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These might be the good old days. Go outside, feel the grass, say wassup to your neighbors,... whatever you do that means community, because sh*t might get bad for a while.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

If Trump loses there are the next two months of wondering how many people will die around the inauguration, then the next two years of wondering what the project 2027 people are going to do, then...

The only way to stop this is to fix the US system. Fix the courts. Fix the elections. Fix gerrymandering. Fix the right wing control of the media. Fix the lies from the "news".

[–] [email protected] 22 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

A law that said the press can not be for-profit, would never happen, but would probably help

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 32 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Me: unsubbing every single politics community

Showerthoughts:

[–] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

You need to block users. Users like me! I am glad you are using lemmy your way. Peace.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Can't stress this enough. And block based on keywords. My lemmy experience improved dramatically once I started blocking users, subs, and instances I didn't like.

Those users get to enjoy their thing, and I wont yuck their yum. I've managed to cutout most of the rage bait and the stuff in my feed is genuinely interesting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

I already do, and it's great!

It's just that this post evaded all my filters anyway thanks to phrasing :D

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Nope! Gotta grab them by the pussy without consent while bullying and shitspeaking anything that you dislike even mildly!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago (12 children)

You're not worried about him falling off the toilet and dieing?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

Its 7 minutes until polls close where I am. I voted absentee but still thinking of everyone that still needs to vote

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 day ago (6 children)

People outside the US have always been terrified of what the US president might do. Imagine if China had military bases all over the world.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago

Valid take. The military industrial complex is a terrifying ordeal.

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And the thing is: Trump is not a clever man. In fact, he's blantantly, obviously, ferociously stupid. He didn't just appear out of nowhere. The rest of us have been watching this dog eat grass for the last 50 years.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 21 hours ago

I can't beleive the number of New Yorkers (NYC residents and expats) that trust Trump. He has wreaked havoc across the city and metro area with terrible buildings, stiffed contractors, and constant financial mockery. His post-TV show perception has done an insane job of making even the most affected people forget what a sack of shit he his. They really think 1. He runs businesses well due to his continued financial growth and that 2. Running the country like his businesses will somehow benefit them, the national equivalent of those laid off from his private endeavors.

So anyway, that's how I know they just racist assholes.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 day ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (5 children)

The best part will be if he wins, those in power will just sit around with their thumbs up their butts waiting for fascism to take over on Jan. 20th.

EDIT: It's thumbs up their butts time for 2 and a half months.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Can't the president do anything he wants right now???? 🧐

[–] [email protected] 21 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

No, only what the SCOTUS allows him to. Democrats aren't allowed to do anything.

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 day ago (2 children)

People around the world already live in terror of what USA government may do to them

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

May do? More like continually does

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 1 day ago (17 children)

Of the Dems win and they don't put a boot on the neck of this fascist movement it will take over eventually.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 19 hours ago

Like what happened after the last presidential election?

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Also, vote if you haven't yet.

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