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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The short term sucks, but in the long term it is much much better.

Do you mean by the short term sucks that

  • immigrants and US citizens are being murdered and tortured
  • children are being trafficked without consequences
  • we're going to war
  • people are losing jobs fast and a great recession or depression is nigh
  • trump and his posse are stealing so much money and breaking so many laws that no one can keep track
  • he demolished a portion of our icon of america and wrecked the reflecting pool while trying to set up an emperor's arch and ballroom that cost close to a billion dollars
  • he's removing tons of people from medicare and medicaid that will kill people if it already hasn't
  • he removed a lot of our environmental protections and is selling off our public lands to the highest bidder
  • he removed our health protections and now we're seeing a massive push for pro plague diseases
  • he's destroying some of our national cultural and historic monuments because he's racist af
  • etc., etc.,

To me, you're saying an insane comment. This isn't just a matter of sucking a little, people are dying, being tortured and are broke.

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 0 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Well most of the voters in Michigan who abstained were from middle eastern and Muslim backgrounds so as far as they're concerned what Trump did to America is what America has either been financing or outright doing themselves to both groups for decades. It makes more sense to try and sway the man who claims to have a conscience than Trump

I hold zero ill will towards them obstaining. As far as im concerned most Americans would have gladly sacrificed Palestinians and Muslims for their own comfort. Historically white America has done it to every other race. Let be honest, its only problematic now because its happening in the US and not one of those icky brown countries