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Originally Posted by Our House
I need a little help. A "reality check" of sorts. Someone in the big Trump thread said something to the extent that they felt weird, surreal, like they were questioning the truth or whatever. I remember reading that post the other day and found myself saying it hasn't happened to me. Until about 10 minutes ago...
You're not alone. I'm reminded of the people that suggested that Americans write down, the day after the election, or the day of the inauguration, what for them would count as a step too far in terms of attacking democracy... Because it slowly gets normalized as you go on. I'm feeling that way to some extent, and I have to fight it. I also feel like more and more I'm looking around as Trump/Spicer/Huckabee-Sanders/whoever says something absurd, like, "IS ANYONE ELSE HEARING THIS??? WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE????"
But it's always the same people upset - just the left. The right thinks this is fine. Then I keep asking myself, am I overreacting? Or am I correct, but the right is just cool with it? Like this is what they wanted all along? I think to some extent, that's true, as CPHoya pointed out... To some extent, there's a lot of naiveté among those who a few years ago we'd consider moderates that were right of center... So they're kind of okay with this because they don't think it's going where we see it going.
There are also those all over the political spectrum who are just too busy to worry too much, they're too focused on their jobs/families/lives, and they figure if it REALLY gets bad, everyone will be freaking out and that hasn't happened yet.
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Originally Posted by Our House
Are Trump and GOP running a massive game on this country, or am I just imagining things?
It feels as if the effort is coordinated, but it also feels more widespread than it should be. They haven't accomplished any of their agenda yet, but it seems like sooo many negative things happened. And it feels like it's getting worse as we go on.
WTH am I experiencing? Please fix me.
They're either utterly incompetent or testing the boundaries. Hopefully they're just incompetent, and there are plenty of signs that point that way. If they're testing the boundaries, ****'s about to get really real.
The current situation sort of reminds me of that scene you get in some alien movies, when the human heroes have taken shelter and secured it as best they could... But they're kind of worried there may be a way in... And the aliens are scurrying about, trying to find the weak point to attack. They're just probing the structure, looking for the easiest way to destroy it/kill everyone. Was it Signs when the one kept banging on the front door over and over, but it was just a distraction? That's sort of like Trump's tweeting in this analogy. Meanwhile, how far could they push the Muslim ban? (They now have one implemented with less media coverage than before, and it's OUTSIDE the 90 day window they claimed they needed. Is there any restriction on how long this is in effect?) How far can they push healthcare? (This one they seem to keep getting their phones ringing off the hooks when they go too far.) How far can they push tax cuts?
Meanwhile, let's not forget that they've trashed all sorts of regulatory agencies already by appointing people who want to get rid of them.
Unfortunately, we have about as many options at our disposal as the humans in an alien movie. Like, we better hope to find that secret weakness that leads to the end of this quickly, or we're going to be overrun.
It's either that or they're completely and totally incompetent.... REALLY hoping for incompetence.