been thinking a lot about this quote lately “There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said -- no. But somehow we missed it.” ― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - ThreadSky

annmlipton.bsky.social • 97 days ago

been thinking a lot about this quote lately

“There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said -- no. But somehow we missed it.”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

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grandmamasue.bsky.social•97 days ago

I can think of many times we could have said NO! And never ever have let it get to this….

lerris.bsky.social•97 days ago

The Supreme court was handed multiple chances to stop this evil. They failed. They now can choose to try tor reduce it. Hopefully they don't fail again. The republican congress continues to fail. The voters failed. News failed badly. Ethics failed. Decency failed. *sighs* We will do better.

momoduff.bsky.social•97 days ago

There have been numerous moments when the Republican Party could have said no to Trump. Umpteen times the legislators could have said no…or better yet, they could have said yes to the first impeachment

lanap11.bsky.social•97 days ago

From grab them by the p**** on, so many opportunities to just say NO to this. All of it, he was impeached, incompetent, and an actual felon (and rapist), Tried to overtake the government, as in treason. Yet here we are again, how ?

mariesalpietro.bsky.social•97 days ago

The GOP in Congress have sold their soul to the devil, embarrassed themselves and gave away the right to actually represent their constituents in favor of becoming a clone army for the orange Cheeto. Vote the whole group out of office. They no longer represent you.

bicyclebaskets.bsky.social•97 days ago

I have said this many many times before. My long departed Father a mild mannered 5 th grade teacher who never raised his voice called Donald Trump a bum in the 80’s. NY ers knew he stiffed workers, treated women badly and was awful. Australian Mark Burnett rehabilitated his image for tv. I blame

dorotheaz.bsky.social•97 days ago

Back in the early years, I caught Trump on Letterman a few times. He always seemed so submissive to Letterman. I remember one time Letterman asked Trump if he ever thought about running for president and his eyes just lit up. I wonder, sometimes, if Letterman ever regrets asking that question?

bicyclebaskets.bsky.social•97 days ago

People in southern Jersey saw what a bum he was in Atlantic City. He was mobbed up. The guy was scum. So glad my parents were not alive to see this.

dorotheaz.bsky.social•97 days ago

I always felt that there was
something off about him!

miss-mainwaring.bsky.social•97 days ago

@mcgranaghan.bsky.social

mcgranaghan.bsky.social•95 days ago

I want to laugh--but no, I have to cry.

jo-annt.bsky.social•97 days ago

I did say no!

cayen.bsky.social•97 days ago

how far back do you want to go? We could go all the way to Reganomics of the early 80's or Barry Goldwater in the 60's and 70's, but I would think in more recent history probably Citizens united.

dblobaum.bsky.social•97 days ago

Whose we?

goodwinm.bsky.social•97 days ago

Put that directly at Mitch McConnell’s feet when he didn’t back impeachment in Trump’s first term.

robynlihau.bsky.social•97 days ago

Yes.

daypass.bsky.social•97 days ago

It was a choice point..more points are coming

wzrdprang.bsky.social•97 days ago

Excellent quote. I've been thinking the GOP has been playing an exceedingly long game since Goldwater, and that the last truly decent R president was Eisenhower, who left office before I was born. The "no" definitely should have been heard when Ford pardoned Nixon.

ultrapop.bsky.social•97 days ago

There were a lot of moments when no could have been said.
No one missed it. They chose to ignore it.
Except the dumb ass MAGATs. They wouldn't see it if it hit them in the head.

zimm1919.bsky.social•97 days ago

Because it was all stupid men. Who have never disciplined a child in their life. A broad brush, but it's true.

thebluefuture.bsky.social•97 days ago

so many of us did say no

bunniejojo.bsky.social•97 days ago

It was right after the insurrection.

opheliaztearz95.bsky.social•97 days ago

Fantastic play, even better quote.

marianlederman.bsky.social•97 days ago

I hope Ds are speaking to their R colleagues, who must privately be horrified, about impeachment and conviction. If that happens he will have no power to primary them.

iamsugar.bsky.social•97 days ago

Musk will and other billionaires are joining in. It’s not about trump anymore. They don’t need him.

sailebed.bsky.social•97 days ago

😞

let53.bsky.social•97 days ago

The first time he was elected president; the two impeachments; the second time he was elected; and there have been a million in between.

dallying.bsky.social•97 days ago

This is precisely what makes me feel at peace. The American public absolutely understood who he was and voted to burn it all down. We lost our Republic fair and square. Now we have an Empire. We get to choose what we do with that information, of course, but I appreciate the clarity of the vote.

