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[-] 0li0li@lemmy.world 61 points 1 month ago

If people knew what was good for them, they would have supported him. Instead, racism, bigotry and intolerance was a priority for the majority of Americans. Good job fucking yourselves over last election. I hope Trump keeps this shit up till you guys reach the boiling point....

Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of good folks in America, but arguably, not enough yet.

[-] wheezy@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well, our "left" party instead decided to call Bernie Sanders racist during the primaries and do everything they could, twice, to keep him from winning their primary. So, it's not just racist voting for Trump that does this. The entire political establishment is absolutely terrified of an actual leftist running on the Democratic ticket for president.

Because once every 4 years when Americans actually pay attention to politics for a month or two, they would overwhelmingly vote for a leftist pushing progressive working class policies. No matter how "racist" they are. Racist in this country also have had someone they know experience crippling medical debt.

The 30% of this country that votes for racism and bigotry is the only group of people that actually see their policy positions get passed. The rest of us got garbage healthcare reform, more wars, more police state and surveillance, oh, and a genocide from the "not racist" party.

The racist bigots are the only ones with a lot of motivation to go to the polls. At least they get something for taking time off work to go vote.

[-] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The biggest issue is a lot of Americans don’t vote.

[-] pupbiru@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

god i fucking love that we have compulsory voting in australia

literally solves so many issues

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[-] jaaake@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

https://www.salon.com/2016/02/13/un_democratic_party_dnc_chair_says_superdelegates_ensure_elites_dont_have_to_run_against_grassroots_activists/

“What do you tell voters who are new to the process who say this makes them feel like it’s all rigged?” Tapper asked the DNC chair.

“Unpledged delegates exist really to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don’t have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists,” Wasserman Schultz calmly explained.

Fuck Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Fuck the DNC. They literally worked against the will of the people to install an establishment candidate and told the world they did it. This is not democracy. This is the event that radicalized me.

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[-] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

Don't forget the Democratic National Convention ratfucking Bernie twice. Establishment Democrats can't let progressives get into power because it threatens their own, since Dems and Cons share a lot of the same donors (AIPAC, etc.).

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 48 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh, I get it.................This is the bad place.

[-] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 month ago

Been watching this again, it's nice to absorb something positive for a change. Gonna have to find something with the same tone to binge after this

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Gonna have to find something with the same tone to binge after this

Good luck with that, The Good Place is pretty singular

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I've always wanted to watch it and finally got around to it. Great show, wish I didn't sleep on it!

I did a Binge Watch January (totally didn't make this up) and caught up on a half dozen shows. I got some whiplash going from Barry to The Good Place to Severance lol

[-] LePoisson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I'm still surprised and low-key amazed by the writers of The Good Place. Making a show about philosophy, existentialism and theology all mixed together into a great comedy is a feat and they pulled it off really well.

Even when I literally called the "twist" of season 1 from the first episode I enjoyed the walk there and never felt like it was super contrived. They easily could have taken that plot and ran it into the ground.

Honestly I can't think of another show that's dug into some pretty meaty philosophy and made it so much fun!

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

I'm always going to be a little bit pissed off that we never got President Bernard Sanders.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Of course, I realized this right away. When we are done destroying everything, we are going to have to pay to fix it all up, as well as fix our own broken government.

Before we take it out of the Treasury, though, we should confiscate the entire fortunes and corporations of a few people, starting with Trump, Musk, Theil, Ellison, Bezos, the Waltons, and a bunch more. They wanted MAGA, they supported MAGA, and that choice will cost them every penny they've stolen to clean up their mess.

[-] Jaybird@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Netherlands here. Where should we apply for this US tax paid DEI grant?

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[-] unclejeeves@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Why? It doesn't have to be. We are in unprecedented times, and it will require unprecedented solutions. Just because our elected leaders were too cowardly to do it the past, doesn't mean we have to keep following their shameful malpractice.

Perhaps the biggest one is a conscious decision that the citizens do not exist to serve the wealthy. The wealthy are allowed to keep their wealth, as long as they are serving the needs of the citizens. As soon as they are found to be hoarding wealth, abusing their employees or the systems, engaging in corruption, etc., they will be imprisoned, and their entire fortune confiscated, and their families prohibited from accessing government assistance.

The wealthy will quickly learn that wealth comes with important responsibilities and harsh punishments, and it might not be worth it to be wealthy.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

who spends money on trump's businesses tho

[-] bedwyr@piefed.ca 14 points 1 month ago

On his business perhaps, this is also bribe territory. Big time.

[-] rayyy@piefed.social 15 points 1 month ago

America first. Where did I hear that?

[-] SirHery@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Fist in the "get fucked in the ass* konga line.

[-] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

No you mistook their meaning. They said "Us first". Everyone thought they meant the USA but the oligarchs literally mean "us".

[-] thorhop@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 month ago

The leverage of course being switching from the US petroleum dollar to the Chinese petroleum yuan.

This message brought to you by the Chinese century. The Chinese Century: Ni hao, motherfuckers.

[-] MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social 13 points 1 month ago

So much for "America first"...

[-] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

You didn’t see that little wording, “American billionaires first”

Should have read the fine print

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If the US doesn't bail out the UAE they will need to sell some of their $2 trillion in assets to fund their SimCity in the dessert thats suffering because of ~~Epstein's~~ Epic ~~Fuck-up~~ Fury. A lot of those assets are in companies owned by Trump and his Oligarch friends.

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[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

And that's gonna come back through his resort isn't it

[-] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Let their fucking billionaires pay for it. Or just keep the war going til they move. Either way, not on my goddamn tab, thanks.

[-] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

How do you plan to stop them? Are you able to refile your taxes as exempt effective immediately? Because otherwise you are going to pay and there is next to nothing you can do about it...

America First!!! 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 🦅™

[-] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Well, it's not his money he's investing but it would be him who would see a return.

[-] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 4 points 1 month ago

Just tell them theyre a fucking colony now. Blow up the fucking palace. Would be cheaper, less unethical.

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[-] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Worst, I'll call you a low IQ SOCIALIST. Boom.

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Are you tired yet from this winning global markets? 🫲🍊🫱

[-] Cherry@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

I honestly wasn't sure which ruthless dictator family he was talking about...Trumps or UAE. I take it he is referring to money going to the UAE here?

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