But I told you so.
Not sure where to go from here. I remember 2008 and thinking how we had to strengthen things from the ground up and 2010 indicated we were moving in that direction, but it looks like with no gain in the Senate and another 4 years of this guy in office, we’re going to have a King more than anything resembling a democracy or a republic.
The GOP will not learn. They didn’t learn with McCain, they went with Romney. They will simply move further left because they’ll claim that’s what the people want. And who knows, they’re probably right. Who can tell their fellow man they want women to die in the streets from lack of OBGYN care, or the economy to falter, or terrorists to attack our roadways (hence why the TSA will be moving to a toll both near you)? Because that’s what was sold, and that’s what the people bought and we all know how emotionally attached people get to their purchases.
The bright side is had Romney won, Romney would have been doing the same things, only slower. I at least hoped for a little breathing room but I don’t have that any more. Nothing Obama did in his first 4 years surprised me, it was the sheer volume and speed that caught me off guard, and to know he has no restraints now, no congress to stall him, no media to highlight his misdeeds, and no justice department to hold him accountable, well let’s just say I have such little hope that the America I grew up in will be anything near what my daughters inherit.
I hate knowing. I hate seeing the collapse coming and then watch people rush toward it. When we collapse,it will not usher in a new era of freedom. The people in New York who are starving in the cold will elect MORE government since what they had didn’t help them, therefore relying on government isn’t the problem, there just wasn’t enough government. When people cry out to the government while they freeze in the dark, the one who says “I will not give you anything but opportunity” will not win. That system, while it would pull those people out of the dark and give them warmth, would do so slowly and with hard work. It’s easier to just demand someone take care of you.
We’ll see what the next few years brings. I have no hope at all that it will be a world I wanted my girls to grow up in, but that doesn’t mean I give up. I’ll have to adjust and still try to get my core values (self-reliance, voluntary compassion for others, and an unyielding belief that one is responsible for one’s own actions) into their heads without painting a huge target on their back. They’re going to be my focus from now on.
It’s not the dawn of the new era, it’s the sunset we’ve all been watching for decades.
God help us all.
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So much for my tea leaf reading skills.
Your evaluation of the situation is right on the money.
We're way beyond the tipping point. The American Experiment in liberty is over...and actually has been for quite some time. It was nice while it lasted, But the majority of human beings don't want to be free. They want to be kept, cared for and told what to do.
Our grandkids are going to hate us someday...and they'll be right.
In 2008 I was disappointed, but not surprised. Today I am disgusted. I didn't blame them for their willful ignorance in 2008, but I hold every Obama voter responsible for their total stupidity this time. They saw what he did to us and voted for more of it anyway.
I have two daughters in high school now. By the time this term ends, they will both be in the real world. I have no idea what kind of life they will be able to have now, and that is what truly breaks my heart.
So far, it hasn't happened.
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The world has changed with globalization. It's never going to be the way it once was so many of you need to adapt to the new reality.
I have to be honest with you (and I don't know how to say this without sounding crude).... The first thing I thought when I saw a Romney rally was "Wow! Is that crowd white! Where did they get so many white people? Did they bus them in?" And I noticed that every rally after that consisted mainly of white people. Where were the Asians? The Hispanics? His crowds did not reflect the world that I live in where maybe three or four people out of 10 are white.
I don't believe the Republican party will win in 2016 unless they change some of their stances drastically and start attracting more minorities.
As for globalization, you can't get a job around here unless you are at least bilingual.
As for the Future, well, nothing I can do about that. I showed up, I Voted, and my anti-Obama Vote wasn't enough.
But the DemaCommies aren't Totally Stupid. They know that the Gun Sales over the last few years aren't a Fluke, and they don't have a Big Enough Army.
So the next few years will suck, but if the Marxists try to go too far, they'll face another Political Team: Smith/Wesson.
And that, ubu52, is why your side can't win.
Romney was defeated by apathy.
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This is exactly the thing that the Romney campaign failed to make the people understand. In the final days of the election cycle, the two were still polling fairly close in the "who do you trust more with the economy" polls. Romney SHOULD have had THAT one in the bag.
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spectator.org/archives/2010/07/16/americas-ruling-class-and-the/print
An analogy to the GOP convention's minority speakers would be Sammie Davis Jr. speaking to a Jewish audience.
Romney was so incredibly unlikable. He always looked like a bad actor when he put on the "sheepish" face or did the "I understand"-face thing. Did he have a moral center? I couldn't find any evidence of one.
I realize that this is not PC, but I didn't find his wife likable either.
It might charm the Tea Partiers that the Romney's appear to be frugal -- but when you are rich (like the Romney's are) "frugal" is actually "cheap." No one likes cheap rich people. I worked in an industry for years that catered to the wealthy and there is nothing worse than a wealthy person who won't accept "a good deal" and insists on arguing over what are pennies to them. The fact Romney failed to carry any state he ever lived in (except Utah) speaks volumes to me.
"His crowds did not reflect the world that I live in where maybe three or four people out of 10 are white."
This sort of thinking is one of the problems with Democrats. You look at your local area (SF, NYC, etc,) and think the rest of the country is, or should be, the same. And that is not reality.
Unfortunately, I live in a place like yours, and what I find is that most of the non-whites are immigrants who don't care what the culture is in the USA. They brought theirs with them from their home country, and that is what they want. The only thing they want from here is the opportunity to make money they can't at home. What the ruling class here is trying to implement in the way of gov't is what they grew up with. They don't see anything wrong with it.
The Progressives have worked hard at ruining this country for a long time, but opening the floodgates of immigration, and our open borders, have taken them over the top.
What you see is what I see too. I believe it will take 20 or 30 years but it will happen across the entire US.
Immigrants who want to make money will buy or start companies in the USA (and the USA has always had an open door for investors -- this isn't a Liberal thing -- it's how our VISA system works).
the point you are missing is the loss of what made the US unique in this world.
What this country will look, and be, like is what you see in Britain today. That country is dead and gone, they just haven't held the funeral yet.
Barring some sort of global catastrophe, the combination of factors that caused this nation to be created will never be allowed to happen again.
You sound young enough to have missed the dramatic changes that have gone on here since the 60's. You may think you know our history, but unless you have done some sort of independent study of it, you don't. I could see the lies in my textbooks during high school in the 60's.
The progressives were hard at work during the 20th century, working to program you into a non-questioning socialist. They were very effective, and the state of this nation shows just how well they did.
This nation was an affront to their sensibilities, and they knew it had to be killed if they wanted to end up in control here and elsewhere.
So, wave goodby to it some day, it won't be seen again.
Mea Culpa. Thought the turnout would be better.
GOP is toast until they find new people - both to run and to vote. I thought they would get through this election and not have to face the social issues until next time.
Wrong again.
http://godscaliber.blogspot.com/2012/11/cant-word-it-any-better.html