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unfortunately, America has created a system where we can’t really do anything about the president at this point I am really wondering how long will the global world order allow Donald Trump to continue to screw things up for everybody else? Not just talking about economics with Mexico, Canada and China. But also the military situation in Ukraine, which directly impacts the European Union as well as NATO 
I didn't want Trump to become president for many reasons, one of the main ones being I didn't want him to pull USA out of NATO, because it strengthens our shared enemies.
Things are actually going worse than I expected, which is really impressive.
I know people are probably sick of hearing this, but I kind of figured this would be the worst possible case imaginable because the same thing happened to Hitler. They threw his ass in jail and then after a couple of months they let him walk and then when he regained power, he knew that he could never lose power again, and if he did, he’d never be able to accomplish his personal objectives. 
There’s something about history that we can learn from here. I don’t know why Trump was even allowed to run, but yeah, here we are. 
He was allowed to run because McConnell stonewalled Obama and let Trump select a bunch of Supreme Court appointees, which then decided that trump can't be held accountable for anything.
Then everyone decided the rule of law was important, except trump, which means he's steamrolling every safeguard we had.
They absolutely can do something. They don't want to. They support this.
This is not Donald Trump, this is America. They voted for exactly this. And they seem to be enjoying it.
I am NOT enjoying it and I'm doing everything in my power to resist this administration.
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In Minecraft. Always in Minecraft.
Fair, not everyone, but a slight majority of people still support this shitshow.
The polls I saw said the opposite.
And that's ignoring that a large percentage of those who do still support our are choosing to believe their messiah over reality and think that it will make everything cheaper; I do believe that as soon as it's no longer deniable a large chunk will turn on him. But unfortunately not all of them since plenty will be fully prepared to just blame someone else anyway
Trust me, we (the sane of us) don't like any part of the dumbest idiots of the country letting it the rich narcissist Nazis takeover them.
I mean what are they gonna do? Invade and depose him? We're witnessing the end of the Pax* Americana, simple as that.
*Terms and conditions apply.
Well if this were the middle east or a communist problem , western countries would just have him assassinated…which is horrible- but its true if you go back long enough
The trouble is that the problem is not confined to just Trump. If he dies, Vance becomes president. If they both die, Mike Johnson does. This is not a coup by a single person, this is an entire philosophy - neo-fascism - thats now in charge of the US. Its goose-stepping turtles all the way down.
While that's all true, nobody likes Vance or Johnson the way they like Trump. If he dies and Vance replaces him, I expect a lot more pushback than what Trump gets.
I don't think any of them give two shits about pushback. Unless that pushback takes the form of forcible removal from power, they wont care in any way.
I don't think it's within other countries capabilities (Israel maybe, but why would they), nor in their intrest.
In some failed states it's considerably easier to have certain people eliminated (and for sure has happened many many times).
Current USA is an internal affair with external effects. Other countries can't do anything, that's what happens when 1 country has the very biggest strongest military and security machine ever (way bigger than any competitor, no country get near). Even if they'ld want to, there is no way. And the current situation is unpredicatble and not stable, it would become even less predictable and less stable when certain people were to be assassinated.
If assassinations happen in the trump admin in the near future, I think it would more likely come from USA security services internally. Not sure if it's for the better. Decent chance in that case of civil war type scenarios tbh.
at this point civil war is maybe the best we can aim for
I'm sure there will be a welcome mat, door is open
The problem is that the global order is collapsing. That's what makes this possible for Trump and his companions. It's been going to shit for a while. We're entering a world where international law will be less important. Sadly.
International law was already completely irrelevant when it came to the developed world imposing its will on the entire developing world, or anyone classified as an "enemy". There are hundreds of violations across the years that were never enforced, from America carpet bombing south east asia and installing puppet regimes around the world, to Russias use of phosphorous warheads and chemical weapons in Syria, to Israel (and allies) genocide in Palestine.
International laws have only ever been, at best, gentleman's agreements among the developed world's oligarchs and political classes.
What's happening now is the US political class and oligarchy are shifting allegiance to fascist authoritarianism and imperialism, because both are populated with mentally ill narcissists and psychopaths of insatiable greed and megalomania, completely detached from reality; no different to the feudalist monarchs, emperors and pharaohs of old.
I also don't believe this is an America problem, as much as it is a capitalism problem. Americas oligarchy are no different to Russias oligarchy, who are no different to Chinas oligarchy, who are no different to every oligarchy. They are borderless, stateless, only worship wealth and power, and are a reflection of the psychology created by unchecked wealth and power; these people view themselves as the rightful rulers of humanity, by virtue of their wealth and power, and views concepts like democracy a direct threat to their existence.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record: International law was never important. It was always rules for thee and not for me.
Surely the US isn't the only country that has foreign leaders assassinated?...
The US is one of the only, if not the only country in the world where what can be done is enshrined in the constitution.
Lee Harvey Oswald found a way to do something about the presidency. Just saying..
I mean then Vance would succeed him, which is... not good. At least Trump is an idiot.
I believe you mean Bernard Montgomery Sanders who we all know was the second shooter.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-worst-year-ever-49377032/episode/the-assassination-of-john-f-kennedy-96472158/
I guess this is a joke, but it's dangerous because any conspiracy theory can find many people who take it seriously these days.
It is Robert Evans of Behind The Bastards has been making this joke for 6-7 years now
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