History Will Not Forget

Seth Andrews has thoughts on the 2024 presidential election.

[accuratealloys]

Who would have thought that “They’re eating the dogs” was a better message than “We’ll help you buy a home”?

[NorthernMike]

What really bothers me is not what we have learned about trump, it's what we have learned about our relatives, friends and neighbors.

[supernaturalta]

"History will not forget."
History might not forget, but people forget history, which is how and why we got Trump in the first place.

[desmcharris]

Your words are heart breaking, truthful and accurate. The comments I just looked over are raw and honest. We the World are in deep shock and terror of the choice your 70millon+ fellow Americans have made. Please know you are not alone.

[van]

I feel betrayed. Those who did this are saying to those of us disabled living on social security and medical benefits that they don't care what will happen to us.

[Lighthouse]

I’m a 21 year old with lupus and autoimmune liver disease and I’m terrified of health insurance companies being able to deny people with pre existing health conditions again. The affordable care act saves millions of Americans every year.

[aubreyleonae]

Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3 while 1/3 watches." Werner Herzog

[petejuzwin]

I’m almost happy that my parents aren’t alive to see what has been happening.
My parents were both immigrants, my father fought in the Second World War in the Russian army against the German nightmare and after the war he was able to escape the terror of the Soviet Union. He loved America and he felt it stood for. He would have been horrified to see what’s coming. This video hits the mail on the head. Thank you so much for producing it and sharing your thoughts.

[xhrsex]

"when you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders."

- George Carlin

[nerdysister]

Good message. My wife and I left the US a few years ago after they stonewalled the Jan 6 committee. While we still keep watching the US, we might have to actually check out for good, for our mental health. I will say to whoever reads this, the years I've been away gave me a lot of perspective that daily life in the US is not normal. That country was founded and run by religious fanatics since the 1600s and it permeates in their culture.

[cambriaweeden]

For 25 years, I labored under the delusions that Americans are good people. Now I’m realizing that this was never true. My faith in this country is utterly shattered.

[mikeallen]

I am an 80 year old American who has spent my entire adult life living and working abroad, but always feeling the longing expatriates have to return to their homeland. My desire to go "home" finally left me after this election.

[fubartotale]

"The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and told them that because his handle was wood, he was one of them."

Polish proverb

[jameshopkins]

“The government you elect is the government you deserve.”
― Thomas Jefferson

[jjohnsueb]

I cannot, in good conscience, support or vote for a candidate who demonstrates little or no respect for moral or ethical principles. Leadership demands integrity, honesty, and a commitment to the greater good of humanity. When a candidate lacks these basic fundamentals it undermines the trust and confidence that the public places in their leaders. So, voting for such a candidate would be a disservice to the values and principles that are the foundation of a just and fair society. The cult of an Autocrat has spoken, and chosen a leader. Thank you, Seth, for offering a semi-bright light of hope in this post election distress.

[danbelden]

A great summation of what’s happening in our country!

[jennifertripp]

Thank you Seth you said all the things I’ve been feeling. This one hurts, a lot. When Kamala said “we are not going back” I was so sure she was right. I thought Americans would do better and reject the chaos, hatred, bigotry, lies and corruption but they didn’t. They turned out in droves for the senile old con man. It’s a sad day for America and this democratic experiment.

[arestheatheist]

"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."

- Carl Sagan,

The Demon-Haunted World

[macsgrandma]

I despise the America of 2024. I would leave this country if I had the resources to do so.

[barbharmgar]

Thank you, just thank you….I am still in the despair, however I believe your message to keep trying and not succumb to the resignation. I am old, but I am willing to stand tall. Thank you.