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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It all depends on whether they’re competent and can act together for their goals. Many of those goals are truly horrible, but

  • Trumps first term was incompetent, fractured. Despite all the chaos and destruction, they did nowhere near as much damage to peoples lives and democracy as they wanted to
  • My conservative brother is all too typical, dismissing the worst statements as “he’s not serious. He’d never do that”. We have to hope people like my brother are right
  • their goal is narcissism and their methods are stoking outrage: is it possible they’re not actually evil, don’t actually pay attention to what comes out of their own mouths? Are they even capable of working together? Making Trump rich and stoking his ego would be a travesty, but far less damaging than what he says he’ll do
[–] 46_and_2@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

The orange shrivelled taco will probably keel over before his term ends. Just look at him, does this look like someone who might survive four more years?

What would happen afterwards with JD Vance at the helm I'm less clear.

[–] Mechaguana@programming.dev 7 points 2 weeks ago

Its hard to say cuz hes so unstable, but since his party has been hijacked by his sycophants and own the three branches, id guess some crazy shit. Maybe this will finally make the americans understand that voting has consequences, and that some minimal homework is needed to choose. But honestly no one on this planet has any faith in the average american so i predict ww3, mass incarceration with slavery (woops already has been happening, but for even more ppl), demonization of any minority, and a general loss of wealth that will be vacuumed by the upper class. Man I cant believe you guys let trump hire Elon fking Musk, hope you guys like living like one of his employees.

[–] BlueMacaw@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

To everyone in here saying that this is the end of democracy and this is the end times, what is stopping you from buying a gun and training with other liberals/leftists? Or are you just going to keel over and die?

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

The gun store closes before I get home from work. That's why I'm going tomorrow.

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

If they can afford a gun they likely have one, but rather than forming sects and training it seems like the moral thing to do, causing the least amount of harm to anybody, is wait for the enemy to attack first, if they do attack.

Joining a small militant group or ecoterrorism sect not only brings personal risks but also runs the risk of harming innocents, and being manipulated by other interested parties who would like to see destruction on American shores.

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

I already have guns, several of them.

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

America has always been a white supremacist slave colony.

It will still be fucking over the entire planet.

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