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[–] WorldieBoi@lemmy.world 80 points 11 months ago (6 children)
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 51 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The virus being a range of sociopathic beliefs and behaviour justified as "conservatism".

[–] Blapoo@lemmy.ml 21 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I blame "Infinite growth". i.e. Capitalism

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don’t forget leaded gas!

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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (10 children)

Yes, but he's also the disease personified and amplified into a real life supervillain. And the world doesn't have a superhero to stop him.

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[–] alienanimals@lemmy.world 49 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Donald Trump sucks, but this title is some clickbait bullshit written by a buzzfeed-level journalist.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 17 points 11 months ago

BuzzFeed news is better than this. They break good news stories. Writers for the Economist tend to be experts at telling us things we already know, years later.

This "man" (and I use that term loosely) was already elected president and served a 4 year term. Everyone who paid the slightest attention knows what he's about.

[–] snownyte@kbin.social 38 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

It's not just him.

In my eyes, the following individuals are dangers to the world and society:

Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Ebrahim Raisi, Ron DeSantis, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Susan Collins, Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, Greg Abbott, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, Mike Johnson

And everybody else I hadn't named but behave similarly to or exactly like these piles of collective shits. What a fucking time to be alive, said no one unironically. Damn I have to keep almost coming back to this comment to edit because of a name of some other asshole I just remembered to tack onto this list, it's horrible.

[–] anlumo@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Where is Rupert Murdoch? He should be very high up there.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 35 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It’s the Republican Party in general. Specifically because they’ve largely suborned themselves to Trump’s insanity, because they think they can control him and cement themselves into power. If you remember last time, that didn’t work at all.

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ask McCarthy how things work out when you welcome the crazies into the party and assume you can keep them in line.

And yes, I'm fully aware that McCarthy was one of "the crazies" back when the tea party was considered the extreme part of the GOP.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

Richard Pryor had a classic bit about a wino looking down on a junkie. It's actually classic addict behavior for one user to find reasons they are better than their peers.

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[–] Risk@feddit.uk 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This isn't news. It's an opinion piece. Could we have opinion pieces in a different community to news articles?

[–] LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Eh. Rise of fascism is a pretty big deal. Not really an opinion thing either that is factually what he is. The republican party released a document outlining how they plan to implement fascism in the US government.

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 8 points 11 months ago

Yes. Rise of fascism is a massive deal. Yes, arguably factual too that he is the current head of the fascist movement in the US.

The Republican Party releasing a document outlining how they implement fascism in the US government is news.

But the article is still not news - new information - per se. It's an opinionated presentation of the news. I don't disagree with the opinion, I'd just like to see a separation of communities for news and for current event discussion with a focus on articles like this, less so news articles.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

The republican party released a document outlining how they plan to implement fascism in the US government.

Even though I know what your talking about, I really think if your going to make bold statements like that, you should at least link to the document. I am sure a certain percentage of people rolled their eyes at that comment.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

So what I don't get is, does the US not have any mechsnism in place that would prevent this? Like could a party named "We will turn this country to literal fascis and we will kill several minority groups" just...run?

[–] MudSkipperKisser@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The problem with how to deal with Trump is that up until his “presidency” his predecessors had some level of respect for the office and its duties. There were lines you didn’t cross, lines that no one thought needed definition or outlined consequences because anyone that would achieve the office of president, elected by the people, could never treat the position so heinously and with such disregard and irreverence for everything and anything the office stands for. We’ve never had someone in charge with zero regard (and frankly probably very little understanding of it) for our system of government, the constitution, and how/why it was all created in the way it was. Enter Trump and we realize we don’t have the guidelines and practices in place to handle it, because no one had ever fathomed someone like him would be running the country. I’ve said since he ran the first time he’s the biggest threat to our democracy we’ve ever seen, at least that I’ve seen in my lifetime. He’s a cult leader (but that’s outside the scope of your question) and from outside the cult his influence is mind boggling. Also we’re never given 2 good candidates to choose from, it’s always whoever sucks less. And understandably people have serious concerns about voting for Biden for another 4 years.

[–] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

as someone watching from afar, can you elaborate on the missing guidelines?

seemed to me like there were plenty of tthose that just got tossed aside and ignored/not enforced

[–] MudSkipperKisser@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

You’re right, he gets away with absolutely everything and has seemed to be above the law, I’m hoping he’ll finally see justice through any of the current lawsuits he faces. I guess better wording is that there are guidelines and practices in place for regular people for the various crimes he’s arguably committed, the question has been what to do when a president is the one guilty. That’s a new question for us and many argue it’s not as straightforward as “charge him and throw him in jail”. People think prosecuting a president sets a dangerous precedent politicizing the judicial system, which by definition should be impartial.

Outside of any legal questions we’ve just never had someone with absolutely zero decorum. It’s uncharted territory.

