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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 203 points 2 days ago (10 children)

And, by "people", he means himself, I guess?

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 120 points 2 days ago (3 children)

He's the only one who exists to himself all the time

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When you envision him as a solipsist, every single decision makes sense. Well that plus a malignant narcissist who squandered a fortune and made a lot of very shady 'friends' along the way.

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump would have made more money if he just put his inheritance into an index fund, IIRC. Of course all the bribes and frivolous lawsuits companies "settled" may make that no longer a true statement.

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[–] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Yah, it’s like how he conflates himself with America when he makes fascist statements such as ‘this will destroy America.’

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago

he still working on object permanence he's still a developing boy 👶

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think it's a stretch to call Trump a Person.

[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I think Rape Goblin is closer to reality.

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[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's the same "people" who always seem to be "saying" what he's thinking at any given moment.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Hmmmmmm, has anyone ever explored the idea that trump has skitzophrenia? Maybe he really does think large amounts of people are saying things.

Of coarse, that doesn't make it any better. That just means the president has mental illness, and is the guy in charge of the military and nukes. Which feels even worse than if he were just a narcisist.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 19 points 2 days ago

Him and the other pedos in the files.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

If he was concerned about harming others, this would be the first time in his life. So yes he just admitted that he's in the files and he will be harmed if they're released.

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 146 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The people who will be hurt by the release of the Epstein files are people we need to hurt.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Exactly, it's the whole point. I don't care who is there, if they were involved they need to be punished.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

It's hilarious all the conservatives are like, "but Bill Clinton is in them too!" As if we give a flying fuck if that whole family gets destroyed from the files.

[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 55 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"hurt people" as a reason not to release the files

good. the "people" in this case are child rapist pedophiles. so yes, fucking hurt them.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Let's be honest, there's exactly one person Trump cares about protecting.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 days ago (2 children)

lol ... sounds a lot like the evangelical preacher with the million dollar private jet who asked his parishers to give more money to buy a second jet because it would save more people

(I remembered this story from a few years ago and thought it was 'a second jet' ... I was wrong ... the preacher was asking for donations to buy his FOURTH JET!!!)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44305873

Trump isn't running a country .... he's an evangelical preacher leading a ministry called the United States

[–] Foni@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Who the hell on Earth needs 4 jets?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Ummmm........a small military? Maybe he wanted to kick it old school, and go back on 1700s era holy cruisades, but with modern firepower!

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[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It does raise a question of just how many jets a single person needs. I, myself, could make do with as few as two, but I have a large family. I'm sure someone who lived a more frugal lifestyle might struggle by with only one? But I don't see anyone needing more than three. It's just so hard to find places to park them all...

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[–] rockettaco37@feddit.nu 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm sure it would, but lack of accountability hurts everybody

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 17 points 2 days ago

Exactly!

If releasing a list of people who raped children would hurt those people, then I say too fucking bad maybe they need to be hurt a little bit.

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If by 'people' we mean rich men who have no regard for other people and feel they are outside the law, then yes, people. Better to call them what they are rich criminal men. Those criminals are the ones they are afraid of hurting not the actual victims of their abuse.

[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There is only one people Trump cares about, you do the math

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[–] bender223@lemmy.today 31 points 2 days ago

yes, the correct people

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 days ago

That’s the point. Protect the victims. Anyone else, prison. But yeah, that’s the whole point of releasing them. To hurt those that are involved in a human trafficking and pedophile ring.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 29 points 2 days ago

"They're hurting the wrong people"

"People" meaning him

"Hurt" meaning real consequences for his actions

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 days ago

So hurting young women is okay, but hurting offender is not. Got it. Get F’d.

[–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

Isn't this actually the argument they are making to release Maxwell from prison? That the evidence proves her so guilty that she could not possibly have a fair trial.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago

That's the whole point, isn't it? Exposing criminals and charging them will hurt them in all sorts of ways. Personal responsibility suggests that if you made your own bed then you lie in it. If you get a bunch of "powerful" cohorts doing the same thing it becomes a criminal conspiracy cabal with certain protections built in. I guess they find themselves "tween" a rock and a hard place.

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

The kids trump and his friends raped weren't people. /s

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

MTG is smarter than we've been giving her credit for.

She bailed out of Congress just after her pension kicked in, and before the midterms.

She'll be a talking head/pundit, sitting on the sidelines as the GOP goes down in flames, and then run in 2028 as the MAGats new hero.

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It’s basic math. So, yeah she is able to do basic times tables and that’s way more than I thought she could do

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It just got too toxic when she turned on Trump. Pension was coincidence that it was only a couple months away so announce to take the heat off and stick around doing nothing.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 12 points 2 days ago

Other people already pointed out that she never received a credible threat from Antifa or the LGBTQ+ community. The second she made a move against Trump she saw her life was in danger.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Yes, that's kind of a big part of it. Wealthy elites did bad things and we want them to hurt because we all hurt and they're getting away with doing bad things.

This is not rocket science...

[–] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

The people in those files hurt children. Now I know Trump and the GOP don't actually care about children or even really pretend to, but still.

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

Hey Donny, You fat shitcunt ! THOSE are the people we WANT hurt, you pedophile hitlerpig. And we know YOU are one of them, you little dick rapist!

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 days ago

OK, OK... Would you perhaps be willing to elaborate on which specific people maybe?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You know, it was just boys being boys. They've got their whole futures ahead of them!

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[–] wagesj45@fedia.io 16 points 2 days ago

Everyone assumes he means himself, but I think this is more of a veiled threat to her safety.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Release the Trump/Epstein files

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago

Yes. Those are the people we want to hurt.

[–] Draegur@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago

Good.

Make them suffer.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 11 points 1 day ago

If it wasn't so upsetting it would be funny that the people motivated by fury over elite pedophiles elected the biggest most elite pedophile to be their president.

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