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Summary

Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 election leaves no room for ambiguity or an “asterisk” in his legitimacy, as he won both the popular vote and the Electoral College.

This outcome represents a clear mandate from American voters, who knowingly chose Trump’s policies and approach.

The anticipated results include pardons for January 6 participants, attacks on the press, and an administration filled with controversial figures.

By voting for Trump, Americans prioritized divisive rhetoric over democratic values, accepting the resulting turmoil.

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[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 63 points 12 hours ago (6 children)

On one hand, it's going to be funny watching them cry about it once the consequences of their actions start to impact their lives negatively.

On the other hand, I live in Canada, so it's going to fuck us over too.

[–] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 82 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Remember, with doublespeak they’ll continue* to blame the democrats while their Republican leaders dismantle their rights, the economy, and the government right in front of their eyes.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

It will be a repeat of 2020. They'll leave the country in shambles and then people will vote Democrat to fix everything.

[–] FardyCakes@lemmy.world 20 points 10 hours ago

This is extremely optimistic. Voting, as we understand it, is not going to exist.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 hours ago

You're assuming that there will be a free and fair election in 2028.

I don't think that's a given anymore.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 hours ago

Trump has openly stated that he plans to abolish voting

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

That started well before 2020.

[–] IHeartBadCode@fedia.io 36 points 12 hours ago

"They're not hurting the people they need to be hurting"

We are so going to be hearing this again.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 19 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Do not underestimate the allure of a man who offers you a boogeyman to blame all your problems on, while promising you that only he can stop it. That allure is very difficult for many people to overcome. One of the other problems with it is that even if they do see the consequences of their choices, it's just as easy for Trump to convince them that those problems are the boogeyman's fault too. It doesn't have to make sense, and Trump doesn't care if it does as long as it keeps the rubes in line and focusing their anger on anyone else but him.

This is a cult following. Any attempt to show them that their problems were caused by Trump will only cause them to MAGA harder.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 8 points 12 hours ago

Eventually the house of cards fails when things get bad enough. The ride is going to suck though.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

it’s going to be funny watching them cry about it once the consequences of their actions start to impact their lives negatively.

Never going to happen. Or at least they will never admit it's a consequence of the way they voted. Either Democrats are Rino's will be blamed.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 hours ago

They won't admit it, but they will still cry. I will know what caused it, and that's sufficient for me.

[–] TOModera@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

As a fellow Canafian, I think we will have our own issues soon/currently, so I'm not going to have time for schadenfreude. Granted I live in Ontario and a folksy goon has been in power with no plans for so long that maybe I've lost my sense of humor.

[–] Moneo@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Hopefully this election interference situation blows up in PPs face and the cons collapse.

I feel dirty hoping for such an outcome but it feels hopeless when someone like PP, who is obviously making a cynical power grab, has so much popularity. Canada is infested with fascists just like the US and I'm getting pretty worried about the future of humanity.

[–] TOModera@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Unless Petey gets caught being boring or balls deep in a hog, I doubt it'll move the needle. I hate to say that, there's a lot I'd hope would move the needle at all, but in my own family it's mask off, fuck "minorites", give me more, so... yeah.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

At this point even the Libs ditching Trudeau won't shift things enough. We're in exactly the same situation as the states; the corporatist, pro-capitalist centre-left party refuses to actually address the real problems that people are facing, so they turn to a right wing populist in the hopes that maybe they will.

[–] TOModera@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[–] Moneo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I think leftists in Canada need to actively court the right.

Not in the way the democrats did by actively pivoting right, but by acknowledging their concerns, validating their beliefs that the liberals fucking suck, and trying to direct their frustration towards actual solutions, not a nazi like PP.

idk. It seems fucking stupid but I don't know what other hope we have.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

I actually completely agree. This is exactly the point Bernie was making when he said that the Dems brought their loss on themselves by abandoning the working class.

Canadian leftists need to really focus in on issues of cost of living, access to housing and education, the things that working class people are worried about.

I'm queer, and I'm married to a trans woman. I'm not saying the left should give up on talking about issues of inequality and social justice. But I am saying that we need a message that resonates with working class voters, not just people on the margins.

We need to make unions cool again. We need to get the rugged individualists excited about solar power (what's more rugged and self sufficient than powering your home with nothing but the light of the sun?). We need to start talking about cutting those millionaire and billionaire elites down to size.

This isn't easy. We'll need to find careful ways to shape these messages, because there are a lot of thought terminating cliches that you'll trip up on if you're too direct. But I think the possibility is there. Even when you can't talk about "socialism" and collectivism, you can still say things like "community" and "people having each other's backs." Appeal to the ideals that they want to think they believe in.

[–] Resand@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

The issue is, there's not many places in the world that won't be affected :(