Weathering the Next Four Years

[Even O. Keel]

I cast my vote for Harris and hold no regrets. But Trump has won, and now we must reckon with that reality. It stings, especially for those of us who’ve never seen eye to eye with the man—loud and divisive, embodying qualities far from what I’d choose in a leader. Yet here we stand, facing a truth that goes beyond any single sentiment. This moment calls us to honor the very framework that guides us—a peaceful transfer of power, showing that democracy isn’t just rhetoric but a commitment we all uphold when it truly counts.

I have to trust in the resilience of this system, which has weathered blows and still endures. No matter what unfolds, it absorbs each shock and continues forward. Four years from now, there will be another election, another chance for change. That’s the nature of this cycle. What lies ahead may be turbulent—a mix of highs and lows, frustrations and drama. But it is just 48 months, and we will endure.

Trump will remain Trump, stirring noise and chaos. The Senate will continue its political maneuvering, while the House pursues its agenda—sometimes in step, sometimes at odds. It’s a flawed structure, but it is our own. And that makes it worth defending. We must remember that it belongs to each of us—not just in moments of victory but, crucially, in times of disappointment. We hold it together, keeping ourselves and each other accountable, striving to ensure that this messy, noisy, imperfect experiment remains strong and free.

At the heart of it: belief in what we’ve built, even when it feels fragile. This is our government—yours, mine, everyone’s. Together, we must carry it forward, no matter how rough the path becomes. That’s where I stand. Take it or leave it.

 

[Randomguy]

This is a well written prose. I disagree with very little and agree with a lot of it.

I would like to offer an alternative view by way of a symbolic example.

Consider two people sitting in a canoe going towards a destination mainly under the force of the flow of a stream. One person is happy with the destination while the other is not. The other person has enjoyed high privilege up to that point but is seeing the advantage disappearing as they approach the destination. One person wants the canoe to be stable, the other wants to topple it so perhaps they can swim back towards the original location. They know there will be damage and casualty but they have decided they prefer that over the unavoidable destination.

I admit I do not have a perfect solution to this problem. Now read this metaphorically. Physics and statistics say the person trying to topple the canoe will almost always win over the person who wants the canoe to be stable and safe. Perhaps (again metaphorically) the only solution would be to disable the person who wants to topple the canoe and let the canoe reach its natural destination. .

 

[Randomguy]

I would like to add: I have already said this elsewhere but I think it deserves repeating here.

I was watching this Israeli thinker on real time with bill maher saying….. democracies depend on people’s trust while dictatorships depend on peoples distrust and fear. He then explained that is why Trump and the gop tried to destroy the masses trust in the institutions of our country: the press, the norms, the fbi, judges, courts, polls, elections, norms, prosecutors, facts, juries, epa, cdc, fema, doj, vaccines, medicine, etc etc etc.

I think this is similar to the canoe analogy.

 

[the annoying thing]

I cast my vote for Harris and hold no regrets. But Trump has won, and now we must reckon with that reality. It stings, especially for those of us who’ve never seen eye to eye with the man—loud and divisive, embodying qualities far from what I’d choose in a leader. Yet here we stand, facing a truth that goes beyond any single sentiment. This moment calls us to honor the very framework that guides us—a peaceful transfer of power, showing that democracy isn’t just rhetoric but a commitment we all uphold when it truly counts.

I have to trust in the resilience of this system, which has weathered blows and still endures. No matter what unfolds, it absorbs each shock and continues forward. Four years from now, there will be another election, another chance for change. That’s the nature of this cycle. What lies ahead may be turbulent—a mix of highs and lows, frustrations and drama. But it is just 48 months, and we will endure.

Trump will remain Trump, stirring noise and chaos. The Senate will continue its political maneuvering, while the House pursues its agenda—sometimes in step, sometimes at odds. It’s a flawed structure, but it is our own. And that makes it worth defending. We must remember that it belongs to each of us—not just in moments of victory but, crucially, in times of disappointment. We hold it together, keeping ourselves and each other accountable, striving to ensure that this messy, noisy, imperfect experiment remains strong and free.

