Oh, thank goodness a woman of color isn't president

[EnergizedLib]

Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are on the chopping block, trillions have been lost in the stock market, people's 401ks aren't looking good, wars haven't ended, America has burned bridges with its once-steady allies, all while taxpayers are funding golf around the clock.

But can you imagine the thought of any woman, let alone a woman of color being president? *Gasp* That would've been too much, so, so scary. We had healthcare reform 15 years ago that's saved lives, but did you know the person who signed that bill into law had the audacity to be president while black? The nerve!

I know the poor and middle class are going to/are being decimated and prices will be going sky high, and the America we once knew may never come back, but I just don't know what we would do with ourselves if a woman, let alone a woman of color, was president.

[essaynnc]

1. May I copy this and repost elsewhere????

[EnergizedLib]

2. Sure, if you want to

[Maru Kitteh]

3. GAS keeps going up. GROCERIES, that "old fashioned word that means bags with different items"

keep going up.

Haven’t got a raise. Not getting “so rich” yet.

[Walleye]

5. I'm willing to bet that Trump has never walked into a grocery store in his life

[EnergizedLib]

10. But tens of millions believe he's a champion of them

[Walleye]

12. They believe he's their champion because he hates so many people

[EnergizedLib]

14. Congrats

You played yourself out of a job, out of benefits, out of a good 401k and money in the stock market and money out of your wallet.

[NoMoreRepugs]

29. Because Fauxnews tells them he is their GodKing.

[Maru Kitteh]

22. But HOW can he be so incurious as to not even know what they are? Apocolipto narcissisto.

Wikipedia on the plot to the movie “Apocolipto.”

While hunting in the Mesoamerican rainforest, Jaguar Paw, his father Flint Sky, and their fellow tribesmen encounter a group of refugees fleeing from war and devastation. Returning to their village, Flint Sky notes that the refugees are sick with fear and urges Jaguar Paw to never allow fear to infect him. Later that night, the tribe gathers around an elder . .

who tells a prophetic story about a being who is consumed by an emptiness that cannot be satisfied, despite having all the gifts of the world offered to him. The being will continue blindly taking until there is nothing left in the world for him to take, and the world is no more

.

[IronLionZion]

32. Tariffs and mass deportations will help those prices

get much higher

[Skittles]

48. omfg

if you asked everyone in America, even the rich ones, to define the word GROCERIES, not a single fucking one of them would come up with something that stupid

[GoCubsGo]

4. Yup, and same goes for the white lady 9 years ago.

Don't get me started on that, either... I will die mad over how both were treated.

[Skittles]

49. YOU GOT THAT RIGHT

most qualified person to ever run for president, running against THE most unqualified person

[calimary]

53. No shit.

[Walleye]

6. Unfortunately, in your sarcasm, you have stated the absolute belief of millions of people in this country

They are still saying it, they don’t care, they hate us

[EnergizedLib]

8. And yet, they lost, too

Maybe some lost more than we did.

They played themselves. FAFO.

[Walleye]

15. If they don't really recognize the truth, they don't really know what's happening to them

Or else they do know and they’re more addicted to their hatred and anger than they care about their own Financial situation

[EnergizedLib]

16. Then they're not allowed to complain

[Paladin]

26. And I hate them, right back.

I will never, ever forgive those who were stupid enough to put that evil creature back in the White House. I have relatives I no longer speak to, and I've ended friendships with schoolmates I've known for 60 years---because they are trump lovers. To hell with them all.

[Walleye]

27. The break between family and friends is really one of the worst things that Trump has done to this country.Very sad

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. I want to borrow as well.

Excellent points.

[EnergizedLib]

9. You're welcome to do so

I appreciate the kind words.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

23. Just did on my FB timeline with a few grammar corrections.

The responses are coming in.

I added this additional line of my own...All I can say is that while we STILL have the RIGHT and POWER to vote, vote for what matters to you and your families. Michelle Obama said last year in her impassioned speech..."Don’t just sit around and complain. Do something.”

[EnergizedLib]

24. Thank You

If I may ask, out of curiosity, what are they saying?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

28. Friends of mine are...

Seniors
Mothers of kids who need special assistance with Autism and Special Education.
Young families with kids
Veterans
Newly retired concerned for their pensions

They are scared for the future.

