I thoroughly enjoyed this particular piece David. It flowed in a manner that matched my thoughts and emotions like gears seamlessly slip together in a well made machine. I’m looking forward to the end of the dark era of Trump like I used to look forward to the holiday lights of winter as I was growing up. There will be much work to do to repair the psyche of the millions who have become lost inside a culture trapped by anger and fear. How will they be untangled from the cult collective. Similar to the “collective of the Borg” their minds have been virtually melded together by the media they share. Whatever is attempted to be done to one will be instantly apparent to the rest. The Steve Bannons and Alex Jones and Qanon will be out there along with Fox false News and the rest of their (the cult’s) propaganda machine and it is vast and dark - that’s yet another item added to President Harris’s to-do list.
It’s not going to be perfect nor easy but the near future will definitely be brighter when Trump loses. I think I’ll celebrate with a night of dinner, dancing and laughter with friends and family.
When do you think it’s ending? Because even if Harris wins, Trump 2.0 and 3.0 are just waiting the wings. The war is no where near over as much as we all wish it would be. These are ongoing battles that will last years. Especially with spineless Attorney Generals like Merrick Garland.
Trump has survived so many times it’s beyond comprehension. I will only feel a sense of relief when Kamala Harris has been sworn in as the next president. As for the Republican Party, we can only hope they come to their senses and look for a saner middle ground. If our elected leaders from both sides can spend more time and energy focusing on solutions vs scoring points our democracy might be saved. Hopefully Trump will be so focused on defending his many legal suits he’ll fade into the background. Time will tell.
Yes, I try to imagine what it will be like to wake up and not wonder what fresh hell the Orange Nazi will present us with each morning. Maybe I'll finally sleep well. Maybe my constant headache will ease. Maybe my shoulders will uncramp.
Thank you again for this thought provoking article. What will it be like to have trump gone? I have to admit that I am very anxious about this election. I am quite old and I fear for the lives of my grandchildren and great grandchildren if by some fluke he should win.I proudly voted for Harris/Walz and blue down the ballot and I pray that enough of us did also so we can erase this scourge from the political scene and take JD with him.
I cannot wait for the end of the Trump era. I don't want to talk or think about him any more. I am looking forward to him being relegated to the annals of history and to deflate like the overripe orange pumpkin he is. Be gone!
Remember the joy, the exuberance, the literal dancing in the streets after the 2020 race was called for Biden? That’s the feeling I want again. We are NOT going back!🎉
Alas, we're not done with the guy quite yet: Trump will declare victory on the night of the 5th, the press will fall over themselves as they race to amplify his every inane utterance and threat, and his acolytes in Congress will do their devious best to overturn the will of the people in order to install him as king. They will fail of course (I mean, the alternative is too horrible to contemplate) and Trump will finally be swept off the stage. It could never be soon enough.
In our rush to get beyond him, though, let's not forget that he is merely the fetid boil on top of a rank, bubbling mix of ignorance, racism, superstition and greed. How else would this worthless narcissist, this racist, corrupt, unintelligent misogynist without an ounce of compassion, leave alone enlightenment, this shell of a man who is in thrall to a despotic war-criminal, have been able to assume the office of President of The United States of America, and command the unquestioned loyalty of millions? What does this say about us as a nation?
If any good is to come of this sorry chapter in our recent history, it will only happen if our writers, philosophers, historians and scholars - such as you yourself David - work to reexamine our values and suggest a new way forward.
It seems apparent, for example, that we cannot have billionaires with untrammeled power if our intention is to have a democracy. We cannot call ourselves a free people if healthcare and education are treated as commodities for sale, rather than as birthrights. We cannot call ourselves a compassionate people if the sale of deadly weapons is valued more highly than the lives of schoolchildren.
We have become the new Soviet Union in that common sense has been swept away in favor of blind adherence to failed dogmas which allow no place for human happiness and wellbeing.
Please, let us treat Trump's eventual exit as a reason for a deep reexamination of ourselves.
I think that many in the Republican Party are basically at the end of their tether with trump. This is the last attempt, and it’s already clearly utterly failing, and when Harris wins, they will reluctantly step up and say enough.
Maybe I’m naive but I think even in that rotten party there is a growing feeling that his time is up.
It's going to feel good for sure, and I'm loving Harris's and Walz's and both Obamas' and Beyoncé's speeches, but I'm also apprehensive. Trumpism has been squatting on top of a structure that never really recovered from Bush II or Reagan. I mean, what are we going to do with all those goddamn mostly right-wing billionaires? How about the media landscape, which has been deteriorating for decades (especially at the local level) thanks to mergers, acquisitions, hedge funds, and more goddamn billionaires? While we're at it, can the Republican Party be saved, and is it even worth trying to save it? The Augean stables come to mind -- can the Potomac be diverted temporarily to clean them out?
I don’t think we can assume that Putin is done with us. He has invested the resources of his country to claw back the USSR and to diminish his “rival”. The disinformation campaigns will continue. As long as the door to foreign influence created by Citizens United remains open, we can expect legislators, judges and politicians to be suborned by the promise of extreme wealth or extorted by threats of exposure. American’s faith in the Supreme Court is at an all time low. And, we’ve all just discovered what billionaires with unbridled greed are willing to do to our corporate media. As Americans, we really do need to understand the global nature of the problems we’re confronting and work together, or our country, our government and our freedoms will disappear for generations.
