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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 minutes ago

"I must isolate you, and save you from yourself " "Swinging to the rhythm on a new world order "

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Can’t see the forest through the trees, can’t smell the shit when it’s on your knees.

The beautiful people, Marilyn Manson.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 26 minutes ago

Ironic, since Manson is also a shit human.

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

Don't look at those characters too long or you will enter a Lovecraftian AI-nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 19 minutes ago (1 children)

You don't like how little Shub-shub in the front there looks?

I think he's kinda cute.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 minutes ago

Cute like Carpenter's "The Thing"...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I think one of those guys has an arm growing out of his back

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 minutes ago

The better to bare arms with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

This has been Republican fantasy for decades, don't just assign blame just to Trump.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Why does Europe like tariffs so much if tariffs are so bad?

I'm assuming its Europeans themselves that are asking for the tariffs, and they have tariffs between countries in the EU as well, so what makes Europeans different from Americans. You'd assume they wouldnt have too different an outlook.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 52 minutes ago

The problem isn't that tariffs are being applied. There are many reasons to apply them, such as ensuring local production remains competitive with imports. The problem is that the tariffs are being just thrown up without careful calculation of what they are trying to achieve.

It's not the tariffs, it's the unhinged way in which the US is applying them right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 44 minutes ago (1 children)

No, we don't have any tariffs between countries in the EU for the most part, it's one of the reasons the EU is so great.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 31 minutes ago

Oh really, I just saw articles like this popping up a lot, and I live in Canada where we have the same thing going on between provinces:

https://www.ft.com/content/13a830ce-071a-477f-864c-e499ce9e6065

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 hours ago

If Trump had introduced a 10% national sales tax, would the perception be the same?

Tariffs are a patriotic sales tax with an exception for US companies. Of course MAGA likes that.

The bad thing is that it is a flat tax and not progressive. Why is that not the main issue of the debate?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 23 hours ago (6 children)

I still have a hard time understanding how people come to support Trump. Like what led people to become like this? I can't wrap my head around it. It's like supporting someone who is bullying you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 39 minutes ago (1 children)

I still have a hard time understanding how people come to support Trump. Like what led people to become like this?

It is never just one reason, it is a myriad of different reasons compounding and mixing with each other. Intentional dumbing down of population, genuine economic anxiety, wealth inequality, algorithm corralling people into their own information bubble leading to polarisation, etc. It is important to put yourself into one's shoes and think why they think that way. You don't have to agree with the viewpoint you disagree, you just have to understand. Understanding is the key to defeating extremism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 minutes ago

Don't forget about the opposition party abandoning large swaths of the country because they're too hard to win in.

If only one team shows up, then that's the team you're rooting for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

People don't seem to vote for a candidate any more.

They vote against the other one...

And that does seem to be something both sides are guilty of. They don't know what they want. They just know what they don't want.

The fact that I even say "both sides" is a sign the political systems have failed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 minutes ago

They don’t know what they want. They just know what they don’t want.

So simple, but that explains a lot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

That’s the way it has always been.

[–] Franklin 4 points 3 hours ago

sabotage of education systems, propaganda and tribalism

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I take great pleasure in seeing Trump paraphernalia being removed from people's homes and cars.

But I honestly can't believe there are still people proudly showing it. Flapping their ignorance and foolishness around for everyone to see. Cover your shame!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 22 hours ago

Big part of it is his supporters are detached from reality. They have a faith-based belief system.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 22 hours ago

A lot of his supporters are born Republicans. Their parents voted Republican, and their grandparents. To them voting Republican isn't a choice, it's what's expected of them. They don't participate in the Republican party, they just consume it, like American's consume everything else. Those people will never once question why they're voting that way, it's what their parents did, their community does, and it's what their children will probably do too.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It’s A Cult.

Like, for realsies.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It’s funny how they’ve created a buffer against reality.

“DoWnVoTeS mEaN yOuRe OvEr ThE tArGeT” … or maybe you’re making an idiotic point?

“AnY CoNsErVaTiVe WhO DiSaGrEeS WiTh TrUmP iS a FaKe ‘FeLLoW cOnSeRvAtiVe’”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Fiscally conservative now means losing unimaginably large amounts of money.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

AI image.

Arguments I'm seeing online are; it's his genius plan to devalue the US dollar so it remains the world currency. When it's devalued enough he's use dropping tariffs as a negotiation tactic to get world wide free trade agreements.

The problem? The US dollar is already the reserve currency and there's no competition for that role. The Euro comes closest in terms of the amount of physical money they have out there in circulation (1.5 trillion) and the US is still a trillion physical notes ahead of them (not to mention accepted as currency in places far outside of Europe)..

World reserve currency is just not a role any other currency has the reach and volume of notes to do.

Meaning Trump is just devaluing the dollar for no good reason.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

And the way he's talking about annexing other countries and changes opinion and policy on a dime is not a good sign to step into whatever scheme he finally unveils.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People need to be more understanding of Trump supporters. It's like they say, you can't understand a man until you've walked a mile with a monster third arm growing out of your back. liberals will never understand the struggle.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Three arms!?

Like a gene stealer cultist!!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

The only good bug, is a dead bug!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

still a cringe use of gen AI

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whoever made this meme doesn't understand Republicans at all. It's 'Lets Go Brandon' and 'Thanks Obama'

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

No, not at all.

They're rejoicing, because the cleansing fire of Atom is at hand!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

The emperor is purifying us!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why won't Republicans do something?!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

It is not really a serious question. More an effort to keep the focus on the bastards enabling the terribleness.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Would be funny if it weren’t so sadly true.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

If only they arrested hunter biden.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I pulled my entire 401k out except for clean energy investments, and moved everything i have to stocks in countries outside the U.S.

I hope it burns. These chucklefucks only understand money.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just wait when he release the content of the laptop, you'll see.

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

And the Epstein list. It'll be a list of all of those countries with the highest tariff ones at the top, you'll see.

I knew those penguins were up to no good.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Just waiting for nids to come so this genestealer cultist crap can end.

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