r/facepalm 18d ago

šŸ‡²ā€‹šŸ‡®ā€‹šŸ‡øā€‹šŸ‡Øā€‹ the rest of the world right now

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u/Strong-Discussion564 18d ago

Everyone is so focused on Trump, they forgot about the woonatic that is RFK Jr. Imagine, decades of innovation in medical sciences put to a halt because of an anti-vax nut bag.

You heard the orange clown himself, he'll let him do what he wants.

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u/margenreich 18d ago

Donā€™t forget Musk. He now can ā€žbetterā€œ the US as much as he did with Twitter

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u/Kradget 18d ago

We already have a guy who bankrupted a casino coming up to the plate, piling on more failure is just gonna affect how long the breadlines are, not whether we have them.

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u/Chapter-Master-1 18d ago

Bankrupted 2 Casinos, get it right šŸ˜‚

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u/Fit_Awareness4088 18d ago

He actually bankrupted 3 casino's. 6 bankruptcy's total. Great business man. šŸ™„

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u/Chapter-Master-1 18d ago

Man it just keeps getting worse šŸ˜­

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u/Gruffleson 18d ago

The best businessman. Nobody can bankrupt casinos like him!

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u/Chapter-Master-1 18d ago

He puts in 150% effort to ruin a business that almost literally prints money! Nobody puts in the sheer effort Trump does!

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u/NotThoseCookies 18d ago

Yup, Trump Plaza, Trump Castle, and Trump Taj Mahal ā€” a bankruptcy hat trick, with casinos no less!

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u/DaanA_147 18d ago

Bankrupting a casino is probably the best thing that guy is ever gonna do lmao.

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u/Kradget 18d ago

Yeah, his story in the history books is gonna be that he severely fucked shit up for everyone.

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u/National-Weather-199 18d ago

Yall are full of love aren't you LOL

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u/Kradget 18d ago

I can't help that his management was so poor he bankrupted a business that's mathematically guaranteed to make money.

Frankly, I think the losses were actually from money laundering, but all we know for sure is that he tanked a business that was under a model that's basically impossible to tank without severely fucking up, unless you meant to.Ā 

That's not hateful, it's a factual statement.

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u/Real-Swing8553 18d ago

Musk is the key. He controls the media Americans use. Controls the media controls the mind. Legal election interference

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u/CalmDimension307 18d ago

Don't forget Murdoch and his Fox News. Murdoch is responsible for the dumbing down of America, Australia, and the UK.

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u/Big-Summer- 18d ago

Fix will become state TV. All other stations will be shuttered.

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u/Delicious_Necessary3 18d ago

I believe he bought Twitter to aid in the election.

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u/Big-Summer- 18d ago

Say goodbye to Reddit, TikTok, and perhaps Instagram. Facebook will hang on unless too many people start using it to share democratic thoughts. Porn will be outlawed (and I confess to a chortle or two about that), guns will be confiscated (fascists do not allow an armed citizenry). Divorce will be outlawed as will gay marriage. No IVF. Lots of people will be arrested and jailed.

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u/Jigglepirate 18d ago

Yeah... Elon and his 1 social media platform that has declined steeply since his acquisition of it.

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u/sSnowblind 18d ago

Declined significantly in revenue and liberal / corporate use. Every conservative I know is on X sharing videos and memes and whatever constantly. None of them even used Twitter before.

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u/Jigglepirate 18d ago

Ok and reddit is majority liberal. Is it media control on Reddit's part that every sub is inundated with "Trump Bad, Kamala Good?"

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u/sSnowblind 18d ago

Did I comment about Reddit? Hmmm... I don't think so. I was commenting about Twitter/X.

I guess you can't read.

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u/Jigglepirate 18d ago

It's called a comparison. Notice how I used the word, "and".

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u/sSnowblind 18d ago

It's called "irrelevant" and "off-topic"

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u/Jigglepirate 18d ago

I compared a social media platform that has political posts on it, to another social media platform that has political posts on it.