I personally feel incredibly helpless and am so sad and scared watching everything unfolding around us.

I’m not sure if that answers much but it’s all I’ve got at 4 am!

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[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I don’t think we have preventive measures in place so, yeah.

[–] P1r4nha@feddit.de 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The ones that would exist are undermined. With Trump having appointed many of the judges including the Supreme Court, the different branches that could keep the president in check have lost their teeth. The different states are too independent and different that they could organize against the federal government.. It's rather the federal government keeping some of the states in check. Once that one is gone, you'll only have some states that are a safe haven.

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[–] snownyte@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

We do. It's called the constitution and whatever liberties we've installed.

The problem is the toothless actions that have been taken, to enforce these things. Too much bargaining, bypassing and bribing.

But if we give them a strongly worded letter or a warning or a caution - that'll get things done! That'll be like telling that child or pet not to do something even though you know they'll do it anyways and once they do it, you go "aw schucks!" before fixing the issue and cycling back again.

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[–] profdc9@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

The fact that Trump presents such a threat to the world after four disasterous years as President, after attempting to tamper with the electoral college votes, voting machines, after publicly professing his admiration for criminals and despots, because of an elections and politicians that can be overtly bought because the Supreme Court, which itself has been corrupted by bribes and influence allows it to be, may just well bring down the Republic. We are at the point where wrapping oneself in the flag and spewing fascist screeds is considered patriotic, whereas preserving the Enlightenment principles on which the Republic was founded is considered dangerous and subversive. Even if Trump died today, another strongman, probably less stupid than Trump, would take his place, and likely succeed in destroying the Republic. The founders of this country could never have imagined the effects of hate-filled mass media on a population when their main means of information dissemination required imprinting and transporting paper.

[–] gruf@lemmy.ml 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

* America poses the biggest danger to the world in 2024

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Man we've taken that trophy home every year for decades.

Maintaining an empire is hard work. You gotta pick a random little country to kick the shit out of once in a while or else the other little countries start getting ideas. /s

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[–] hrimfaxi_work@midwest.social 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We've done that for 70 or 80 years. Like the saying goes, "do what you love, and you'll eventually become a global hegemon, weilding your influence like a club and keeping your boot on the neck of the majority of the planet, both economically and militarily."

Mom always said that.

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[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not just Trump, look at the rise of right-wing extremism happening the world over, it's not a coincidence

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[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

He's not a dangerous man. He's an old fat idiot. The dager is the braindead americans who support him.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

He's an old fat idiot.

Hitler was a buffoon too, but still very dangerous. Trump will go for dictatorship and promises vengeance against his perceived enemies. An idiot with unchecked power is dangerous.

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[–] twisted28@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Trump is a moron and a speed junkie. The Heritage Foundation is the true threat, theocrats with billionaires funding.

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[–] mohammed_alibi@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The press just can't stop talking about Trump. I feel like they wouldn't be so popular if they didn't receive so much press coverage.

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[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Nah, it's climate change, but sure Trump's not good either.

[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That's the rub - drumft part deux will seal the deal on climate.

Last chance. Act now to stop this fucker.

He is backed (and controlled) by pootin.

Pootin is using social media to target impressionable idiots.

Said idiots raise the din of idiocy and drown out reason. Etc. Etc.

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I want to believe that his election loss and absolute shitshow he turned it into with the insurrection and all has sealed his fate and he will never actually win half of America again. He’s a joke. A criminal. He fooled people once but some won’t get fooled again. SOME. All it takes is a small percentage of voters to just stay home and he’ll lose. He can’t win. He’s a loser. He can’t win.

Then I look over at fucking Biden and it’s like… shit.

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My brother in Christ, lots of people love him. Lots are morons.

Most important election ever and it's a rapist piece of shit vs a roomba.

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[–] TangledHyphae@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Has anybody read the list of indictments just on the federal documents case? It is not going to end well for him, most likely:

31 counts of retaining and failing to deliver national defense documents under the Espionage Act. Each of these charges is for possession of a separate, specific document. Ten of these documents were handed over to the government in June 2022, and the other 21 were recovered in the August 2022 search.[30]

According to the indictment, the 31 documents describe:

  • U.S. nuclear weapons;
  • foreign military attacks, plans, capabilities, and effects on U.S. interests;
  • foreign nuclear capabilities;
  • foreign support for terrorist activity;
  • communications with foreign leaders;
  • U.S. military activities;
  • White House daily foreign intelligence briefings;
  • potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack;
  • and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack.[31]

He is a traitor through and through, and this is going to make his life painful next year.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

And yet... He's probably going to remain free, untouched, highly supported, and be on the ballot as a real contender for reelection. Something's not quite right with that picture.

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

He wants to get in, then appoint his sons as leaders after him. His whole family is one giant skid mark.

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

we are so fucked...

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