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These might be the good old days. Go outside, feel the grass, say wassup to your neighbors,... whatever you do that means community, because sh*t might get bad for a while.

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[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

You're not worried about him falling off the toilet and dieing?

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 20 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

If Trump loses there are the next two months of wondering how many people will die around the inauguration, then the next two years of wondering what the project 2027 people are going to do, then...

The only way to stop this is to fix the US system. Fix the courts. Fix the elections. Fix gerrymandering. Fix the right wing control of the media. Fix the lies from the "news".

A law that said the press can not be for-profit, would never happen, but would probably help

[–] Aneb@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

Its 7 minutes until polls close where I am. I voted absentee but still thinking of everyone that still needs to vote

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 16 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Me: unsubbing every single politics community

Showerthoughts:

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You need to block users. Users like me! I am glad you are using lemmy your way. Peace.

[–] Backlog3231@reddthat.com 4 points 2 hours ago

Can't stress this enough. And block based on keywords. My lemmy experience improved dramatically once I started blocking users, subs, and instances I didn't like.

Those users get to enjoy their thing, and I wont yuck their yum. I've managed to cutout most of the rage bait and the stuff in my feed is genuinely interesting.

[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago
[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 19 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

People outside the US have always been terrified of what the US president might do. Imagine if China had military bases all over the world.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

The Kenyan Ambassador to the UN once addressed criticism of his country's relationship with China thusly:

"Every time the English visit Kenya, they bring a lecture. Every time the Chinese visit Kenyan, they build a hospital"

[–] Leg@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 hours ago

Valid take. The military industrial complex is a terrifying ordeal.

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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 47 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

And the thing is: Trump is not a clever man. In fact, he's blantantly, obviously, ferociously stupid. He didn't just appear out of nowhere. The rest of us have been watching this dog eat grass for the last 50 years.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago

I can't beleive the number of New Yorkers (NYC residents and expats) that trust Trump. He has wreaked havoc across the city and metro area with terrible buildings, stiffed contractors, and constant financial mockery. His post-TV show perception has done an insane job of making even the most affected people forget what a sack of shit he his. They really think 1. He runs businesses well due to his continued financial growth and that 2. Running the country like his businesses will somehow benefit them, the national equivalent of those laid off from his private endeavors.

So anyway, that's how I know they just racist assholes.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 22 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

The best part will be if he wins, those in power will just sit around with their thumbs up their butts waiting for fascism to take over on Jan. 20th.

[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Can't the president do anything he wants right now???? 🧐

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

No, only what the SCOTUS allows him to. Democrats aren't allowed to do anything.

[–] index@sh.itjust.works 49 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

People around the world already live in terror of what USA government may do to them

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 37 points 15 hours ago (7 children)

Also, vote if you haven't yet.

[–] weker01@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago

I don't think I can

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[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 83 points 18 hours ago (13 children)

Of the Dems win and they don't put a boot on the neck of this fascist movement it will take over eventually.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

Like what happened after the last presidential election?

[–] 4lan@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (3 children)

Us on the left need to stop depending on a government whose military is overwhelmingly in support of Trump. We already know nearly all police are the same fascists (not to mention uvalde)

Arm yourself and train your family. Be silently ready for anything, don't make yourself a target

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 hours ago

If the US military was overwhelmingly in support of Trump Jan 6 would have gone completely differently.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

Top brass seem to swing the other way though. These are generations that tangled with Russia and china for decades now. They see much more behind the curtain than others do.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago

Not if you're a wage earner, sadly.

[–] SlothMama@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

American propaganda is wild.

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