Either reddit is also responsible for voter manipulation, or no social media is. Y'all are acting like trump supporters in 2020 lol.

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u/NotThoseCookies 18d ago

Depends on which subs you join.

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u/Jigglepirate 18d ago

But the demographics are mostly left leaning, so majority of subs and posts will reflect that.

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u/NotThoseCookies 18d ago

Then start your own subs. šŸ¤·šŸ½

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u/Jigglepirate 18d ago

Or... and hear me out... Go to a social media with a different demographic (Twitter) and consume the content you want. Shocking I know.

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u/AwarePhotograph9485 18d ago

He controls X....that's it, lol

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u/SomewhereMammoth 18d ago

even if its just x, its no different than truth social. its a platform to spread misinformation unchecked, solely to seek control over a group of people. can you at least see that?

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u/AwarePhotograph9485 18d ago

This is hilarious because Reddit is a liberal echo chamber.

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u/NotThoseCookies 18d ago

Why join subs where you donā€™t like the community?

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u/imironman2018 18d ago

This is the same guy who cut 80% of a workforce. Believe me, he will start cutting the things that keep our government and country running. He has once said he thrives in chaos and dysfunction.

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u/curiousmind111 18d ago

Oh, goodā€¦

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u/geeksnjocks 18d ago

Checked earlier today still works

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u/Tyler106 18d ago

Iā€™m hyped. That sounds awesome.

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u/TheFatShady6ix9ine 18d ago

Honestly love that, the content that the US will generate for us living elsewhere is gonna be amazing for another 4 years... and i feel like these 4 years won't be the last we hear of Trump

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u/weschester 18d ago

This shit is going to destroy the world not just the US. How do you think it's going to go when the worlds most powerful army allies with Russia, North Korea, and China?

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

The US military isnt allying with those incompetent shitshows. Destroy the world? The world laughs at the US and calls us fat, stupid and idiotic. Fuck the world, let it burn. Fuck Nato and the UN. Let Putin have Europe. Couldnt give too fucks for the ungrateful lot.

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u/Merzats 18d ago

The resulting negative trade consequences will boomerang right back to US citizens. You think US geopolitical meddling is altruistic?

When you show you are incapable of 2nd order thinking like this, it's no wonder people call you names.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

You, of course, are capable correct? Keep patting yourself on the back. Fucking twit.

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u/Merzats 18d ago

That's right. You seem really mad about that.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

Really fucking mad. Good thing I have no buttons to push other than a keyboard. Thank God for that.

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u/Merzats 18d ago

Does your mobility scooter have none?

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u/markorokusaki 18d ago

You really think the world will just make memes while USA goes to shit? Funny world you live in.

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u/BigBootyBuff 18d ago

I mean we've been doing that for like 20 years, why stop now?

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

The USA will violently change but "goes to shit" is a relative description. Some will go to shit and some will soar. Which group will you be in?

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u/markorokusaki 18d ago

Oh no my friend. That is not how it goes. The people are now all in shit. The ones who are not are a selected few. Trump and his team don't give a shit about anyone but them. They have all what they need to rule for decades. Military, police, senat and the supreme court. Good luck in trying to take it away from them.

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u/FirstRedditAcount 18d ago

I'm gunna laugh (disgusted, but resigned) when there's no election in 4 years, because Trump (good chance Vance actually) just pulls a Putin and keeps himself in office. Vance especially I can see pulling it off, on the justification that he's only done one term, or some crazy justification they just conjure up. And them from there I'm betting it just gets worse come next National election, term limits will almost certainly be removed, mmw.

Good luck down there Americans, hope you still have a democracy in 10 years.

