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Melanie's avatar

Good job Eric!

Sharon Siba's avatar

I too am more hopeful than I've been in months that the Trump era is coming to an end. But as a Canadian I have to say until the day Trump and MAGA GOP are gone for good and replaced by a reasonable president and government.. until the day unfair tariffs are removed.. until the day apologies are made to all the countries Donald Trump and his henchman threatened to take over, there will be no change in how we feel about the U.S. or Americans. It's going to take time. Lots of time. I doubt anyone will ever forget either, or allow ourselves to fully trust American presidents, American government or trade deals with them. I feel as a Canadians we're in Trump's crosshairs as much as Greenland is. We will not forget that ever!

Persuade those Americans that never vote to vote. That would be a good start.

angel's avatar

Sharon thank you neighbor! NOT all Americans agree w/ this idiot. I oray people r smart enough come NOVEMBER 2 vote OUT all of maga. We have 2 get rid of the entire cabinet or it will continue.

Sharon Siba's avatar

I'm hoping you will do just that, get rid of the entire MAGA come Nov. 2nd.

Liberaldad's avatar

Loud and clear Sharon. I am so embarrassed by my country. I wish so much that people would have been aware.

Phebe (Karen) Beiser's avatar

I needed to read this. Thank you so much, Liberaldad, for the reminder of how strong and kind 'we' really are.

pennysmom's avatar

Thank you for this hopeful and uplifting post. 😊

Linda Palmer's avatar

My sentiment exactly 💯

Richard Priore's avatar

That’s their biggest concern!!!!!.

jack spirtos's avatar

Well said, Liberaldad

Liberaldad's avatar

Thanks brother

Dermott Knox's avatar

Wouldn’t it be wonderful! The possibility, however slim, of the leader of an important, wealthy country, who has commissioned crimes of aggression against comparatively powerless nations and individuals, being arrested in a foreign country and held for trial at the International Criminal Court. I do believe that the vast majority of the world’s populations would rejoice and have their hopes for a peaceful, considerate world rejuvenated.

Liberaldad's avatar

That would be something wouldn't it?

Al W's avatar

"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." ~ Viktor E. Frankl

Liberaldad's avatar

Great quote.

Al W's avatar

Thank you for you voice Eric. Our essence, our dignity, our capacity to love through kind acts and resistance to cruelty can never be taken from us, ever. I appreciate you my friend.

Liberaldad's avatar

These beliefs are what will save us.

Al W's avatar

Not only save us Eric, but with integrity, which will be tested, these values guide us. Truth is a strong foe to hate.

Liberaldad's avatar

Absolutely

joe's avatar

According to MSNBC news there are over 3,000 ICE government terrorists in Minneapolis That's more people than the city of Minneapolis and the 10 largest districts in the state of Minnesota have working as police officers.

The number of government ICE terrorists in Minneapolis Minnesota equates to a true invasion force.

And now they are keeping the murder of Jonathan Ross hidden under doubling down saying he did his job.

It's time to bring it in to the tRUMP administrations Authoritarian Nationalist Autocrat Openly Corrupt attack on everything that makes America America Well we still have an America.

Aurelia Navarro's avatar

You mean the murder BY Jonathan Ross

richard ilomaki's avatar

“ What a terrible era when idiots govern the blind”

Shakespeare; Julius Caesar.

MdH's avatar

We love you too Erik. You are a consistent voice of all that is good and hopeful. I’ll continue the fight and temper my despair in no small part thanks to your posts. I am beyond grateful to have found you here. ❤️❤️❤️

Liberaldad's avatar

The feeling is mutual.

Joan March's avatar

Thank you Erik - so true and so well written. People are taking encouragement from others around them and refusing to be intimidated. In the end, it will be everyday people who save what this country stands for.

Elizabeth Graham's avatar

Hi Erik and thanks. You are right, Americans are standing up for what is right - it is so obvious. - that difference between good and bad. From Minnesota to California to Texas - people are out in the cold, they are marching, they are protesting, and they are showing the world that America is not lost to a psychopath - a man with no morales whose one and only best friend operated an underage prostitution ring. He is the same man who the Court labeled a "sexual predator," and another court convicted him of 34 felony charges in his attempt to cover up his relationship with an adult film star, and yet another convicted him of sexually attacking a woman in a store's dressing room. It is all about misplaced power - a pathetic criminalality and aggression toward women and girls. He is a FRAUD - and another court proved this beyond a shadow of doubt.

Mr. Trump may find himself in the middle of a similar opposition when he visits the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week. One of the lead speakers is Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase - someone who Trump is suing. Other attendees will be the leaders of European countries who are now sending military troops to Greenland to protect this country against our raging, narcissistic leader's misplaced aggression.

Switxzerland is a member country of the International Criminal Court - which means they could issue an arrest warrant and Switzerland could enforce it. Trump has commited a "genocide" in Africa as well as 'crimes against humanity'. In Venezuela he has committed a "crime of aggression" with his bombing of boats in the Caribbean, killing over 100 individuals, invasion of a sovereign nation, and kidnapping their President.

If nothing else, the combined opposition to Mr. Trump at Davos may be a turning point where he recognizes the global resistance to his policies and his aggressive behavior. Let's hope.

Liberaldad's avatar

We will win in the end.

Just Another Jim's avatar

What a fantastic way to start my Monday/week! Thanks again Erik! And happy MLK Day!

Liberaldad's avatar

Thanks! You too!