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I am just heartbroken about the news from Pittsburgh.

brentan comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I'm not sure that statistics of atrocities support the notion that Trump incites more violence than others, but it is early days yet.

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@MrLizard This is what people keep saying but nobody is certain.

Voting.

brentan comments on Oct 27, 2018:

There was a huge public perception that Hilary Clinton was a crook. OK, so they got a new crook but Democrats have got nothing to be self-righteous about.

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@sweetcharlotte Ah, but I won't block you! That's because I'm not a leftie.

Voting.

brentan comments on Oct 27, 2018:

There was a huge public perception that Hilary Clinton was a crook. OK, so they got a new crook but Democrats have got nothing to be self-righteous about.

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@Bigwavedave That's the typical leftie approach. Enjoy your echo-chamber.

What is going to happen after the midterm elections when the Dems take the house and senate?

brentan comments on Oct 27, 2018:

And what about the frustration of half the population if they don't? The main driving force seems to be the metoo movement but I'm not certain that is enough to win. Perhaps there is an undercurrent eager for change that is not being shown in the media but who knows! One side has to lose and how ...

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@genessa Yes, but it's all very subjective, isn't it, and you carry on like you were handing out gospel truth.

What is going to happen after the midterm elections when the Dems take the house and senate?

brentan comments on Oct 27, 2018:

And what about the frustration of half the population if they don't? The main driving force seems to be the metoo movement but I'm not certain that is enough to win. Perhaps there is an undercurrent eager for change that is not being shown in the media but who knows! One side has to lose and how ...

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@genessa It gets curiouser and curiouser (more curious, even) So the reason people voted for Trump was because the Democratic government was stymied by the right. Recognising this, the voters knew they had to vote for those who stymied the government. They knew the right had ruined their Democratic paradise so they decided to vote the right in so that they could really destroy it. Gosh, I remember it and I wasn't even there!

I am just heartbroken about the news from Pittsburgh.

brentan comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I'm not sure that statistics of atrocities support the notion that Trump incites more violence than others, but it is early days yet.

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@MrLizard I'm thinking there was the guy with the car in Charlottesville, the guy with the bombs in the post and now possibly this guy shooting people in their synagogue. Maybe there's more. But if it is those three, is that in any way unusual for America?

What is going to happen after the midterm elections when the Dems take the house and senate?

LiterateHiker comments on Oct 27, 2018:

**VOTE Republicans Out of Office!** With a Democrat majority, we will resist Trump and Republican goals to gut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid for tax cuts for the very wealthy. Hopefully, we'll get progress on education, protecting the environment, health care, immigration, civil ...

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@Shefree Well OK but you must admit you girls are not alone in wishing for good partners.

What is going to happen after the midterm elections when the Dems take the house and senate?

brentan comments on Oct 27, 2018:

And what about the frustration of half the population if they don't? The main driving force seems to be the metoo movement but I'm not certain that is enough to win. Perhaps there is an undercurrent eager for change that is not being shown in the media but who knows! One side has to lose and how ...

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@genessa Gosh, it sounds like a return to the promised land! Now I'm struggling to remember why so many people voted for a change from this paradise.

Voting.

brentan comments on Oct 27, 2018:

There was a huge public perception that Hilary Clinton was a crook. OK, so they got a new crook but Democrats have got nothing to be self-righteous about.

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@sweetcharlotte Well, now we have a Democrat using fake news as a defence. I might be a Republican if I lived there. Goodness knows the choice is very limited. Nonetheless, I think the idea of me supporting the right has really sprung from my effort to be objective about a very polarised situation.

True happiness consist not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

brentan comments on Oct 28, 2018:

I'd settle for a bad friend these days. No, I'm getting forgetful, I wouldn't.

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@Marionville Yeah, I guess!

I just looked at the Republican Athiest group and now I need brain bleach.

brentan comments on Oct 26, 2018:

That's the trouble with identity politics. It sees everything in black and white, the other side being totally black and themselves shining like light. From what I can see, Sweden is a mess and America is improving economically, though mostly for the rich.

brentan replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@OwlInASack I certainly wanted to go home after a few years in America and did go home, not that I could be classed as a refugee, even though the money in America was far better than Ireland at the time. I think I should be able to access the Mash Report. I'll give it a shot anyway.

Hobo Johnson - Peach Scone [youtu.

brentan comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I wouldn't call it music but it's a very enjoyable monologue to a musical accompaniment.