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'Everything got worse': Gen Z express frustration, regret after Trump vote
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Gee, it's not like we warned you, pointed to the pile of shit his first term was and how terrible things got, and before his first term we pointed to all the awful shit he did that he fucking bragged about doing, along with all his failed business dealings (how the fuck do you bankrupt a casino in Atlantic City?) and then pointed out all his shady connections to Russian oligarchs and criminal gangs with believable if difficult to prove implications that much of his income was built on laundering money.
But no no, he TOTALLY was going to do things right this time and lie with every other breathe.
I don't even feel sorry for you fucking morons anymore, if you voted for Trump there really is no excuse anymore.
There's no way around it, and I don't care if it's someone's family member that they love with all their heart that's always been kind to them.
Anyone that voted for Trump, ever, but especially the 2nd and 3rd time around, ranks among the dumbest humans to ever walk the face of this earth.
Profoundly dumb, at minimum, and likely also evil.
I fail to understand how most people can see the Trump grift from miles away, and others are completely blind to it 🤔
They aren’t blind, they just think they aren’t the ones being grifted.
Which is both a fundamental part of the grift and says a lot about people.
There are a lot of wealthy elite Republican Trump supporters who think installing an authoritarian regime will consolidate and extend their power. They don't see that authoritarianism means the only thing protecting them from a purge is the thought of it by the leader. Their wealth, power and privilege, CEO or Senator, mean precicely shit. Just look to Saudi Arabia China or Russia to see how fragile power is.