• opus86@lemmy.today
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    1 day ago

    Trump isn’t going to give up power willingly. He is openly and gleefully breaking everything with no thought of the consequences. Republicans wouldn’t be going along with it unless they think they are untouchable. If they think kidnapping people with no due process and dumping them in concentration camps isn’t going to have a consequence, then they are all in. Trusting the rest of their lives on Trump isn’t a bet I would take, but I’m just an everyday idiot.

  • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    33
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    2 days ago

    Blah, blah, blah.

    Most people supported the impeaching the fat fascist in his last term too and it went nowhere because Republicans, independents voted the hard R.

    And what’s different now? Not a damn thing. This will go nowhere outside of calls from the current Democratic leadership mewling pathetically and ineffectively for bipartisanship just like last time.

    • CalipherJones@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      13 hours ago

      There is a damning difference for Trump this term and it’s his economic policy. The only thing Magats care more about than Trump is their money.

        • GeForce8800GTX@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          12 hours ago

          Yup.

          We’re seeing some Republicans waver but not enough. Reality is, the only two ways out of this shit:

          1. We miraculously survive til the midterms and somehow still have a Democracy where Republicans are voted out(lol)

          2. The economy gets so disastrously bad that Republicans literally cannot avert their eyes to it anymore. Like, they lose their jobs, their retirement evaporates, their underage kids must start working to be another source of income just to sustain, and things like healthcare become a privilege for the wealthy. But I also wouldn’t be surprised if on the way there, Democrats get fed up and do something that we cant come back from. And then the Republicans will blame all the economic issues on that key moment, because that is what’s in a Republicans nature. There is a 0% chance they will ever accept any responsibility for this mess.

          Either way, the second Trump won this election, we were all fucked. I had no faith in the 1/3rd of the country that voted for Trump - they were long gone. But those 45% of eligible voters that didn’t vote, and I know you cock suckers are out there, good job - you fucked all of us over.

          And as an aside, its funny to see Florida having discourse about revoking child labor laws. I promise you, what is going to happen is things are going to get so expensive that parents are going to want their kids to be able to work. And that’s how we will lose that worker protection. “I don’t have to pay for a nanny if my 12 year old works a 9-5”. And people like Trump are ecstatic about this outcome.

    • Reygle@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      12
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 days ago

      Hard R

      I vote we redefine the popular meaning of this to the way you just used it

          • GeForce8800GTX@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            edit-2
            12 hours ago

            Could not agree more. Reddit isn’t the place where you can say what needs to be said, in times like this.

            I got banned myself for asking Republicans hard questions on the “AskTrumpSupporters” subreddit. Which is such a fucking sham of a subreddit. Watching those dorks tip toe on eggshells with Trump Supporters while they willfully respond in bad faith.

            And I’ll say, BlueSky crushes Twitter. BlueSky actually reminds me of circa 2010 Twitter. You’re not inundated with ads and bots, and the experience feels a lot more personal. Who knows how long that’ll last but in contrast to modern Twitter, its quite nice and I don’t understand why anyone still uses Twitter. Especially all the doofuses that complain about it while they use it.

  • grte@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    203
    ·
    3 days ago

    Majority of US Voters Support Third Trump

    Oh god

    Impeachment

    Oh thank god

    • Bloomcole@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      5
      ·
      2 days ago

      That’s the difference between Europe and whatever you’re (not) doing

      • nargis@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        10
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        2 days ago

        Who, me? I am not from Burgerland. Also, this was done by Italian communists, not superior, enlightened, liberal European society or something. Where are the left parties in Europe, curbing right wing politics? I don’t see them. Europe is slowly falling for the same right wing politics. Falling profits and rising inequality will lead to the capitalist class propping right wing governments to suppress dissent by using tired talking points like immigration and ‘culture’, and, to paraphrase one among those fellows who hanged Mussolini, capital will not be able to preserve itself without killing liberalism to give way to fascism.

        • Bloomcole@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          1 day ago

          i can not argue with that, still it will end the same way. Social media is not reality bcs not the real world.

  • Tanis Nikana@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    86
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    2 days ago

    I don’t support impeachment. I support his demise.

    Reading his obituary will be more celebrated by me than my own birthday.

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        35
        ·
        2 days ago

        I would actually prefer an impeachment and removal from office. That would actually be a huge step in unfucking our current situation

        • uienia@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          2 days ago

          You are basically saying “if we unfucked our current situation then we could impeach and remove him from office”, because the impossibility of holding him accountable is part of the problem.

