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In reply to the discussion: I now believe Trump will be removed from office. [View all]Algernon Moncrieff
(5,794 posts)...and he has the support of many churches who believe that a man with no proven moral compass whatsoever will end the sexual revolution; put LGBTQ back in the closet; and put women back in kitchens and churches.
The best we can do is get majorities in both houses of congress, put the brakes on his getting anything into law, and get him out in 2020.
There's a very good chance things will get worse before they get better: there's a chance we are about to experience something ranging from an authoritarian republic to straight up fascism; there's a chance WW3 is on the event horizon; there is a really good chance of civil war.
Nothing lasts forever. We have a long (close to 2.5 centuries) tradition of freedom and republican (little r) democracy. I suspect freedom loving people will rise up and fight for their rights.
Also, America has been and will continue to be a flawed nation. Women have only voted for about 100 years. African Americans were denied their vote in spite of their rights. Japanese Americans were thrown in concentration camps in response to Pearl Harbor. We are a big hearted nation of immigrants that has developed an incongruous hatred of refugees.
So short answer: I respectfully disagree. I think we are stuck.