re: #255 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines

A hundred years ago, westerners mocked superstitious shamanists who believed that magic would shield them from enemy bullets. The Chinese “Boxers” and various African groups were usually cited. As far as anyone knows, all were proven wrong. Nevertheless, the tradition apparently continues with the superstitious natives of Alabama.

The recent poll figures are interesting. My first thought was, given the Trump chaos, perhaps the worst in US history, why are not the Dems a gazillion points ahead?

I think there are two factors:

1) there are a significant number of “Never Ds” out there, and frankly there always will be, and

2) I think there is an incorrect assumption being made that some Americans want or even understand what’s good for them/their country.

It seems idiotic to suggest that people do not want the best outcome, but there are a lot of stupid/ignorant people out there.

I am reconciled to the belief that a lot of people voting for Trump didn’t do it foolishly but because they wanted out of everything that is the world of today; H*ll, they probably don’t even know what these “things” are or the consequences of rejecting them, but they sure voted to reject them.

In fact, I suspect many are looking at the Dems right now, and thinking, “what’s the point of voting Trump out if that’s what we get in his place?”

I don’t blame the Dems. The fact is, the whole sorry mess is solidly down to the Republicans, but I feel quite sure that many Americans are not ready (yet?) to swap chaos for a return to sanity.