let53.bsky.social•97 days ago

how does this make you feel at peace? And, although I don't ordinarily consider myself to be a conspiracy type, I am not convinced that he won fair and square... Pennsylvania being a case in point... I think some machines were tampered with... but no, no real proof.

dallying.bsky.social•96 days ago

I've considered that PA was tampered with, but so many people voted for him after Jan 6, after hiding files in his bathroom, after a felony conviction... it was a battle and we lost and I just accept it. Now we live in a new country. The only person I can change is myself. Maybe I'll move. Not sure

let53.bsky.social•96 days ago

I moved more than 30 years ago. I have not been sorry. Not an option for everyone, I know. Still a citizen, so I vote. Just better over here... I understand what you have said and I agree. They cannot pretend they didn't know. They knew and voted for him anyway.

rationalpear.bsky.social•97 days ago

mmm. fits perfectly with muskrat’s idea that he is the only player and we’re are all NPCs (non-player characters).

every now and again i try to see if that movie/play is streaming anywhere. i’m always disappointed.

marark.bsky.social•97 days ago

When congress could have voted for
impeachment

memphismartha.bsky.social•97 days ago

I believe that rested with Mitch McConnell after Jan. 6.

wyrdandnerdy.bsky.social•97 days ago

There's probably been many. And there's more to come.

But each one we miss makes it exponentially worse. Or at least linearly worse. Usually exponential though.

germaney.bsky.social•97 days ago

I am so sick of this masculine shit. Think about everything that could have been avoided if women were in charge.

hypo-luxa.bsky.social•97 days ago

Yeah, well I truly believe Kamala won the election and none of this bullshit should be happening right now.

daisybarnett.bsky.social•97 days ago

How about the two lone women who took down Enrique Tarrio? They are more fearless than 99% of Congress.

msnide.bsky.social•97 days ago

Nancy Reagan was telling us in 1980 Just say no!

heyfrannie.bsky.social•97 days ago

https://theonecalledjai.com

iamsugar.bsky.social•97 days ago

There were several moments tbh. Instead the media went for the $. He said exactly that to Chuck Todd. I remember it well.

glowgirl7291.bsky.social•97 days ago

There were many moments. It should have been enough when he said he could shoot someone on Park Avenue and not lose supporters; it should have been enough when he talked about grabbing women between the legs; there was a litany of nasty stuff ad nauseum. The ballot box was our last shot.

suky48.bsky.social•97 days ago

If he would have been impeached the first or second time, we wouldn’t be in this place. No backbone Repugnants

g-music.bsky.social•21 days ago

"We're actors. We're the opposite of people!"

carienschippers.bsky.social•97 days ago

Over and over again

krisann44.bsky.social•97 days ago

We are there— NO NO NO

stlcatfishmike.bsky.social•97 days ago

In 1649 there were still English men and women willing to fight and die in opposition to the rights of nobles to enclose and own the land. Wrong side won that one.

weatherboard.bsky.social•97 days ago

I been thinking about it too.

https://bsky.app/profile/weatherboard.bsky.social/post/3lhfasmghvs2r

annmlipton.bsky.social•97 days ago

hah

msmiley53.bsky.social•97 days ago

It should have been over when he mocked the disabled reporter! https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34930042.amp

arsstl.bsky.social•97 days ago

Best movie.

alanofthenovels.bsky.social•97 days ago

How can I not follow after that?

jackiejoy1.bsky.social•97 days ago

I said no when he made fun of a disabled reporter, but that's just me.

dot1031.bsky.social•97 days ago

And me.

gbaji.bsky.social•97 days ago

Well, we'll know better next time.

madwit.bsky.social•97 days ago

🤣

ed-matuskey.bsky.social•97 days ago

"'Til then."

nogodisok.bsky.social•97 days ago

That reminds me of this famous quote: "The difference between a comedy and a tragedy is that in a comedy the characters figure out reality in time to do something about it.”
- Bennett W. Goodspeed

shinyobjects3.bsky.social•97 days ago

Excellent playwright and play💙

theladylizzie.bsky.social•97 days ago

Not all of us missed it. It's been an exhausting 11 years.

lizzschunn.bsky.social•97 days ago

Many of us saw this coming, but we are here because of many decisions by many people over the last 80 years 😕

alt-usace.bsky.social•97 days ago

Often people who say no and resist, or offer alternative ways of being and serving the people are demonized and resistance is branded terrorism or a threat to govt. See Fred Hampton. See Martin Luther King. Many ppl have been saying no for a long time.

martyq01.bsky.social•97 days ago

Many moments.

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