• Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The USA has been falling apart since 1975 and voting for MAGA, not once, but twice is accelerating the process.

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    2 days ago

    A broken country elected a broken leader.

    America was already broken, that’s why trump got elected. Everything from education to financial security is an ongoing disaster. Then trump & co. destroyed the rest.

    • SabinStargem@lemmy.today
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      2 days ago

      No, when the American Civil War was ended without ending all of the enemy leadership. Giving clemency to traitors who are fundamentally evil, was and is a foolish thing to do.

      If there is a 2nd American Civil War, it is a lesson worth remembering.

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    3 days ago

    He lost the first time. Harris lost the second time (because she refused to promise sanctions against Israel for genocide).

    Trump never won. Don’t spread those lies.

  • fodor@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    The New York Times is partly responsible for this. The bullshit centrist coverage by mainstream media allowed the Democrats to shift to the right, which led to Hillary and her loss.

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      2 days ago

      Seriously, NY Times and all of Mass Media gave us Trump by sane washing his absolute batshittery for clicks.

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      He literally paid people to vote for trump. In the open.

      Nobody needs to be convinced of that. That is a fact. What you need to do is convince the people in power that that should be a punishable offense. But he put the people on power on power, so why would they punish him.

    • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 days ago

      He definitely influenced it. Like, massively. But directly, hands on…? Yeah maybe lol

      Seriously, though, i wish we knew. On character judgement and history and intent and everything? Yes 100% absolutely. But have evidence? Hard to investigate with Nazis running almost all of the government.

  • rossman@lemmy.zip
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    I think it’s pulling the bandaid off. The US was already on its way to being the capitalist beast it is. Getting eyes on this is great and gives the chance for other countries to get more leverage.

    And the folks that weren’t planning on waking up got their call.

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      3 days ago

      capitalist beast

      I agree with the sentiment but this phrasing in this era makes it sound like a good thing. May I suggest monster?

  • CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    America didn’t give Trump a second chance. That implies he was caught and convicted, and punished for something he did wrong.

    He did not spend a single day in jail. His sentence in New York was effectively commuted.

    He was never even charged at the federal level.

    He was allowed to continue his tyranny.

    Because Democrats refused to actually hold him to account.

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    3 days ago

    Second chance!? Trump blew past second chance in grade school. Now he is on his 16,546 chance.

    Edit: Alternative title

    The ruling class broke America when they forced Trump on the American people the first time. This time around they are shitting on the ground and then rubbing citizens noses in it.