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[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 169 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] ton618@lemm.ee 116 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

It's so fucking crazy this whole situation - I live in Europe yet somehow it feels like this election will influence not only the states but Europe as well..and I find that kind scary..

So if you Americans please could change the way your politics work, that' would be much appreciated!

[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 113 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"We cannot leave the security of Europe in the hands of voters in Wisconsin every 4 years" says France's Europe Minister.

https://x.com/davekeating/status/1849915556335407543?s=46

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Good, so sanction the US then.

[–] Kayday@lemmy.world 63 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ton618@lemm.ee 25 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you i know you are ❤️ keep on fighting!

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 25 points 2 weeks ago

live in Europe yet somehow it feels like this election will influence not only the states but Europe as well..and I find that kind scary..

American politics affect everyone, and yeah they have an outsized impact on Europe because they embolden y'all's right wing demagogues too.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump's influence can be felt around the world already with the right gaining ground everywhere. No matter who wins the election, Trump won already, no need to be president a second time.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think it's more correlation than causation, Russian interference being the common cause.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's one thing, the adoption of his rhetoric by right wing candidates all over the world is a different issue though

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

Trump is not original, most right-wingers in Europe copy Putin and Hitler, so does Trump in a lot of ways.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

The underlying problem is that the winners have no motivation to change the system.

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Lining in Canada. I agree.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if he already has.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Oh course he already has.

[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 71 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They fucking better, because he's definitely going to.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And Republicans will do everything legal and illegal to get the presidency

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And then declare the illegal legal in hindsight via the Supreme Court.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago

Just a reminder that as a seditionist trump is ineligible to hold office.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just because you claim you won something does not mean it's a fact. And almost ALL republicans are liars.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Which would be an insane generalization if they weren't basically kicking people like Liz Cheney out of their party for failing to tell the right lies.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Shoot him in the face a lot?

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But they have a plan for Johnson.?

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, wait until the next Congress when he's not speaker.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

They will be cheating at the state level to make sure they hold power in congress. That's part of their plan.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Whatever the plan might be, it had better include detention of corrupted Supreme Court justices too. Otherwise they'll just hand it to him.

[–] londos@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Would love to know the plan against this https://youtu.be/EySCQI3WEi0

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Ignore him? Keep counting?

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You know, if I had any influence over like law enforcement, I'd tell em something like "Yeah, we lost. But guys, this is a great opportunity to flex - on the people who screwed it up most for us. The damn ass hats that kept saying the quiet part out loud!" Or summer shit that like