All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!

[Chrysalis_Changling]

expect even more Black people to be targeted and killed after trump's sworn into office....

he doesn't care about the rights of anyone that's not a white male

[somacula]

It's true, the US is a very advanced nation. I know because I've been to the 3rd world myself, briefly. The American people have many accomplishments to be proud of.

But the American people themselves kind of suck. We've had so many opportunities to learn from our mistakes and make social progress, and become the greatest country on Earth in every way. But we're moving backwards. All these social problems have made it onto our radar and we've dealt with them in counterproductive ways, regressing as a nation. Not improving.

President Trump just reaffirms this. It's only the cherry on top of years worth of American screw ups and embarrassments. We done f$&@ed it up big time.

Your left wing liberals became the very true extremists and racists they claimed they're fighting and the Conservatives came back in full force. If you want anyone to blame look to the far left

[Raptor13]

This has wowed me. For about a year, I've been saying Clinton was going to be our next president. I intended to go to bed about 9:30 my time, but then kept seeing the numbers and was sitting in disbelief. And to take the senate, and the house, and with that power likely going to take control of the Supreme Court for the foreseeable future. Truly in awe here. I'm much more libertarian than anything- do whatever you want as long as it doesn't physically harm other people and pay for it yourself, as a general rule, but I am just so glad we don't have Hillary as president. Looking forward to the next four years

[Spike-X]

Trump is willing to reach out to the democratic party to work together.

I'm highly skeptical of this claim.

[AndrewBatman82]

expect even more Black people to be targeted and killed after trump's sworn into office....

he doesn't care about the rights of anyone that's not a white male

ok i know your upset but Clinton fight hard and she tried to win but she didn't she gave up and called him on the phone to concede

[Handsome men don't lose fights]

Well, ****. Michael Moore called it. Dispossessed middle-class anger was the most potent force in this election. Gingrich and his stupid "feelings, not facts" nonsense proved to be the deciding factor.

Not angry, thought I'd be angry. Whatever. America wants what it wants. And apparently what it wants is a slow-motion car crash.

[AndrewBatman82]

I'm highly skeptical of this claim.

if thats how you floats the boat then there is no wrong in that

[Chrysalis_Changling]

who knew that angry white rednecks had more power than the rest of the country?

[jbmasta]

expect even more Black people to be targeted and killed after trump's sworn into office....

he doesn't care about the rights of anyone that's not a white male

Or straight and fully-abled.

[Schrecken]

Well, ****. Michael Moore called it. Dispossessed middle-class anger was the most potent force in this election. Gingrich and his stupid "feelings, not facts" nonsense proved to be the deciding factor.

Not angry, thought I'd be angry. Whatever. America wants what it wants. And apparently what it wants is a slow-motion car crash.

Nah, Hillary would have been a slow motion car crash, Trump is gonna be more like one of those nascar races where the guy hits the sides and explodes into a ball of fire while the other racers pile up behind the wreckage. Bring some marshmallows friends.

[AndrewBatman82]

Your left wing liberals became the very true extremists and racists they claimed they're fighting and the Conservatives came back in full force. If you want anyone to blame look to the far left

im glad im not the only one and you speak the whole truth

[Handsome men don't lose fights]

who knew that angry white rednecks had more power than the rest of the country?

It was the Latino surge and the bitter Bernie Bros. who turned this thing around for the Hairpiece. All the news is saying the same thing: Total party revolt on both sides. Clinton just couldn't bring them in.

The Latino thing is super shocking to me. How did he get a third of them on his side? HOW?

[rogersmcfeely]

Thinking strictly pragmatically and realistically, what can be done to hold things together until 2020 rolls around and the country gets a chance to correct this? Panic and anger are understandable, but it's not going to solve any problems. We do need to calm down, be adults, and figure out a workable way to manage this.

[Paradox]

Chrysalis_Changling keeps harping on this:

this is what happens when people feel so bored by the system that they elect someone who has zero political experience just because he was on a reality tv show...

This is what happens when despicable con men play on ignorant people's fears and bigotries and tell them that it's OK to be like that.

[Chrysalis_Changling]

Thinking strictly pragmatically and realistically, what can be done to hold things together until 2020 rolls around and the country gets a chance to correct this? Panic and anger are understandable, but it's not going to solve any problems. We do need to calm down, be adults, and figure out a workable way to manage this.

when the president is someone who puts his fingers in his ears when someone tries to argue with him i don't think there's a way to work with this