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11 Ways This Election Season is Like a Landfalling Hurricane

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Hurricanes and this election – both come into town, destroy some shit and leave us to pick up the pieces. While I think I’d rather take my chances with a hurricane than Trump, the two do have a few other things in common.

People make their living predicting it

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But even the most experienced professionals are wrong somtimes


It is unpredictable

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Seriously. Who could have predicted Trump?


Sometimes things get exciting

I wish Cantore would come kick a few people in the balls right about now


But you know someone is going to get hurt

And it will probably be a bush’s fault. Or Obama’s.


Shit is going to be destroyed

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Nobody trusts the media or the government

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Everything is a disaster of epic proportion


You wonder why people are so stupid

Sometimes it seems like people enjoy being stupid


It’s very scary

The orange guy thinks he’s scared?


Sometimes things just get weird

Unfortunately, during this election, it’s not good weird


There’s nothing you can do to stop it

All you can do is grab a friend and hold on


People will make stupid memes, gifs, and listicles

Source - Talking Points Memo

Like this one


Other reasons I thought of, but lack the energy to convert into .gifs:

When the crazy white dude shows up in your town, you should probably leave

People are considering evacuating

It’s full of people telling you what to do while they do the opposite


Do you guys have any more?

 

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Rhiannon Giles

Rhiannon Giles is a freelance writer from Durham, North Carolina. She interweaves poignancy and humor to cover topics ranging from prematurity to parenting and mental health. Her work has been featured on sites such as The New York Times, Washington Post, Parents, Scary Mommy, McSweeney's, and HuffPost. You can find her being consistently inconsistent on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

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