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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#151801: Nov 9th 2016 at 3:50:59 AM

I'd worry, were I you. Cheney wasn't a great Really-the-President lurking behind Bush. Ask yourself who will really be behind Trump if he goes full-on Robert Baratheon (with a 6th of the integrity and about a 64th the generosity). <_<

[up]Not evil. Just people. And, people can get downright nasty if they think themselves in a box. -_-

edited 9th Nov '16 3:55:03 AM by Euodiachloris

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#151802: Nov 9th 2016 at 3:52:42 AM

[up][up]Or ,pardon the term,really bitchy.

edited 9th Nov '16 3:53:13 AM by alekos23

lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#151803: Nov 9th 2016 at 3:56:20 AM

  • Israel's PM says he can "work" with Trump
  • Theresa May says that the Special Relationship is a thing
  • Angela Merkel says that she will work with Trump provided he not be homophobic, xenophobic, misogynist, racist, etc, etc.

May and Merkel are friends of HRC, and obviously wanted it to be an all-girl show.

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#151804: Nov 9th 2016 at 3:56:44 AM

Well, not necessarily flat-out evil. On the evil side of the moral scale, at least.

LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#151805: Nov 9th 2016 at 3:57:30 AM

I think people here are exaggerating, somewhat.

Trump will be, at worst, a transatlantic Berlusconi. Yes, the economy will likely take a hit, he'll try to (successfully or unsuccessfully) limit the autonomy of some of the executive branches, you'll probably see quite a few scandals regarding lewd conduct and corruption, immigration conditions will tighten and relations with certain nations will be put on ice for a while.

Democracy won't be abolished, death camps for minorities won't be set up, Trump won't keep sex slaves in the dungeons of the White House and there won't be a nuclear holocaust. Hell, I doubt we'll witness anything more than Libya-style interventions.

America is too big to fall. Even Dubya and his gang of neocons couldn't run it to the ground.

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#151806: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:00:00 AM

Civil rights though. Kinda a big thing for us, and quite fragile.

Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#151807: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:00:48 AM

Angela Merkel says that she will work with Trump provided he not be homophobic, xenophobic, misogynist, racist, etc, etc.

So in practice that's a no?

"Yup. That tasted purple."
optimusjamie Since: Jun, 2010
#151808: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:01:11 AM

[up][up][up]Aye. Trump & the GOP can do a lot of damage with the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court, but a lot of the worst predictions need the civil service and the military to be on board with them.

edited 9th Nov '16 4:02:28 AM by optimusjamie

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KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#151809: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:02:46 AM

I'm going to take a couple sick days and spend some time with my family - hopefully, that will help.

I pray that things won't be as bad as we fear, but that's really all I can do right now.

Anyway, I can't bring myself to watch all of the Daily Show's coverage just yet. Still, I think we could all use a bit of comedy, so here it is - your Moment of Zen.

Oh God! Natural light!
Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#151810: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:02:56 AM

The classic line here is that "yeah, if you're white male cisgender middle class, this probably won't affect you much. But if you take comfort in that, you're an asshole."

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#151811: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:02:58 AM

After Cameron on the island, le pen on the other side of the ride mucing around, the Bavarians fucing up and now Trump....I can see Angela probably running out of patience *fast*

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#151812: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:03:43 AM

I wish elections were less like sports matches.

PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#151813: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:03:48 AM

but the ultra-conservative agendas of people like Mike Pence don't exactly fill me with confidence.
On the other hand, Trump only accepted Pence (he wanted Christie) at the exchange of Christie being in charge of the Transition Team and the like.

So anything on the Executive is basically going to be Corrupt Toupee x Corrupt Governor's set up. I half get the impression Pence is going to be shoved into a closet while the real Mafiaso shit between Christie and Trump goes on.

But if you take comfort in that
I'm not, because I'm now worried about Paul Ryan getting his retarded restructing of Medicaid, Medicare, Food Stamps and the like rubber stamped.

edited 9th Nov '16 4:05:08 AM by PotatoesRock

lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#151814: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:06:04 AM

And that was actually her speech. "Congratulations. BUT..."

    Announced 

Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, TEXAS, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Missouri, Ohio, Florida, Idaho, North Carolina, Utah, Iowa, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maine Second District, Wisconsin, Alaska, Arizona

Vermont, Massachussetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, New Mexico, Virginia, Colorado, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Maine

    Leading 

Michigan, New Hampshire

Minnesota

    Other 

Michigan, New Hampshire, Nebraska Second District

  • Removing Democratic strongholds, Trump would need 28 States.
  • North Carolina extending voting time in 8 precincts
  • New Jersey announced Democrat as soon as voting closed, as votes are being counted it currently stands Republican lead [1]
    • Voting concludes. Democrat win in NJ.
  • One person dies after being shot on their way to a polling place in Los Angeles.
  • DOW Jones Futures down 300
  • Florida: (47.7:49.2) >99% reporting (10:50 pm ET)
    • Broward County 13 precincts not reporting
    • Palm Beach 27 precincts not reporting
    • Monroe County 1 precinct not reporting
    • Bay County: All precincts now reporting
    • Miami-Dade: All precincts now reporting
  • All States reporting except Alaska
  • Canada's Immigration website has crashed.
  • Clinton tweets "thank you for everything"; Democratic HQ in silence
  • Mexican peso crashes
  • Michigan, New Hampshire, too close to call
  • Nebraska District 2, too close to call
  • Trump's biggest demo. in Mid West "white women"
  • DOW Jones Futures down 800
    • Sterling rises
  • House of Representatives remains Republican
  • The BBC predict draw.
  • Javits Center, Democrat HQ, emptying
  • European markets open, down 4%.
  • Best Republican numbers since Bush Sr.
  • British morning papers announce Trump win.
  • Senate remains Republican with Pennsylvania win
  • Alaska, the final State to close polls, begins reporting with a Republican lead
  • DOW Jones suspended
  • US Dollar falls
  • Clinton calls Trump, concedes
  • Senate: +1 -1
  • House: +7 -7

Electoral College:

Clinton 218 | 289 Trump

Updates:

  •    President Trump   
  • Doesn't look like Nebraska 2, Minnesota, Michigan or New Hampshire will report until 19th.

