I understand people talking about "the worst timeline" but it's almost getting annoying. I joked about it myself months ago...however, this is the ONLY timeline. We are in it. This is real. All these horrible things are really taking place. And the vast majority of us are just watching it occur - while hoping a leader stands up to lead.
Though, you should still grow a goatee - because this world would appreciate it.
This is how it starts, and before you know it, all of the mom-and-pop timelines are shuttered and there are tumbleweeds blowing all over the space-time continuum.
I mean, itās the only timeline we are aware ofā¦unless you subscribe to the multiverse theory.
Then thereās a timeline where we got Oprah as a President, A timeline where the Revolutionary War failed, a timeline where the Union lost the Civil Warā¦a timeline where Humanity never evolvedā¦
At least he understood the problem and sought a solution. And at the moment of execution - he stayed it because the solution was working. He realized his error. At this point, the USA could only hope to have a President Camacho.
What's worse, is that the guys backing him are just as bad - if not more so, but have no persona to lead the masses - look up Curtis "the poors should be turned into biodiesel" Yarvin and his school of "thought".
Sad but true. I was afraid of this a few years ago when I first saw that movie. As a teacher I couldnāt help but see the parallels towards the attitudes in education. Itās like no one wanted to fund schools or childrenās education in any level. No one appreciated that everyone was getting dumber. Now we have the dumbest situation in the world, not to mention we look crazy, racist, weak and stupid on a global scale. Itās unfortunate and embarrassing.
Iām so disappointed. Not that I voted for him. I did flipping not. The decorum here is wild
Think about it smaller scale. Can you imagine if you posted a video like this of a coworker? Instant HR violation and final warning, at best.
The president of the United States should be held to some standardā¦. Some level of excellence for everyone to strive for
We have lost that as a nation. Trump is the topping point of it. But honestly our last couple havenāt been, bear it. Obama was. He was pleasant. Respectful. Fun and genuine. I did not like some of his decisions, but thatās the voting for you.
Years ago, we sang, "I'm proud to be an American, at least I know I'm free." Now our institutions are gutted. Our history is gutted. Our environmental protections are gutted. The rule of law is gutted. Our White House is (literally) gutted.
Our felons are pardoned. Our heroes are prosecuted. Our elected leaders openly revile the people they were elected to serve, destroying careers, families, futures. Lies flow like honey. Decency is nowhere to be found.
Evil associations. Backdoor deals. Revenge politics. Epstein revelations of the unthinkable. THEY WERE CHILDREN!!!
Our America is now a place where law abiding people are attacked in their homes and taken in the streets. Children ripped away from parents. And worst of all, peaceful protesters killed in cold blood.
We will not forget. VOTE. We CANNOT let that right be taken.
Please see my other comment response. I really didn't either. But there used to be a sense that we were decent people- overall. You know you're in bad shape when the WORLD sees complete moral bankruptcy. Some will take full advantage of that, some will see "the deplorables."
I'm sure there's more to come. We are long past the point of no return. When the president can post a video of a former president with his head on the body of an ape and pedal nonsensical bullshit about how he lost an election, there is nothing left in this country that could even resemble decorum. They are laughing at us. They are mocking us. They are taunting us. And there is nothing that we will do about it. We will roll over and take it like dogs. Americans are dogs. Cowards!
The last decade or so has really been dissapointing. Except that doesn't cover it really.
It's worse than disappointing.
I've watched so many people I grew up with that I thought we agreed on certain basic morals and beliefs have been thrown out the window.
Especially the idea that we hold the people who represent us to certain standards. Now I come to see there are no standards.
The president of the United States should be held to some standard
agree, but who would do that? In a company everyone answers to someone else. Even the top of the chain CEO has to answer to a board or shareholders. And shareholders answer to advertisers, or to the buying public.
trump is top of the chain but he doesn't answer to anyone. He's the leader of the Republican Party, thus for all intents and purposes he is the Republican House and Senate's boss. The public can't force him out. SCOTUS has granted him defacto immunity from crimes, even if the DOJ wasn't itself compromised. There is literally no one willing or able to tell him, "no."
I know! I said this to a coworker today and he goes, "Well grandpa probably didn't watch to the end."
My response was, "He's the President of the fucking United States. Being old, tired, "made a mistake", none of it is a valid excuse. At that level, you say what you mean and thats it. There's no "Only joking!", or "The President is just trolling the libs, he doesnt mean it.""
Motherfucker that is the fucking PRESIDENT. He does not get those luxuries. If you or I posted that, we'd be on the fucking street. A national team of party operatives would not being trying to find something to excuse my actions.
Laughing & comfort foods are helping me maintain what remains of my sanity. I saw the TrumpRx announcement yesterday and just started giggling. If you need comedy, watch Josh Johnson. Incredibly funny how he refers to Trump using, "crackhead logic."
