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[–] 161 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

The claim that people would like him if he was not a republican is one of the stupider pieces of cope they’ve come up with. They also like to use the stupid “TDS“ thing to claim that people just hate Trump arbitrarily, as if we can’t list 50 different horrible things he’s done and things about him that make him completely unfit for the office.

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  • [–] 89 points 3 weeks ago

    The claim that people would like him if he was not a republican is one of the stupider pieces of cope they’ve come up with.

    From their perspective, it makes sense. They hate Democrats because they're Democrats. And if one of them switches sides to become a Republican, they'll suddenly find excuses for them, forgive everything they've ever done, and support them no matter what.

    They're so baked in tribalism that they can't understand disliking a politician for any other reason. So they think of course things would be reversed if he was part of the other tribe. They, of course, would instantly hate him if he became a Democrat.

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    [–] 117 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    These brainless morons really think this shit is team sports. JFC.

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  • [–] 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    For them, it is. So they assume it is for everyone.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    This is the key point. It's why "every accusation is a confession" works so often. They are accusing others of the things they themselves are doing, because they assume everyone is doing it.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    See also them using phrases like "believing in science". I don't have to believe in it, it's repeatable. Stop projecting your dumb worldview.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago

    Whenever someone brings up "believing in science" remind them that science isn’t a matter of belief, it's a matter of understanding. The world is the way it is whether you "believe" in it or not. The world is the way it is whether you understand it or not, and life is a lot easier when you understand the world around you.

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    [–] 57 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Pennsylvania has a Democrat ogre, and we seem to have no problem saying, "fuck Fetterman"

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Well tbf, he got a stroke and basically that's how he turned conservative

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    [–] 40 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    If he were a DEMOCRAT I would FORGIVE all the Blatant Corruption and CHILD RAPING!

    -This is how REPUBLICANS are!

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    [–] 39 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    What a silly question. Nobody likes Democrats.

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  • [–] 35 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (16 children)

    His party affiliation has nothing to do with it.Trump has always been a POS human being full stop.

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    [–] 34 points 3 weeks ago* (5 children)

    If he ran for president as a democrat he would not have been elected because he would not have made it through the primary process.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago*

    How the Hillary Clinton campaign deliberately “elevated” Donald Trump with its “pied piper” strategy

    He only made it through the Republican primary because the Democrats helped him through it.

    The punchline of the last decade has been how neoliberals and reactionaries within the liberal party laid the foundation for a Permanent Republican Majority. Even now, they're more interested in beating back an insurgent popular progressive movement than ousting fascists in their own backyards.

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    [–] 32 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I tend to not like felon rapist pedophiles regardless of their political affiliation.

    And the Democrat party pretty regulartly ousts members with scandals that dwarf in comparison to Trump's DAILY scandals.

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    [–] 26 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

    If he ran as a Democrat, I'd have never voted for the Democrats again, because they would have stood up and said Trump was acceptable.

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    [–] 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I will never understand why some people will go online with their real name and photo and discuss any highly controversial topics, much less politics.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
    1. It puts legitimacy behind their statements. You are no longer discussing with an internet no-name weirdo, the person you are writing with has a name and face.
    2. They weild authority in the field or bear respect assigned to them and are thus using it...or simply used to writing under their name due to that.
    3. They're one of "I have nothing to hide" folks. And I don't mean surveilence apologists - I mean folk who have such weirdly strong ego (without being egoists. At least most of the time) that their belief in who they are is unshakeable. They tend to rawdog the world.

    Some combination of the three above is most common in my perspective.

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    [–] 21 points 3 weeks ago

    Trump has a long and public history of being a piece of shit.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Turns out people who are fine with Nazis don't even allow for the possibility of principles existing.

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    [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    Don't be a partisan hack. Politics isn't rooting for a sport team, nor a rock concert. Don't follow a leader because they are charismatic or likeable. Instead, support policies that reflect your values. Do not follow a person. If someone presents a policy that you support, or multiple policies that you support, embrace the policy for being great. Not the person. People are not superheroes.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago

    Quick reminder that a significant chunk of the MAGA base that isn’t wildly misinformed love him for exactly the reasons you just mentioned. Republican vitriol loves that he spews hated. They delight in how his policies make the right people hurt.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago

    he is despicable at the atomic level

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    If he was running as a democrat would you have voted for a generic republican instead?

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  • [–] 33 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    I would rather have George Bush back than more Trump. Not that I think he was any good at all.

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    [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago

    Some MAGoo said he wanted Trump and not miserable Republicans In Name Only.

    Obviously, the MAGoo hadn't noticed that Trump was a Dem for years, except when he tried to run for President on the Reform Party ticket

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago

    A pedophile is a pedophile is a pedophile

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago

    The creature is sub-human.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I thought he was playing a character before he ran for president in 2016. Like I never watched The Apprentice, but I saw ads for it and I figured he was just playing an exaggerated asshole clown of a boss.

    If Trump had run and won as a democrat in 2016, I probably would have intensely disliked him like I did Biden and HRC, but not hated him like I do now because the democratic party would have steered him in very different ways than the GOP has.

    I largely now hate his voters and hope they suffer far more than I hate Trump. Nothing but antipathy for them.

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    [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I don't hate him. He's a typical rich asshole who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

    I'd have no problem with him if he spent his time playing golf and sailing yachts, as long as he paid his taxes and would be held accountable for any fraud he commits.

    I hate the people who looked at this guy and said "he represents me, I want him in charge". Or "I don't understand what the words communist or fascist mean, I just want him to hurt those other people I don't like".

    The people who put him in power are the problem. Without them he would just be another rich asshole saying bigoted shit on social media that we could just ignore. If they didn't put him in the White House, there's at least a chance that he'd be held accountable for his crimes.

    His social media posts would be a case of "say whatever you want old man, you're just making yourself look foolish.". Instead he has a platform to make the entire country look foolish.

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    [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago*

    Although I disagree with most of his politics, that's not the reason I dislike him.

    I would never support a pedophile even if they were able to achieve all my political ideals, to me that's just a non-starter and I wish more people felt the same way. At this point the evidence and proven court cases are undeniable.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)
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    [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago

    USA seems to have a problem of valuing All people in society

    Rob the poor to pay the rich. The American dream

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Does this count as a shitpost? I mean it’s about a piece of shit, but I’m not sure it’s the same thing.

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