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"On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
HL Mencken July 1920
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)It is not so great, it is terrifying.
Martin Eden
(12,881 posts)The question is who will do more damage when all is said and done.
malchickiwick
(1,474 posts)kentuck
(111,110 posts)doesn't it?
FM123
(10,054 posts)mountain grammy
(26,661 posts)like most of my friends.. just working Americans hoping to retire and spend time with our grandchildren.
I don't consider his supporters "plain folks." Many are 10%ers, definitely wealthier than us plain folks, voting their self interests, saying things like "the country should be run like a business" and "a flat tax would solve everything." but the true agenda was to keep America white, and I believe that's the reason for the evangelical vote too. I don't put religious fanatics in the "plain folks" category either, getting their heart's desire..a base in Jerusalem and another forced birth nut on the supreme court, not priorities with most plain folks I know.
The majority of American voters did not vote for this.
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)Thank you kentuck, I have posted that quote here before. It deserves the light from time to time. I submit the following Mencken quote as a follow-up:
"No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people."
kentuck
(111,110 posts)It appears that day has finally arrived.