[RandomNumbers]

11. As much as I agree with your statement - and I very much do -

we should not be lulled into thinking that the rest of America will FINALLY "get it".

The misogyny and racism will still be there in 2028. Perhaps even worse, as people's personal conditions worsen and they look even more for scapegoats.

It isn't fair, it's stupid, but if that's reality we'd better not ignore it.

[EnergizedLib]

13. You can't blame trans, you can't blame people of color

They’re not the ones crashing the economy, they’re not the ones jeopardizing our national security, they’re not the ones who want to go after social programs that help others or go after consumer protection.

If we nominate a straight, white male, so be it, but the hatred of others has gotten themselves shot in the foot. They lost, too, and the only people who truly won in November were the oligarchs and Russians, if you ask me.

[Walleye]

17. Maga still believes it's the Other causing all their problems. And Joe Biden

And when their mobile home gets blown away by a tornado, Joe Biden’s fault of course. Sorry, I’m a little bitter this morning. If they can foment this kind of hatred against Joe, one of the nicest, kindest man you’ll ever meet, They can convince themselves to hate anybody. I take it personally, the hatred of Joe Biden, and the hatred of Sarah McBride. They are insulting the whole state of Delaware and they’ve never been here.

[RandomNumbers]

20. I hope you aren't accusing me of blaming these people

Because I surely didn't and don't. That was not my point at all. I just reread my reply and have NO idea how the f*k you got that from it.

Why the hell bring up "trans" anyway? That is off-topic of the OP or my reply. (But for the wrong-wing folks it is like they are a bull in the ring and you just waved the matador cape. Please stop doing that. Unless that effect is your intention, which I surely hope not, and am not accusing you of.)

What you said in your last line is absolutely true, but that fact does NOT mean that these people will suddenly wake up out of their womb of hatred, racism, misogyny, and yes, anti-non-binary gender facts. When someone is hurting, often they will look to others to blame and have a veil of darkness surrounding their own complicity. This is what scapegoating is. And they will much more likely blame the "others" - those who look or live differently - than people who look and live like themselves.

[EnergizedLib]

21. No, I was agreeing with you

You = you in general

We’ve heard amplified calls of the trans boogeyman for the past four years. Now they’re not so much of a boogeyman and responsible for other people’s ills, now are they?

[RandomNumbers]

25. Ah, got you. Sorry for misinterpreting your post.

Although I do think we should stop even bringing "trans" into it. Trans folks deserve human rights, period. Part of the evilness of our opponents is that when we state that, they try to make it into "special rights" or something somehow terrible. Well it is a basic human right and it is what our Dem politicians generally support - and for god's sake, even if a Dem is squishy on some specific policy trans people want, do you really want to push the Dem down when the alternative is FAR worse? This is the kind of recognition of reality that we MUST do if we are going to escape this nightmare. That is, stop introducing the "red flag in front of the bull" topics. Let THEM do that. And when the wrong-wing DOES bring it up, have a response that shows them to be the EVIL that they are. Don't need to get into specifics. It is human rights, and trans people are human. Period.

[Tadpole Raisin]

35. Yes! They take the fear of people that rights for certain groups by definition

takes THEIR rights away. Republicans are very good at taking a generalized fear and redirecting it to a particular group and then let their underlying prejudices extrapolate the dangers of these groups.

I’m all for reducing talking about specific groups so they don’t use it as a wedge. If republicans or journalists bring it up I’d say I am for all Americans ti have the right to live the best life they can live, to have a great career, a family, and contribute to their community.

If the journalist or republican persists, turn the tables on them. Ask them how does giving people rights takes rights away from you?

They never ask that because there is no answer!! Of course you have to anticipate a response and have a ready made SHORT quip to throw back at them.

Republicans are very good at that. Democrats are terrible at that. They need remedial training in public speaking for the sound bite journalism we live in.

[patphil]

18. Kamala Harris had three strikes against her: Democrat, female, and black.

I'll bet a lot of those people who didn't vote for her "because" aren't feeling so good right now.
That sharp stick they took in the eye as an alternative hurt a lot more than they expected it would.
But, considering their inability to see beyond their own prejudices, they probably weren't using that eye anyway.
None are so blind as those who refuse to see.

[EnergizedLib]

19. And how many of those people

Will beg for someone from our side to save them in 2028 after the damage has been done?

All this energy into owning the libs turns into them owning themselves.