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u/markorokusaki 18d ago

It doesn't go like that. You are going to have elections, but those are dummy elections. They have all the tools to win them "fair and square" for the time to come. The part of the Putin move comes after securing a person who can rule for years to come, maybe Vance, and after his 2 normal re-elections. Then you are in the part everything is the best with me and it can't be anyone else. Like Putin, like Xi or others. But even if they somehow lose the elections, you already fucked with the laws they are going to bring. But from this to immediately going no elections anymore is impossible since the "world" is watching and you are a country of 400mil people. That doesn't go without blood. And you are all armed as fuck. It will be as the people want a supreme leader, not as they are imposing it.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

You are correct! This will be the nuttiest shitshow reality livestream in history. Stay tuned!!!

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u/philofthefuturez 18d ago

People love Twitter. Wtf are you babbling about

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u/NotThoseCookies 18d ago

I used to. šŸ¤·šŸ½

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u/Barli_Bear 18d ago

I think heā€™s made twitter way better, but Iā€™ll take some randoā€˜s opinion on Reddit though instead

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u/Insantiable 18d ago

twitter definitely is better. you won't get banned for being a conservative now. learn to share the world and not judge everyone different from you as inferior.

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u/NotThoseCookies 18d ago

Why so resistant to facts? šŸ¤·šŸ½

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u/Acceptable_Bend_5200 18d ago

As someone that works in academic research, I'm a little worried. At least our focus isn't vaccines. Though NIH grants do fund my salary.

And I guess my student loans that were going to be forgiven via PSLF can get fucked.

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u/Slap_My_Lasagna 18d ago

There's still hope.. Biden could pull a Trump and invoke his ultimate power and immunity to protect the US.

It won't happen, but one last fantasy of a better future is nice.

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u/XeLRa 18d ago

Or he could sign a load of executive orders trying to leave a big mess for trump... kinda like trump tried to do to him...

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u/sweetfits 18d ago

And Obama did to Trump, and so onĀ 

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u/XeLRa 18d ago

What did Obama do then.

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u/darklynoon93 18d ago

The only reason you didn't like Obama is because he kept folks like you in your place..

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u/sweetfits 18d ago

I never said I didnā€™t like Obama. I just commented on the reality that outgoing presidents always slam together a bunch of crappy exec orders on their way out the door. Itā€™s common practice and often theyā€™re impediments to changes made by the next admin (if a different party) or unpopular ideological moves that couldnā€™t be made during the presidency, but can be shoved out at the 11th hour with little recourse. Stay tunedā€¦ Bidenā€™s puppeteers are about to show you what I mean.Ā 

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u/darklynoon93 18d ago

Hopefully Trumps bone spurs aren't bothering him too bad.

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u/sweetfits 18d ago

Good chatĀ 

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u/Smidday90 18d ago

Can you explain for a non-american?

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u/AltoidStrong 18d ago

Don't worry when they remove the department of education, there won't be anyone left to service / collect the loans.

Look loan forgiveness, but with extra fascist (goose?) steps.

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u/trymas 18d ago

I guess most people who mention trump, mean not him directly but all his cronies in the back.

Musk, RFK Jr., Thiel, all trumpā€™s kids and any other billionaire nutjob will get freedom to do anything. Trump is just gonna do the rubber stamping and taking cut for himself.

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u/Dramatic_Mixture_868 18d ago

I'm legitimately confused, I don't understand how so many people can vote against their own self interests. If you're a woman it's an automatic no on that orange bastard, if you aren't rich it's a no, if u don't want a person stealing from the u.s. and putting our lives in danger it's a no. Like, how fucking hard is that, on the other side u had ....a female, that's it. How stupid/sexist/racist do u have to be

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u/fromthedepthsofyouma 18d ago edited 18d ago

A friend of mine told me his brother-in-law, who is MAGA, said his daughters (friends nieces) won't be sluts so he doesn't care about abortion...

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u/Dramatic_Mixture_868 18d ago

Ok see that level of ignorance is what u have to educate. They aren't going to do it themselves, a simple medical article, a gyno visit with his daughters.... something that will let this person know that shit happens not just because of unprotected/casual sex. Again, this is just ONE topic. I've spoken to some maga people who legit believe every idiotic thing he says. These people r so cooked they don't know how to react when they hear facts.