At the heart of it: belief in what we’ve built, even when it feels fragile. This is our government—yours, mine, everyone’s. Together, we must carry it forward, no matter how rough the path becomes. That’s where I stand. Take it or leave it.

I like the 4 years from now.
Finally would you call your self more of a old school liberal .

 

[Boris Norris]

I cast my vote for Harris and hold no regrets. But Trump has won, and now we must reckon with that reality. It stings, especially for those of us who’ve never seen eye to eye with the man—loud and divisive, embodying qualities far from what I’d choose in a leader. Yet here we stand, facing a truth that goes beyond any single sentiment. This moment calls us to honor the very framework that guides us—a peaceful transfer of power, showing that democracy isn’t just rhetoric but a commitment we all uphold when it truly counts.

I have to trust in the resilience of this system, which has weathered blows and still endures. No matter what unfolds, it absorbs each shock and continues forward. Four years from now, there will be another election, another chance for change. That’s the nature of this cycle. What lies ahead may be turbulent—a mix of highs and lows, frustrations and drama. But it is just 48 months, and we will endure.

Trump will remain Trump, stirring noise and chaos. The Senate will continue its political maneuvering, while the House pursues its agenda—sometimes in step, sometimes at odds. It’s a flawed structure, but it is our own. And that makes it worth defending. We must remember that it belongs to each of us—not just in moments of victory but, crucially, in times of disappointment. We hold it together, keeping ourselves and each other accountable, striving to ensure that this messy, noisy, imperfect experiment remains strong and free.

At the heart of it: belief in what we’ve built, even when it feels fragile. This is our government—yours, mine, everyone’s. Together, we must carry it forward, no matter how rough the path becomes. That’s where I stand. Take it or leave it.

That sounds very nice in principle. The problem is trump wants to be a fascist POTUS. That turns democracy on its head.

 

[Phoenix68]

Weathering the Next Four Years​

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[Phoenix68]

I would like to add: I have already said this elsewhere but I think it deserves repeating here.

I was watching this Israeli thinker on real time with bill maher saying….. democracies depend on people’s trust while dictatorships depend on peoples distrust and fear. He then explained that is why Trump and the gop tried to destroy the masses trust in the institutions of our country: the press, the norms, the fbi, judges, courts, polls, elections, norms, prosecutors, facts, juries, epa, cdc, fema, doj, vaccines, medicine, etc etc etc.

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Well....the GOP showed-up, eventually......
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Robert Mercer: the big data billionaire waging war on mainstream media
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Conway / Bannon Members of Secretive Group
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[Even O. Keel]

I like the 4 years from now.
Finally would you call your self more of a old school liberal .

Very Old School. Ancient even.

 

[Phoenix68]

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[Gabriel_Bell]

Fascist asshole!

 

[the annoying thing]

That sounds very nice in principle. The problem is trump wants to be a fascist POTUS. That turns democracy on its head.

he has no desire to be a fascist or nazi or dictator or white supremist just more of liberal delusional thinking and lies.

 

[Gabriel_Bell]

he has no desire to be a fascist or nazi or dictator or white supremist just more of liberal delusional thinking and lies.He has already expressed that he wants to be a dictator for day. He wants internment camps, cops beating up om people, he wants to use the military to arrest even some congressmen.

 

[the annoying thing]

He was referring to the fact he was going to use executive powers to change some policy's of Biden Policys and executive orders u hes doing just what Biden did on his first day meat head .Your to stupid to comprehend I think

 

[the annoying thing]

sure it will all happen on the first day lol your fears are just that fears reality will set in one day

Here use your superior education and PHD degree to defeat me in chess come on and kick my ass Imm not very good and have a low score . should be easy for you or lug nut or the flaming bird or Borris to beat me as Im not that good, so come on step up to the plate and take a swing .

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[Randomguy]

he has no desire to be a fascist or nazi or dictator or white supremist just more of liberal delusional thinking and lies.

The guy literally said he wanted to be a dictator day one. Hannity tried to help him and give him a chance to edit his remark and the idiot double downed on it. And here you are trying to rewrite history. Thanks god god there are videos of him else you would even keep denying the obvious.