• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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    121 month ago

    It’s baffling to me that we’re watching an open hostile takeover by a petulant trust fund baby, and allowing it to happen.

    • Ech
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      71 month ago

      Barring a violent revolt, there’s really no acceptable way to deny a transition of power after the electorate has voted for it, even when the president-elect is clearly this malicious.

    • @Dadifer
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      51 month ago

      Allowing? We voted for it to happen. This is literally what 50% of the country wants.

      • @[email protected]
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        121 month ago

        Over 50% of those who voted. ~30℅ of the electorate, less than 25% of citizens. Don’t give him more than he’s earned.

        • @[email protected]
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          430 days ago

          Alternative wording:

          30% of the electorate is actively pro-trump, 30 % of the electorate is actively anti-trump, 40 % doesn’t give enough of a shit either way to get off their couch and vote.

          Alternative alternative wording:

          70 % of the electorate is pro-trump or ambivalent.

          See, it’s very easy to speak for non-voters. That’s why anyone with half a brain discards their opinion entirely. So we have to assume 52 % of American voters support Trump.

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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        31 month ago

        I didn’t literally mean “us”. I mean the people tasked with protecting our government, and enforcing our laws.

        • @Dadifer
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          51 month ago

          Those are the people who specifically allowed the orange shitstain to get to this point.

          • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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            11 month ago

            Yeah, but it’s baffling why they would. It’s one thing to enable people who increase their personal wealth and power, but we’re seeing the beginnings of a complete fascist takeover. There’s no world where they’re safe if trump puts himself in a position where he can punish anyone with impunity, because he views even the smallest slights as a declaration of war. Everyone will eventually find themselves on the wrong side of that list. We’ve seen it throughout history.

            • @[email protected]
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              330 days ago

              The people in power know how easy it is to manipulate him. And they’re going to use that to get richer and enrich their buddies.

              I suspect they also may be banking on dementia to get rid of him if necessary. Though Trump seems to have gone with the Vance doctrine to try and prevent that.