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[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 23 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

How did america elect this guy twice? So pathetic.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago

40 years of crippled public education and propaganda talk radio

It isn't pathetic, it is an engineered strategy that has been ongoing since before any of us were born and it's working because almost no one bothers to do anything but meme about it

[–] tamman2000@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I have my doubts that we did it twice. 2024 looks fishy. I'm glad it's finally starting to get talked about

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Do you really think it will matter even if they find obvious election fraud?

[–] tamman2000@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I think it might get a lot of people who don't like what's happening but accept it to cross over into not accepting it.

I'm not super hopeful that it would matter legislatively or judicially, but I might be the kick in the pants the population needs to go on a general strike, or take other actions.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Sincerely hope you are right, we've gotten so many kicks in the pants so far

I mean, No Kings day was good but we need to do this EVERY DAY

[–] Back_it_up@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I hope you are right and will put what effort I can towards the goal, I just am not as sure about the outcome as you are.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

I wish he was a communist. I hope I get to vote for a communist in my lifetime.

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago

I feel like getting trump to write an angry tweet about you is as good an endorsement as Weird Al wanting to parody your song.

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 27 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Looks terrible, grating voice, not very smart... Hmm, who does that remind me of?

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

Republicans always whine about themselves.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, that was my first thought

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 55 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I read AOC +3 as like a d&d style stat modifier.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 points 18 hours ago

She's approaching peak power, send more vibes and she might upgrade to artifact

[–] wpb@lemmy.world 39 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Calling that disgusting snake Chuck Schumer the Palestinian senator is pretty hilarious, given where he stands on the genocide.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 27 points 19 hours ago

Weird too because Shumer did not endorse Mamdani. Only a "congratulations". But in Trump land anything goes

[–] VitabytesDev@feddit.nl 19 points 17 hours ago

Trump says somebody else is not smart

[–] caboose2006@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago

I'll often judge someone's character by who hates them. Zohran seems like a good guy

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 10 points 16 hours ago

I mean... good? Why would we want a politician that's acceptable to him?

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 18 hours ago

Make the man afraid some more.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 21 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

He's prepping up the fascist transition for the midterms, and it couldn't be any more obvious. If it isn't outright theft it's going to be voter suppression and voter manipulation on an entirely different scale. It's so ridiculous to think the US is a democracy anymore, at this point the whole country is a confidence game and a scam that's just mobilizing the capital of the people who they already have scammed against new targets.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

They already stole the last one. They are absolutely stealing the next ones til they get caught. Ivankas voting machine patent in China was no coincidence imo

[–] Neuromorph@lemm.ee 12 points 17 hours ago

has trump said anything about RKJ's voice being weird?

[–] ynthrepic@lemmy.world 14 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I don't think I've ever read anything so unhinged from a politician before.

[–] Trihilis@ani.social 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine calling someone out for his looks in a professional setting. In most places that would get you fired or sued.

[–] ynthrepic@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

So it should. We're supposed to be more civil than that. But as others have said, this is mask off. Trump unmasking what has been lying under the surface of the capitalistic elite for decades. Utter contempt for the working class who are basically regarded as slaves, and anyone with any influence or power who challenges them is painted as a traitor, criminal, and honorary slave as well.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Then you haven't seen his 20 minute meltdown post over what AOC said a few days ago.

[–] ynthrepic@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Over her proposing to impeach to him? I didn't but I can imagine. Does he want to "deport" her as well?

[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago

It’s like there was a creative writing exercise with a prompt to pack as much bullshit as possible into 5 sentences.

It’s constantly horrifying that our president communicates like this in public. Completely unreal.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly, if I lived in NY, this post on it's own would make me vote for him.

Of course, I'd have to live in the US too, which I don't, thank some deity.

[–] AnalogousFortune@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

That same deity is responsible for me living there. So.. thanks will not be given here

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

If it pisses off trump this much, then it's a good thing.

[–] enthusiasticamoeba@lemmy.ml 2 points 12 hours ago

It's amazing his blood pressure isn't off the charts considering how angry he is all the time. Then again, maybe it is. One can only hope.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Pretty disgusted by all of you memeing the collapse of democracy

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

That's okay, we feel the same way about you. But more to the point, when you're in a situation where the only choice is whether to laugh or cry, it's just a question of how you want to cope.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Before reddit went soft there would be a dozen busy political activism threads encouraging people to join the protests and giving info how.

That's a lot better reaction than laughing or crying

I expected lemmy to be better and it turns out your just a touch more eloquent but that's all

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago

Ha ha ha. This guys such a snowflake.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 16 points 21 hours ago

More shrieking dictator every day.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

Communist Trump doing it again

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The black hole calling the snowman black

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[–] fireeyes@lemmy.zip 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

laugh, the cow calling the kettle black

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