Not long after I started my first job at age 14 I realized that being an adult did not automatically mean the elevator went to the top floor. As I got older the percentage of adults presenting with malfunctioning elevators seemed to climb. The first time with Trump I pegged it about 30%. The response to Covid moved it to 40. With this election we've crossed the 50% mark, IMO.
I can understand your feelings Clint. I still can't understand why the majority of Americans voted for that mental defective. Alfred E Neumann would have been a better choice. What really gets up my nose is the fact that he denigerates the armed services, and is now the Commander in Chief again. Calling deceased Military Personnel losers, is absolutely the pits. And he being a draft dodger. He is a cretin.
I have spent the majority of my life dealing with damaged psyches or teaching others how to deal with such damage. I do understand why people can vote in this way and I am greatly saddened by it. We, like other apes, are driven to defend our territory, our food sources and our tribe or troop. Cooperation with other tribes of the same apes doesn't occur to us as a means of taking care of our needs in unity - unity with other homo sapiens, let alone unity with the whole f*cking world and the lives in it. We refuse to see the huge similarities and focus on minor and unimportant distinctions. Some people would rather vote for DT than a person with a vagina or having a darker skin colour than his orange make-up.
I'm thinking it might a combination. A vagina is strike one. Non-white is strike two. She's from California which labels her as a 'coastal elite'; that's strike three. --> One, even two can be overlooked. Three? That's 'too much' for a lot of people. My bet is in 2020 the playing field was level so enough people actually started looking at qualifications and judged Biden as the lesser of two evils.
You may be right, Anton. In comparison with your two US parties, I am beyond doubt a pinko-anarcho-communist. I would have to choose the prettiest, the youngest, the richest, the tallest, the nicest or other irrelevancy. Far beyond that, in my opinion, you need to go back to the drawing board and create a new electoral system, plus getting rid of money and influence by big self-interested business. By the by, I cannot think of any country that is truly democratic so I'm not getting at the US alone.
Agreed…and too many are rationalizing that this isn’t Harris’ gender or race. That it’s a “referendum” on Democratic party and process. This referee is not buying that line of dumb. Definitely not defending the parties, but can’t/won’t overlook any of DT’s many failures as a human being and (cult) leader.
Not long after I started my first job at age 14 I realized that being an adult did not automatically mean the elevator went to the top floor. As I got older the percentage of adults presenting with malfunctioning elevators seemed to climb. The first time with Trump I pegged it about 30%. The response to Covid moved it to 40. With this election we've crossed the 50% mark, IMO.
That photoshopped picture of Divine is priceless!😆
Dagnabit…I was sure the photo was real. But alas…John Waters confirms it’s a fake. lol https://x.com/therealjoebob/status/1248992753230454785
And he's been dropping acid. Hilarious!😆
Thought you might enjoy that. At least he’s not high on his own supply. Like some people. lol
I can understand your feelings Clint. I still can't understand why the majority of Americans voted for that mental defective. Alfred E Neumann would have been a better choice. What really gets up my nose is the fact that he denigerates the armed services, and is now the Commander in Chief again. Calling deceased Military Personnel losers, is absolutely the pits. And he being a draft dodger. He is a cretin.
I have spent the majority of my life dealing with damaged psyches or teaching others how to deal with such damage. I do understand why people can vote in this way and I am greatly saddened by it. We, like other apes, are driven to defend our territory, our food sources and our tribe or troop. Cooperation with other tribes of the same apes doesn't occur to us as a means of taking care of our needs in unity - unity with other homo sapiens, let alone unity with the whole f*cking world and the lives in it. We refuse to see the huge similarities and focus on minor and unimportant distinctions. Some people would rather vote for DT than a person with a vagina or having a darker skin colour than his orange make-up.
I wondered if the vagina was the main cause of the votes for D T. Very sad if it was. Thank you for your comment Dr. Lightbrown.
The only thing is the majority of voters chose Clinton over Trump in 2016.
No. I don't think misogyny was the main factor.
I'm thinking it might a combination. A vagina is strike one. Non-white is strike two. She's from California which labels her as a 'coastal elite'; that's strike three. --> One, even two can be overlooked. Three? That's 'too much' for a lot of people. My bet is in 2020 the playing field was level so enough people actually started looking at qualifications and judged Biden as the lesser of two evils.
You may be right, Anton. In comparison with your two US parties, I am beyond doubt a pinko-anarcho-communist. I would have to choose the prettiest, the youngest, the richest, the tallest, the nicest or other irrelevancy. Far beyond that, in my opinion, you need to go back to the drawing board and create a new electoral system, plus getting rid of money and influence by big self-interested business. By the by, I cannot think of any country that is truly democratic so I'm not getting at the US alone.
Agreed…and too many are rationalizing that this isn’t Harris’ gender or race. That it’s a “referendum” on Democratic party and process. This referee is not buying that line of dumb. Definitely not defending the parties, but can’t/won’t overlook any of DT’s many failures as a human being and (cult) leader.
Same. It's his goal to drive us all crazy...and it's only job he's ever succeeded in.
Thanks, Doug. Best wishes for peace to you, me, and everyone we care about and love. Cheers!