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[anon6955837]

Trump elected president

Fuck off.

[anon35121463]

Badged it.

[Ignatius]

Needs more likes, please.

Trump and Brexit are retaliation for neoliberalism and corruption

That’s not inconsistent. Hillary was popular with traditional democratic primary voters. Sanders was very popular among independents. He wasn’t beloved by Republicans, but he wasn’t the target of 20 years of bizzarely channeled hate either. We’ll never know how the campaign would have changed minds, but at the start he was nationally popular. To get more speculative, I think a number of democratic voters were overly fixated on fighting the last war. We’ve spent so much time defending “Welfare …

[ficuswhisperer]

This fucking post.

Trump elected president

[image] Götterdämmerung is here. Welcome to the End of the World as We Know it Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Nothing beside remains: round the decay. Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare, The lone and level sands stretch far away. So, your first line is part of the words engraved on a pedestal, boasting about the great works of the king Ozymandias. — Percy Bysshe Shelley The banner you see on the top of my page was placed on the top of my Facebook page 14 hours before t…

This is COTY material.

[teknocholer]

Zuckerberg: it's crazy to think Facebook fake news influenced voting

Demagogues have always been part of democracy. A demagogue (Mirriam Webster) is… (1) a political leader who tries to get support by making false claims and promises and using arguments based on emotion rather than reason (2) a leader championing the cause of the common people in ancient times In the first democracy, the people voted to exclude women, and the poor from power; voted for apparently unpopular and expensive wars with their neighbours; and voted for exile or death sentences on p…

[OtherMichael]

Clinton's data-driven "ground game" sucked in exactly the same way "targeted ads" suck, for the same reason

Wow. That chart is mind-blowing. The republican vote has barely changed in eight years — this election was entirely the result of that low blue column.

[Melizmatic]

This fucking post.

That’s my child’s godfather, IRL.

He doesn’t comment much, but he joined the BBS for me.

[ficuswhisperer]

He doesn’t comment much

Quality over quantity! I’m glad he’s here.

[Melizmatic]

Me too.

At first, he thought I was upset with him because he posted that brilliant comment.

I’m not; but he’s right about so much insane fuckery so damn often, that it can be a real downer.

[bibliophile20]

"Hitler's only kidding about the antisemitism" New York Times, 1922

Newsflash folks: It doesn't matter which group is first on the list for extermination/subjugation/exploitation; no matter who they come for first, anyone who considers themselves a decent human being that cares about more than just themselves must stand up and oppose it. For many years, I utterly loathed Glenn Beck for diluting the potency of the infamous Martin Niemöller quote on the Nazi's, now I take the liberty of amending it: When they come for the Socialists, I WILL speak out - …

[Melizmatic]

Thanks.

Please know that no matter who it is in the crosshairs; Jewish, Black, LGBTQ, Muslims, Women, whoever… I will not stand by silently and watch while doing nothing to prevent it.

Now, I’m not saying that I can ‘make a huge difference all by my little lonesome’, but simply that I will go down swinging in defense of all of us ‘Others’, no matter what.

[Mindysan33]

I wish we could have more solidarity on this.

[Melizmatic]

Each one, reach one.

[bibliophile20]

How to fight Trump, starting right now

Reposted from elsewhere: I listened as they called my President a Muslim (as if it were a bad thing). I listened as they called him a monkey. I listened as they said he wasn't born here. I watched as they blocked every single path to progress that they could. I saw the pictures of him as Hitler. I listened as they openly said that they will oppose him at every turn. I watched as they did just that. I listened and I watched and I paid attention. Now, I'm being called on to be tolerant. To mo…

[chgoliz]

An occasional poster who was only posting images so @Mindysan33 asked them to post more substantively, and this is what we got in response:

https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/north-carolina-kkk-hosts-victory-klavalkade-klan-parade-to-celebrate-trump/89157/25?u=chgoliz

[Snowlark]

Blaming Bernie

In the assorted political threads, there’s been a minority but persistent view expressed that Bernie Sanders, or the Sanders campaign, or Sanders supporters are in some way responsible for Clinton’s loss. So, this is the thread to bring those arguments into focus; have at it. But I may as well begin by getting my own position on the table. I’ll do it by framing and responding to what I see as some of the standard critiques. Hillary lost because Bernie made her look bad during the primary Hil…

[emo_pinata]

Chili's refused to honor Veteran's Day meal deal for black veteran (Update: Chili's apologizes, promises to make it right)

Depends which side he was fighting on, I guess.

How did this thread go this long before it got said? BBS is still reeling I guess.

[wrecksdart]

Rules for surviving an autocracy

I love this interpretation of the White House meeting… Because that’s what would strike a precise chill into Trump. The thundering realization that he’s woefully unprepared for the hard, boring, thankless reality of this, and Obama’s version of a smooth transition won’t and shouldn’t include remedial civics. That’s what I saw when they shook hands and Trump stared at the floor instead of looking back into Obama’s face. He’s just figured out how little he knows about any of this.

Additional interpretation: trump didn’t look Obama in the face because even he has the smallest, tiniest, crushed to atomic dust but still trace amounts of shame. And let that granule of shame burn you, fuckface von clownstick.

[anon26470017]

Things that make you happy

I very much appreciate the efforts to bring happiness to the top, so to speak. All respects to the statement of @popobawa4u, habit is something. I feel myself going through the stages of grief, but also see it as a catharsis and a calling. My happiness is that I don’t know what good I will do, but so long as my will persists to seek love I might yet do some. Music and dance make me more happy than any other thing I can think of. Transformative, transportative, present futuristic performanc…

And indeed, please listen. Even if your interest is not music and/or dance. Moved me to hear how his voice changes when touching upon something very (depending on your world view) important.

[chgoliz]

https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/john-oliver-how-to-resist-the-normalization-of-trump/89424/39?u=chgoliz

Hopefully if enough people read this, someone will figure out how to implement the script.