Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

PatrickforO

(14,516 posts)
93. 61 and not even close. I've never seen government be as dysfunctional as
Tue May 5, 2020, 02:56 AM
May 2020

Trump has made it.

I fondly remember Obama saying that people don't necessarily care if government is big or little, just that it is good and provides the services they need.

Not only is Trump and his joke of an administration NOT doing that, they are actively trying to destroy this republic, or so it seems.

66 here, and no, not even close... dhill926 Apr 2020 #1
Slightly younger here; never saw so many so proud to understand so little about the world. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #47
74 here, and you put your finger on it: it's the pride that is so shocking. soldierant Apr 2020 #50
I can't even imagine what the history books will think exboyfil Apr 2020 #2
That depends on who writes the history books Yeehah Apr 2020 #27
Remember, Texas's choices in textbooks pretty much define what is offered yellowdogintexas May 2020 #59
At the rate America Kaiserguy May 2020 #76
Growing up in Birmingham,Alabama in the 50s and early 60s, yes, vast ugly ignorance and stupidity. BamaRefugee Apr 2020 #3
I don't know exactly why Ahpook May 2020 #86
This is exactly like going to college in Alabama in 1969. I had ultra long hair, bell bottoms, and BamaRefugee May 2020 #88
I can imagine Ahpook May 2020 #89
my thoughts exactly.... Locrian May 2020 #87
They have been there all along...they want us dead or gone Eliot Rosewater Apr 2020 #4
73 here and the MAGAts have left me shaking my head. Arkansas Granny Apr 2020 #5
2016 Election. efhmc Apr 2020 #6
Such ignorance may well spell our doom. slumcamper Apr 2020 #7
I thought the Bushies were dense. Trumpees are a level unto themselves. blm Apr 2020 #8
+1 n/t Pobeka Apr 2020 #15
They're mostly the same people. They've just had more practice... JHB May 2020 #61
it's the Evil in Trumpees that makes them so dangerous JI7 May 2020 #73
They do seem more like Isis, mentally, whereas Bushies were blm May 2020 #79
The level of IQ on some of those calls was about the highest you'll ever see on phone calls. Botany Apr 2020 #9
Every Republican administration over the past fifty years has been worse than the last. sop Apr 2020 #10
66 in Kansas and my answer is no. MuseRider Apr 2020 #11
I believe the early 1970s was when Civics began to disappear as a required course yellowdogintexas May 2020 #63
You 66 year old whippersnappers... move over... albacore Apr 2020 #12
"Is it the flowering of the poison plant that Newt and Reagan planted?" Botany Apr 2020 #13
It started with Scalia and Bork who comprised rsdsharp Apr 2020 #19
Isn't it amazing that Reagan and trump are two really big Repub heroes? albacore Apr 2020 #20
It actually started long before. lonely bird May 2020 #80
Uh, I was responding to a post about Reagan rsdsharp May 2020 #81
This. It's the Amurkin culture of normalized extreme propaganda. BlancheSplanchnik May 2020 #65
There's a reason why the GOP focused on filling Boards of Education CrispyQ May 2020 #68
Oh Yeah musclecar6 Apr 2020 #14
Manipulation of humanity's worst instincts has been the hallmark of the Republican yellowdogintexas May 2020 #62
I shake my head hourly at the profound "STUPID". Just. Never. Ever. n/t Guilded Lilly Apr 2020 #16
I'm 69. I've seen stupid before, but not this quantity of stupid. Brother Mythos Apr 2020 #17
Nope. All we can hope is they will forget how to breath. captain queeg Apr 2020 #18
Well, they are certainly jeopardizing their ability to breathe, by ignoring epidemiologists. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #48
I have been saying for many years that it is a pity that breathing is an autonomic function. niyad May 2020 #54
Same here. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2020 #21
62 and no relayerbob Apr 2020 #22
