# The New Normal **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 6, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650 "2019-03-06T20:47:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/1 "2019-03-06T20:47:29Z")
This thread is for the oppressed masses who have no power or influence. Trump is probably going to be re-elected, so we should prepare for the New Normal. Feel free to add to this list. [ul] [li]Democrats are only going after Trump because he won in 2016 and they’re mad.[/li][li]All those alt-right conspiracists, crooked lawyers and corrupt billionaires who Trump ultimately throws under the bus are really Deep State victims, and Trump barely knew them.[/li][li]Our government falters because not everybody is loyal to Trump.[/li][li]Tax cuts to billionaires and tariffs on US goods will actually benefit us in the future somehow. We just have to have faith.[/li][li]Putin is a friend to the US, and the Russians were actually helping us with election interference.[/li][li]Crowd size and ratings for Trump rallies are the most important issues, and any photos that show otherwise are fake.[/li][li]LOCK HER UP![/li][li]Every news piece that reports something negative about Trump is fake.[/li][li]Democrats kill babies.[/li][li]Democrats want open borders because they want the Hispanic vote. That’s why they have to be kept out.[/li][li]Liberals are snobby elitists who are out of touch with the working man.[/li][li]So what if Trump constantly lies and distorts the truth? At least he’s not taking our guns away.[/li][li]Republicans like Paul Ryan who disagree with Trump, no matter how slight, are traitors.[/li][li]Obama is an atheist communist Muslim.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/2 "2019-03-06T20:56:07Z")
At least half of those are the old normal. ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/3 "2019-03-06T21:18:40Z")
The Great Orange Hope will save Christmas, and Christianity will finally be safe from the heathen attacks We’ll be able to tell the “good” nazis from the bad Lib’rul colleges will have courses such as “Misunderstood Despots: Idi Amin through Mao Zedong” ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/4 "2019-03-06T21:31:21Z")
No health care for thousands of Americans, still. And we have to pay for a wall we don’t need. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/5 "2019-03-06T21:31:48Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > At least half of those are the old normal. Meet the new normal, same as the old normal. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/6 "2019-03-06T23:37:40Z")
Won’t get Fooled Again ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/7 "2019-03-06T23:57:21Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > … Trump is probably going to be re-elected, … I think this is a bit premature. ---
**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/8 "2019-03-07T00:02:33Z")
Genuflecting before the flag shows great disrespect and those who do so should be thrown in jail. OTOH dry-humping the flag is just showing how much you WU-U-UV it. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/9 "2019-03-07T01:35:51Z")
You got one wrong > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > [ul] > [li]So what if Trump constantly lies and distorts the truth? At least he’s not taking our guns away.[/li][/ul] Trump never lies and is never wrong. anyone who says anything that contradicts Trump is either mistaken or lying (Including Trump), ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/10 "2019-03-07T01:43:35Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > Genuflecting before the flag shows great disrespect and those who do so should be thrown in jail. OTOH dry-humping the flag is just showing how much you WU-U-UV it. Did he mouth “mama” during that dry hump, does anybody know? I can’t make out what he’s saying. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/11 "2019-03-07T03:36:10Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Trump is probably going to be re-elected Objection! Assumes facts not in evidence. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/12 "2019-03-07T13:47:41Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Did he mouth “mama” during that dry hump, does anybody know? I can’t make out what he’s saying. I’d almost gotten that nauseating image out of my brain; thaannnnks for reviving it :dubious: 😛 Anyway, I thought he was saying “I love ya”. It was absolutely cringe worthy to me, yet I bet it swelled the hearts of millions of his supporters. Blecccch. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/13 "2019-03-07T13:56:01Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I think this is a bit premature. You guys also have to realize that IF true, the entire world will collectively host an intervention and take away your country’s keys because y’all will obviously be too drunk to sovereign. You can have your democracy back when you can prove you’re sane. And no running with nukes in the hallways, either ! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/14 "2019-03-07T13:59:31Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > You guys also have to realize that IF true, the entire world will collectively host an intervention and take away your country’s keys because y’all will obviously be too drunk to sovereign. You can have your democracy back when you can prove you’re sane. > … I would thank the word for such an intervention. And I agree that it’s possible for the bastard to be reelected. I’m just not ready to concede probably, likely, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/15 "2019-03-07T14:08:00Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > At least half of those are the old normal. And Marilyn Manson is a self-sucking relic. Your point being? ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/16 "2019-03-07T14:39:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > And Marilyn Manson is a self-sucking relic. Your point being? This seems oddly harsh for no reason. My point was stated upthread “New normal, same as the old normal” You might have heard something similar in a song. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/17 "2019-03-07T14:56:18Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > You guys also have to realize that IF true, the entire world will collectively host an intervention and take away your country’s keys because y’all will obviously be too drunk to sovereign. You can have your democracy back when you can prove you’re sane. While I approve wholeheartedly with using ‘sovereign’ as a verb, I’m not sure anyone outside of Scandinavia is in any better shape to take the keys. US & Friends have all been at the bar too long, we’ve all had too much vodka, and we’re getting to that point where even besties will take a swing at besties. And the damned bartender keeps sending fresh rounds to the table which we just lap up. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/18 "2019-03-07T15:29:40Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > This thread is for the oppressed masses who have no power or influence. > [@manson1972](#): > > You might have heard something similar in a song. _This is for all the oppressed masses Thinking that Trump has passed them by Don’t give up though Elizabeth Warren makes you throw up And ride that 2020 victory high_ ---
**Author:** ![BeagleJesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5daacb/32.png) [@BeagleJesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeagleJesus)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/19 "2019-03-07T19:49:48Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Did he mouth “mama” during that dry hump, does anybody know? I can’t make out what he’s saying. I’m pretty confident it was “Ivanka” ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650/20 "2019-03-08T04:51:48Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > Genuflecting before the flag shows great disrespect and those who do so should be thrown in jail. OTOH dry-humping the flag is just showing how much you WU-U-UV it. The flag is currently undergoing self-imposed decontamination procedures. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-normal/830650.md?page=2)