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[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 266 points 2 days ago (71 children)

Trump: convicted rapist, pedophile, misogynistic swine. Also failed businessman, pathological liar, corrupt to all hell. Sellout to Russia and the Nazis.

Harris: didn't condemn Israel.

Fuck off 'both sides'-ers

[–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 121 points 1 day ago (7 children)

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Misinformation and genocide denial

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 63 points 2 days ago (19 children)

A vote for Trump is a vote to end America. It really is that simple. If there is one thing I hope future generations rally around and condemn is Trump voters. I hope they are shamed for eternity.

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[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This this this this this this this this.

I have zero goddamn sympathy for any so-called "leftist" who didn't vote for Kamala. You have condoned neo-facism to stroke your own ego. No two ways about it. At least now they get to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Tell me, how's that self-righteousness taste?

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[–] ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

Harris assured Trump voters that nothing would fundamentally change. The Democratic party is sitting on their thumbs while the fascists are taking over. Electoral politics don't save us from fascism.

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (9 children)

I mean our only choices are Facists and cowardly facist enablers. Both sides really do suck.....

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You can make the point about trump being a criminally weirdo pervert fake businessman without misrepresenting (and therefore failing to learn from) the 2024 election.

Harris kicked tent poles out of the Big Tent(tm). This includes immigration (low latino turnout). It seems unserious to say it was just the blind eye to Israel's genocide that lost the election, i haven't seen a piece of evidence that bore out the genocide as Kamala's sole reason for losing the popular vote.

Its also the case that republicans spend literally billions more on media and it leads to them dominating online spaces with pure spam. Online posting is never a substitute for knocking on doors, a thing the Kamala campaign failed to do sufficiently.

DNC apologists always being like "well they were trying to recruit more bigots" and then act surprised when the bigots and their overwhelming piles of media cash chase voters out of the Big Tent

[–] hunnybubny@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why are separating russia and israel? Both are fascist states.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Well to be fair, Trump wanted to cooperate with Israel on a beach resort in Gaza, whereas Harris was just afraid of saying Israel bad, because Israel buys a fucktonne of weapons from the US and a big part of the country is ridiculously pro-israel.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 225 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (45 children)

Beginning to question the inherent wisdom of "Normal transition of power" when Biden handed the keys of the kingdom to a guy who openly planned to lock all the doors and shoot the next guy elected to walk through them.

But hey, I guess it would have been against the rules not to meekly empower a fascist dictatorship.

[–] Labtec6@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 days ago

Probably what will happen is anyone who might challenge them will suddenly be arrested on Trumped-Up charges.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I hope you are being cheeky by saying 'beginning to', it was immensely obvious this was the plan going back to, at bare minimum, about a year before the election, when Trump just kept saying he was gonna serve 3 terms, his supporters wouldn't have to vote again, etc.

[–] Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I disagree with Biden's handling of the transition, but it's definitely internally consistent with his beliefs. He really, really wanted the global rule of law to work.

I would not be surprised if part of the intention here was to maintain legitimacy during the initial transfer, so that when the monsters refuse to do the same, it will lend legitimacy to a global response to assist the people in reclaiming their democracy.

Now, you could also call that 'passing the buck' and... Well, yes. He did seem to do too much of that, imo. Or not enough, depending on how you look at it.

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[–] Jolly_Platypus@lemmy.world 98 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

only one side is fighting though.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That's what they've been counting on. From over a year ago...

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said that the country is in the midst of a “second American Revolution” that will be bloodless “if the left allows it to be.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/04/leader-of-the-pro-trump-project-2025-suggests-there-will-be-a-new-american-revolution-00166583

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I wish, but I don't have faith that enough liberal interests will give a shit. They've done little to stand against fascism and have sided with corporate interests every time.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Civil wars aren't typically fought by politicians. It's up to regular people.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 22 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Regular people who have been pacified by a lifetime of "violence isn't the answer" and "if you fight back, you're just as bad." I hope we find the will to resist, but I worry we're too far gone.

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[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 81 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is what Alligator Auschwitz is really for.

America, your opportunity to stop this is narrowing and walking around with signs once a month on a weekend isn't gonna do it.

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 96 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Every week, more people show up. I’m involved in local politics besides.

You’re slamming people for being involved. They are doing something being out there.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Forming connections at low stakes events like protests is exactly what people need to do. That lot talks like anyone who doesn't buy an AK and a red beret first thing is just wasting time.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Those people have been watching too many Hollywood movies. The next step after a protest march isn't going in guns blazing. It's holding an actual protest where you shut things down. Look at how the French do it. Organize. Resist. Disobey. Disrupt.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 65 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (13 children)

That was a very weird article...

To the point I googled the source and apparently it's a 90 year old Maxist-Leninist newspaper. Which kind of explains the writing style and lack of sources.

They do have "left" lean, but it always feels off because those people also are super into authoritarianism. So it's less about presenting enough for someone to understand and form an opinion, and more like telling their readers an opinion along with a few facts that were found after the fact to be used to defend it.

To be clear; Trump's 1500% going to try and steal the election, but everyone already knows that. There is zero new information on the article and I'm pretty sure everyone that didn't vote for trump has came to the same conclusion...

Marxist/Leninists writing just always gives me something like the uncanny valley feeling. I don't care how it's dressed up, or if the person speaking/writing agrees with my existing opinion, I can't fucking stand them. I guess it's "the ick"

Better sources have been covering all of this for months already.

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[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 64 points 1 day ago (6 children)

The article says the constitution say a president can't change voting rules, but this president has the house, the senate and the judges.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Which he probably only has control of because of voter fraud

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[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 58 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Revealed? Did no one read Project 2025m

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[–] maximumbird@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Anyone who is surprised hasn’t been paying attention.

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[–] the_doktor@lemmy.zip 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (9 children)

JuSt VoTe NeXt TiMe!!!

And every time I tell people we won't get a vote they laugh at me. Holy fuck, people just don't get how severe and horrible this administration is. We can't remove them for abuse of law, we can barely counter their worst abuses just to have them win in the end, and we're about to have them as dictators for life with no voting.

I honestly think the only solution is to leave this damned country. But guess what, unless you have a decent amount of money, that's out, too.

We're fucked

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 41 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

trump is getting more and more desperate as the days go on, when epstein files arnt released, and mounting pressure and more evidence showing up about his pedophelia, the tariffs arnt really distracting as it use to be, Also its not like elections were free or fair to begin with, significant tampering has been done by the gop on local,state and presidential for a while.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 36 points 2 days ago

MAGAts are traitors so I would expect nothing less.

No shock there. He told his supporters they'd never have to vote again.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you are at all surprised by this I got some beach front property in Montana to sell you.

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (13 children)

Buy guns. Buy ammo. Help others acquire guns and ammo.

Train. Help others train.

Form networks.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 26 points 1 day ago (9 children)

That's why I've started calling the country the Fascist States of America.

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[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

What do you mean "revealed" as if this is news? I thought this was the plan the whole fucking time.

[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 16 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Fuuuuck the empire. I’m not going to war for any of these twats.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Fucking Russia and CCP run China in the USA. That is some 3rd World crap right there and the Blue States should tell Canada to annex them ASAP.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They were revealed in 2021.

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