So, what's it gonna be?

[Slacks 6,921]

Prognosticate.

I'm curious what people think is next.

I know what I believe, but I want to hear from y'all (both sides, as you say).

Now what?

[Zepol87 9,263]

It’s fucked and I’m fighting every trumper at thanksgiving

[Slacks 6,921]

1 minute ago, Zepol87 said:

It’s fucked and I’m fighting every trumper at thanksgiving

I'm gonna hang out with some Sunday and have a blast.

[The Dog 44,210]

I’m gonna enjoy my tax cuts and laugh at all the stupid motherfuckers who are worse off and voted for Trump.

 

Edited November 7 by The Dog

[Hank_Hill 19,001]

10 minutes ago, The Dog said:

I’m gonna enjoy my tax cuts and laugh at all the stupid motherfuckers who are worse off and voted for Trump.

 

Yea, at this point it’s hard to feel bad for the demographics that are about to be shit on when they’re the ones that voted him in. Crushed for those that didn’t though. Me and mine will be fine. 

[mchookem 16,562]

gonna be a whole lot of

[David Dennison 19,131]

He'll overreach, just like last time, which will lead to a loss of the House in 2026. Depending on the state of the economy, he might screw things up just enough to get a Democrat voted back into the White House in 2028.

Or he'll take the extremely good hand he's been dealt and play it well enough to ensure a Republican successor.

But more likely than not, I don't know shit about fuck.

Edited November 7 by David Dennison

[WhatTheBuck 28,842]

40 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Yea, at this point it’s hard to feel bad for the demographics that are about to be shit on when they’re the ones that voted him in. Crushed for those that didn’t though. Me and mine will be fine. 

If by “mine” you mean you have kids then they will definitely not be “fine” because they’re future world just became a lot more problematic. We just got set back even further on solving the problems presented by global warming. On November 5 when we set a new record in Central Ohio with a high of 80 degrees on Election Day, we elected a science-denying president who believes global warming is a hoax and renewable energy is dangerous. If you are a parent then your children and grandchildren and all your future progeny in the next several generations just got fucked worse than they already were. 

[David Dennison 19,131]

2 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

If by “mine” you mean you have kids then they will definitely not be “fine” because they’re future world just became a lot more problematic. We just got set back even further on solving the problems presented by global warming. On November 5 when we set a new record in Central Ohio with a high of 80 degrees on Election Day, we elected a science-denying president who believes global warming is a hoax and renewable energy is dangerous. If you are a parent then your children and grandchildren and all your future progeny in the next several generations just got fucked worse than they already were. 

Thanks a lot, democracy.

Jerk.

[Hank_Hill 19,001]

18 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

If by “mine” you mean you have kids then they will definitely not be “fine” because they’re future world just became a lot more problematic. We just got set back even further on solving the problems presented by global warming. On November 5 when we set a new record in Central Ohio with a high of 80 degrees on Election Day, we elected a science-denying president who believes global warming is a hoax and renewable energy is dangerous. If you are a parent then your children and grandchildren and all your future progeny in the next several generations just got fucked worse than they already were. 

Yea I just meant socioeconomically. Climate is already past proper fucked regardless of who is in office. 

[ChiTownDoc 21,238]

1 hour ago, The Dog said:

I’m gonna enjoy my tax cuts and laugh at all the stupid motherfuckers who are worse off and voted for Trump.

 

Looking at PJ’s.  Chartering doesn’t have the same feel.  And I can thank a bunch of dumbfucks lining my pockets.  

[tx 3 putt 77,960]

1 hour ago, David Dennison said:

He'll overreach, just like last time, which will lead to a loss of the House in 2026. Depending on the state of the economy, he might screw things up just enough to get a Democrat voted back into the White House in 2028.

Or he'll take the extremely good hand he's been dealt and play it well enough to ensure a Republican successor.

But more likely than not, I don't know shit about fuck.

 

one thing trump has been consistent at his entire life, he fucks up over and over and over 

[Xminus6 814]

2 hours ago, The Dog said:

I’m gonna enjoy my tax cuts and laugh at all the stupid motherfuckers who are worse off and voted for Trump.