It's foundation is in widespread and untreated mental illness dlk Apr 2020 #23
It's like Gilligan became President. tclambert Apr 2020 #24
Now that's just unfair Mercurian Apr 2020 #25
Gilligan was ignorant, unlearned. Not stupid. But you are correct, he was never malevolent. niyad May 2020 #55
Gillian had many redeeming features. Trump has NONE. blm Apr 2020 #43
Gilligan is pretty much the Anti-Trump... blitzen May 2020 #72
I was talking with a millennial colleague about this today. He PatrickforO Apr 2020 #26
great comments. thanks for sharing those. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #34
Appreciate you sharing, Patrick. blm Apr 2020 #44
we have to figure out why KT2000 Apr 2020 #28
The most important thing to remember is that not one of them promoted this madness until they malaise Apr 2020 #29
thanks for stating that my friend. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #33
I am African American. As I go about, I see lots of AA not wearing masks or Blue_true Apr 2020 #39
Everyone should wear masks malaise Apr 2020 #42
I understand the work situation, although my situation has been different most of my adult life Blue_true Apr 2020 #49
Sadly, much of it is manifested in my peers- old white people. hay rick Apr 2020 #30
This is a first for me and I'm 71 lunatica Apr 2020 #31
No. It feels like it is peaking. ooky Apr 2020 #32
Yeah I can Javaman Apr 2020 #35
I agree with you..Bush Jr..see post 82. Stuart G May 2020 #83
At 79 years old my question would be tiredtoo Apr 2020 #36
Nope. They're dumber than door knobs. Joinfortmill Apr 2020 #37
And at least door knobs perform useful functions. And can be quite decorative and interesting. niyad May 2020 #56
Like it or not, the president sets the tone. Blue_true Apr 2020 #38
Consistent with all of the preceding comments, I agree. leanforward Apr 2020 #40
It's like we instantly devolved back into the dark ages Blue Owl Apr 2020 #41
NEVER BigDemVoter Apr 2020 #45
I'm guessing you meant stupiodity and ignorance from the White House. Progressive dog Apr 2020 #46
I'm damn near 70, and I've never seen it this bad. Absolute nightmare. (nt) Paladin Apr 2020 #51
My feeling is that there have always been cults of ignorance, but social media has made them more... NNadir May 2020 #52
I have watched the anti-intellect, anti-rational groups nearly my whole long life. Back in high niyad May 2020 #53
Good post--but what I find truly frightening its not just the Trump's "poorly uneducated" Stallion May 2020 #66
A look at Germany Kaiserguy May 2020 #78
Yes, but not in my lifetime..in 1860 there was such stupidity Stuart G May 2020 #57
There's never been a shortage of crazy or stupid, or crazy AND stupid . . . hatrack May 2020 #58
You're so right. Tertullian May 2020 #60
It's a litmus test for exposing lethal level stupidity. Results: Exactly what one would expect. nt Cognitive_Resonance May 2020 #64
education and expertise used to be valued. Now it's called "elitism" mainer May 2020 #67
The Corona virus was a shock, a surprise. LiberalLovinLug May 2020 #69
No.. Ellen Forradalom May 2020 #70
Yes I can ... "Trees cause more pollution then automobiles" Raine May 2020 #71
no Skittles May 2020 #74
Not really sakabatou May 2020 #75
I am in my mud 50s Cosmocat May 2020 #77
Yes, it is sad to say yes. Bush Jr. was this stupid,,"weapons of mass distruction" Stuart G May 2020 #82
Right on! Javaman May 2020 #84
Yes. Civil Rights resisters. marybourg May 2020 #85
I'm 36 years old and I would Jspur May 2020 #90
63 here ... AirmensMom May 2020 #91
I was 14 in 1980. In my opinion it is mainly caused by bringing in evangelicals as their base. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #92
61 and not even close. I've never seen government be as dysfunctional as PatrickforO May 2020 #93
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»can any of you recall suc...»Reply #93