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I love that song .... always thought of it as a goal to attain, rather than something that should already exist, but doesn't yet.. Even the key, (plain-jane old C major) is evocative of the almost impossibility of attaining what the song represents. *I don't think the world has recognized the enormity of his talents yet. (rhetorical answer) Yep. Attended another one earlier this afternoon. Started out with about 150 people, a month+ ago. Today, it was not quite 900. I should state that this County (Broward) is the most reliably Democratic in the State of FL. When the Republican members of the House won't even attend the normal, long, loooong standing "town hall" meetings with their constituents, and the Democratic office-holders in the area attend instead, there's nothing "normal" afoot at all. More, it's happening in every State in the Union. The R's don't even have enough backbone to meet with the residents of their districts. More, this is happening nation wide, daily, not just here and there. The local republican office-holders don't even have the balls to face their own constituents !!!

Welllll .... I used to keep a cumdump for a few years ..... and yes, enabling him, being a part of him taking loads was like throwing a lit match on a thousand-year-old pile of fir-tree branches. More, his Hole was thick with curly black hair .... somebody just below my belt is wide awake just recalling it .....

Well, how about "experienced"? Add an "s" if you'd like. Most bottoms appreciate a Top that knows what he's doing (which "(s)experience' is gained by countless rehearsals of those particular acts applicable).

To the O.P, I guess I'd just say I don't think I've ever been afraid to "try" something I wanted to try. Once done, I know if I want to keep after that particular depravity or just move on to try something else I hadn't. If X act didn't appeal in the first place, it wouldn't appeal in the thousandth place either, with the inverse being equally true.

I don't think I ever bothered to start counting. All I cared was "on to the next one".

Yeah - it has been ever thus with the Dems. Probably will continue until there's no more anything anymore too. It's not that they can't - it's that they won't. It goes against the grain for virtually all Dems. There's a strong sense of standing fast for core beliefs, and simply not bending on them. Justice, equal rights before the law, regardless of race, national origin, etc etc. The shit the R's pull, is simply beneath most Democrats. R's stand for restricting rights; D's stand for expanding them.

I'd call you a regular guy - maybe with a more *refined* sense of tastes - but a hot, pig-minded regular guy ......

NO. Real estate is really off the rails, at least in Ft. L. I get scam calls all damn day long from realtors wanting to "represent" my house. According to these realtors, my house is worth 4 times what I paid for it (and that's with zero improvements in the city infrastructure / services). Tons of places on the market. I actually saw one of these "tiny houses" being dragged into the back yard of a house in the next block.

At this point, I doubt anyoe would disagree - and we still have quite while to get through before he's gone.

First, a clarification of something that I stated poorly above: There are not over one hundred thousand demonstrations daily here, but there are over 100 thousand Americans participating daily in demonstrations nationwide, in "red" states and "blue" states alike. To your current post, of course the US has wielded that "soft power" richly throughout the world, and for a long, long time. That seems to be the nature of Nations that can get away with it, and from time immemorial. Those nations that can, will. The difference currently is, the implicit and active bias against other nations that has not been present before. The Administration arguing that USAID should be cancelled because it's a waste of time and, of course, money, is an outrage against humanity. Please don't ask why the Administration has done shit like this, since I cannot possibly come up with a reason. It's not to save a fukkin dollar - that's certain. The Administration is peddling hatreds of long, long standing by a segment of Americans, who - for some reason - actually believe that their racial origins bestow some sort of superior status, compared to other Americans not of that same origin. This has been the curse of this nation since the first invaders landed at Plymouth Rock, and it has yet to be dealt with. There can be no dispute that Americans who are interested in restoring America to some semblance of it's former reputation simply must clear out this ancient curse of our nation. Look carefully, deep down in between the cracks in the facade, and this is exactly what a seeker will find. Agreed. But that's not the cause Mr. Trump wants; he wants disruption, he wants to be the Dear Leader - worshipped as a savior by throngs of adoring idiots. This is why his Cabinet is falling apart - barely weeks after being formed. Hegseth - utterly, completely, totally unqualified to do anything other than be a Fox tv show host, installed as Sec'y of Defense ??? What more crystalline example could there be of the totally utterly depravity of the current resident of the White House? "Playing nicely" is exactly what Mr. T doesn't want. First, thanks for providing that most interesting link. It's something I'd not known, but now I do, so thanks. And yes, the parallels are impossible to miss. Actually, it's really pitiful how much Mr. T. craves attention, adoration. Leaders of Nations know from the get-go that they don't need to be "loved", they need to be "obeyed". It must be a terrible burden to bear, reaching almost eight decades of living, and failing at every worthwhile project he ever attempted. He's become a parody of what he tried to hard to achieve.