 

Right there with you. That chart that showed how each income class would fare under each candidate’s economic plan had us FIRMLY in the black. I live in California with my two daughters, so we’re relatively safe in that regard. We can easily absorb an increase in the cost of goods. I’m exploring which investing strategies to use in the case of massive inflation and an economic downturn.

The people who most wanted to vote him into office are the ones who will be most hurt by it and I’m here for it. I’m in the leopards eating faces phase now.

[WhatTheBuck 28,842]

4 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

If by “mine” you mean you have kids then they will definitely not be “fine” because they’re future world just became a lot more problematic. We just got set back even further on solving the problems presented by global warming. On November 5 when we set a new record in Central Ohio with a high of 80 degrees on Election Day, we elected a science-denying president who believes global warming is a hoax and renewable energy is dangerous. If you are a parent then your children and grandchildren and all your future progeny in the next several generations just got fucked worse than they already were. 

*their

[DigglerontheHoof 21,307]

5 hours ago, The Dog said:

I’m gonna enjoy my tax cuts and laugh at all the stupid motherfuckers who are worse off and voted for Trump.

 

Same here.  I'll likely take home more money under dotard.  I will be enjoying a boatload of:

scha·den·freu·de

/ˈSHädənˌfroidə/

noun

noun: Schadenfreude; noun: schadenfreude

pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

"a business that thrives on schadenfreude"

[Balcones 312]

Trump knows what to do to unite everyone. Both D and R want to pack the Supreme Court. With him gaining control, this would be a great bipartisan accomplishment he will target right off the bat.

i read a ton of posts in The Supremes thread. I think the consensus was for him to get the court up to 15.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,284]

5 hours ago, The Dog said:

I’m gonna enjoy my tax cuts and laugh at all the stupid motherfuckers who are worse off and voted for Trump.

 

You’re a multi-billionaire?  Nice humblebrag.

[Evil Bill Obrien 3,333]

5 hours ago, David Dennison said:

He'll overreach, just like last time, which will lead to a loss of the House in 2026. Depending on the state of the economy, he might screw things up just enough to get a Democrat voted back into the White House in 2028.

Or he'll take the extremely good hand he's been dealt and play it well enough to ensure a Republican successor.

But more likely than not, I don't know shit about fuck.

Pretty much exactly this, also in my estimation the more Trump economic policy that gets enacted, the worse the economy will be around midterms so while Donald thinks he is winning, he is really losing things for MAGA GOP in 2026. Gonna have survivor guilt for a while as being a mid 30s white man, things will likely shake out just fine for me at least at first. Will be preparing for the eventual "well they finally came for me" over the next couple months before Jan 20th.

[G650 14,303]

1 minute ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

Gonna have survivor guilt for a while as being a mid 30s white man

Not me. I am surprisingly serene, not at all what I expected.

[Underdog 28,881]

Let me sleep on it I’ll give you answer in the morning. 

[kevwun 15,944]

I'm learning to play the fiddle, so I can play it while Rome burns.

[Hefeweizen 5,361]

6 hours ago, Slacks said:

Prognosticate.

I'm curious what people think is next.

I know what I believe, but I want to hear from y'all (both sides, as you say).

Now what?

The exit polls don’t lie.  Men making under 100k elected Trump.  It was all economic pain and immigration.  Democrats suck at messaging.  Democracy out front is not the issue.

Abortion is a niche issue and identity politics really only works for certain races.  Trump would have won in 2020 but for the Rona.

I am going to sit in my corner with my tax cuts coming and count my blessings.  We’re going to see some shit I think, so I’m going to make sure my kids are ok and their future secured.  
 

I am going to be a lot more transactional about things and I am definitely retiring sooner than I thought because I do think there will be a housing bubble coming with low interest rates being pushed hard.  
 

Inflation is going to come hard in about two to three years after we start QE in February again.

[G650 14,303]

5 minutes ago, Hefeweizen said:

I am going to be a lot more transactional about things

100% this.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,558]

54 minutes ago, Balcones said:

Trump knows what to do to unite everyone. Both D and R want to pack the Supreme Court. With him gaining control, this would be a great bipartisan accomplishment he will target right off the bat.

i read a ton of posts in The Supremes thread. I think the consensus was for him to get the court up to 15.

