We peddled up Whiteface on the toll road yesterday and the walked to the top. It seems attitude is everything. Our group had a great time. We met an older guy on top who had been hit by a car a while ago. He had severe head and back injuries. He had walked the entire way on the hiking trail wearing prism glasses for balance and had a guide who was highly trained. He was so positive it was mind blowing. When we got back to the bikes there was a guy our age, very fit, pricey bike, whining about being in New York and how terrible it is, on the shoulder of Whiteface freaking mountain on a warm sunny day in November. He was on and on about how you can’t do anything in New York and he needed to move to Utah. Dude Utah’s great but you’re still gonna be you when you land there.

Obviously Democrats will have problems.  Since a resulting recession, created by tax cuts and massive increased government spending, traditionally result in economic downturns in maybe four years.  Anyone who thinks things are bad have not yet seen, for example, a massive economic revenge that happens four years after wars and other mistakes.  As demonstrated by both Vietnam and the Mission Accomplished war.  And by a recessions seven years later created by tax cuts.  Even tariffs make recessions worse.  1929 all over again.

Only a top 9th and 10th population (by income) have seen income increases.  All bottom seven (lower) income groups have seen their incomes drop.  With the largest decrease in bottommost income levels.  History says trends can take eight years to create a significant turnaround.

What also makes recessions?  A major increase in the Gini index.  A top 1% now own over 50% of America.  Economic growth only exists when the Gini index drops.  When more wealth appears among the bottommost income earners.  A trend that typically takes a decade to occur.

How was that unhealthy economic activity reversed in the 1930s.  Major growth in unions forced the elite to pay everyone else more money.

Example: economic disasters created by Nixon remained until Reagan's second term.  In  part because Ford refused to address the problem.  Since most do not learn from history, then unfortunately we are doomed to repeat those mistakes from 30 plus years ago.

Any good that Democrats might do would take four or eight years to become apparent.  Most voters do not see more than six months.  How many even remember that Trump was  killing civilians in the Caribbean.  Or tried to sneak attack Iran in 2020.  Then stole top secret plans.  Where plans were discovered hidden in a bathroom in Mara Lago.

As a people,  we unfortunately do not remember (learn from) history.

Worse, many voted for Democrats since massive disinformation, such as spin and li

Clodfobble wrote:

…But it's the newly-elected Dems who understand it. The incumbent Dems haven't suddenly stopped drinking the Kool-Aid they were drinking a month ago…. 

I suspect this will be a contributing factor to Democrats’ traditional Achilles heel… party infighting.

Clodfobble wrote:

...a lot of Dems are nervous about "moral and judicious consequences" looking like "bitter retribution," and are hoping to maintain some level of re-electability. ...

"a lot of Dems" are NOT nervous about this. This is the talking point from the corporate consultant class. This is what they keep repeating on the news--which is now owned by, like, two people who are both right-wing billionaires.

This is the same ineffective consultant drivel that Dems use to shoot themselves in the foot on purpose, so they can remain as a controlled opposition that doesn't buck their paymasters. This is the same people who say socialist policies are un-electable even though it's what an overwhelming majority of people want-- (and the last time the Dems went down this route, they were in power for a quarter-century and had a president that was so popular they had to change the rules to stop him from getting re-elected forever)

Fuck this message. This is a lie. Don't believe it and for the love of God please don't repeat it.

ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT RETRIBUTION

RULE OF LAW IS NOT RETRIBUTION

DOING WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT DOES NOT MAGICALLY MAKE YOUR ELECTIBILITY WORSE.
IT IS NOT OPPOSITE DAY.  THE SKY IS BLUE. TWO PLUS TWO DOESN'T EQUAL FIVE.
 

All I ask of the new congress is to put a stop to all of the bullshit. And Legalize IT!!! And that goes for the state also.