For all you folks rooting for a direct hurricane hit on Mar a Lago...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

...Please stop.

Some of us happen to live in the area and it’s not as though a hurricane with a 150 mile wind diameter is going to magically shrink to one tiny location.

The shitty thing about hurricanes is that unless it’s a true fish storm, somebody will get hit. Maybe it will be you or maybe it will be somebody else but you shouldn’t be rooting for it to hit any particular locale at all.

So, please stop. If we get hit, so be it, but we can all be a little more grown up than this.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. He would just make US pay to rebuild his piece of shit property anyway, somehow

and NO I dont want any decent human beings, i.e. all democrats/liberals harmed by this cane.

[Blue_true]

14. He would make us pay with double-extra for his pockets.

You can bet that Moscow Mitch and the asslicking republican Congress will be falling all over themselves to get that aid package approved.

[cwydro]

22. This.

Thank you.

[olegramps]

75. We live a few miles away for the sink of that place. I am a bit ambivalent at best.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. Trump would want a direct hit, it gives him a chance to fraudulently file FEMA damage claims.

[certainot]

31. and upgrade

[Sanity Claws]

3. My real wish was it for it avoid Puerto Rico.

PR has had so many problems recovering from the hits it suffered two years ago. Can we agree on that part?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. I can agree.

Puerto Rico has suffered enough. The mainland US is in a far better position to deal with damage and the rebuilding effort, plus we wouldn’t be dealing with a madman’s crazed Stalinistic vendetta.

[malaise]

9. Well you got your wish

Puerto Rico couldn't handle another hurricane

[H2O Man]

5. Recommended.

[Newest Reality]

6. I can understand that!

They are just wishes though and I guess that it is cathartic.

I don't think most people wishing for a hit on Mar-a-lago believe in magical thinking, so it would be harmless in that sense anyway. That being the case, it would never be directed at you and the people there even if wishes could do that.

Be safe and well there, and may the storm completely pass you by That's my wish.

Now a direct and exclusive hit on his property....well.

[Skittles]

7. oh come on

it's done in jest, no one wants anyone harmed

[essme]

11. Agreed...no one here wants a hurricane

Nt

[dchill]

45. *sigh* Right?

[juxtaposed]

8. Please root for it to hit Mar a Lago, I've been through so many

hurricanes.

[Rebl2]

67. No

because trump would then be able to get even more money from the government to fix his property. I don’t want hurricanes to hit anyone because it’s devastating just like tornadoes and earthquakes. Don’t wish it on anyone or any place.

[oldsoftie]

100. Not to mention insurance.

[pnwmom]

10. Well, if it does hit the general Mar a Lago area, you can be SURE Trump will make sure your area

gets enough to rebuild.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. Can I at least hope for a sinkhole that swallows it up

without damaging any other property?

[panader0]

13. All the way to the nether regions.

Though the Devil may not take him.

[bdamomma]

36. That sounds

about right. But no one wishes havoc of this hurricane to fall upon the residents in Florida.

[Enoki33]

15. I thought the model showing the DR mountains breaking up Dorian

was possibly the best option. That never happened, but Puerto Rico was thankfully spared. Friends and relatives in S Florida may now be in danger. Sending good vibes.

[Beartracks]

25. Can mountains do that??

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[Lochloosa]

27. Yes. They tear them apart.

[KPN]

72. Well then "Build a giant Wall". I can hear it now.

[babylonsister]

16. Thank you!!! nt

[sandensea]

17. Well said. Please stay safe!

Cheeto wouldn't get hurt.

Cheeto, in fact, would probably make a little extra from this, by way of what will almost certainly be insurance fraud on his part.

Many of the good people of Palm Beach County would - on the other hand - be hurt.

They may lose belongings, their homes, and possibly their lives.

Far be it from any of us to wish any of them that.

[Kurt V.]

18. plus one zillion. real ppl. real consequences

[cannabis_flower]

19. I realize it doesn't seem to be coming to Texas but...

I'd root for it coming in the area occupied by the King Ranch in South Texas. There's not much down there to destroy.

[cwydro]

20. I wish I could rec this a thousand times!

Thank you.

[bronxiteforever]

21. Kick and recommend.

[hlthe2b]

23. People don't think. As during CO's past seasons of horrific wildfires, some DUers decided "to hell

with Colorado Springs" because of the FUNDY RW and heavily conservative politics. Likewise for other areas of Colorado that some assumed were all populated with multimillion-dollar mansions as with some areas of Aspen and Vail. People, REGULAR people--typically the less mobile elderly-- died in some of those fires as did countless wildlife and some pets and livestock!

