Detective Beauregard
Leviathan of Doggerland
Somewhere there’s an eagle flying high. ‘Murica!
USA Politics
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MrKnickerbocker
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"I can't dispute anything because I voted for this bullshit so might as well turn everything into a joke for the next four years because isn't Trumpy funny hahahahahahahahahahahahahah"
Detective Beauregard
Leviathan of Doggerland
This isn’t Trump; this is “Buddy” Carter. It’s funny. It’s a horrible name and it will never pass. Lighten up brah.
MrKnickerbocker
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We're picking fights with our allies (Canada, Denmark) for literally no reason other than dick swinging.
No. I will not lighten the fuck up.
We've given an unelected billionaire control of the treasury department.
We're trying to institute a government office to push the Christian agenda, even though that it is radically un-Constitutional.
We're tearing away representation for marginalized communities because "straight" white men in their 40s, 50s, and 60s get their feelings hurt by the big scary things that are different from them.
Inflation is rising. Stock markets are falling.
We're allowing the government to control our social media newsfeed.
We're trying to freeze federal aid to citizens.
We've pardoned actual insurrectionists and are now obstructing the public from viewing evidence of January 6th.
We're creating concentration camps at Guantanamo Bay for immigrants.
We're trying to end birthright citizenship.
We're actively turning against climate science, medical advancements, and affordable health care.
We're firing or forcing federal employees to resign so that we can hire yes-men.
No. I will not lighten the fuck up.
Ultimately, Buddy Carter, who is an idiot, is doing this because he thinks it plays. I cannot imagine the kind of person who whom it plays, but they clearly exist.
If a Canadian MP moved to annex and rename Alaska to SuperCanada, Fox News would freak out. Anyway.
If a Canadian MP moved to annex and rename Alaska to SuperCanada, Fox News would freak out. Anyway.
The Garlon
Educated Fool
That's not the way conservatives in this country work. They're okay with anything as long as it "owns the libs".
Yax
Ancient Mariner
Completely brainwashed indeed.
Yes. The value system is upside down, and they've worked for 30 years to get there.
JD Vance is out there openly questioning Marbury vs. Madison. They want the bulwark of the federal court system gone, or its power neutered.
Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
Quite literally this, which has been explicitly stated as such previously in this very thread by people who voted for Trump. I'll never get over the fact that a user mentioned a bunch of issues, people explained patiently that based on Trump's and Harris's proposed policies the former would be disastrous for every single issue while the latter would be an absolute improvement, and the user basically said "nah, I'll vote for Trump because it upsets people I find annoying".
That's the level of thinking we are dealing with at the moment. It's people voting against their own interests and actively making their own lives worse in the name of team sports. Fuck the economy, fuck healthcare, fuck the environment; as long as the red team is "winning" and the blue team is upset everything's alright.
There's no concept of winning together. Winning has been defined as someone else losing. And that is sad, and wrong, because ultimately, it's about fucking over the red voter so the red donor class can get richer.
Spaldy
Ancient Mariner
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
So while the VP is on stage in Europe saying we have a problem with freedom of speech, his boss kicks out Associated Press from the White House because they write "Gulf of Mexico".
You couldn't make this shit up.
You couldn't make this shit up.
Black Abyss Babe
Slava Ukraini!
I'd hardly describe Trump's agenda as Christian ...
A lot of evangelical Christians would, and that's the issue.
You spent the last year criticizing Biden for his actions in Ukraine and parroting the kind of right wing talking points that helped Trump get elected. How do you feel about that?
Azas
Tickets to Eternity
Biden was 100 better than Trump but that being said... I stand my ground: Biden was weak, he was all about half measures. AS OBAMA! So, nice try, but.... Impotent politic of democrats brought us here. We all knew that Donald is a mad dog. But it was Biden administration who tied one hand behind Ukraine's back. And that's a fact. So, democrats are deep in the shit also. That's how I see it. That's how WE see it in Eastern Europe and Ukraine.
chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
At the end of the day, whether you believe it to be half-measures or not: Biden helped Ukraine and Trump will not help Ukraine.
And that's why we're in this situation. Because people would rather burn it all to the ground rather than come to the table and figure this out like adults.
Black Abyss Babe
Slava Ukraini!
The trouble, though, is that we're not dealing with "adults": we're dealing with Putin and Trump and their respective cronies ...