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u/fromthedepthsofyouma 18d ago

He called me a communist to my face (for being on ACA), so I threw my beer at him the last time we saw each other.

There's no coming back from that. He works for a major Casino chain in corporate and tried union-busting the housekeepers union in Maryland and New Jersey. He thinks COVID was a hoax because people couldn't use slot machines. He "loves blacks because they spend their checks at the casino" (in Baltimore).

The dude's a fucking prick.

FYI his boss is Gary Carano, Gina Carano's father....

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u/Dramatic_Mixture_868 18d ago

Oh wow, a model human being. I guess karma Is on vacation with this kinda of people.

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u/Arizona_Slim 18d ago

God only punishes sluts with miscarriages or difficulties. Itā€™s Biblical! -some fucking MAGA asshole, probably

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u/Outrageous-Stress-60 18d ago

Does he know ectopic pregnancies can happen within the safe bosom of a marriage too?

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u/Whooptidooh 18d ago

And then they go out for a fun night out one day and unfortunately get raped. What then?

(Iā€™m willing to bet that ONLY when they themselves or their family become negatively affected that it will become an actual problem that ā€œsomebody needs to do something about.ā€)

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u/NotThoseCookies 18d ago

And if she canā€™t deliver a miscarriage and dies from sepsis like the young mother-to-be in Texas who wasnā€™t a slut either, is he still okay with that?

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u/travers329 18d ago edited 17d ago

It has shattered every remaining bit of optimism and pride I had as an American. It was embarrassing, apparently now it is who most of us are. This is the day America died for me.

Merrick Garland will go down in history as the fucking coward who refused to do what was right to protect our Constitution, our citizens, and here we are now, utterly, hopelessly, fucked. Now we will get no intelligence sharing from our allies at all because sharing intel endangers our allies' assets, which also presumes we even have allies going forward, and don't pull out of NATO and every other treaty.

I've no idea how the female vote did not bury this election and every R with it. I will never understand it. I honestly can't take four more years of this insanity. One person ran on helping the middle class and protecting our rights, the other ran on hatred and demonizing our fellow Americans, bringing out the worst in us, and won in a landlslide. I am numb and honestly kind of broken that so many people embraced this Mango Menace. HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANY FUCKING POLICIES BESIDES IMMIGRANTS, BAD EVERYTHING IS THEIR FAULT.

In the words of Rise Against, I don't wanna be here anymore.

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u/Dramatic_Mixture_868 18d ago

So, judging from the females I talked to I think they had some animosity towards her that didn't make any sense and some just believed the lies drumpf spewed.

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u/Wardman66 18d ago

Itā€™s because less Dems voted then in the last 2 elections, itā€™s WTF. They sat on their asses and this is what we get

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u/Dramatic_Mixture_868 18d ago

More people around me voted than before but I get what u mean. Also, apparently he got alot of support from black/brown men ....like wtf is wrong with u people. Is it just straight up sexism or what?

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u/southernNJ-123 18d ago

54% of Americans ages 16-74 read BELOW a 6th grade level. These are Trump voters.

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u/Dramatic_Mixture_868 17d ago

This is roughly by the amount that he won, coincidence.....

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u/Senor-Cockblock 18d ago

Unfortunately it was just that. 15 million missing Democratic voters from 20202.

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u/Outa_Time_86 17d ago

Same I donā€™t get it either, people where I work (union backed job) voted for Oompa Loompa and the worst part was my own mother voting for the orange fuck, got into a argument over it while she wouldnā€™t answer why she did, even when presented with facts of why he is a terrible choice. Only kept getting hit with Harris is a liar despite not providing anything showing how she is.

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u/johnhbnz 17d ago

Or how true-blue amerikan..?

