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LuckyCharms

(19,990 posts) Fri May 9, 2025, 09:56 AM 17 hrs ago

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Does it ever just hit you like a ton of bricks? [View all]

NEVER in my 66 years could I have imagined things getting this fucked up in this country.

It doesn't seem real to me.

And then it hits me.

It is real. We are being governed by a fucking lunatic and apparently, he can't be stopped.

He's completely batshit crazy, and my belief is that he has caused a mass low-grade depression for the people of this country. Mass mental depression. Mass hysteria. I'm not seeing too many smiles these days when I'm out and about.

So I guess we just keep doing what we do. We keep fighting. We keep ridiculing him. We keep mocking him. We keep protesting...in hopes something that we do will finally throw the switch to get rid of that fucker.

Seems like a fucking dream.

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Does it ever just hit you like a ton of bricks? [View all] LuckyCharms 17 hrs ago OP

It is a nightmare, and does not look to end any time soon. niyad 17 hrs ago #1

What gets me... LuckyCharms 17 hrs ago #4

Our governing system was built on fragile pillars of sanity that vanished niyad 17 hrs ago #7

On rare occasions when I leave my house, you know, protests, planning meetings, grocery run, Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #30

They've been working for decades to get things to this point. mucholderthandirt 17 hrs ago #15

Hey MOTD DENVERPOPS 16 hrs ago #41

My last serious drunk started the day Reagan was sworn in. mjvpi 13 hrs ago #67

You're so right about this and it proves that we've been in a bubble for way too long FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #69

They've been playing the long game while we've been going-along-to-get-along. CrispyQ 12 hrs ago #70

High school classes? What's that thing you mention, comrade. Get back to the fields, now! erronis 17 hrs ago #21

you might change your mind about that NJCher 16 hrs ago #36

It's just a matter of time before he blows up his own life boat. ... littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #65

not sustainable NJCher 12 hrs ago #68

Yeah... 2naSalit 17 hrs ago #2

Same here at 72 and same for Iowa WTF Tom Harkin to Joni Ernst WTF WTF WTF IA8IT 17 hrs ago #3

I'm 72. I Feel The Same Way! BBbats 17 hrs ago #5

It does appear that some dems may be "in on it." Or have received threats or somesuch. erronis 17 hrs ago #24

NO. MorbidButterflyTat 11 hrs ago #71

A premature yet inevitable PATRICK 17 hrs ago #6

Well said. We've been kicking the can down the road for decades. Now we're at the end of the road. erronis 16 hrs ago #25

THIS malaise 16 hrs ago #40

Yes. I seem to be in a permanent state of WTAF? Ocelot II 17 hrs ago #8

German exceptionalism, followed by US (American) exceptionalism. Lessons not learned. erronis 16 hrs ago #26

That too many Americans hate Biden and worship him Johonny 17 hrs ago #9

I had a frightening precognitive dream about this around the time raygun took his first oath. Clouds Passing 17 hrs ago #10

I read all about it as a young person! The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. usonian 17 hrs ago #11

Excellent OP of yours. Too bad so many great posts fall through the seive. erronis 16 hrs ago #29

Thanks. I connect dots. Let's keep it kicked, and people are welcome/urged to copy it and repost. usonian 16 hrs ago #43

It's a double whammy DENVERPOPS 16 hrs ago #44

ALEC, Koch Network, Federalist Society... rubbersole 15 hrs ago #54

I am 71 and fighting fascist... S/V Loner 17 hrs ago #12

Every day. yardwork 17 hrs ago #13

my poor old brain is taking stillcool 17 hrs ago #14

We missed something going on in the Obama years newdeal2 17 hrs ago #16

I have pondered the possibility that this society has a mental illness EYESORE 9001 17 hrs ago #17

Interesting. Perhaps hard to apply DSM to a whole country, but there are parallels. erronis 16 hrs ago #31

The things I do to amuse myself... EYESORE 9001 16 hrs ago #34

I am 77 and as a science geek, I knew everything I had hoped for and wished for was over when Reagan did the LiberalArkie 17 hrs ago #18

He could be stopped but his enablers, the GOP, won't do it. Jarqui 17 hrs ago #19

And/or they've been intimidated into remaining silent WestMichRad 14 hrs ago #62

Kompromat - just like the Russians and the real POTUS .. Putin Jarqui 14 hrs ago #64

More like death by a thousand cuts. Boomerproud 17 hrs ago #20

The M$M (mostly MAGA media) is centrally the blame, dumb is being enabled uponit7771 17 hrs ago #22

Nightmare surfered 17 hrs ago #23

Rules and Laws Mean Nothing Mr.Bee 16 hrs ago #27

I had to talk to my doctor yesterday about all this young_at_heart 16 hrs ago #28

What did your doc say? I'm also 85 and I feel exhausted from the daily onslaught of this guy and his administration. CTyankee 14 hrs ago #59

I'm attending every protest I can Ohioboy 16 hrs ago #32

You got that right, but not a "dream" so much as a dystopian nightmare. NNadir 16 hrs ago #33

Don't forget their ultimate goal: Greed unlimited. Justice matters. 15 hrs ago #52

I often say: this script woud be sent back for a rewrite. yellow dahlia 3 hrs ago #83

This is exactly how I feel MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #35

You are a member of a large club. Paper Roses 16 hrs ago #37

I substitute teach elementary school and now I think what about these kids future? kimbutgar 16 hrs ago #38

All the fucking time.... Happy Hoosier 16 hrs ago #39

At this rate, we'll be spending our golden years in a post-apocalyptic hellscape. Borogove 16 hrs ago #42

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Why are you following me? Do you love me? LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #47

Morning Sunshine!!! How's everything today? GP6971 15 hrs ago #48

Every fucking morning! bif 15 hrs ago #46

yes. it's grief. barbtries 15 hrs ago #49

Oh no. I'm so sorry for your loss. LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #50

thank you LuckyCharms. barbtries 15 hrs ago #58

It hit me yesterday seeing a breast surgeon LittleGirl 15 hrs ago #51

I think there is no getting rid of him samplegirl 15 hrs ago #53

Every morning. highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #55

Never underestimate the determination of entitled billionaires dlk 15 hrs ago #56

Yes pat_k 15 hrs ago #57

Hey LC! OldBaldy1701E 14 hrs ago #60

Ton of bricks? All the damn time. Even tho we lived thru the agony of his first term, every time... 3catwoman3 14 hrs ago #61

When life hits you with a ton of bricks... Harker 14 hrs ago #63

It's not crazy - it's white "christian" nationalism Nigrum Cattus 13 hrs ago #66

Shit I'm only 55 and I feel the same way FirstLight 10 hrs ago #72

Germany Happened Camaromjr 9 hrs ago #73

I'm 63, and Buttoneer 6 hrs ago #74

It damn sure does. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #75

It's a huge fucking joke superpatriotman 5 hrs ago #76

It's terrible, not sure what else to say Meowmee 5 hrs ago #77

The last time I was this pissed off was after Kent State. CanonRay 5 hrs ago #78

It does hit hard on a daily basis. But I went out on a walk today, dgauss 5 hrs ago #79

It is such a surreal nightmare wendyb-NC 5 hrs ago #80

It's concussed me with a heavy bag of wet sand that so many Americans can be this damned stupid. Montauk6 5 hrs ago #81

When I actually bamagal62 5 hrs ago #82

I feel like I'm living in some parallel universe now Bayard 2 hrs ago #84