      • Bristingr@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        10
        ·
        2 days ago

        This time get someone who can actually hit the fucking broadside of a barn.

    • SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      2 days ago

      You ever see those memes where the killer comes into the house, but can’t find the victim. So the killer does something akin to "shave and a haircut two bits…

      You don’t have to kill these people. But you have a duty to revoke their right to vote.

    • hitstun@fedia.io
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 days ago

      While I agree that fascists like him should be afraid to go out in public, that particular fascist dying would make him a martyr. He needs to live long enough to be convicted again and actually serve jail time.

      • uienia@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        2 days ago

        That is silly because the US justice system will never ever do that, you could just as well hope to win the lottery and have better odds. The US justice system is dead, if it ever existed. His demise is a much more realistic hope.

        Also they already act like he is a martyr, it won’t change anything with regards to that.

      • Tanis Nikana@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        2 days ago

        He can die of cholesterol.

        There. No martyrdom. Also it’s likely to happen.

        All I have to do is put my feet up, and not call McDonalds and tell them that their food is unhealthy and they should change it.

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    58
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    2 days ago

    Step 1: Vote for Trump.

    Step 2 (less than six months later): Support impeaching Trump.

    What’s up with this group of people? Were they expecting something different?

      • endeavor@sopuli.xyz
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        arrow-down
        5
        ·
        2 days ago

        Majority of america voters are below measurable iq cause they voted for a baby rapist felon who tried to do a coup. A large portion are insanely stupid since they didn’t vote or voted for some third option in a 2 party system.

      • lobut@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        2 days ago

        I think a lot of it is cultural a bit? I’ve seen interviews and these are Republican voters for like years and years and would never consider voting otherwise.

        • yourgodlucifer@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          2 days ago

          culture does effect this not all trump voters are the same some absolutely do know exactly what they are voting for others don’t this even includes some lifelong republican voters. a lot of Americans treat politics as a team sport and don’t even know a lot of the policies they are actually supporting when they vote republican and when asked about specific issues they may have a more progressive stance than the republican party does.

          a lot of people don’t really think about politics or actively read the news I think ignorance is a large part of what got trump into power (and how republicans stay in power). trump says he is going to fix everything and the democrats are telling them that the economy is doing great actually but they are still negatively impacted by things like inflation to someone who isn’t paying attention trump might seem better because at least he acknowledging their economic struggle and is saying they will do something to fix it.

          there are also a lot of people who just didn’t like either candidate and thought trump would be slightly better and voted for him these are probably the trump voters who want him impeached right now.

          • lobut@lemmy.ca
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            2 days ago

            trump says he is going to fix everything and the democrats are telling them that the economy is doing great actually

            I felt this was a bit of failed messaging on the Democrats. I think they did point out some of the struggles but when talking about the economy and immediately pointing to stock market highs when the cost of living has sharply risen very recently doesn’t connect.

            Trump’s magic is that he has verbal diarrhea and it’s kinda like an empty slate where you take whatever you want from his speeches.

  • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    42
    ·
    edit-2
    2 days ago

    Reminder that the U.S. Government does not do what most American voter’s want let alone most Americans.

  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    13
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    2 days ago

    If we can’t impeach him, find a deserted island in the middle of the pacific and beach him

  • Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    14
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    2 days ago

    it won’t happen. buy guns.

    it’s more important that the people speak with bullets anyway. we need to establish a precedent for people like him. a warning for future idiots and sociopaths. a reason for the rest of the morons to pay attention.

  • rational_lib@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    4
    ·
    1 day ago

    Please don’t though. It’s just handing Trump an easy victory and perceived exoneration for his crimes.

    Which is exactly what happened the last two times.

  • Akaru88@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    32
    ·
    3 days ago

    What good would impeachment prove when it’s happened twice before and nothing comes of it

      • adarza@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        6
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        2 days ago

        and when the inevitable ‘acquittal’ from the senate comes, it will empower him and he’ll crank the shitshow up even more than it already is.

    • toiletobserver@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      17
      ·
      3 days ago

      This time, Congress could stop blowing the cheeto and have him removed. You know, one of the branches keeping the others in check. I know it ain’t likely, but a man can dream.

      • uienia@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        2 days ago

        At this point they are all so complicit in his crimes that that will never happen, because it will implicate them as well.