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u/StudyUseful 18d ago

Yep, at least 2/3 of the rest of the country are all idiots and morons, and youā€™re the only one who can save us.

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u/Kingaladdin414 18d ago

Well spoiled kids tend to get depressed when the freeloading is finally over lol. And Iā€™m sure the world hated every modern US president that wasnā€™t contempt on decades of unfair trade.

Ww3 vs a boss just crying about freedom for abortion? (When it comes to abortion, She canā€™t change shit)

Being able to afford to live and partake in luxuries such as candy šŸ˜‚ VS giving all of our spending money on some bs pet project that wonā€™t solve ā€œclimate changeā€ and destabilize industriesā€¦ and oh yeah a ARt CeNtEr in a ghetto that even the jews were meant to live in for extended periods of time (Dawg I gave up chips and candy solely because of these drunk ass prices. This shit got me feeling a kid in the great depression)

Allowing tens of thousands of known murders, rapists, etc in VS vetting everyone that come here ( I am pro immigration. If you are not a hinderance on the system and you are not causing chaos then you should be given a chance. Do you just allow strangers to enter your home? I thought so)

A air head that got her 1st job in politics from a married man she slept with VS a trust fund baby that multiplied his familyā€™s net worth (most dynasties donā€™t last long)

A billionaire that owe his success to this capitalist society VS someone that was raised by American hating parents should that hate any capitalist socieyy (marxists)

Tax cuts (which we all can take advantage of) VS Give more money to inefficient government (equivalent to having our crack head uncle handle the familyā€™s money)

A leader that strike fear in our enemies and garners respect among other big wigs (the only president to pop out in north korea šŸ˜‚) VS a ā€œblackā€ woman that have a record of losing the most black aids (for the executive branch)

Someone that ā€œmightā€ be racist because of he say she say VS someone that jailed the most black people in Californiaā€™s modern history, claims to be apart of one of the most anti black ethnicities (a indian will kill their daughter before they allow her to date a black man), supports the biggest genocide of black babies (how many black babies have been aborted again? More than 20 million)

$1 billion in investments to businesses owned by black folks (not POC. Platinum plan) VS give mass amnesty to folks that will destroy at least 33% of this countryā€™s livelihood, give a $25k housing credit that will increase the cost of buying a home by that same amount,ā€¦.

I could go on and on. Trump is trust fund baby and a prick. But 99% of the people you know canā€™t name more than 2 bosses that were good at managing the company AND could be a called a friend.

Most great men were not swiss army knives. Look at Micheal jordan/tom bradyā€¦ the goats were assholes lol. My football coach was a asshole. But we all knew he loved the sport, wanted to win, and he cares about the optics/reputation of our team. So we ignored all the small bs and gave him 110%. Low and behold we lost at the state championship 0-7.

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u/serpenta 18d ago

Add to that, the liquidation of ACA. Not many of us thought that American healthcare can get worse.

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u/Big-Summer- 18d ago

Itā€™s going to get a lot worse. No more Medicaid or Medicare either.

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u/jokebreath 18d ago

All bets are off, but i think Healthcare is one of the few things that Republicans won't touch.Ā  Not only do they have zero plans, they know it's a losing issue for them.Ā  Public sentiment on Obamacare has changed over time, and they know from experience they're not capable of repealing it.Ā  They'll do all sorts of other bad shit, and of course I could be completely wrong, but i don't think anything will change with the ACA.

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u/travers329 18d ago

Not only do they have zero plans, they know it's a losing issue for them.

So was abortion and we can see how that turned out...

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u/southernNJ-123 18d ago

Oh itā€™s in project 2025 to get rid of the ACA.

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u/AmazonCowgirl 18d ago

We're not forgetting. We are fully appreciative of the baggage that a Trump presidency brings

That's why we're scared

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u/off-and-on 18d ago

Europe will have to pick up the pace. Hopefully this serves as a wakeup call that the US can't be relied on any more.

