Leaving the Planet a Better Place
Though the question posed here is obviously rhetorical, let me take a stab: the Vietnam era.
Before that time, there was great unanimity among Americans that government existed, at least in part, to take care of those least able to take care of themselves. Below is a summary of the GOP platform in 1956; note how similar to today’s Democratic values this is.
Especially over the last 40 years, the entire country, at least the two main political parties, has shifted hard to the right, and the GOP finds itself in a place so far to the right that it has never existed in this country’s history. (more…)
Regarding the meme here, a reader notes: You could make a case that any Republican would have failed at a second term. Republicans fight to eliminate budget stuff like FEMA and Pandemic Response teams. They are not planners, so all of them would likely have failed COVID response. 
It’s been so long since the Democratic primaries that I forgot how ferociously intelligent Pete Buttigieg is–until I saw him hand this lady her head on live television (see below).
From a reader:
For the months running up to the presidential election, the great American pastime has become predicting its outcome. In the case of Trump and Biden, perhaps it is a good idea to remind ourselves of the adage above. Young people have energy, enthusiasm, and, in general, liberalism. By contrast, old people have slowed down, but have rambled around this planet long enough to have learned a great deal by way of the variety of their lived experiences. 
Amy Barrett, Trump’s pick to replace Justice Ginsburg, has implied that she opposes the landmark 2007 decision 
The lady here makes a good point; people wouldn’t be coming out of the woodwork to vote if things were rolling along just fine.
Love the meme here. Now that’s funny.
At the risk of coming off as pedantic, though it’s true that Trump has “gutted” us, it hasn’t been for nothing.
I offer the meme here as evidence backing my theory that Trump supporters are slowly being driven out of existence by their own actions.
