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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 88 points 5 hours ago (10 children)

The fuck is wrong with Americans?

If any other president had said the things he said over the past couple of months, the country would have exploded and a president either legally or through mass protest removed from office.

What's so special about this orange nutjob?

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

Nothing is a special about the Cheeto Man. He is not a means to some end, as though his specialty is bringing about some change which nobody else could have. Cheeto Man is an end in himself. He’s the result of where we have been headed for a long time. Circumstances were right for a man like Cheeto Man, and now here he is. It’s like when the weather man tells you circumstances are just right for rain — that means it’s probably going to rain.

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 hour ago

A country full of stupid, small-minded, selfish, arrogant, angry, racist, misogynists elect a stupid, small-minded, selfish, arrogant, angry, racist, misogynist... How could this have happened?

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 16 points 3 hours ago

What’s so special about this orange nutjob?

Nothing, really. He's not doing anything other piece of trash authoritarians haven't done before. And he's not doing it as effectively as many of them did.

What's special is that we live in a country whose populace is so ignorant and hateful that a high enough percentage of the population supports this basic ass bitch because he says basic ass hateful shit that he has remained protected by them.

The issue isn't Trump. Our society could have easily kept him just a whiny little rich bitch like all the other whiny little rich bitches. The issue is our society because we didn't.

Believe me. There is nothing special about this loser.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 36 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

There have been tons of massive protests, the average American doesn't support this crap and they're doing what they can

The question should be the fuck is wrong with America's police officers, service members, judges, and lawmakers and other elected officials

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

He doesn't care about your protests. He literally created a video of himself shitting on them and declaring himself king. It works in functioning democracies, but walking down the street with a sign will not stop a fascist intent on absolute power.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I wish I could fucking tell you. Propaganda is a hell of a drug.

[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 11 points 4 hours ago

It's been the downfall of empires before, and America isnt anything special. Just unchecked and unchallenged humans greed and corruption taking its next logical steps.

[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago

He has done it so much and gotten away with it, it's been normalized.

January 6th (aka, the insurrection) should have been a wake up call for everyone. A lot of people don't care about their country or God or whatever else they claim. Many just care about community.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

My personal theory is that there is just so many people and so much land that one person can care about and that area is about the size and population of the average US state or European country. Once you get to the size of the US or China or Russia or even India it’s too big for people to care. Very few people in NYC give a shit about what is happening in LA on a day to day basis.

[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I don’t know if it’s a lack of caring, but the distance certainly makes MEANINGFUL action for most Americans out of reach. Just marching in say Boulder, CO does jack shit in Washington, D.C.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 hours ago

I think part of the problem is people assume he's going to die soon and so aren't motivated to try and remove him from office. But even if he dies soon, I fear things will get worse. JD Vance is potentially just as bad or worse. And other people involved, like Stephen Miller, could eventually become president if nothing is done to prosecute all the people involved in this clownshow

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

the jiu-jitsu propaganda machine is coming for everyone. Watch for the signs: nutjobbery, incompetence, fascism.

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Americans in flyover country are really really fucking stupid, yet are very well funded gov subsidies. Evil exploits this major US weakness.