us tremendously. But most did not, and my husband and I at least have no intention of cracking in future either.

This is something each person has to decide, don't you think? Whether to fail or continue to be the America they want?

I'm not sure if all of the damage he has done to our country is reversible.

I know people see that and think "over-blown hyperbole"...don't make that mistake. We are living in the early years of Trump dictatorship. He has no intention of EVER ceding power back in elections, at ANY level. 2018 mid-terms are just the next domino to fall, and once they do, all bets are off and the real question is will the United States military follow orders from Trump to attack and destroy their fellow citizens at his behest alone...

things will be ok, I think they will not.
I will still do all I can to stop what is coming, but I do not expect victory.

And I fear DU will be either gone or greatly compromised.

As to your last sentence/question - yes.

These are dumb stupid creatures that don't give a sh't about anything but themselves.

Yet we the people are far stronger than he is and will be here long after he has left this earth.

The actual goal.

Trashing

Put the jacket on Trump, lead him gently down the hall to a waiting vehicle full of quarter pounders, and drive him off to a nice, safe facility full of pharmaceuticals, where he can yell at the teevee all day. And, give him a fake cellular phone that’s not hooked up to anything.

Then we get rid of 20-30 regressive Republicans who hold way too much power. Then, we turn this thing around.

March On, Democrats!

He is just an old white guy that 1/3rd of US voting pop is chosing to follow because he says the reason many is US pop have bad lives is because the brown and slant eyed folks. Trump validates their anger and ethnocentrism.

Many of the Trump voters believe the reason they aren't living the life of their dreams is because the minorities and the Dems/establishment. They believe the Dems/establishment are courting the minority vote by using welfare and immigration to favor those minorities.

Their solution is to take the power back by BREAKING DOWN INSTITUTIONS, those same institutions that right now are keeping is from killing each other

Trump is just the current mirror of much of our population and they are motivated

hold on folks

These are all good points, but without a charismatic amoral con-man leader president motivated to destroy all institutions for personal fortune and fame, they would have remained a minority voice.

I think the GOP was destined to move farther and farther to the right, as has been the pattern for almost 40 years, and
become more xenophobic, because the base is xenophobic.

But it takes a high spectrum sociopath/narcissist to blatantly disregard all norms, ethics, and facts, implement a destructive vision, and set a tone that makes it now acceptable.

I mean Germany had no shortage of anti-semites in 1932, but you need a Hitler to foment and organize that energy, and take power to implement it.

Trump and his supporters, the GOP and all those wealthy donors that adopt Trump's vision and fund it, are all to blame.

Well, at least back when Hitler was considered a bad guy.

especially those wealthy donors that have adopted and funded Trumps racist vision

For pandering to the anxieties of the set of peeps you have described. We should be offering those peeps retraining and more job opportunities. That way they can take some pride in solving their issues. Instead, we have finger-pointing.

Otherwise, your post is right on the money. Thanks for that!

The radical shift to the right makes the previous horrible Presidents look reasonable. What's next?

...he has put INCOMPETENT people in those positions, in order to destroy them from the inside. Or nobody.

Rick Perry at DOE--in charge of work involving subatomic particles.
Ben Carson at HUD--NO experience in administering housing programs or renewing inner-cities.
Betsy DeVos at DEd--determined to DESTROY public education, so that privatized schools with weak, agenda-driven curricula can take over.
Scott Pruitt at EPA--determined to destroy environmental protections so that corporations can earn profits at the expense of environmental protections that SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
Jeff Sessions at DOJ--has ZERO interest in protecting the civil rights of Americans, particularly for minorities.

The awful litany could go on, but you all get the point.

I hope you'll pay attention to some of the good things happening which ought to give us all some measure of hope.

Trump has been cut down repeatedly in the courts.

The Republicans in Congress are not fulfilling their oath of office where Trump is concerned, but a few are speaking out now and then, and many are leaving because they see the handwriting on the wall -- just in time of the Blue Wave.

Democrats are running -- and winning! -- in record numbers. People are increasingly aware, increasingly appalled, and increasingly committed to taking back the government. Many conservative intellectuals and thought leaders are very much against him and increasingly outspoken. Here's just one article which ought to help you feel somewhat more optimistic:

Boycott the Republican Party

This is not to say I can guarantee we're going to win, or that "everything will be okay." But there ARE reasons to have hope. And nurture it.

... will only grow as America gets knee-capped on the world stage and hobbled by the fracturing of its institutions at home.

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and political power generally. It all comes down to elections if you want to limit the extent of horror in the inevitable horrible ending.

Every Democrat and independent should be circling November on their calendar and writing in red bold "VOTE OR DIE!!!" as a reminder, with hourly reminders starting Nov. 1, or earlier if they get a ballot in advance. Their should be a reminder/calendar app created just for this election with a Trump like voice that says "VOTE OR DIE", with info. and reminders re local voting deadlines and procedures. As a procrastinator, I'll happily download it.

We focus a lot on the Mueller investigation. His findings are meaningless if there's noone to enforce the laws.

A GOP majority in congress cannot be relied on to enforce any laws at this point. They're trying to obstruct the findings in the first place, and many Republican with any adherence to laws seems to be retiring.

brings the hammer down. Anything this fool has done...can be undone, but it's gonna take awhile for R's to get the stink off them.