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[–] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 75 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a good way to teach everyone that the way to deal with America is to stab them in the back as soon as possible, and to make it a killing blow. 

Thanks for telling us who you are.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

America has been doing this type of shit long before Trump. He's just particularly brazen about it.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Who was voted into office by 77 million Americans (knowing full well who he was and what he would do once in office) while 83 million stayed home. 75 million did at least the bare minimum, but they'd spent decades allowing their party to descend into controlled opposition to the point where the best tactic they could think of to oppose Trump was to wave little round signs around in Congress.

Trump is the full embodiment of the American spirit. He's proudly ignorant, arrogant, petty, and a firm believer in a might-makes-right philosophy. He's also wealthy due to circumstance but firmly believes that he earned it. America has never had a truer representation of their values as President.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I didn't vote for him. should I be included in the "full embodiment of the American spirit"?

[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world -1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Well, think of it this way: does the fact that some parts of the brain of a serial killer protested their acts really matter to the victims? Does it matter in court when they’re sentenced to death? Should that part of their body be judged separately?

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

sounds an awful lot like you're just making excuses to be xenophobic.

are you saying that all Germans are Nazis, or all Africans are savage tribesmen, or maybe that all Australians are criminals?

[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 0 points 17 hours ago

Nope. I’m saying that your platitudes on the internet mean nothing to the victims, because you’re still a contributing member of the entity victimising them.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

Dont forget the US democrats, who also ran a pro genocide campaign while still pretending as hard as they can that they never had anything to do with any genocide, and certainly arent compromised in their pursuit of democracy or justice, no sir-ee. This would have happened nearly the same if they had been elected-- just with more theater. The whole American governance system is fundamentally broken and unlikely to fix itself.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

democrats too. be honest.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

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