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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 02:56 PM Jan 2019

The American people elected Trump. All the excuses are worthless.

Even with all the excuses, A sane people would have still elected Hillary in a landslide. Everything bad that has happened and everything bad that will happen to the American people, is their fault.

Trump and his entire campaign was a fucking freak show. No sane people would vote for that. No sane people would sit home and not vote against that.

Have you noticed lately that I am pissed off with the American people? There is a dam good reason for it.

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The American people elected Trump. All the excuses are worthless. (Original Post) shockey80 Jan 2019 OP
I'm not excusing the ignorance of the morons that voted for him Downtown Hound Jan 2019 #1
Many democrats voted for Trump. Many stayed home, I am not attacking Democrats, I am stating fact. shockey80 Jan 2019 #3
It's not an excuse Downtown Hound Jan 2019 #8
A lot of Bernie supporters voted for Trump Apollyonus Jan 2019 #11
I wonder about that - if so, that is just some odd shit. walkingman Jan 2019 #19
And I am not excusing the fools who sat home and did not come out to vote against him. allgood33 Jan 2019 #23
The electoral college voted for him. Kablooie Jan 2019 #2
Sorry, pal. The american people did not elect trump. PSPS Jan 2019 #4
EXCUSES! shockey80 Jan 2019 #5
FACTS! Downtown Hound Jan 2019 #9
The American people elected this lunatic. The end. shockey80 Jan 2019 #6
+1 violetpastille Jan 2019 #16
Nice thread title XRubicon Jan 2019 #7
The folks who stayed home Thunderbeast Jan 2019 #10
i have been living among these yahoos for a long time rampartc Jan 2019 #12
"No sane people would vote for that. No sane people would sit home and not vote against that." WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2019 #13
There were also a lot of Democrats Apollyonus Jan 2019 #22
agreed. WeThePeople did this and We will pay a heavy price. 0rganism Jan 2019 #14
Okay. Go yell at some Trump Enthusiasts. Start with your own family members and violetpastille Jan 2019 #15
How does this help anything? blogslut Jan 2019 #17
+1 violetpastille Jan 2019 #20
More blame the victims logic... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #18
I didn't vote for that momo ass bum so I guess I'm not American people anymore (shrug) Afromania Jan 2019 #21

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
1. I'm not excusing the ignorance of the morons that voted for him
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:01 PM
Jan 2019

But never forget that he got 3 million less votes than his opponent and only won the electoral college through massive vote purging and probably hacking. No actual proof of the hacking exists, unlike the vote purging, but no one is ever going to convince me that the Russians did all that hacking into our voter registrations for the sole purpose of just looking around and doing nothing, while all the polls just happened to be wrong at the same time too.

 

shockey80

(4,379 posts)
3. Many democrats voted for Trump. Many stayed home, I am not attacking Democrats, I am stating fact.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:10 PM
Jan 2019

All the excuses are worthless. If it wasn't for California, Trump may have won the popular vote.

 

Apollyonus

(812 posts)
11. A lot of Bernie supporters voted for Trump
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:22 PM
Jan 2019

Their thinking was "If Hillary wins, she will be there for 8 years and Bernie will be too old by them. The only way to give Bernie another chance is to let Trump win."

 

allgood33

(1,584 posts)
23. And I am not excusing the fools who sat home and did not come out to vote against him.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:10 PM
Jan 2019

Insanity to the 5th power.

PSPS

(13,603 posts)
4. Sorry, pal. The american people did not elect trump.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:11 PM
Jan 2019

Out broken electoral college system assisted by russia's manipulation in key rust-belt states foisted this upon us.

Thunderbeast

(3,417 posts)
10. The folks who stayed home
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:19 PM
Jan 2019

elected this kleptocrat.

Like spoiled children who only want the peanut butter on top of the jam, millions sat it out...holding their breath.

THAT would teach them!

GROW UP!

Next time, vote in the real world.

rampartc

(5,412 posts)
12. i have been living among these yahoos for a long time
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:25 PM
Jan 2019

they now have exactly the president they deserve.

Aesop for Children (1919)
25. THE FROGS WHO WISHED FOR A KING

The Frogs were tired of governing themselves. They had so much freedom that it had spoiled them, and they did nothing but sit around croaking in a bored manner and wishing for a government that could entertain them with the pomp and display of royalty, and rule them in a way to make them know they were being ruled. No milk and water government for them, they declared. So they sent a petition to Jupiter asking for a king.

Jupiter saw what simple and foolish creatures they were, but to keep them quiet and make them think they had a king he threw down a huge log, which fell into the water with a great splash. The Frogs hid themselves among the reeds and grasses, thinking the new king to be some fearful giant. But they soon discovered how tame and peaceable King Log was. In a short time the younger Frogs were using him for a diving platform, while the older Frogs made him a meeting place, where they complained loudly to Jupiter about the government.

To teach the Frogs a lesson the ruler of the gods now sent a Crane to be king of Frogland. The Crane proved to be a very different sort of king from old King Log. He gobbled up the poor Frogs right and left and they soon saw what fools they had been. In mournful croaks they begged Jupiter to take away the cruel tyrant before they should all be destroyed.

"How now!" cried Jupiter "Are you not yet content? You have what you asked for and so you have only yourselves to blame for your misfortunes."

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WhiskeyGrinder

(22,357 posts)
13. "No sane people would vote for that. No sane people would sit home and not vote against that."
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:27 PM
Jan 2019

Oh, they were certainly sane. They were also racist, bigoted and vengeful. Calling them insane lets them off the hook, and makes it difficult to fully assess just how deep those problems go in society.

 

Apollyonus

(812 posts)
22. There were also a lot of Democrats
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 04:50 PM
Jan 2019

who voted for Trump because they thought Hillary was not "pure" and somehow won the primary unfairly despite getting millions more votes.

0rganism

(23,957 posts)
14. agreed. WeThePeople did this and We will pay a heavy price.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:35 PM
Jan 2019

not that we're the only ones, but our failure has been the most dramatic so far.

I also am sick of excuses.

blogslut

(38,002 posts)
17. How does this help anything?
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:51 PM
Jan 2019

It happened and here we are. What are you doing so that we all have a better future?

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