[patphil]

46. Yup.

[jalan48]

38. Which begs the question, why was she our candidate in one of the most important elections in our history?

Last edited Sat Apr 5, 2025, 12:47 PM - Edit history (1)

[mwmisses4289]

30. Sadly, agree with the op.

Where is the pearl clutching fainting couch sarcasm emoji when you need it?

[IronLionZion]

31. And the price of eggs? Also high

MAGAts are so stupid. They think things were bad under Biden. They'll find out real soon.

[Dr. T]

33. MAGAts were told to believe

that if Harris were elected, gay mobs would break down their doors and force them to be gay or some other such bullshit.

We told them what would happen if The Orange Cancer was elected. Now, it's happening. If they had voted for the smart, tough, multi-racial woman, their 401k would still be intact.

[EnergizedLib]

34. Funny

No one has ever forced me or pressured me to be gay, either in childhood or adulthood.

[Dr. T]

37. Who are you going to believe?

Frat House News or your own life experience?

The demise of citical thinking skills in America will be the demise of us all.

[EnergizedLib]

39. And those who have it

Are boiling with frustration.

[maddiemom]

57. I'm a retired teacher.

What amazed ME was the amazing number of parents who were threatened by critical thinking. Yes, it DID
improve as the years passed. Somehow it's a VERY slow process.

[maddiemom]

55. I thought Obama was bi-racial.

But no, he's Black. Harris is multi-racial? What an interesting take on how she is mostly referred to as "Black."

[Jean Genie]

36. pearl clutching time!

A BLACK, FEMALE, U.S. President! I shudder to think of it! May the mighty penis long endure!

[Norrrm]

40. Is JD Vance looking for a proper white wife? He considers Usha to be DEI.

JD apologized to his white supremacists that she was not white.

[AdamThePhantump]

41. Devil's advocate

Maybe she’d do well if she was president. I’m just spitballing here.

[EnergizedLib]

42. But we can't have that

So what if consumer confidence is down? So what if the whole country is burning and we’re getting closer and closer to dictatorship?

A woman of color as president, no matter what her policies are? Oh, the humanity.

[AdamThePhantump]

43. But seriously

I think she could have done good.

[EnergizedLib]

44. I think we all do

[AdamThePhantump]

45. Yeah!

I agree with you on a lot of points too.

[OldBaldy1701E]

47. That sounds like most of my hometown.

Which is something like 85% African-American. Yet, the 15% of whites run everything. (That may be changing these days.)

I have my own idea as to why she lost but the fact that she was a female and a person of color was going to set off a segment of the population regardless of how great she was or how great she presented.

The fact that said segment was able to use it so effectively certainly suggests some... soul searching... may be needed in this country, eh?

[Meowmee]

51. I wish so much we could go back in time 10 years and none of this had ever happened 😢

[EnergizedLib]

54. What would be different?

If we say we’re from the future and this is what it’s like, what would honestly be different?

Some people who supported this nonsense are only pushing back now because of what it’s doing to them.

Ted Cruz is concerned because he worries tariffs causing a recession will lead to Dems winning big in 2026.

Ryan Cohen, the CEO of GameStop, endorsed the felon last year, but now had the nerve to post on social media the tariffs are turning him into a Dem and GameStop’s stock is plummeting.

How did we get into this mess? A lot, and I mean a lot, of people in this country are selfish to this core? We’re all selfish to a degree, we have to be, but many people take it to a whole new level of ridiculousness.

[Meowmee]

56. My father would be ALIVE that would be different

My father would be ALIVE that would be different, and would not have been murdered by an insane lunatic.


People would not be being round up and shackled, public lands would not be being sold off and numerous other things, and of late the markets would not have crashed due an insane lunatic.. is that enough, or need I go on?

I am talking about REALITY, not some futuristic ideas etc.

[EnergizedLib]

58. I care

Sadly, millions don’t, unless they themselves are affected.

This is what this country and its people have become. For all the compassionate people in this country, you have the richest person in the world painting empathy to be a bad thing.

And I don’t think he’s alone in that line of thinking. We’ve gotten to the point that many people will only wake up when they themselves are impacted, and who cares about anybody else?

[Meowmee]

59. Everything would be different if he had never happened- the reasons etc. do not matter

My last reply.

[Cha]

52. I was thinking that Today... We wouldn't have

to Protesting Kamala!

TY