The Winner of Our Discontent — 2016 U.S. Election Results Discussion

[AvecAloes]

FANGU I JOINED BECAUSE YOU WERE SUPPOSEDLY THERE AND NOW YOU'RE GONE

WTF

 

[Tennyo]

I would join but I'm at work D:

 

[AvecAloes]

I should be working on school stuff, but

 

[Carlie]

I joined and there's no Fangu.

 

[Clement Rage]

Wow... this actually happened. I didn't believe the first person that told me.

Uh... how many of those crazy promises does he actually have the power to do?

 

[Tennyo]

lol everything just went down at work. Maybe I should join

 

[Random Nobody]

Wow... this actually happened. I didn't believe the first person that told me.

Uh... how many of those crazy promises does he actually have the power to do?

Ostensibly, as an executive, none of them--barring issues that could potentially be circumnavigated with an EO.

But the fact that this is a suppuration of pre-existing fascist sentiment is a problem. That much of Europe and now the States have their own Trumps in office (so to speak) is not to be trifled with.

 

[Kai Schulen]

I'll have to watch Obama's speech when I get home from work. I think he did well, I know Obamacare is a mess right now but that's NOT because of him. I hope we get to keep gay marriage and trans people keep their rights too. That's the thing I'm most afraid of.


I woke up today hoping this was all a bad dream and it wasn't

Presidents can't overrule Supreme Court rulings, and since gay marriage was decided by the Supreme Court, well.

And under the same umbrella, no I don't think he's going to make conversion therapy mandatory. I think.

Uuh, things I think a President can't do: (it's been a while since my last class involving government, so. )

Undo a Supreme Court Decision
Make new laws/get rid of laws
Do anything that's infringe on state rights
Declare war??

I'm sure anybody else who paid more attention to american government can list more things than me and can better explain them.

 

[Random Nobody]

An executive can't overturn rulings of the highest court, but an amendment or another Supreme Court ruling can. Which could prove problematic with a Republican Congress and maybe as many as three SCOTUS Trump appointees.

 

[Carlie]

This was Puerto Rico this morning:

Basically Puerto Rico was like Scotland the morning after Brexit, finding out that we have unwillingly been taken on a trip by the US to Raccoon City and Silent Hill. People over here are furious, there were some asking if Spain could take us back, yeah.

 

[Cat Rage Room]

Hey guys, read this

http://www.cracked.com/blog/dont-panic/

I know it's CRACKED but it brings up some very good points. Yesterday wasn't a good day, but at the end of the day, the situation is still there to deal with. Some thoughts therein help put it in perspective.

 

[Cthulhu]

DANK SPONGEBOB MEMES

 

[jacoobmiller]

Lord knows I have overcome some backwards-ass opinions, but it doesn't mean I wasn't a scum when I held those opinions. I don't know jacobmiller well enough to know his politics, but even a polite wish that Trump's "promised progression of America" does anything except disappear is a statement of assent for bigoted, war-mongering hate fuckery that is going to actively ruin everyone's fun for the next four years.

Hopefully in that time the people who didn't vote "on principle" (who would have surely made the difference) smarten the fuck up, and that those who EVEN POLITELY allow for a groping, lying, bullying, witless, over-sensitive, over-aggressive pig of a human being speak for them when meeting with the other world leaders see the DREADFUL error of their ways.

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Sort of childish of you, but I didn't support either of the two major party candidates. That post was a simple congrats with a hope for a shining future of America. I doubt you can project the future, so let's see what happens in the next four years and not complain about the present, yet.

 

[jacoobmiller]

Oh, I saw the other post.

Apology accepted!

 

[Joe]

Spoiler: Whitehouse staff watch as Obama welcomes Trump as President elect

Thanks reddit

 

[Carlie]

Canada Receives Over 10 Million US Immigrant Applications

 

[Random Nobody]

But what were these ten million doing about the rate of deportation under the current administration, the inhumane detention facilities, and refusal and dehumanisation of refugees and asylum seekers tho.

 

[Carlie]

Anti-Trump protesters hit the streets across the U.S.

 

[Tennyo]

My friend Lindsey has been snap chatting a protest that she's marching in in Seattle.

There's apparently even a protest going on here in St. Paul. O_O

Also

 

[Cat Rage Room]

My friend Lindsey has been snap chatting a protest that she's marching in in Seattle.

Yeah, shit's lit af over here.

 

[Kai Schulen]

I think my sibling went out to one of those protests too.

I didn't go protest, cause 1: it's cold and wet.
and 2: if the protest turns violent, well. A girl's gotta look out for herself. I rather keep track of things at home.

Normally, I don't really give a shit what happens to my sibling, but for my mother's sake he better not do any rioting or do something stupid to get himself arrested. Or hospitalized.

 

[Random Nobody]

Not being funny, but what are the aims/demands of these protests anyway? Appealing to faithless electors?

 

[Tennyo]

My friend claimed it made her feel less helpless, which helps with the grieving process. So I guess there's that?

 

[Random Nobody]

My friend claimed it made her feel less helpless, which helps with the grieving process. So I guess there's that?

You should tell her to organise a fight club instead and start throwing bows at everyone wearing MAGA couture. It's probably more gratifying and a more efficient use of time and energy. Likely safer too, because surburbanites dem have what? Zero hands.

 

[Tennyo]

haha She might actually enjoy that.

Sorry, I don't get the zero hands part, though.