I thoroughly enjoyed this particular piece David. It flowed in a manner that matched my thoughts and emotions like gears seamlessly slip together in a well made machine. I’m looking forward to the end of the dark era of Trump like I used to look forward to the holiday lights of winter as I was growing up. There will be much work to do to repair the psyche of the millions who have become lost inside a culture trapped by anger and fear. How will they be untangled from the cult collective. Similar to the “collective of the Borg” their minds have been virtually melded together by the media they share. Whatever is attempted to be done to one will be instantly apparent to the rest. The Steve Bannons and Alex Jones and Qanon will be out there along with Fox false News and the rest of their (the cult’s) propaganda machine and it is vast and dark - that’s yet another item added to President Harris’s to-do list.
It’s not going to be perfect nor easy but the near future will definitely be brighter when Trump loses. I think I’ll celebrate with a night of dinner, dancing and laughter with friends and family.
Amen to that David. His post campaign job will be staying out of jail.
https://newrepublic.com/article/187774/trump-rfk-jr-hhs-anti-vax?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily
Bye bye vaccines. Stock up on bleach, I hear it works just the same.
https://newrepublic.com/post/187789/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-friendship-audio?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily
When do you think it’s ending? Because even if Harris wins, Trump 2.0 and 3.0 are just waiting the wings. The war is no where near over as much as we all wish it would be. These are ongoing battles that will last years. Especially with spineless Attorney Generals like Merrick Garland.
Trump has survived so many times it’s beyond comprehension. I will only feel a sense of relief when Kamala Harris has been sworn in as the next president. As for the Republican Party, we can only hope they come to their senses and look for a saner middle ground. If our elected leaders from both sides can spend more time and energy focusing on solutions vs scoring points our democracy might be saved. Hopefully Trump will be so focused on defending his many legal suits he’ll fade into the background. Time will tell.
Yes, I try to imagine what it will be like to wake up and not wonder what fresh hell the Orange Nazi will present us with each morning. Maybe I'll finally sleep well. Maybe my constant headache will ease. Maybe my shoulders will uncramp.
Thank you again for this thought provoking article. What will it be like to have trump gone? I have to admit that I am very anxious about this election. I am quite old and I fear for the lives of my grandchildren and great grandchildren if by some fluke he should win.I proudly voted for Harris/Walz and blue down the ballot and I pray that enough of us did also so we can erase this scourge from the political scene and take JD with him.
My dream!
I cannot wait for the end of the Trump era. I don't want to talk or think about him any more. I am looking forward to him being relegated to the annals of history and to deflate like the overripe orange pumpkin he is. Be gone!
Remember the joy, the exuberance, the literal dancing in the streets after the 2020 race was called for Biden? That’s the feeling I want again. We are NOT going back!🎉
I am with you David- I can’t wait!
Alas, we're not done with the guy quite yet: Trump will declare victory on the night of the 5th, the press will fall over themselves as they race to amplify his every inane utterance and threat, and his acolytes in Congress will do their devious best to overturn the will of the people in order to install him as king. They will fail of course (I mean, the alternative is too horrible to contemplate) and Trump will finally be swept off the stage. It could never be soon enough.
In our rush to get beyond him, though, let's not forget that he is merely the fetid boil on top of a rank, bubbling mix of ignorance, racism, superstition and greed. How else would this worthless narcissist, this racist, corrupt, unintelligent misogynist without an ounce of compassion, leave alone enlightenment, this shell of a man who is in thrall to a despotic war-criminal, have been able to assume the office of President of The United States of America, and command the unquestioned loyalty of millions? What does this say about us as a nation?
If any good is to come of this sorry chapter in our recent history, it will only happen if our writers, philosophers, historians and scholars - such as you yourself David - work to reexamine our values and suggest a new way forward.
It seems apparent, for example, that we cannot have billionaires with untrammeled power if our intention is to have a democracy. We cannot call ourselves a free people if healthcare and education are treated as commodities for sale, rather than as birthrights. We cannot call ourselves a compassionate people if the sale of deadly weapons is valued more highly than the lives of schoolchildren.
We have become the new Soviet Union in that common sense has been swept away in favor of blind adherence to failed dogmas which allow no place for human happiness and wellbeing.
Please, let us treat Trump's eventual exit as a reason for a deep reexamination of ourselves.
Amen
I think that many in the Republican Party are basically at the end of their tether with trump. This is the last attempt, and it’s already clearly utterly failing, and when Harris wins, they will reluctantly step up and say enough.
Maybe I’m naive but I think even in that rotten party there is a growing feeling that his time is up.
It's going to feel good for sure, and I'm loving Harris's and Walz's and both Obamas' and Beyoncé's speeches, but I'm also apprehensive. Trumpism has been squatting on top of a structure that never really recovered from Bush II or Reagan. I mean, what are we going to do with all those goddamn mostly right-wing billionaires? How about the media landscape, which has been deteriorating for decades (especially at the local level) thanks to mergers, acquisitions, hedge funds, and more goddamn billionaires? While we're at it, can the Republican Party be saved, and is it even worth trying to save it? The Augean stables come to mind -- can the Potomac be diverted temporarily to clean them out?
I don’t think we can assume that Putin is done with us. He has invested the resources of his country to claw back the USSR and to diminish his “rival”. The disinformation campaigns will continue. As long as the door to foreign influence created by Citizens United remains open, we can expect legislators, judges and politicians to be suborned by the promise of extreme wealth or extorted by threats of exposure. American’s faith in the Supreme Court is at an all time low. And, we’ve all just discovered what billionaires with unbridled greed are willing to do to our corporate media. As Americans, we really do need to understand the global nature of the problems we’re confronting and work together, or our country, our government and our freedoms will disappear for generations.