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Jay@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It was a huge shock to us all, all around the world, watching him go from attempting to run for president of the U.S., to actually attaining it. The best thing I can say for it, is that it shows that Americans have a genuine hunger for change. If it could just be directed in a productive way…

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  • treadful@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s a very positive way of putting it. I appreciate it.

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• Endorkend@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Was and might actually be again.

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• EatYouWell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The fact that over 74 million people voted for a literal monster in 2020 is what made me doubt it.

  Also, the fact that there are women and non-whites who vote republican.

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  • Sotuanduso@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Some people have different priorities or ways of thinking, and this can cause them to conclude that the Republican candidate is the best option sometimes, without being malicious.

    I don’t vote Republican, for the record, but such people are out there. Otherwise it wouldn’t be such a major party (unless you think nearly half the US is malicious.)

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  • HoustonHenry@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Fox told 'em to

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• Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  As a non-American, I concede that reading his Twitter meltdowns and hearing is asinine takes was extremely funny for the first 3 weeks. Then it just got sad.

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• fhek@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Sanity of Americans*

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  • Jay@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Nah, when I see what’s going on here in Europe… These may not be such obvious jokes, but this stupid and dangerous right-wing propaganda, which seems to be gaining momentum everywhere, is frightening.

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    • krashmo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It only works because more liberal politicians aren’t helping people anymore. Embracing authoritarians is an incorrect response to the correct assessment that the West in general is backsliding. We are collectively putting the interests of the wealthy above the interest of our citizens. Some countries are just further down the path than others.

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      • EatYouWell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        [I’m not advocating large scale violence]

        The worst part is I don’t see any way for it to reasonably stop outside of large scale violence.

        And, the side who would need to revolt are the less likely side to resort to those methods, so I see things getting much worse before they get better.

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  • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The popular vote tells a better story than the electoral map, but yeah, the ones that can leave easily, should. I did.

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  • EatYouWell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The rest of the world is trending towards American insanity, though.

    The UN should have walled us off after he was elected.

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• deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Hey, don’t lump the rest of us on with the USA.

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