Bottom line, don't wish harm on anyone and you won't be the recipient of chastisement and embarrassment.

If Mar a Lago was flattened with not a bit of damage to surroundings or people or animals, it might sound tempting to hope for. But if you don't think the taxpayers would get stuck paying for it via FEMA, you've not been paying attention.

[AtheistCrusader]

78. The thing is

hoping for it, hoping against it, praying for it, praying against it...

goes nowhere and does nothing.

[hlthe2b]

80. Vocally hoping for harm to come to others hurts them. I would not say it DOES NOTHING...

We had DUers living in the paths of those wildfires and yet, a couple of posters continued to express their wish that, because CO Springs and some of the other areas had predominantly RW residents, they somehow deserve it and vocally applauded the destruction.

Does no harm? Indeed NOT the case. Ugly, but it has nothing to do with belief in religion. Expressed hatred and anger DOES cause harm.

[UniteFightBack]

24. If rooting for things made shit happen, this muthafuck would be dead.

[chwaliszewski]

28. Along those same lines, I've often said...

"There is no devil. If there was, the Buffalo Bills would've won a Super Bowl by now 'cause I'm sure some crazy Bills Mafia member would've sold their soul!"

[WheelWalker]

55. If only.

[Ferrets are Cool]

26. Thank you so much for posting a sane view of this situation. nt

[Pepsidog]

29. Trump will just scam the insurance company like he did before.

[FM123]

30. Not sure what part of FL you are at, but stay safe Tommy!

[Tipperary]

32. I live in south Florida too.

Happy to k and r.

I will be trashing any more of the juvenile threads wishing misery on their fellow humans. As I posted in a different thread, hurricanes do not hurt the rich. The rich usually MAKE money when collecting insurance monies. The poor, not so much. Dealing with FEMA is something I would not wish on anyone. Been there, done that.

[Ligyron]

51. Me too!

Mar a largo has been through many a hurricane stronger than this one is likely to be.

Me too. We're still here.

Now do I pay 300 bucks go have my shutters put up? Or what?

Wish I knew but tomorrow is make or break decision time.

Gawd I hate not having electricity.

Please Poseidon have mercy...

[obamanut2012]

62. Same and same

[lunatica]

33. Yeah. That kind of mean wishing is for Trump's people.

[mcar]

34. Should not have needed saying

but apparently it was.

[TheOther95Percent]

35. Stay Safe But Hear My Fantasy

A mini-micro burst (micro bursts are typically less than a mile in diameter) hits Mar-a-Lardass and drops sharks into the pools. That's my weather fantasy. I do hope you and your family are not affected by this storm. Lived through two hurricanes and it sucks.

[amuse bouche]

37. I'm in Tampa area and believe me, I feel sick to my stomach.

Just noticed your name. lol. I've been rewatching The Wire. Season 5 Ep 8 at the moment. So many great actors. Lester, Omar, Jimmy, Daniels and Bunk...just to name a few

[dem4decades]

38. Can we wish for bed bugs?

[samplegirl]

39. We're talking human lives

at risk no matter where it hits. Let’s hope it spares all!

[JGug1]

40. Hurricane Hitting trumps Place

Dude, get a sense of humor....You are absolutely correct. The hurricane will hit somewhere, and it could be painful for you or someone else. We know that trump will quickly send money to fix his place up.

[Tipperary]

42. There is nothing funny about it.

“Money “ does not replace lives, old photos, pets, and a thousand other things I could name. Money does not fix the terror children, animals (and adults) fear when one of these monsters hit. We feel genuine fear when threatened with these storms.

Come on down and help us board up, find high ground for our cars, tie our boats out, wait in line for gas, water, batteries, food, flashlights, propane, tarps, etc. Come help decide if we should leave or ride it out. Come help when we miss work because businesses close and we lose pay.

Yeah, “dude”, come on down and show us how funny you think it is when you hear the wind shrieking outside, the rain pounding, and the ocean begins to rise.

[dawg day]

41. I don't want it to hit anywhere. But after Trump dissed Puerto Rico and complained--

that "he" had given so much disaster aid and when would enough be enough...

And I thought, what about Florida? How much disaster aid has it gotten over the years?

I hope the storm takes a big bend and turns out back into the ocean!

[hay rick]

43. Treasure Coast here. K&R

[Wounded Bear]

44. Yeah, if it would hit just Trump's property I could root for it...

but far too many people in the line of fire.

Best wishes for Florida. Hope it works out OK for y'all.

