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2016 Postmortem

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bravenak

(34,648 posts)
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 10:13 PM Dec 2016

So, remember my Trump voting cousin? [View all]

Well, now that he started watching the news, he is super scared and has no idea what to expect from Trump going forward. It's like he only started listening to what Trump was actually saying he would do to the economy AFTER he voted for Trump.

So, he has decided to go to college so that he will be occupied until Trump is no longer president. He thinks that if he is in school, Trump can't do anything to hurt him because of all of the programs he says Obama put into place. He also realizes that those jobs are not coming back. He no longer believes Trump is for jobs. He says that maybe Trump is scamming all of us, lol. I'm really really tired. I no longer have the energy to say, " I told you so." Too tired to rub it in. Too tired to tell him his plan is unusual and might be wasting space that someone with actual goals might need to educate themselves. He does want to take a US government class, "To learn how government works". So maybe the space won't really be wasted. He wants to learn. Baby steps. It's progress. I have heard no racist blaming of Mexicans since he realized Trump was the one taking his medicare. That's nice.

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I want to curl up into a ball metroins Dec 2016 #1
I wish I could sleep for four years bravenak Dec 2016 #9
+1 n/t. okieinpain Dec 2016 #17
Hopefully he's an elector? Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #2
It's never too late to help your cousin. longship Dec 2016 #3
I have to say, babylonsister Dec 2016 #4
And this is why Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #5
That's how we win - one person at a time adigal Dec 2016 #6
Cool jack_krass Dec 2016 #7
when people learn its a beautiful thing. No sense anybody hating on him for being a dumbass before. JCanete Dec 2016 #8
sounds like someone... stillcool Dec 2016 #10
It is to me bravenak Dec 2016 #11
Please tell him to gather up a few thousand brer cat Dec 2016 #12
I would love to but he has no clue what the EC even is bravenak Dec 2016 #13
On All In from Kenosha DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #14
Bernie also pointed out that if Trump didn't follow through on his promises.. Laffy Kat Dec 2016 #30
I heard that too DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #37
I'm guessing he won't be the only one mcar Dec 2016 #15
People who voted for trump are idiots Gothmog Dec 2016 #16
Our new slogan: "Now do you believe us, dumbasses??" I'm having bumper stickers made. Want one? Squinch Dec 2016 #18
I would love a bumper sticker bravenak Dec 2016 #21
And there are more Hillary stickers than before the election. Squinch Dec 2016 #23
Why couldn't he see that before the election?? ailsagirl Dec 2016 #19
I asked him today bravenak Dec 2016 #22
I'm so sorry-- I didn't mean to sound flippant ailsagirl Dec 2016 #24
Don't be sorry bravenak Dec 2016 #25
You can say that again, bravenak!!! ailsagirl Dec 2016 #27
Good for you. Not a single Trump voter who is all of a sudden coming to realize PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #31
Same cousin bravenak Dec 2016 #33
Just don't enable him. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #35
well he's way ahead of most Trump supporters Takket Dec 2016 #20
Better hope that Betsy DeVos doesn't destroy education. muntrv Dec 2016 #26
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that she'll be so busy PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #32
Too late. dhol82 Dec 2016 #28
Let's listen to Sam struggle4progress Dec 2016 #29
I was talking to my Trump voting MIL this morning on the phone meadowlark5 Dec 2016 #34
Ask her exactly how she thinks Trump will make America great again. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #36
It's useless meadowlark5 Dec 2016 #38
One down, 60-something million to go. GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #39
I asked a PuTrump voter last night and the reply was "I don't know about any of that" but they knew uponit7771 Dec 2016 #40
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