain't no rallys with people cheering you on after you've won. They all went home and now you're expected to actually DO arguably the most difficult job in the world.
and he can't do it. He is uniquely unqualified and unprepared for the job. Maybe he'll accidentally blow himself up. I wouldn't put it past him.
I also think there's some amount of privilege in being able to declare that Pence would be worse. We have Mike Pence's all up and through our government, at all levels. What's one more? Especially one as thoroughly lacking in charisma as he is. The unwashed masses are looking to be entertained at this point, and that's all Donald Trump has ever been about.
Yes.
Liberal organizations are built to cope with Mike Pence. This is who they've been fighting for years. These institutions are strong, capable, and have decades of institutional knowledge. They have moved into the digital age. Planned Parenthood knows how to fight this guy. They won't win every battle, but there's at least a well trained, properly equipped army.
Our civil society has never faced a threat like this before. The groups that were on the front lines of Jim Crow are the closest we've got to having institutional knowledge on how to fight. But the sudden and escalating nature of the hate that we are seeing unfolding, combined with the threats on the media and the courts, is not something these groups have handled before. They are going to do the best they can, but right now, we are sending them to stop the tanks with a pocket knife.
I hadn't even considered this idea. This makes a lot of sense.
Liberal organizations are built to cope with Mike Pence. This is who they've been fighting for years. These institutions are strong, capable, and have decades of institutional knowledge. They have moved into the digital age. Planned Parenthood knows how to fight this guy. They won't win every battle, but there's at least a well trained, properly equipped army.
Our civil society has never faced a threat like this before. The groups that were on the front lines of Jim Crow are the closest we've got to having institutional knowledge on how to fight. But the sudden and escalating nature of the hate that we are seeing unfolding, combined with the threats on the media and the courts, is not something these groups have handled before. They are going to do the best they can, but right now, we are sending them to stop the tanks with a pocket knife.
I was starting to think that I was going crazy! People swear up and down that Pence would be worse, and I'm like, "How, Sway?" I vehemently disagree with him, but these disagreements are political. Calls for human decency and civility aren't fights that I thought we would be having at the highest level of government. Your Jim Crow comparison is apt. Make America Great Again, indeed.
Yes, it seems that Cheeto is all sorts of crazy and unstable at the highest level. I mean it seems like we would even know how to deal with a David Duke of sorts. At least he's very clear and unwavering in his message of hate.
But Cheeto essentially says he wants to get rid of all non white people and then the next day he'll say he never said that even though it's on tape and then gets mad at people for doing the same things he's doing....it's just an all out exhausting mind fuck on a scary level.
So no, Pence would not be worse. I wonder what is going to happen after 4 years. You know how presidents age so much, I can't imagine cheeto getting even uglier....is he going to get more orange?!