And therein lies the crux of the problem. The man is sorely lacking in mental acuity, yet presumes himself a self-proclaimed genius. He has failed at every business-venture he's attempted, he's lost many fortunes to his incompetence. Everything he touches turns to shit. That said, just like most con-men, he's captured the minds of many with his false promises, but the piper is dancing down the lane, coming to be paid soon. It's the SCOTUS that I'm watching now. It infamous two rabid Trumpies are standing alone now, and 2 to 7 isn't going to get Mr. T anywhere. His inflated ego is going to also be the instrument of his destruction.

I've been wondering why the OP'er would have asked the initial question, which was "Aren't Americans concerned by the loss of trust? (no visible reaction from the public)" Perhaps the reason the original poster asked this is because he lives elsewhere* - not in the US - and the broadcasters in his area may not be covering this issue in depth. The major media coverage of the mass protests is ubiquitous here - every newscast on every major channel carries video of hundreds and hundreds of protesters, most with hand-made protest signs, from very small towns to major metropolitan cities with thousands of protesters, also with their handmade signs. These protests are occurring daily, and from one end of the US to the other, ranging from many hundreds of people in small towns to many thousands in larger cities, from the Northern borders to the Southern. From the Eastern boarders to the Western. On a daily basis. This kind of turnout to protest against the US Government's actions have never been seen before, rivaled only by the Peace Demonstrations during the Nam years. Americans are indeed very concerned about the loss of trust in our Government, the Leadership thereof, as well as numerous more focused causes. Little old ladies, young kids, and everything in-between is out there every damn day protesting what's happening in the US Government. Most Americans have indeed lost trust in their Government, and are in the streets - in their thousands - on a daily basis - protesting the state of affairs in the US. It may be that there are some supporters of the Administration that are also demonstrating somewhere, but Fox media can't afford to cover these other events. Or won't. If they even exist. One type of demonstration that I completely disagree with, are the attacks on Tesla cars. The folks who bought Tesla's were trying to do the responsible thing, avoiding gasoline-powered cars in favor of electric cars, and none of us knew what a craven creature Musk was until quite recently. It sounds to me like he's the one whose teetering on the brink of being sent to El Salvador. *and perhaps not in a major population center in Europe; that isn't made clear (and I'm not saying it should be - only that he may not be aware of the more enormous, granular, daily events taking place daily in the US).

Actually, there are indeed a number of political 'parties' here in the US. You're correct though, in stating that there are only 2 "major" political parties: the conservatives and the liberals, with the majority of Americans belonging to one or the other. That history (conservative vs liberals) has occurred in dozens and dozens of countries through the centuries, and that's as it should be. Power should shift between the two, which keeps the nation(s) on a more steady course than if one party dominated most of the time. I don't know where in the EU you are, and I'm not asking - n.o.m.b. That said, there are almost certainly a couple of "major" parties and a handful of "minor" political parties in most, if not all, of the EU nations. The minor parties seldom get as much press as the major ones, which is also the case here in the US. We have a number of minor parties (numerically), and they offer insights from the far, far right to the even farther left. Every one gets to assess on their own, and join (or not) whatever political mess that appeals most to them. I would think that in almost every modern nation there is a similar situation. Conservatives, Liberals, nutcases, idiots, carnival escapees, the whole wax ball of humanity. Regrettably however, occasionally a mickey slips through - which is what happened here in the US. What's interesting though, is the why .....

Actually, I think it's Trump that has made Trump look like an idiot. Anyone that pays the slightest measure of attention to world affairs knows that Putin is a guileless thug, and plays the other one like a fiddler at a barn dance. It appears, however, that one of T's most egregious errors (Hegseth) is about to be ameliorated. That drunken idiot (apologies to all the other idiots) has managed to fuck up again - and the tv is full of commentaries about how soon he'll be bounced. Sounds like it might be a day or three. To our RC friends, the rest of us are sorry for your estimable loss. He was a truly good and decent man. Pax.

Interesting post. Some folks have no problem whatsoever reaching inside themselves, flipping on the "Mr/Ms personality" switch, and making stuff like you described work well for them. Then, there are others who couldn't do that on a bet. Most of us are a mix of the two, but it's an interesting set-up to at least offer the potential. There can always be pleasant surprises - like the "hinge" you discovered. That said, it's just fine that it's a one&done thing too.