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submitted 4 hours ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca

Ethics experts and Democrats express alarm as Trump uses office to grow his personal fortune to ‘unprecedented’ level

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[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 10 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

'Expressing alarm' is meaningless without actually responding to the alarm. That whole article is full of statements like "alarmed legal and ethics experts", "critics raised red flags", "analysts are troubled", "experts have raised “corruption” concerns", "offer equally strong critiques", "We have previously raised concerns..." etc, and not a single word about anyone doing anything beyond a sternly worded letter.

Everyone: "Hey! The smoke alarm in the kitchen is going off!"

Democratic Party: "Damn. Anyway, moving on"

Sort your shit out, America.

[edited comment after reading the whole dispiriting article]

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 0 points 41 minutes ago

Yes, surely the democratic party is the one to blame here.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 0 points 35 minutes ago* (last edited 35 minutes ago)

Amongst others, including every US citizen.

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago* (last edited 31 minutes ago)

Then maybe you should list the others...

Edit, since you edited without flagging it...

You put the blame for 100% of the system on 50% of the population in your original post. Now, you blame every American citizen. Seems weird you are avoiding calling out the GOP or Republicans by name.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 0 points 32 minutes ago
[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 0 points 30 minutes ago

Yep, roll the eyes like a good shill.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 0 points 25 minutes ago* (last edited 24 minutes ago)

{looks at profile} Welcome to my blocklist, fuckwit.

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 points 23 minutes ago

Happy to be here. I'm sure I'm in good company.

[-] supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Well a big problem with the US is that the establishment of the Democratic party has been saying for the last 30 years "NOT NOW, this election is TOO IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRE ALARM" to people who are hurt and scared because they feel like they are definitely in a burning building.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 4 points 3 hours ago

And meanwhile, they're defunding the fire department.

[-] supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Ok buddy, when was the last time YOU saw a large housefire without it being surrounded by firetrucks?

Explain That

Do you REALLLLLYYYYYY think it is a coincidence?

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