What frickin' bizarro world did I wake up in?

[elisi]

I feel like Cordy:

Cordelia: Spike's a hero and you're CEO of Hell, Incorporated. What frickin' bizarro world did I wake up in?

Seriously. What IS this?

Anderson Cooper is trying to normalize ultra-racist Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck is vehemently protesting it. This is our world now, folks. https://t.co/TfM6AxClCO

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) November 16, 2016

Also, Jon Stewart argues against the idea that all Trump voters are racist (I have not watched it, but the ONTD crowd are NOT happy)

Here's Miss Manners explaining the problem (x):



FYI I have added two more tags:

darkest timeline (usa)
This is for stuff to do with Fuckface von Clownstick and the fallout from the administration

never give up never surrender
This is for stuff you can do, how to protest etc etc.

And finally, re. normalisation, I went and found this passage:

There are now a good many summer visitors to the village. The bathing-beach by the pier, with its array of banners, begins to look like a medieval camp. Each family has its own enormous hooded wicker beach-chair, and each chair flies a little flag. There are the German city-flags – Hamburg, Hanover, Dresden, Rostock and Berlin, as well as the National, Republican and Nazi colours. Each chair is encircled by a low sand bulwark upon which the occupants have set inscriptions in fir-cones: Familie Walter. Stahlhelm. Heil Hitler! Many of the forts are also decorated with the Nazi swastika. The other morning I saw a child of about five years old, stark naked, marching along all by himself with a swastika flag over his shoulder and singing “Deutschland über allies.”

The little Doctor fairly revels in this atmosphere. Nearly every morning he arrives, on a missionary visit, to our fort. “You really ought to come round to the other beach,” he tells us. “It’s much more amusing there. I’d introduce you to come nice girls. The young people here are a magnificent lot! I, as a doctor, know how to appreciate them. The other day I was over at Hiddensee. Nothing but Jews! It’s a pleasure to get back here and see real Nordic types!”
Christopher Isherwood, The Berlin Novels

Oh, and BRITISH PEOPLE! Here's a petition for you:

Do not make Nigel Farage a lord
IT HAS LESS THAN 9000 SIGNATURES!

Comments

[sea_thoughts]

I understand what Jon Stewart is trying to say BUT the fact is that people who voted for Trump or a third party decided that the rights of minorities aren't important, that the rights of women aren't important, that their dislike for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is more important than the lives of anyone who isn't white and/or straight. And that's racist.

Wake me up when 2016 ends.

[lynnenne]

This.

[elisi]

And that's racist.
Yup. If the racism (etc) wasn't a deal breaker... why not?

Wake me up when 2016 ends.
You want to wake up when Trump actually become President???

[sea_thoughts]

No, I just want this year to be over.

[elisi]

Fair nuff. (Although I'm keeping today, it's Miss M's 18th...)

[sea_thoughts]

Happy Birthday to Miss M, who shares her birthday with the Moff. :) Today is a good day, we can certainly keep it.

[elisi]

Thank you!

Although The Moff's was yesterday. :)

[sea_thoughts]

D'oh! Still, what's 24 hours?