Most of America is concerned.
We will adapt.
Nobody likes change... but we learn to live with change.
We do not vote in our home... ever.
Do you mean literally you don't fill out a ballot? Or did you vote but you are simply saying:
It is what it is, and those that think voting matters or changes the outcome already devised, planned and decided by the establishment, may just be existing in a delusional state.
Which goes hand in hand with this:
It's your right to vote and I don't begrudge anyone for not taking advantage of it, if you felt neither candidate was up your alley. Now if you mean you did actually vote but you felt the result was already predetermined, similar to the Carlin meme, I actually do disagree in this instance based on how things are going right now.
I think
this was the election when people in the country realized the government doesn't give a fuck about them. That the government is only interested in it's own power. The results speak to that. You have
history, here is a guy who is the
first POTUS, who was neither a politician nor a general. He is the first of his kind. The start of
something new, whether that new becomes like the old we will see, but it is certainly new.
The powers that be, the status quo government and media, they said this would never happen. I agree wholeheartedly that a lot of government is a farce, but I also believe that Trumps win is an outlier to that farce. So to your random thought of:
"those that think voting matters or changes the outcome already devised, planned and decided by the establishment...."
I do think that it did, or else HC would of won. She was the establishment candidate gifted and groomed. America woke up, realized that her and her establishment don't care about us, and voted for something new. Maybe I'm delusional
but it sounds far fetched to me based on public/media/politicians reactions and opinions that DT was going to be handed this election based on the powers that be, and he was always predetermined.
I don't disagree with either of your posts regarding
most elections/government in the past but I do think that this election was the "sooner or later" that Carlin references.
Now, is that to say that Donald Trump isn't interested in his own power? I'm sure he is. Does he truly care about the people? That we will see. Will his "something new" basically become the old status quo that DT voters rallied against? Time will tell. But as of now, he isn't the status quo and with the status quo I think comes everything you've talked about.
Good thoughts
fun thread