What Happened?
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (193602)
Boise, Idaho
September 11, 2026 1:47pm CST
I came across a discussion on Facebook asking the question "Where did the evil ugliness we see in the U.S. come from?" I also saw a meme from the actor Jeff Daniels that really made sense and tended to explain it all very well. Some of the things he said were that we lost morality, decency, respect for the rule of law, we normalized verbal abuse, and integrity went out the window.
Cheers to you Jeff Daniels. (Wasn't he in Dumb and Dumber?)
And he ended by saying that "He (we all know who 'He' is) represents everything wrong not just with America, but with humanity as well."
Hurray! I think a lot of people who are decent people are wondering what happened. When did this ugliness start? It started with Trump. He made the people who questioned authority, wanted things their way, disrespected those who were different from them, etc. He made them feel okay to finally come out of their closets and be heard. He normalized and made it okay to stop going by societies laws and do their ugly and horrific thing. We need to get him out of office and get people back on the straight and narrow.
What do you think? Do you agree?
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@AmbiePam (126898)
• United States
19h
I believe it started with Bill Clinton and the subsequent attacks on Monica Lewinsky. His lies and other untoward actions with woman brought out a lot of ugliness in people. Do NOT get me wrong: Trump blows everyone out of the water. But this began decades ago when we threw a woman under the bus to protect a President’s lies. Very familiar to today.
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@celticeagle (193602)
• Boise, Idaho
19h
Perhaps so. Yeah, Trump is a major freak. They all look stellar in contrast to him.
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@wolfgirl569 (140381)
• Marion, Ohio
15h
It has got worse with Rump. But I started seeing a lot of hate when Obama was running. Too many couldn't stand a black man getting that far.
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@sallypup (69837)
• Centralia, Washington
14h
@wolfgirl569 That was amazing that Obama got in. He is a good man. I hope his being president did not motivate the devils among us to do more evil.
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@sallypup (69837)
• Centralia, Washington
17h
Look at the Bible. I can hardly read much of the old testament. God and whoever is forever smiting somebody. Just ugly. Trump's behavior has normalized boorish, racist behavior. The Law is not smacking him the way the Law would smack us common people. White Supremacy and the KKK can now prance around in broad daylight without fear. Hell has always been here but it is now okay to show it off. No I don't like this and no I don't agree with this being moral.
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