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Lol he didn't read that stuff, he had staffers make up single-page summaries that he would refuse to read unless they peppered in his name and little compliments about him into the summary. Very possibly the next (and in that case, likely last) President of the United States.
I really really wish I could say that was a joke...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-intelligence-reports-white-house-read-them-mentioned-name-president-a7740726.html
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/333788-nsc-official-include-trumps-name-as-often-as-possible-so-he-reads/
Like giving a toddler a fucking kids menu and crayons at a restaurant.
Jesus fucking Christ, America, this shit is so embarrassing. I'd say we deserve the fascist hellhole we're creating, but I've got young nieces and nephews, and they don't deserve to be born into this shit.
I'm with you. I'm trying to stay positive about the future. We have made some progress fixing what they fucked up last time around but it seems like every step forward we take, they pull us back 1.5. I'm trying to not grow into the cynical old man that some have become (I'll be 43 in a few months, not really old I know) but it's getting harder to see a future without a theocratic dictator in charge of this country. That's what they want and they said as much at cpac.
Our only hope in the short term is that they have pissed off enough young voters (who usually don't vote) that we keep our current adults running things and add enough to actually make some shit happen.
If trump (or even haley) wins this year, this will usher in our first dictator. It won't be trump but it will definitely be whoever they install after him (or her) or the ones after that.
My real fear (and I don't actually fear much) is that if trump wins again, the left despite having an actual majority, will never hold power again without an actual civil war.
My only solace is that conservatives are generally stupid. Even their most intelligent "thought leaders" are charlatans for the most part, and their smartest (relatively speaking, of course) politicians are all hubristic narcissists.
They'll toe the line just right for some time, get cocky and do something so outrageous that turns the slow boiling frog pot into an instant rolling boil causing them to jump the fuck out. But that could take 30 years, who knows.
Despite that, they have done and continue to do serious damage. First abortion (really women's health care), now in Alabama and likely others, embryos are considered children.
I will never vote for a republican over a dem but holy fuck, the dnc and the dems need to get their shit together and start fighting back and stop appeasing the terrorists.
I thought he might even read that stuff, simply because he kept boxes full of confidential documents in his bathroom. But reading your comment, it seems even more pathetic than I thought. Well, as a European, I can say that all this absurdity is no longer very funny to us either. After all, we are talking about the presidency of one of the most powerful countries in the world; one of our most important allies. You really should make some radical changes - otherwise you'll plunge us all into disaster, im afraid. So please get your shit together for once.