[mountain grammy]

46. I always worry about my family in FL.

and friends in the islands. The rich never suffer.

[akraven]

47. Juat a small concentrated tornado?

Sending best wishes, crossed fingers and good karma from 55 ABOVE in Fairbanks.

[LeftInTX]

48. Doesn't even make sense to wish this

Even if his place gets hit, he won't be there!

He won't have to live without electricity.
He won't have to deal with food/water shortages
He won't have to deal with leaky roofs and water damage.
He won't have to deal with a blue tarp over his head or an invasion of roaches and mosquitoes

At worse he will get to see it on TV and then moan and groan about it on twitter.

[LeftInTX]

49. I would prefer spontanous combustion!

[Midnight Writer]

50. My Mother said "Never wish ill of others. Wish to better yourself".

[Joe941]

52. Thank you.

[fescuerescue]

53. I'm always amazed at how powerful we imagine our wishes to be.

Sure. Wishing for a promotion at work, or maybe the girl to notice you, might have an effect if you change your behavior etc.

but wishing that a hurricane behaves the way you want it you?

It really really, and I mean really has no effect on it.

That hurricane is gonna do SOMETHING, and DU actually has no impact on it whatsoever!!

[Skittles]

54. it is ridiculous

[mr_lebowski]

57. So is worrying about what people are 'wishing for' ...

AFAIC, it's probably going to hit SOMEwhere in our country ... so I don't see the harm in hoping it does some bit of GOOD in the damage it inflicts.

Given that it doesn't f***ing matter one whit what anyone 'hopes for', IMHO, this thread is silly hand-wringing ... No offense to all the '+1 ZILLION' posters ...

[Skittles]

59. it's ridiculous acting like people frustrated about Trump REALLY want hurricane damage

it's just letting off steam, no one literally wants people harmed - this thread is indeed over-the-top ridiculous

[mr_lebowski]

60. I don't want any human beings hurt, but if it just so happens Mar-A-Loco gets totally leveled ...

By a hurricane, I'm not gonna being crying over it, I won't lie.

Obviously I'd prefer every hurricane avoids harming anyone or anything, but it's gonna do what it's gonna do, no matter what anyone is 'wishing for'.

It's all magical thinking involved here anyway, so why can't we wish it settles into a X square acre storm precisely the size and location of Mar-A-Loco?

Wishes in general are no less realistic than imaginary tiny hurricanes ...

[HockeyMom]

65. Tornado would be better

Possible for that to only hit one specific place. Saw that happen at my college campus years ago. Surrounding area was virtually untouched.

[mr_lebowski]

81. Good Point! (nt)

[cwydro]

69. Yeah, maybe I'd believe that except for the fact that IF it hits that area, people will be woohooing

all over the place. And you know that’s true.

I’ve seen people here gloat over farmer bankruptcies, Midwest flooding, tornadoes in red areas, etc.

Sad, but true.

What’s really fucking ridiculous about this “wishing” is that anyone here is ignorant enough to believe it would cause the shitstain even one iota of anxiety. He won’t be there, and if his property is hit - he’ll make out like a bandit.

[Skittles]

87. there's always assholes

but most of DU does not literally wish harm on people; it's not hard to point out that too many people vote against their self-interests, and we ALL suffer because of it

[cwydro]

91. True enough.

But having lost a lot of personal memorabilia, my house, and having to help a friend pull her dead cats out from under her house after Wilma, I just have very little tolerance for “joking” about natural disasters.

Sorry, I find it abhorrent.

[JohnnyRingo]

106. Thank you.

My sentiments exactly.

If the power of wishing is so great that it actually could cause the hurricane to hit Mara Lago, then the poster should book a flight to Kansas right now. Hopefully, no one will be wishing for a tornado there.

[aeromanKC]

56. What!!?? Wish for all those bedbugs to be whooshed all over Florida??

No way!!

[JohnnyRingo]

58. You probably shouldn't take it personal.

I'm sure people are just fantasizing about the Schadenfreude if the hurricane hit Trump right after he bled FEMA dry. Nobody really wants a storm to hit the US (or anywhere else).

The only reason for concern is if one believes that if enough people wish it, it will come true. If such superstition is real, then I'd be booking a flight to Nebraska if I were you.

[MFM008]

61. I said

I wanted it to park on his property.
Just his.
Unrealistic i know.
I can dream.

[RandiFan1290]

63. Thank you

Several here saying it's silly but I guarantee if we were talking about a red area they would be going bonkers.

[yellowwoodII]

64. Don't worry.

Like "thoughts and prayers," "wishes don't seem to have a lot of influence on the weather.