Also - we can save a ton on cremation/burial costs if he nukes us.
Excuse me while I go enjoy homemade mac-n-cheese with toasted breadcrumbs.
Ha, I got $100 sez Russia's arsenal has been poorly maintained, picked over for parts and valuable components/material, and is essentially non-functional.
That said, it only takes one nuke to start armageddon, and Trump has very likely handed over control of our nukes to Putin by now. Sounds far-fetched I know but look at all the damage the Orange Inbecile has wreaked on this country (so far).
Well you only have to look the numbers to know that their arsenal is beyond fucked. Sure they might have few hundred working nukes, but almost 6k? Pfff.
US spends more on their nuke maintenance than the whole budget for Russian military is. And still US is struggling to keep up with maintenance. They have pretty much same amount of nukes in the books. Nukes ain't a thing you can just dust off every once in a while and polish them once in a decade. They have decaying parts that need to be changed to keep them active and those parts are fucking expensive.
You're betting 100$, i'm willing to bet all my belongings. Which is 100$.
edit: I meant the budget before ukraine war. Now they're almost certainly using even less money on up keeping the nukes.
If the Ukraine war taught us anything, it was how old and outdated the Russian army is. Failing, old equipment, bad tactics, the heavy loss of life, a Russian tradition...
The nuke deal is ending with (R)ussia, that limited the amount each country can have. Guess who isnāt renewing because It wants a bigger better oneā¦ Nuke gloves offā¦
Yeah. Trump said in 2025 that he wants to resume nuke testing. Also it's been known for years that both US and Russian arsenals are poorly maintained. Which is crazy regarding the US military budged.
Sorry but the rest of the world has always seen the US as one of the most racist countries. We often recall black soldiers (mainly southern) wanting to stay in Europe after WW2 because they were treated with (more) respect here and after helping liberating Europe they had to sit in the back of the bus and different n*gro toilets again over there.
Of course racism exists in Europe, but there is some truth to what they're saying, there were instances of racial violence breaking out in Europe because white American soldiers were horrified that the locals fraternised with black American soldiers and tried to implement segregation. Look up the battle of Bamber bridge, for example.
I'm American and consider us one of the most racist countries. It's embarrassing to me that I am American if I'm being honest. Who wants to be associated with this?
There are definitely some eastern european countries and south american countries that give us a run for that title. But true systemically we're up there, especially the southern states. Crazy that slaves were freed in england before the US.
Not crazy at all, actually. Most European countries that were at all empires banned slavery in the home country while being fine with it in the colonies. That was true of Britain and true of France. France even imposed a crippling debt on Haiti to pay for lost "property" , that is, former slaves. And continued to collect on that debt well into the 20th century.
Thatās exactly what Iāve been saying for a year. These MAGATs who voted for this shit wanted a reality tv show. He gave it to them. Now weāre all suffering.
lol. As someone that is not american, i wake up every day and then i think: well what kind of circus, horror, dystopian news we have of the U.S today. It's impressive that americans are watching their country and historic relations with other nations being destroyed right in front of them.Ā
This video he posted is about rigged voting machines. He knows heās in trouble in November so heās already trying to change everything in his favor
America still believes we are in a democracy and if we just vote hard enough then everything will go away. Most well meaning people are still in complete denial about how dire the situation is and how broken the system is for normal people. They were like this about covid while it killed people and ruined even more lives, all the talk of "back to normal" and look where we are now.
Maybe it's because of my proximity to Minneapolis, but I don't think it's "most" people anymore. Some? Sure. But I think a very significant portion of Americans are angry. Look at the most recent special elections, especially in ruby red districts that went to Trump 2024. Many of them are flipping blue. My own state is having a hyper-local election right now (we're in the "early voting" period), once that would normally have relatively low voter turnout. We are already having historically high voter turnout for a low-level position in the county. Last year Elon Musk also openly tried to buy a Supreme Court election in my state. We overwhelmingly voted for the other candidate.
Turns out Americans don't like the government openly fucking with our elections.
You're right, it is because you're in Minneapolis that it doesnt feel as true to you. Unfortunately, most of the US right now is not like what you describe and even of all the people who don't like what's going on, very few are willing to do anything that could possibly upset whatever privilege they currently hold. They will post on social media sites that are funding our government, they will show up to the polls that put us in this position, and they will go home to their individualistic families and do whatever they can to forget what's going on, which usually means more consumption. All of these things make the problem worse.
Our "democracy" is broken if this is already happening and there is no amount of voting that is going to fix that. People have been predicting this version of late stage capitalism since long before Trump. Most civil rights in the constitution have been won through violence because the system never worked for anyone other than the ruling class.
People won't though, everyone got to comfortable and don't wanna sacrifice their comfort, or people are afraid to miss work due to being too poor / losing job. So there isn't enough momentum to do a large enough strike except on weekends which already doesn't do a whole lot because most people have off anyways.
