• TransNeko@lemmy.world
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      I actually met one of those “gas prices are lower now with trump than with biden, it’s only $3 a gallon” maga morons. best part to show how delusional this idiot was? we were both at a gas station filling up gas that cost $5 a gallon cash ($5.13 if card).

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    lucky for the republicans, the American people will just bow in silence and wait for the non existent democracy to save them

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      they actually believe it will be stopped in the adminstration, just like his 1st. this time around DEMs have no control over the govt, plus the old guard dems are very complicit to this adminstration.

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    Because he only considers the ruling class real Americans. So yes, economy is doing great for them. It’s K shaped.

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    Richest country in the world. Sure don’t feel like it when you look at our: infrastructure, schools, healthcare, public transportation, etc

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      Which part of the USA’s enormous debt makes it the richest country? They’re paying $2b per day just on interest repayments and have a national debt of over $30 trillion. At present the debt far exceeds GDP so I would say the USA is broke.

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        Richest country in the world turns out to mean that a burger and beer plus tax and tip is 50 bucks. But our education, health care and infrastructure is a global embarrasment. And we are the ones driving the equivalent of ladas now. Russians now drive posh chinese cars, which we dont sell here because itd destroy our domestic market overnight. Its all a big joke.

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      Indeed…+1. Whenever an American tells me that shit, I ask them why hunger still exists in the USA along with the extreme poverty.

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      What is the meaning of “the richest country in the world,” anyways? Highest digital numbers in bank? The phrase has always been so deceptive

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    They will be saying this until they all have to move to military bases like Stephen Miller because people are burning their fucking houses down

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    I remember reading somewhere how part of why Yugoslavia collapsed was because the high ups in the communist party knew about a whole lot of problems but they chose to do nothing to not trouble the old man Tito, so things festered.

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        I kind of really hope this happens. We could be a federation like Europe and probably get along much better if local regions could do what they want. Though I don’t have much hope for quality of life for the southern regions.

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    Overheard an argument at a bar the other day and the Trumpie had the dumbest retorts.

    “Gas prices are up” -> “But they’d be worse under Biden”

    “Grocery prices aren’t coming down” -> “Yes they are, they talk about it [on Fox News] all the time”

    “ICE is terrorizing communities” -> “Fake news”

    It just went on and on and on and I always the former person for keeping their cool but the trumpie is an absolute fucking moron.

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      You can answer back in something like:

      “You’re a black trans-woman”

      “I’m not. I’m a white guy”

      “You’ve deluded yourself”

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      I wished they would live in their own reality and not effect the rest of us. I would call them skitzo but that may be disrespectful to the people actually suffering that condition.

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        More cult. Cults are literally brainwashing. The TV brain washes you into their cult. If you had no other source, you could imagine how people are sucked in. Leaving cults takes deep deprogramming. I don’t wonder if you pretended to be interested and asked them to show you how all they think is true, as if they were winning you over.

        Eta: disclaimer, I don’t in any way think that excuses their behaviour.

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        My brother was schizo and despised Trump. Glad he didn’t have to see him reelected.

        He heard all sorts of shit, but never any thing like this vile dribble

        E: somewhat important context - conservative evangelical upbringing for us

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      Sometimes I feel like they’re fucking up the economy intentionally. I notice that it’s always enough to fuck over everyone who isn’t rich but never enough to screw up the stock market. Maybe they just want to get rid of the middle class while attempting to make themselves impossible to vote out.

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      He cares superficially if people in general are broke, because then be can’t grift them as easily, but he doesn’t give a rat’s ass about individuals

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      It’s worse than that, no one (well that he doesn’t hang with) are even people to Trump. They’re devices to toy with and to his delight and give him power over a soon to be known as an ex great natiion. We can quibble about the great part but no denying they were a respected entity, now they’re a laughing stock. Least they paid lip service to being better before.

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      I think his internal answer is “it doesn’t matter” but the narcissism gives him just enough energy to continue to gaslight, obstruct, and project to keep the attention flowing.

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      You’re getting downvoted but you’re right. The messaging to people who couldn’t afford groceries under biden and harris was “line go up so you’re fine.”

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        LOL, I didn’t even notice I got downvoted. I’m surprised, “Biden downplaying inflation cost him/Harris support,” ie still controversial with anyone in 2026. Even the establishment Dem cheerleader pundits seem to have accepted that it was a blunder.

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          Even the establishment Dem cheerleader pundits seem to have accepted that it was a blunder.

          Yeah, but this is lemmy. Centrists cannot fail, only be failed.