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Washington Post: Donald Trump can be held civilly liable for the actions of the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, an appeals court ruled Friday in a long-awaited decision that could clear the way for lawsuits seeking financial damages from the former president.

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[–] Rockyrikoko@lemm.ee 33 points 11 months ago (3 children)

He detonated the deep personal relationships I had with half my friends and most of my family, what's that worth?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But I could buy three freedoms for that price.

[–] FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

You can get like 600 freedoms and a bunch of free shit you don't want on Temu for a ducket and a half.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Is any part of you secretly ok with coming to know deeper who they really were? Like, do you think he actually instilled anything that wasn't already latent, he didn't just fan the flame a little?

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Couldn't have been that deep if they get detonated over a man like Trump

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

He has some hold over people and I'm serious. I'm not about policing my families thoughts and ideas but even if I were there the entire time to keep things in perspective there's probably little I could have done.

They are still family but in the coming end times I'll seriously reconsider ever trusting them with anything big or small.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago

I don't believe that, I think that the same people who froth at the mouth over supporting Trump were always shitheads they just kept it under wraps. Trump gives them an excuse, he doesn't control them. As evidenced by what happened on Jan. 6th.