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Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#151815: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:08:37 AM

Well i'm disappointed to say that my dad is pleased with this turn of events. He is also very amused that so many people are upset by this.

Uilleam Atlas from Scotland Since: Feb, 2013 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Atlas
#151816: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:10:48 AM

Jeez, how long has it been since I last crawled out of my hovel in We Are All Pokemon Trainers? Anyway...

TBH, if Clinton really did beat Trump in the popular vote, that's just another sign, alongside the Bush v Gore fiasco, of how screwed-up the American election system really is. Here in Britain, we're lucky enough to have something based purely on the popular vote, meaning the people are genuinely represented unless flagrant gerrymandering takes place. Meanwhile, Clarste's comment about big cities is indicative of how out of balance the electoral college system is. Not to mention how ridiculous it is that you have no coalition failsafe when an election turns out this close; we may have bitched and moaned about our own Cameron/Clegg coalition and its inability to get shit done, but it was universally acknowledged to be better than the alternative of a candidate who wasn't popular enough to deserve it getting the lion's share.

As for Trump's presidency... meh. Much as I may vehemently hate his supporters, my initial reaction to the guy himself claiming victory was less rage or fear and more this. He may talk big, but I get the distinct impression he's too incompetent to put his plans into motion with any sort of efficiency, especially when even a majority Republican congress is going to be fighting him tooth and nail throughout. And even then, 90% of his worst ideas would violate the constitution anyway, including stuff like the wall and mass ethnic deportation. So yeah, be bitter, maybe keep a lookout for armed militia types, but don't get too paranoid.

Tastes better on the way back down.
hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
coolest_guy
#151817: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:12:25 AM

I can hear the conservatives right now, I can almost taste the preemptive mocking.

Reflextion from a post-sanity world (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
#151818: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:12:58 AM

Well, here's to you, American Democracy *raises can of Java Monster*. You had a good run, but you pretty much set yourself up to fail the second you decided that stupid, uneducated, racist fuckwads deserve the same vote as everyone else.

Someone did tell me life was going to be this way.
Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#151819: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:12:59 AM

I hope to God some of you guys are right.

But if we start seeing "temporary relocation sites" (because we can't keep letting those animals pollute our communities, take our jobs, rape our women, and shoot our children) and "humane facilities" for processing 11 million people (before we shove them south of the border where they belong)...

I'll admit, I'm torn between taking advantage of my education and my class and getting the fuck out of this country the second I can. And staying.

I'm called to, and call others to recognize, the stories of people like Ralph Lazo, a Mexican/Irish American who volunteered to go to a Japanese American internment camp during World War 2.

edited 9th Nov '16 4:13:31 AM by Eschaton

Corvidae It's a bird. from Somewhere Else Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
It's a bird.
#151820: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:13:18 AM

The US election system looks needlessly complicated to me. But from what I've heard, I guess it's more or less over now?

Still a great "screw depression" song even after seven years.
Genesisera Archduke of Austria and Patarich of the House of Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Archduke of Austria and Patarich of the House of
#151821: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:13:44 AM

[up][up][up][up]Oh good lord, the predicted increased use of the word "cuck" will be unbearable.

[up] Until the next round of state elections.

edited 9th Nov '16 4:16:39 AM by Genesisera

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#151822: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:16:08 AM

Oh, Merkel's speech was pretty good...she basically said that as long as Trump keeps following the democratic principles, there is nothing to worry about...and then hinted that if he starts to dismantle them, all bets are off. But she has a lot of experience with Meglomaniacs, after all she has dealt with them for years.

lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#151823: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:18:09 AM

@Corvidae — not even close.They haven't finished counting the votes yet, so they've got to do that. The votes are officially confirmed later this month, and in December the Electoral College (given votes from the votes in this election) will vote for President.

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#151824: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:19:44 AM

[up][up]Again, in all likelihood, while a Trump Presidency wouldn't be a good thing, it probably won't be a catastrophe either. My best guess that is that while there might be some regressive laws and whatnot passed, for the most part, there isn't anything that's going to be really game-changing. It's not preferable, but it will most likely be something we can put up with.

edited 9th Nov '16 4:20:37 AM by kkhohoho

Reflextion from a post-sanity world (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
#151825: Nov 9th 2016 at 4:19:54 AM

As much as I'd like to GTFO to, well, anywhere where some semblance of sanity and decency still remain, doing that would leave my parents and sister to figure out how they're going to take care of things without me to come running at the drop of a hat - something that I've been tempted by more than once, to be sure, but still not an option, especially if it means having to deal with "normal" people.

So, ultimately, I'll most likely just do what I've always done: head down, get through the day, and try to resist the urge to swerve out of the way if I'm about to be run over by some idiot (haven't succeeded yet, but maybe I will some day).

edited 9th Nov '16 4:24:17 AM by Reflextion

Someone did tell me life was going to be this way.

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