[LisaL]

66. It's not like we can wish it to go into a specific direction.

It's going to go where it's going to go.

[CaptainTruth]

68. Agreed. Looks like we're going to get hit with the northern edge of it.

We're prepared. Everyone here is buying water, plywood, gas for generators etc, we had all our supplies a couple months ago. I learned the hard way that you shouldn't wait until the last minute.

[NNadir]

70. Having lived through hurricane Sandy, with injuries...

...I fully agree.

There is nothing amusing about severe weather events. They will become ever more common because of the worldwide rise of fascism, but we should engage in no schadenfreud of this type.

It rains on the just and unjust alike.

[Javaman]

71. I wrote jokingly about it about it hitting mar a lago the other day...

Having lived through a hurricane or two, it's really no joking manner. my apologies.

Cheers.

[DesertRat]

73. Nuke it!

If wishes came true the unfit conman would have been struck by lightning a long time ago.
To all in the path of the hurricane, stay safe

[Scurrilous]

74. K&R

[First Speaker]

76. Nobody really wants the goddam hurricane to hit anywhere...

...we're just making jokes about it, blowing off some steam. This is about Trump, not about the hurricane. So let's all relax a little...

[duforsure]

77. Not wishing anyone

Is in its path , and after being in a path and getting hit from a hurricane its sad to see others going through it again now. Stay safe.

[Polly Hennessey]

79. You live in hurricane country. Bound to get a few now and then.

No one wishes anyone else harm. Well, with one exception. Hope you are not too affected by Dorian; however, if it should hit in your vicinity I would shed no tears for Mar-a-Largo.

[Collimator]

82. If you're going to wish for something. . .

Wish for a lightning strike to fry Trump's hair. He doesn't have to suffer any bodily harm, just some public [read: global] humiliation.

If something like that were to happen, it would be interpreted in different ways. Not dying from a lightning strike would be seen as a miracle by some folk. The important thing is that What'shisface would hate it, and possibly shake his fist and utter a curse towards the heavens which would sink his approval with a large swath of believers.

More importantly, it would be very funny.

[LisaM]

83. I don't want it to hit anywhere. My cousin's house was ruined by hurricane Michael.

The place where they got married (on the water, in Panama City), and the house they lived in - both gone. All the beautiful tall trees went down and took a lot with it. Their then-three year old was afraid of trees for a while, because he saw them come through his roof (but he still put on his little hard hat and went to help clean it up). They had to live with their in-laws, then they were in a trailer, her place of work shut down until about two weeks ago, the list goes on. They've gotten NO aid from FEMA (which seems to operate only under Democrats). It's been heart-wrenching to see a young couple go through this. Her friends and family back in Michigan had to hold a fundraiser.

I agree, not anything to take lightly.

[iscooterliberally]

84. I just canceled a trip to celebrate mom's 80th birthday because of this storm.

Our relatives from NJ are staying put as they should. We're all down in Broward County so we're better off hunkering down here. We had rented a giant house for the weekend up near Disney. No good will come from this storm. I understand that everyone around here loathes Trump. He's one person that I wish had never even existed. It's like his mom had an abortion that survived and came to plague the entire world. He is a pariah and I hope he's gone soon, either by impeachment or getting beat at the voting booth.

[Gumboot]

85. I lived just up the road from the Palm Beaches...

... during the awful summer of 2004. The town I lived in (Stuart, FL) took two direct landfall hits from hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, just three weeks apart. The worst experience of my whole life.

Devastation was like nothing I'd ever seen before, and we had no power for the next eight days. I lived on tinned food and had no hot water for showering, but I was among the luckier residents, only getting some minor roof damage on my newer-build house.

The poorest folks were the hardest hit (as always). The local trailer parks and older neighborhoods were torn to pieces, some of them reduced to matchwood.

There are a lot of really good people living down in S. Florida, many elderly, retired and disabled, who can't prepare or flee quickly when this sh*t goes down, so please bear them in mind when wishing hell & damnation on their worst neighbour.

[efhmc]

86. Perhaps pluck it up from LALA DJT land and

drop it into reality land where people do not get to go to private schools, avoid the draft, have a million to go into business, destroy businesses and walk away, abuse women and pay them off, cheat their way into the presidency, ad infinitum. The opposite of the Wizard of Oz

[RockaFowler]

88. Thank you Tommy

I live 10 miles from Mar-a-Lago. I don't want anything to happen to my home.

[corbettkroehler]

89. Tempting But Wrong

No matter how bad the damage, SCROTUS never would admit that climate change had anything to do with it.

