Trump's officials are quietly concerned about his "blatant criminal behavior." What took them so long?

It is time to stop examining the chaos and time to do something about it.

I have a source inside the Trump regime who feels, in their own words, “a little disillusioned.” This person says they signed on to the Trump team because of “DEI going too far” and because “woke culture was dividing the country,” but is now concerned about the “blatant criminal behavior” of Donald Trump. Really? His last administration didn’t show you that? Well, OK.

This source first approached me by saying, “I can provide you bonafides to show you I’m serious.” That impressed me because I didn’t think many people inside the Trump regime knew what bonafides were, let alone how to be serious.

This source’s concerns about Trump are indeed legitimate, and deserve to be heard. “Not all of us are buying everything he says,” this person told me. “We understand the problem, but we see no solution. You guys in the press, with very few exceptions, are not trustworthy. Congress can’t be trusted and the judiciary so far hasn’t been able to stop him.”

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[–] 142 points 1 year ago (47 children)

because of “DEI going too far” and because “woke culture was dividing the country,”

No, woke culture unites the country. That's the fucking point. "Woke" means you accept that everyone is different and you agree to tolerate and respect those differences. Your insistence on hating people you view as different is what divides us.

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    [–] 98 points 1 year ago (14 children)

    So what about the Democrats, I asked? “They hate us and won’t accept us. And if they don’t change their attitude, Trump and MAGA will keep winning.”

    That was echoed by former Republican congressman Joe Walsh, who regularly speaks out about this. “If there’s not room for center-right former Republicans in today’s Democratic Party, then today’s Republican Party will remain victorious and our democracy will disappear,” Walsh told me.

    Most of us will accept you. Just stop being awful people. It isn't hard.

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  • [–] 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    “Center right?” Spare me. He was MAGA through and through until 2.0 took hold. This language is explicitly used to reinforce the Overton Window further to the right while still whining that the “left” is mean. Dems are already corporate as fuck and would rather eat their own left of center than fight against full corporate control of the federal government. Simply caring/pretending to care in some cases about minority groups Republicans ostracize is a bridge too far for poor, wayward souls like Joe Walsh. Fuck off.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Here's the problem.

    Strip Trump and MAGA from the GOP, and what are you left with?

    The same shit-ass party that brought us Trump, only less emboldened.

    They still want tax cuts for billionaires, no universal health care, no workers rights, no mention about climate change, no rights for LGBTQ people, no women's rights, no non-white people in America.

    Etc.

    The only difference between "the party of Reagan" and MAGA is that under Reagan the GOP was much quieter about being assholes.

    You know how the US and the USSR were allied against Germany, but the second WWII was over they started pointing their guns at each other? That's where I feel like we're at now with "center-right" Republicans like Walsh. Sure, I'll take the help of anyone who recognizes that Trump is a threat to democracy and the ideals of the US, but the second that's dealt with there's gonna be problems.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, they can fuck off with “just lean right, everybody and we’ll be OK.” They can go form a new party with Slotkin.

    This anonymous source sounds like they’re part of the movement of Slotkin and others to make the Democratic Party more palatable to Republicans with buyer’s remorse.

    How about, instead, those Republicans stand down and let the Republican Party burn. Without so-called “centrist” support and enabling, Trump won’t take the country down with him.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    They hate you because you're evil shit bags whose policies hurt children, family's, and Americans across all socioeconomic spectrums except the top 1%. You're actively sabotaging the stability of our economy, global influence, safety, and way of life.

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    [–] 65 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You guys in the press, with very few exceptions, are not trustworthy

    And then he went to Salon ?

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  • [–] 48 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    “We understand the problem, but we see no solution."

    STOP HELPING HIM IS A GOOD START.

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    [–] 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This person says they signed on to the Trump team because of “DEI going too far” and because “woke culture was dividing the country,”

    Retranslation: This person says they're on team reality TV star who hires news readers, influencers and family members to high powered positions without any qualifications because "DEI bad". And joined the people who made 'wokeness' an issue to divide everyone with in the first place because they're worried about it dividing people.