Think he would add 6 spots and not pack the court with 6 more 40-year old conservatives hand picked by the heritage foundation, you know the project 2025 sponsors.

[smuggs 9,357]

 

[Incredulity 11,717]

9 minutes ago, Hefeweizen said:

I am going to be a lot more transactional about things

Say more, please.  

[Chuckie Finster 22,784]

Think he would add 6 spots and not pack the court with 6 more 40-year old conservatives hand picked by the heritage foundation, you know the project 2025 sponsors.

Yeah no shit, Balcones is trolling.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,558]

I’ve set up a decent life for myself and I’m an oldish white guy so I expect to do well under a Trump presidency. Did great under his previous admin and even better under Biden. Still I vote for Dems because it’s the right path for future success for more Americans.

Won’t have any sympathy when many Trump voters struggle. I guess the ones who compete with illegal immigrants for jobs will do better. Not sure about other lower wage voters. Their losing will show the libs up.

[DigglerontheHoof 21,307]

My guess is they're going to try and create a Reichstag fire-type of event.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire

I don't think they'll burn down the Captiol or anything but they're going to create an event traumatic enough to suspend civil liberties and go from there.  It will likely be "illegal immigrant" related. 

It likely won't happen b/c dotard is such a moron, but some of his cult is smarter than he is, so we'll see. 

[Balcones 312]

24 minutes ago, Hefeweizen said:

The exit polls don’t lie.  Men making under 100k elected Trump.  It was all economic pain and immigration.  Democrats suck at messaging.  Democracy out front is not the issue.

Abortion is a niche issue and identity politics really only works for certain races.  Trump would have won in 2020 but for the Rona.

I am going to sit in my corner with my tax cuts coming and count my blessings.  We’re going to see some shit I think, so I’m going to make sure my kids are ok and their future secured.  
 

I am going to be a lot more transactional about things and I am definitely retiring sooner than I thought because I do think there will be a housing bubble coming with low interest rates being pushed hard.  
 

Inflation is going to come hard in about two to three years after we start QE in February again.

Let me get this straight. You are going to enjoy lower taxes, keep your kids safe, secure their future, and retire early? All while Trump is President? 
 

Fuck Trump. This sounds horrific.

[AnTiM 1,679]

This group of winning voters will be voted "Idiots of the Millennium" by the rest of the free voting world for reelecting the asshole responsible for the Capitol riot in Jan. 2020 by calling that election rigged and telling them "It will be wild" after he was shown in a video from Dec. 18, 2019  being told by a group of his top advisors that there was absolutely no indication of any such interference.

Edited November 7 by AnTiM
correct date

[David Dennison 19,131]

5 minutes ago, Balcones said:

Let me get this straight. You are going to enjoy lower taxes, keep your kids safe, secure their future, and retire early? All while Trump is President? 
 

Fuck Trump. This sounds horrific.

Trump is Trump, though. If history is any indication, he'll screw it up.

[Pato del Muerto 52,902]

45 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Let me sleep on it I’ll give you answer in the morning. 

I gotta know right now

[G650 14,303]

There's really no clearer divide than some of us care less about our immediate short term gain than we do the health of society writ large, and some people can't grasp that concept whatsoever.

[Iceman 2,811]

There's also a significant portion of our society that believes "the man" owes them something, and in some cases, a lot.

 

I'm interested in the comment upstream about "being more transactional" about things.  What does that mean to Hefe and/ or others?  How does that affect G650's statement?

Edited November 7 by Iceman

[DigglerontheHoof 21,307]

3 minutes ago, G650 said:

There's really no clearer divide than some of us care less about our immediate short term gain than we do the health of society writ large, and some people can't grasp that concept whatsoever.

And the irony of ironies....it's the Christians who don't care about others.

Christianity is a wart on the ass of humanity.   The Christian posters in this forum are proof positive.  Scum. 

Edited November 7 by DigglerontheHoof

[G650 14,303]

3 minutes ago, Iceman said:

There's also a significant portion of our society that believes "the man" owes them something, and in some cases, a lot.

