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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I'm hoping they don't remember that, so that we have less of a chance of Trump getting a second term.
All they have to do is wait for a convenient excuse and they can roll out the fake patriotism to silence dissent. He's taken every other step from Fascism for Dummies, why not that one?
We thought that Dubya wouldn't get a second term, but we were wrong there. Trump voters are even less connected to reality.
edited 8th Dec '16 6:50:32 PM by Geostomp
"When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all" Futurama, GodfellasMuch as I don't Trump to win a second term in office, I think wishing he would start a horrible war in the hopes that his popularity tanks is...questionable. Since that would result in so many people dying. And as Geostomp mentioned, there's no guarantee it would cost him re-election.
Minimum wage under Trump's administration:
edited 8th Dec '16 7:01:37 PM by M84
Disgusted, but not surprisedWar is work. I don't think Trump wants to get involved in that. It's not like Dubya where they were plotting the downfall of Saddam even during the transition period and 9/11 just provided them a good excuse to get the country in a fighting mood.
I could definitely see him going for a slam-dunk war or two, something where we can bomb the shit out of the enemy with impunity and move in for some accolades and praise.
Would honestly make me worried if i were Cuba, as that fits the criteria pretty well. Does Cuba have those fancy new anti-air missiles that Russia's deployed in Syria?
I know, what are we thinking, saying racism is everywhere. It's not like a neo-Nazi, an Islamophobe, and anti-Semite and a KKK sympathizer have been given White House positions or anything.
Bingo.
edited 8th Dec '16 7:16:40 PM by RBluefish
"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."I'm praying that Trump doesn't get his hands on a copy of Battlefield 3, hell or any modern setting Battlefield game that features conflicts with Russia, Iran, or China.
Fuck me, Reality Is Unrealistic now to the point where even Modern Warfare 2 and its social Darwinist US military general who engineers wars to make the American people patriotic again can be taken seriously.
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The fact that Trump supporters aren't raising more objections to this sends the message that either a) they are bigots too and thinks this is awesome and a sign that they are free to act on their bigotry too or b) bigotry is not an automatic dealbreaker for them even if they don't really agree with it.
I'm actually more disgusted with the latter group.
edited 8th Dec '16 7:27:21 PM by M84
Disgusted, but not surprised

That won't necessarily work as well as they hope though. His hardcore base will buy it, but people in general always blame the incumbent for their problems.