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Nigel Southway's avatar

Trump will do what he said he will do.. and got the vote on that basis..so its called democracy.. so get used to it

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docrhw Weil's avatar

It's the Aesop fable of the frogs who wanted a king. Zeus gave them a log and they thought it was boring. So he gave them a stork who ate them. When the frogs complained Zeus said they must live with their choice.

When one says "Fascism" I suspect most Americans think "Nazis", who were an offshoot of the movement. They don't see mass rallies with Swastika waving crowds and think we're safe from such poison. And it is a convenient term--Putin, after all, used it to "justify" his invasion of the Ukraine. But there are real hallmarks to Fascism and Trump and his henchmen neatly check the boxes.

But whether the movement will survive him is an open question; dictators rarely leave strong successors as grooming one creates a new center of power. Afterwards their states often fall into chaos and ruin, get another strongman or (rarely) the people are "woke" to the need for a normal country again.

Meanwhile enjoy King Stork.

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Nigel Southway's avatar

for many its Fix it or F*** it time.. and they are happy to see some leadership that is lead or follow and get out of the way.

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Theresa Matregrano's avatar

So tell me Mr. Southway, who's going to get Fixed? Who's going to get F***ed?

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Nigel Southway's avatar

Just follow instructions and you will be OK

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Theresa Matregrano's avatar

Unable to respond intellectually, you respond with misogeny! You appear over qualified for a cabinet post in the coming administration! Don't bother responding as I have too much respect for Mr. Hartmann to continue such an immature dialogue.

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Nigel Southway's avatar

Ok.. thats fine.... but...How did you get to misogeny from my comment?

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William Farrar's avatar

You may be celebrating owning the libs, but you too will be fucked, it is not just the libs that are fucked but even Trump's most avid supporters.

It is the logical consequence of his and Project 2025's agenda.

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Nigel Southway's avatar

your opinion.. we will see.

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William Farrar's avatar

A sound opinion. If you examine the logical consequences of each paragraph in Project 2025, and Trumps agenda and I mean the effects that the agenda have on our economy, our lifestyle and yes inflation, even MAGAts will suffer, how about the $10 tomato, the $15 avocado, the $40 happy meal, the $75 chicken.

Leaking roofs, homes not being built, cars not being built, repairs not being done for lack of labor and parts.

Oh it is coming. You owned the libs, showed the queers, trans, niggahs and spics, yes you did, Good on y ou. now you will have to eat and digest your victory.

And don't complain to dear leader either.

Hitler conscipted men to man his labor battalions to built the autobahn and other public works, they were treated brutally like slaves,

If they complained and wrote "Dear Fuhrer" letters, "Dear Fuhrer, if only you knew", they were visited shortly by the gestapo and never heard from again.

Discontent is treason. Complaint is verbotten.

Only assent and submission is accepted.

As you said though, we will see, because there is no other option, in the meanwhile enjoy your ride, while you can.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

This guy, a Canadian, probably has no clue...... https://www.crfb.org/papers/trump-and-biden-national-debt

In the recent history of the US, Biden has done more for the manufacturing sector than anybody. CHIPS, Infrastructure, etc.

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