 

I'm interested in the comment upstream about "being more transactional" about things.  What does that mean to Hefe and/ or others?  How does that affect G650's statement?

 

You know what transactional means, right?

[kevwun 15,944]

It means taking care of your own family and close friends and fuck everyone else.  Idiots wanted this, now they can reap the whirlwind.

Edited November 7 by kevwun

[Iceman 2,811]

4 minutes ago, G650 said:

 

You know what transactional means, right?

of course.  I'ma get mine.  Wanted to hear the context though.

[G650 14,303]

1 minute ago, Iceman said:

of course.  I'ma get mine.  Wanted to hear the context though.

No, it means that if there is immediate value in the interaction for me, sure I'll partake. If not, I'm not helping you.

[Iceman 2,811]

Just now, G650 said:

No, it means that if there is immediate value in the interaction for me, sure I'll partake. If not, I'm not helping you.

So...no more taxes.  No more FICA deductions?  Cool.  Enjoy.

[Captainant 27,990]

3 minutes ago, Iceman said:

of course.  I'ma get mine.  Wanted to hear the context though.

I foresee this as more oligarchy moves. Musk threw in with Trump's campaign and I anticipate him to be richly and publicly rewarded for it. That's a signal that trumpco is open for business to trade favor for favor and pick winners and losers based on their "donors" wishes

[Iceman 2,811]

That is VERY unique to Trump.

So do we see an impact on Musk's business endeavors, with regard to consumer backlash?  Are the Trump parades gonna have Teslas now?

(That premise is hilariously funny to me on multiple fronts, BTW)

Edited November 7 by Iceman

[G650 14,303]

1 minute ago, Iceman said:

So...no more taxes.  No more FICA deductions?  Cool.  Enjoy.

I know reading isn't necessarily your strong suit, but I'm pretty flummoxed how you got there from what I wrote.

[Balcones 312]

3 minutes ago, Captainant said:

I foresee this as more oligarchy moves. Musk threw in with Trump's campaign and I anticipate him to be richly and publicly rewarded for it. That's a signal that trumpco is open for business to trade favor for favor and pick winners and losers based on their "donors" wishes

How do the democrats work?

[Iceman 2,811]

6 minutes ago, G650 said:

No, it means that if there is immediate value in the interaction for me, sure I'll partake. If not, I'm not helping you.

This is what you wrote.  i interpreted it how you wrote it.

[Incredulity 11,717]

1 minute ago, Balcones said:

How do the democrats work?

Altruism and Unicorn piss

[G650 14,303]

Just now, Iceman said:

This is what you wrote.  i interpreted it how you wrote it.

You think paying the IRS taxes constitutes an interpersonal interaction?

[troph 24,929]

Provided Trump doesn’t nationalize social issues we will watch Paxton and continue our plans to relocate based on the Texas DOT ID dispute, see what happens with the courts on that, but other than move out of state so my existence isn’t threatened further we will do like the rest and enjoy our tax cuts and build more houses and lawyer more clients. I’ve got some leads on a few opportunities that could be very lucrative, they were there anyway Trump has nothing to do with them, but distract myself by making more. thats M-F type stuff.

climate change is the big one, I’m distraught over what it means for my sons, one was terribly upset yesterday. It’s hard not to be he has no ability to participate and he sees really dumb dude bros high fiving in the hallways over trumps win. This should be the single issue we all vote for but it somehow never is.

other than that as I’ve said on other threads, we will do what humans should do, raise my sons to understand how powerful the algorithm is, practice putting phones down, avoid big tech social media, cook together, eat together, enjoy the outdoors more, enjoy our hobbies, find opportunities to give back and help others, we will build stronger relationships and practice gratitude until we have a shot and fighting this nonsense again. 

Edited November 7 by troph

[Iceman 2,811]

2 minutes ago, G650 said:

You think paying the IRS taxes constitutes an interpersonal interaction?

That qualifier was not in the post.  Thanks for adding the context.

Is this where I drop the good reading insult?  No.  Let's just have the discussion, shall we?

Edited November 7 by Iceman