Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
28 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
I don't like this timeline. (Original Post) Swede Saturday OP
Well when you say it that way, me too neither ms liberty Saturday #1
What a great difference that would make. Swede Saturday #2
Many of us here popsdenver Monday #28
We got in the wrong darn line, I guess. Nt lostnfound Saturday #5
We need to find Doc Brown's DeLorean, go back and FIX everything! Jack Valentino Saturday #17
If Poppy Bush became President in 1981 because of Reagan dying, what happens in 1984? Polybius Sunday #21
I don't think he would but who knows? Bush the Elder was never the popular kid ms liberty Sunday #22
In reality popsdenver Monday #27
Imagine.... mtngirl47 Sunday #24
Maybe just an American protecting other Americans from a domestic enemy? dutch777 Saturday #3
9/11 was an attack by terrorists, not Muslims. J_William_Ryan Saturday #4
I agree. But the orange creep is menacing the world. Swede Saturday #10
What about popsdenver Saturday #14
Are you a Canadian? Brenda Saturday #6
Yes Swede Saturday #8
umm he is not sworn in yet nt msongs Saturday #7
Too bad timelines don't have a 30-day exchange policy. pat_k Saturday #9
Time to don our fake goatees. Collimator Saturday #11
marginally amusing slash clever - but does it really mean anything .. ? - -(nt)- stopdiggin Saturday #12
Good one Cherokee100 Saturday #13
I used to work with many markodochartaigh Saturday #15
Yo Yo Yo! Swede Saturday #16
My son loves the superhero show "Flash". It talks about multiverses. He asked it I believed in them. I said no, if LT Barclay Saturday #18
"If there are multiverses, why do we keep ending up in the timeline that completely sucks." OldBaldy1701E Sunday #19
Maybe They All Suck Because... ProfessorGAC Sunday #23
Maybe there are worse multiverses. Irish_Dem Sunday #26
time to crank out some Public enemy #1 posters. Historic NY Sunday #20
America's #1 enemy is actually a criminally insane Russian propaganda outlet owned by an Australian billionaire. Initech Sunday #25

ms liberty

(10,789 posts)
1. Well when you say it that way, me too neither
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:29 PM
Saturday

Last edited Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:00 PM - Edit history (1)

I was supposed to be in the timeline where John Lennon lived, St Ronnie of the RayGun died, and Al Gore was sworn in on Jan 20, 2001, dammit. I feel so cheated.

popsdenver

(980 posts)
28. Many of us here
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 07:05 PM
Monday

were screaming our heads off, and ever since the HW and his CABAL committed treason in the 1980 election to install Reagan.

As well as many times/elections since: 2000 Gore.....2004Kerry.......2016Hillary. All have been subject to Republican corruption, and the Dems never challenged.......All because we were intent on taking the High Road, and not wanting to appear as poor losers.....

Jack Valentino

(3,989 posts)
17. We need to find Doc Brown's DeLorean, go back and FIX everything!
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 11:19 PM
Saturday

If it were only that 'easy'....

Polybius

(21,156 posts)
21. If Poppy Bush became President in 1981 because of Reagan dying, what happens in 1984?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:17 AM
Sunday

Does he win reelection?

popsdenver

(980 posts)
27. In reality
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 07:01 PM
Monday

HW and his CABAL actually were running everything, much the same as Cheney/Rumsfelds CABAL during the W years.......

dutch777

(4,772 posts)
3. Maybe just an American protecting other Americans from a domestic enemy?
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:43 PM
Saturday

I see neither the Muslim nor Democratic Socialist label as necessarily all defining for mayor elect Mamdani. We have had all sorts of people in our nation's history that were at one time or another labeled as misfits, failures, scoundrels, womanizers and worse and yet, when tested, rose to be noble and performed honored service to their constituents and the country. Grant and Truman were failed businessmen many times over, Andrew Jackson was pulled out of a bar to lead the Americans in battle of New Orleans, with pirates in tow to help, Jack Kennedy was flawed and Catholic (!) and yet he inspired, and on and on.

I do hope, for both the city he will soon lead and the bigger global issue, that he reaches out to Jews and seeks a workable common ground. He is not wrong in noting the sad history of the Palestinian people. But that cannot, in today's world and reality, be a one sided conversation. I wish him well. All the more so if he proves a distraction and thorn in the side to Trump!

J_William_Ryan

(3,144 posts)
4. 9/11 was an attack by terrorists, not Muslims.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:49 PM
Saturday

The religion of the mayor protecting New York from the fascist Trump regime is likewise irrelevant.

popsdenver

(980 posts)
14. What about
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:07 PM
Saturday

J6th was an attack by terrorists, DOMESTIC terrorists and they are still running things.........

pat_k

(12,435 posts)
9. Too bad timelines don't have a 30-day exchange policy.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:02 PM
Saturday

The World on 1/29/2925: This 2025 has a defective U.S. in it. Send us another one with a U.S. that aspires to the four freedoms, as advertised.

Cherokee100

(418 posts)
13. Good one
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 07:42 PM
Saturday

I have to use that on some of my MAGAT family in-laws . They love to tell me its gods will.

markodochartaigh

(4,615 posts)
15. I used to work with many
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:26 PM
Saturday

extremely reich-wing Christians. It was a constant source of wonder to me how everything that Republicans did was god's will. Even when things turned out terribly, it was god works in mysterious ways. And everything that Democratic politicians did was for some nefarious, evil reason.
For people like that it isn't so much what is done, it is who did it.

Edit: Which I guess makes sense, since some christians apparently believe that god has chosen his favorites before they were born.

LT Barclay

(3,135 posts)
18. My son loves the superhero show "Flash". It talks about multiverses. He asked it I believed in them. I said no, if
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 11:24 PM
Saturday

there are multiverses, why do we keep ending up in the timeline that completely sucks.

OldBaldy1701E

(9,487 posts)
19. "If there are multiverses, why do we keep ending up in the timeline that completely sucks."
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 07:48 AM
Sunday

Arrogance and complacency. Two things that we seemingly cannot avoid.

Every. Single Time.

ProfessorGAC

(75,187 posts)
23. Maybe They All Suck Because...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:31 PM
Sunday

...all of them involve humans.
Perhaps there is no better timeliness. No matter what happens, someone will somehow manage to screw it up.

Irish_Dem

(77,782 posts)
26. Maybe there are worse multiverses.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 05:28 PM
Sunday

At least we have some good people on this planet.
And love, art, music are wonderful here.

Historic NY

(39,470 posts)
20. time to crank out some Public enemy #1 posters.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:37 AM
Sunday

or get Banksy to paint one. That would blow up the MAGA minds.

Initech

(106,872 posts)
25. America's #1 enemy is actually a criminally insane Russian propaganda outlet owned by an Australian billionaire.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 05:14 PM
Sunday

Trump will be gone, but that bullshit network will still be around. And nearly all of our current problems can be traced back to Fox News somehow.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»I don't like this timelin...