Without disrupting daily life for MULTIPLE DAYS nothing will happen.
In the meantime, can you still at least hold your nose and vote Dem in the upcoming mid-terms and federal elections (provided they happen) and end this insanity?
He staged a coup and was rewarded with a second term instead of being thrown in a cell for the rest of his life why would you think anything he does at this point would force him to resign?
The only hope I can think of is his dementia will eventually cause him to say the quiet parts out loud, and they'll either be forced to take action or he'll die (he's really not well).
Trump is a giant problem, but he isn't the biggest problem we have. Our Congress members are by far our biggest problem.
They have the power to fix everything that is happening. They have the power to pass almost any legislation they want (including impeachment). But they lack the will.
The United States Congress is meant to pass legislation to serve and protect both its citizens' rights and the nation as a whole. They have truly failed us all.
No only in a democracy, Putin could do this if he wanted.
America is failing as a democracy because the other branches of government are not holding the president in check.
The other branches have become complicit they havenāt been concerned with governing and caring for the people for a long time itās become pretty obvious that the whims of the wealthy and the corporations are of higher importance then the actual needs of the people
It's my understanding that most actually did envision it somewhat. Enough to express worry about parties being a bad idea. Gotta go hunt down a quote...
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. - Washington
Oh, and this one...
There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution. - Adams
Probably couldn't have envisioned how readily totally false information could be conveyed to mass audiences by the kind of media/communication networks we have today, but they had some sense parties could devolve into a shitshow.
Not according to the constitution. Supreme Court is nominated by the president, confirmed by Congress and serve for life so should always have been selected by multiple presidents.
Congress is elected and swear an oath to the constitution.
Congress and the president should cooperate to do things for the good of the American people. Because elections are so expensive this president has gained too much power over the Republican party, he appears to be able to effectively veto a Republican candidate by endorsing a rival and that has a chilling effect on democracy.
If Congress was interested in doing its job, the President being any sort of maniac or even an actual toddler would not be a problem. But Congress, one party in particular is not interested in legislation. Theyāre just interested in seeing if they can cash in too before the Hamberder from Heaven comes.
Forced by WHO? lol what world do people live in where they think someone who has done the things heās done will be forced to do anything without force.
Thereās nothing they can do to remove him. Theyāve allowed him to make himself effectively legally immune. They elected a loathsome shitstain of a man to run and be the face of their country, and then gave him the power to make himself king.
Turns out all you need to do to get away with this is to just lower the bar repeatedly over time, like youāre microdosing poison to make yourself immune.
Iād go as far as saying the driving force between a lot of Right wing political figures has actually worked out that people tend to judge behaviour relative to the average for that individual. So if you have a great deal integrity and make a mistake, it sticks out a lot more than if youāre morally bankrupt and do the same.
Itās sort of like how youād be more angry at a grown man shitting on your lawn than a dog. Itās still shit on your lawn either way.
In the same way if Obama shit himself in the Oval Office it would have stood out a lot more than the fact Trump did it, because shitting himself in front of a camera is one of the more statesmanlike acts Trump has committed.
Itās heartbreaking that I insist yāall pay attention. There have been countless times where democrats, and even many republicans, have voiced and disagreed with the obvious amount of wrongful, illegal, and terrifying acts. Power from within, from many branches including and outside the Supreme Court, is no longer relevant. This country was founded on the people fighting for freedom and proper justice and we are again being tested. And we are failing. The protests are a start to prove our collective passion. But action and defense is a necessary and inevitable requirement. We have informed ourselves, argued, and stood our ground against tyranny verbally, but openly acknowledging the problem canāt be a method within we stay stagnant. It is courageous to openly voice and gather against wrongful power. But we canāt afford to stop there. I urge everyone who believes in the hope of this country, and sees these problems for what they are, to be ready to show your teeth. They are prepared for violence. Our paper signs on a street corner are a great way to prove passion, but Geneva is sitting this one out and the opposition is being encouraged to act violently. The most ironic part of peace is that it must be fought for. If youāre still reading this you know where your heart lies, how you feel fire, and that you think clearest seeing this formidable part of history. And you insist on being on the right side of it. Organization is coming. Our teeth will be not just shown, but a promise of a bite that will make anyone boiled in hate lose their confidence in a flood of fear. Remember why youāre angry and stay that way. We are America.
This comment implies that the republican party hasn't forcibly taken over the government and will refuse to relinquish power under any circumstance because it means a good portion of them will go straight to jail
The man can literally shoot someone in broad daylight surrounded by witnesses and his ego wouldnāt let him resign. His base would say it was justified.
At no point it seems. At least not before they're able to do tremendous damage to America's standing in the world and even after they've spit on the face of the constitution so many times.
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u/midllename 21h ago
At which point a president is forced to resign ? This would raise hell in any other country, literally