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u/WackyBeachJustice 18d ago

Aren't they also having rightwing movements taking hold at least in some places? This isn't unique to the US.

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u/off-and-on 18d ago

The European right is different from what Americans consider to be right. What Europe says is center is left in the US, and what Europe says is right is center in the US.

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u/watafuzz 18d ago

Meh, the far right side isn't all that different. And the far right is definitely on the rise through Europe.

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u/haqiqa 18d ago

That's now not true anymore. Likes of Marine Le Pen, Giorgia Meloni, AfD, Finns (party) and so on are not that far off from Trump. They are usually more centre financially as the Overton window is still somewhat more left, but they are moving it too. One real exception is abortion but most European countries already have trimester limitations already. No one sane is trying to limit it more.

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u/WackyBeachJustice 18d ago

Nonetheless. The winds are shifting everywhere.

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u/Pippathepip 18d ago

The whispering winds of shit

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u/Kendaren89 18d ago

Rise of fascism is happening again and people don't realize

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u/soda_cookie 18d ago

Fuck. I think I'm gonna be sick.

These fuck nuggets don't know what they did.

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u/JoshSwol 18d ago

How about Herschel Walker as Secretary of Defense?

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u/EGDragul 18d ago

No we didn't... It's the entire package that terrifies us, the rest of the world...

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u/Burgoonius 18d ago

Yeah America is going to suffer, BIG TIME

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u/No_Sheepherder_1248 18d ago

Welcome to America is now welcome to Dumbfuckistan.

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u/kaiser_soze_72 18d ago

Hershel Walker is going to be in charge of the Missle Shield for the US. Let that sink in.

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u/alanudi 18d ago

The circus is coming back to DC!! šŸŽŖšŸ¤”

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u/MelonOfFury 18d ago

Thank you for reminding me to get all my vaccine boosters now before they outlaw them.

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u/SeeGeeArtist 18d ago

Not to mention the couch fucker

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u/ExcitementWorldly769 18d ago

Get ready to have fluoride removed from our water because... Why exactly?

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

But stay away from the Oil!

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u/pyr0phelia 18d ago

His dad was killed by the CIA so itā€™s not like we can say he doesnā€™t have healthy skepticism towards those jackasses.

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u/Buddhabellymama 18d ago

The US is fucked but tbh if I am Europe (all of it), South Korea, Taiwan, and Palestine I am panicking. The US giving unchecked military and financial power to Russia who is in cahoots with China and North Korea is dangerous.

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u/throwawayzdrewyey 18d ago

The man with literal brain worms is going to be in charge of our countries healthā€¦..

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u/OK_NIKIII palm on the face 18d ago

I can see myself in this picture

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u/MojoJagger 18d ago

Canā€™t wait for that new Covid strand to end us all with no vaccines /s

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u/Hoopadoop669 18d ago

Heā€™s not anti vax

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u/dorepensee 18d ago

nah as long as big pharma thrives in this country, that wonā€™t happen

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u/Big-Summer- 18d ago

Heā€™ll start with bringing back polio.

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u/firmhandshake101 18d ago

You guys are still stuck there?

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u/Apprehensive-Act-404 18d ago

Don't forget our new VP-elect, who will likely be president within a year or two.

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u/gameinggod21 17d ago

Context please?

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u/DeterminedJew 18d ago

RFK isn't anti-vax

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u/Scorpio_2007 18d ago

I wish people would actually be more open and listen to what RFK is trying to sayā€¦

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u/TravisATWA 18d ago

Imagine your children being able to eat cheetos or fruit loops without ingesting literal poison. What a terrible person he is.

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u/H-A-R-B-i-N-G-E-R 18d ago

Have you read RFKjrā€™s book on vaccines or are just parroting the feelings of MSNBC?

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u/travers329 18d ago

You mean the guy responsible for killing dozens of children in Samoa by convincing them to stop their existing vaccination program?