tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post5839897714145896824..comments2024-03-21T12:20:09.085+01:00Comments on Totally Frenched Out: *Sad Face*Ksamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-32797415909283542352016-12-02T05:23:34.380+01:002016-12-02T05:23:34.380+01:00Even now, after all these days to get used to the ...Even now, after all these days to get used to the results, I'm hammered by sadness and fear. It beggars belief that people I know and respect could overlook this terrible man's obvious unsuitability. A man who can't be bothered to pay attention to anything but his own interests is going to be our PRESIDENT?! He's shooing away his briefers, even now, as I write. "Sweet mother of God, no! Please not this! Come on!" (As a recent New Yorker cover had it). You're lucky you live in France, Sam..Jadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067596120809727452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-32392927848981941522016-11-10T18:03:48.913+01:002016-11-10T18:03:48.913+01:00I too had a sneaking suspicion for awhile that it ...I too had a sneaking suspicion for awhile that it would actually happen as well... and now it has. Now reading plans for policies and changes in the new administration, I'm so concerned about what will be taken away from us - women's health care, environmental regulations, etc. <br /><br />While I don't at all agree with most of the Republican positions, one thing I'm kind of clinging to right now is that we do have three branches of government, and some of the things Trump is saying he'll do simply won't happen without the cooperation of the other branches. Already, people are saying they will not cooperate. Mitch McConnell has said the legislature will not get rid of NATO, and they will not discuss the wall. The CIA director said they would not undertake any interrogation techniques that are unconstitutional, and that Trump can fight it in court. Once people realize that re-negotiating trade deals will stop them from getting $3 shoes at Walmart, maybe they won't be so supportive of them anymore. <br /><br />That said, it's going to be a hard, awful four years... but I'm hoping that people will speak up enough to stop some of the damage. As far as normalizing racism and misogyny, well, that's already been done :( A Tankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081358741196043358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-67653339656864213582016-11-10T17:14:15.509+01:002016-11-10T17:14:15.509+01:00I surprisingly know no one who voted for Trump. I&...I surprisingly know no one who voted for Trump. I've been trying to focus on other things since yesterday since nothing really is making me feel better about this. If I were at work I'd probably be crying every time anyone asked me about it.<br /><br />2017 will be my first election voting in France. We've gotten a few FN prospectus in our mailbox and J is ready to put a "no FN" sign on it.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698619723127920555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-92137450743934811662016-11-10T14:32:07.765+01:002016-11-10T14:32:07.765+01:00many of us are still stunned...I walked around lik...many of us are still stunned...I walked around like a zombie yesterday....still unbelievable...the riots arent going to do anyone any good, we have peaceful transfers of power in this country...i cant quite bring myself to socialize yet with my friends here who voted for him...i need some time to decompress...Obama remains classy to the end...just hope the next guy can represent us with half as much elegance...be careful, Le Pen is lurking in francemelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.com