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We might be living the final moments of not being terrified what the US President is going to do (lemmy.autism.place)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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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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[+] rsuri -6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (15 children)

Ok everyone chill. Yeah, it sucks. But we kinda foresaw this ever since Biden decided to run again. Take a deep breath, think about it more later. The worst thing is to be angry instead of smart. Remember George Floyd. Remember specifically how everyone got angry and did dumb things about it, and today efforts at police reform are actually in a worse place than they were before he was murdered on video.

Think about ways to counter Trump that will be more effective and less just expressions of rage. I think the biggest problem is the media that really plays to Trump's reality TV-style politics. It's not enough to wine that the voters are too stupid, but what do we do about it?

[–] linearchaos 45 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

Every federal judge and probably the supreme Court for the rest of our lives is going to be wholly owned by the dictatorship. Checks and balances are essentially broken at this point in the president can do whatever he wants with impunity. What about to hit a massive recession. What smart thing do you think were going to do about it?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

the president can do whatever he wants with impunity.

I'm still hoping Biden uses that to finish Trump. That will lead surely you a civil war, but that's a price I'm willing to pay as somebody who doesn't live in the US.

Only half /s

[–] linearchaos 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They did make a solid attempt at making coups legal.

There's simply no way, the Democrats are going to look at the voting results and go this is what was legitimately voted for let it happen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What do you think they'll do? In court they won't change anything, and rednecks are hard thinking they get to fire democrats.

[–] linearchaos 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What do you think they’ll do? I

I have no idea what you're saying here, like which they? Why is there court involved? They will eventually push out democrats and there may be blood.