    Have I understood that correctly?

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    [–] 37 points 1 year ago (26 children)

    Meanwhile, with a compromised press and Trump ignoring any judicial ruling he dislikes, the Democrats are still no help. They’re nearly as crazy as Trump if they think that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could be a viable presidential candidate. No matter what they think of her policies, very few Republicans who despise Trump would vote for her. “I wouldn’t,” my White House source told me. “I’m not crazy. The far left is as bad as the far right, and they’re the reason I voted for Trump.” There are plenty of moderate Democrats who agree.

    Imagine thinking AOC is far left. Ok now imagine thinking that kind of far left is just as bad as the far right.

    Like for example, informing people of their constitutional rights, advocating for things like accessible Healthcare and protections for workers is every but as bad as shipping people off without due process to El Salvador prison where they'll die, grabbed by a militarized and masked police force that snatches people off the street, or from their homes or school.

    Somehow it's the fault of the democrats who won't accept moderate Republicans. But also there are plenty of moderate democrats that agree that the far left is just as bad.

    Well it's amazing that insiders are finally able to suspect something is wrong, but they are still so gripped by cult doctrine they can't make any progress.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    People are still trying to push this nonsense that democratic candidates need to appeal to the objectively dumbest people in this country in order to be a viable candidate. Its ridiculous. Red voters are only ever going to vote red. They always have and they always will. Left leaning people in this country outnumber right leaning people by a wide margin (because reality has a left leaning bias). The issue is that dem individuals often just don't vote when a candidate is put forward who is cowtowing to the right. The right still votes right and the left doesn't vote. Then we get what we have now. If dems put forward a politician that progressive voters actually want they'll have a much better chance. And AOC is probably a more well liked dem politician right now (among the left) than anyone else except maybe Bernie. But he's probably too old at this point. So AOC makes the most sense right now to me and probably anyone else with a brain.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Feels like this might be the time for a coalition to run as "the freedom party" and basically run on the platform of Bernie but use completely different language. There have been studies showing that most gop voters agree with dem policies when they're not presented using the buzzwords they've been brain washed to immediately reject (eg ACA vs Obamacare).

    All the low info idiots voting against their own interests would hear policies they like, and they can jerk off to the word "freedom".

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (22 children)

    Two extremely qualified women both were defeated by the worst candidate in our countries history.

    I love AOC and her policies, but this country has proven it'll vote for literally the worst encapsulation of boomer greed than vote for a capable and competent woman. Twice.

    The Democrats are morons if they pick a woman to run next time. Simple as that.

    Let AOC kick Schumer out and take his senate seat. She would be much more effective there.

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The only thing Stephen Miller deserves is an unmarked grave somewhere dogs go to the bathroom.

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  • [–] 34 points 1 year ago

    Someone has got to start talking about “inclusion” instead of division

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago

    Doesn't matter. You scum will still bend over. It's a Cons natural position.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago

    Take steps against your boss.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Who the f cares. These hit pieces does nothing to actually mobilise the already tamed population. As long sycophants and oligarchs see Trump as being useful for as long as possible, he will be tolerated. In a dictatorship-- either in a quasi or full fledged one--the most important resource is access to the dictator. As long as Trump is useful enough for the elites, he will stay in power, even if Trump knows everyone hates his gut.

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    [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    I don't buy this post. Trump's Junk Drawer is full of clowns who are even crazier than Trump.

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    [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    I get how this happens. Everyone is all on board when it's all talk or they're Monday morning quarterbacking, but when they're involved and they're acting then it's real to them. What had been hyperbolic spiraling and chaos from a distance with plausiblity of intents is now watching a man actively break the law as they assist.

    That's not to excuse it. They did and do harm. But this is the second time he's been president and this keeps happening and he churns through people like this.

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    [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Trump's officials are quietly concerned about his "blatant criminal behavior."

    I don't buy that for a second. They absolutely love it.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    He didn't save the world the first time (despite promising he would drain the swamp within days) so why would anyone think he would do it the second time?

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