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This country is completely broken (Original Post) red dog 1 6 hrs ago OP
I am not sure about that, is it the chicken or the egg? Bev54 4 hrs ago #1
As a distant observer . . . Aussie105 4 hrs ago #2
There went my Boomer retirement. BidenRocks 3 hrs ago #4
Agreed Grim Chieftain 3 hrs ago #3
Billionaires and cable news brainrot did it. Initech 2 hrs ago #5

Bev54

(13,525 posts)
1. I am not sure about that, is it the chicken or the egg?
Mon May 25, 2026, 06:20 PM
4 hrs ago

The broken racists and people who voted for him are a big part of the problem and they are not going away.

Aussie105

(8,205 posts)
2. As a distant observer . . .
Mon May 25, 2026, 06:23 PM
4 hrs ago

All I can say is, the country is fine, just struggling somewhat currently.

It's just that somehow, it is currently led by people who are incompetent and borderline insane.

Once that problem is solved, with the death of Trump and the disintegration of the Cult of Trump, there is a lot of work to be done to fix everything.

BidenRocks

(3,530 posts)
4. There went my Boomer retirement.
Mon May 25, 2026, 07:31 PM
3 hrs ago

I can't spend because he will cut SS payments!
Our money! What happened to the Security part?
We don't need the stress and uncertainty.
That will kill us before anything else.

Recall the Strawberry scene in "Soylent Green"?
I look at a thick steak like that.
I refuse to pay!

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