Besides, everyone here who posted that Herr Drumpf would force us to pay for repairs is right.

I've spent quite a bit of time in Palm Beach County. It is filled with nice people.

[Loge23]

90. Yes, the #IPOTUS doesn't give a damn anyway.

Someone else will clean up the mess, just like every other mess this monster has made.
As for me, and the other Florida DU'ers, we have to clean up the mess. We have to deal with no power and possibly major repairs to our homes. It's not funny, or exciting - it's a freakin horror.

[boblgumm]

92. But if a hurricane is coming anyway...

Please stop? If wishing made things so Trump would have fallen in a vat of acid long ago. You want it should hit somebody else? I mean, you got to admit, if one is going to hit the Florida coast I sure can't think of a better place to hit. It would be even more biblical than Trump's "Christianity." And taking out all those mansions would mean much more densely populated low income areas would suffer less.

[nolabear]

93. I've been through my share. Stay safe. Haul ass if necessary.

[AdamGG]

94. Good point and stay safe (but I'm still rooting for a Mar-a-Lago sinkhole)

[mac2766]

95. If you don't live in an area that has ever been affected by a hurricane...

You have no idea what a hurricane is and what devastation it brings to a region.

A hurricane brings destruction the likes you have no comprehension of. You may want to hold your tongue (type). You know not of what you speak. Keep your mouth (type) shut.

Just a suggestion from a person who has lived through enough hurricanes. Specifically Ivan and Dennis. Do a little research.

If you are a person wishing the devastation of a hurricane on anyone. Shame on you. I don't believe I've read a post on DU wishing the death of any of your family or friends, or the total destruction of your property. You should be ashamed.

[ut oh]

96. Besides

We don't need the government giving Mar-a-Lago/Trump more money. He'd probably bust the entire FEMA budget 'goldifying' everything....

[Marcuse]

97. Some at Maralago, I assume, are good people; the maintenance and food service staff in particular.

[Smackdown2019]

98. NoBody is rooting for a direct hit!

We all wish that we had a normal world. Sadly with all the environmental changes, our planet is lashing out.

The man we call as our current President, is an idiot! He truly believes he is perfect and smart, yet he con thousands into fake degrees, holds the largest Bankruptcy and LIES every sentence he speaks.

We all wish for his prized possession to be in ruins, but those we love and respect should run away. Those who works for him, supports trump.

[oldsoftie]

99. The RW are supposed to be the mean spirited, hateful ones, remember?

But hypocrisy is rampant everywhere.
Besides, Trump would just make a ton of money from insurance anyway, idiots.

[True Blue American]

102. Having just seen the destruction

Of 15 tornadoes, then a shooting Massacre I do not want anyone to get more. Stay safe all of you in Florida and up the coast.

God bless.

[still_one]

101. I know. The same nonesense happens all the time, some try to find some cosmic revenge when

some natural disasters strikes, not realizing that a lot of people are in danger, and in this particular situation, many at Mar a Lago have the means to move to safety, while others don't

[Clash City Rocker]

103. Sounds like it's shifting north

It might have a greater impact on Georgia and the Carolinas.

I don’t know how you people can live where you live. Hurricanes are terrifying. Stay safe, my DU brothers and sisters.

[Mc Mike]

104. I'm pinning my hopes on a basketball sized rogue meteor.

With the right physics, it could bean him while he's bloviating away at the podium, drive his head into the earth, and leave his rump and legs sticking out in the air. Like a flower that's been planted upside down.

Theoretical physics.

[democratisphere]

105. No one is wishing ill will to anyone in the hurricane's path.

The ONLY REASON drumpf canceled his trip to Poland was because Mar-a-lago may be in the hurricane's path; once again it is ONLY about him and his stuff. If drumpf cared about hurricane victims he wouldn't have siphoned off millions from FEMA for his narcissistic border wall. You know why people wish for a hurricane direct hit on a drumpf grifter property.

[JonLP24]

107. David Simon

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[jeffreydj]

108. Besides, Il Caudillo will be nowhere near Mar a Lago when Dorian hits

Though, admittedly, the damage to his property would give Drumpf a titanic hissy fit. Tommy Carcetti is very right about this matter; were Dorian to wipe out the entire region, Cheeto Mussolini would demand that the USA rebuild his golf course. The rest of Southeastern Florida will be expected to have burnished their swimming skills.

I Agree. One hopes that Dorian misses Florida altogether, even if this means that Mar a Lago remains undamaged and open for business. Impeachment is the only shitstorm that is narrow enough to rip up Trump, and Trump only.