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I am sad to say that it is likely not over; the people who voted for Trump didn't wink out of existence. The Democrats barely won the presidency and lost groun

I am sad to say that it is likely not over; the people who voted for Trump didn't wink out of existence. The Democrats barely won the presidency and lost ground in Congress. It's really a tremendous slap in the face for them by the public, given how unfit his opponent and those who aligned with him were. Things could easily flip the other way in 2024, particularly if the economy goes south as it's been projected to do in 2021.

dane-pgp 6y ago
> particularly if the economy goes south as it's been projected to do in 2021. "As you know, we've inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump." -- Lisa Simpson
- A4ET8a8uTh0 6y ago
  I know you said it in jest, but I am continually impressed how relevant Simpsons were/are in the areas of politics. I don't know whether it is the question of the human condition ( robot radio host saying "can you believe these clowns in Washington?" ) or just some careful time travel, but it is fascinating.
  - dane-pgp 6y ago
    You're overlooking the most chilling explanation of all: The Simpsons are bending reality to make their predictions come true. Seriously though, "The best way to predict the future is to create it" as Alan Kay once said, and there are cases of science fiction inspiring technologists to create actual products and inventions.
sarabad2021 6y ago
> the people who voted for Trump didn't wink out of existence ... yet. Don't worry Michael Simon is making a list. thetrumpregistry.com
- drno123 6y ago
  What? Is this Stalinist Russia?
  - Darmody 6y ago
    This is what happens when you let the far left grab power. Some of us already lived that. Now it's your turn.
  - Aachen 6y ago
    European here, I do not understand your comment. What are you calling Stalinist Russia exactly? The only thing I can think of is Biden but that seems weird so I don't get it.
    - Darmody 6y ago
      Democrats made a website to register every Trump supporter to punish them in the future. The website apparently isn't working anymore (404 error). What I don't understand why people pointing this out are being down voted. You can't have a civil discussion like this.
      - Aachen 6y ago
        Oh, I see. Thanks for responding!
      - scrollaway 6y ago
        The one person who pointed this out was downvoted because it's literally a 404 link. You're being downvoted because of The Implication.
      - Darmody 6y ago
        I'm being down voted for saying something that is happening right now. Here's an example: https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1324792225260253184 https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1324792225260253184 Backup: https://web.archive.org/web/20201106194139/https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1324792225260253184 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106194139/https://twitter.c...

dane-pgp 6y ago

> particularly if the economy goes south as it's been projected to do in 2021. "As you know, we've inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump." -- Lisa Simpson

A4ET8a8uTh0 6y ago
I know you said it in jest, but I am continually impressed how relevant Simpsons were/are in the areas of politics. I don't know whether it is the question of the human condition ( robot radio host saying "can you believe these clowns in Washington?" ) or just some careful time travel, but it is fascinating.
- dane-pgp 6y ago
  You're overlooking the most chilling explanation of all: The Simpsons are bending reality to make their predictions come true. Seriously though, "The best way to predict the future is to create it" as Alan Kay once said, and there are cases of science fiction inspiring technologists to create actual products and inventions.

sarabad2021 6y ago

> the people who voted for Trump didn't wink out of existence ... yet. Don't worry Michael Simon is making a list. thetrumpregistry.com

drno123 6y ago
What? Is this Stalinist Russia?
- Darmody 6y ago
  This is what happens when you let the far left grab power. Some of us already lived that. Now it's your turn.
- Aachen 6y ago
  European here, I do not understand your comment. What are you calling Stalinist Russia exactly? The only thing I can think of is Biden but that seems weird so I don't get it.
  - Darmody 6y ago
    Democrats made a website to register every Trump supporter to punish them in the future. The website apparently isn't working anymore (404 error). What I don't understand why people pointing this out are being down voted. You can't have a civil discussion like this.
    - Aachen 6y ago
      Oh, I see. Thanks for responding!
    - scrollaway 6y ago
      The one person who pointed this out was downvoted because it's literally a 404 link. You're being downvoted because of The Implication.
    - Darmody 6y ago
      I'm being down voted for saying something that is happening right now. Here's an example: https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1324792225260253184 https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1324792225260253184 Backup: https://web.archive.org/web/20201106194139/https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1324792225260253184 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106194139/https://twitter.c...