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Self Esteem

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9. Yeah. At this point, I'm done hoping for good.

Reply to BeerBarrelPolka (Reply #8)

Fri May 23, 2025, 12:08 PM

May 23

I felt inmense relief when Biden won in 2020. Maybe the most relief I've ever felt after a presidential election. I foolishly thought Trump was done and we'd never have to hear or see him again.

I became even more convinced of this after the insurrection. No way would this country ever give power back to that lunatic!

Not only did they do just that, he's more popular now than ever.

I think COVID broke America. So many people I used to respect have lost their marbles the last four-plus years. These are liberals, or were, who I cried tears of joy with when Obama won in 2008. People who were repulsed by Trump in 2016 and still didn't like him in 2020 but have now fully embraced him and see him as great.

I don't know what the hell happened in the four years after Trump lost but none of it has been good.

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I'm starting to believe Covid actually saved us from a worse fate from Trump as President. [View all] RoeVWade May 23 OP

Measles, Covid or some awful thing we've not heard of yet might do it again ms liberty May 23 #1

Nope. speak easy May 23 #2

Trump NEVER left the public eye...ONE...DAMN...DAY...while Biden was President NCDem47 May 23 #4

Not in my eyes. no_hypocrisy May 23 #3

Trump's second consecutive term would have been less destructive, he wouldn't have had four years to plan sop May 23 #5

I think it's the opposite. Self Esteem May 23 #6

Totally agree BeerBarrelPolka May 23 #8

Yeah. At this point, I'm done hoping for good. Self Esteem May 23 #9

Thank God Trump bungled the pandemic. rickford66 May 23 #7

It was a double edged sword RJ-MacReady May 23 #10

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