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[–] human@slrpnk.net 103 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Trump surmised: Yes, we might have our internal squabbles, but I am bringing tough love because we are all in this together. We are the standard bearers of western civilisation. We must resist the barbarian hordes. We must save the white man.

The ageing president, who in 2024 complained, “We got a lot of bad genes in our country right now,” told the World Economic Forum that he was “derived from Europe”, namely: “100% Scotland, my mother; 100% German, my father. And we believe deeply in the bonds we share with Europe as a civilisation.” Trump speaking in front of a US flag. Speak hysterically and carry a big stick: Trump’s foreign policy threats Read more

He lamented that “certain places in Europe are not even recognisable, frankly, any more”, blaming culprits that included “unchecked mass migration”. Trump said: “It’s horrible what they’re doing to themselves. They’re destroying themselves, these beautiful, beautiful places. We want strong allies, not seriously weakened ones.”

What came next was pure racism...

That wasn't the pure racism part?

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 41 points 3 months ago

What the nazi

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

He went on to imply non-white people are not capable of producing functional civilization (I assume by ignoring most of human history) and then went on a rant about Somalia.

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 months ago

Oh, he went on a tirade about Somalians and the supposed fraud in Minnesota.

Donald Trump is an absolute buffoon.

[–] zloubida@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago

That wasn't the pure racism part?

It's racism only if it's about the US part of North America. Otherwise it's sparkling xenophobia.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 87 points 3 months ago (3 children)

He also repeatedly said Iceland when he meant Greenland. Brain is gone

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 48 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Imagine all the NATO countries send forces to Greenland and poor Iceland gets invaded instead.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago

Aw fuck, this is no laughing matter, but I laughed so hard at this. Now I feel bad.

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Given that Iceland has no standing army but is frequently visitided by (among others) US troops, can we call it under military occupation on this technicality already? 🤔

[–] huppakee@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago

Let's not give the orange man the idea he already owns it please

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We could probably get him to forget the whole Greenland thing by embarrassing him about calling it the wrong thing, and he'll never want to bring it up again

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 7 points 3 months ago

Nah, embarrassment makes him madder.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Mashed potato brain.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've only interacted with two dementia/alzheimer's patients, so I'll admit I don't know much about the conditions.

While yes, they could get belligerent and uncooperative, but largely would agree with pretty much whatever you were saying, as long as you weren't using a mean tone. Basically they were thought sponges that had no problem agreeing with whatever you said, and even repeating it for a short time before losing it.

Trump is clearly a thought sponge for whoever he last spoke to that wasn't immediately adversarial to him.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Someone could have some fun with that

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

White supremacists are the weakest and most brittle snowflakes.

Any group which resides at the pinnacle of privilege, yet feels aggrieved such that it requires exclusion of, and protection from, conflicting ideas, has relinquished all legitimate claims to strength and authority.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

If they were good at anything, then they'd brag about that instead.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 19 points 3 months ago

You can't be the 'great white hope' if you are orange. How dumb is this guy??

Spoiler Alert: The dumbest on Earth at present.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 15 points 3 months ago

I hope there's a leak of certain tests that surprises people about the DNA makeup of these people.

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 11 points 3 months ago

like a beached great white whale in nappies

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 7 points 3 months ago

The Great ~~White~~ Orange Dope.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, I did notice the use of "remigration" (although he said "reverse migration") and "low-IQ" in referance to an ethnicity that happens to be black. Also he just openly blamed non-~~white~~ Western culture for the third world being poorer.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Dumb white dope*

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Being white must be all he has left. I would love to see Sanchez bringing him in front of the Alhambra: either his brain explodes scanners-style or he will claim to be 110% Nasrid.

[–] RubberDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

And yet no western leader pushes back against this narrative.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Did you listen to Carney’s speech?

[–] bossito@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

False, but also he holds all the guns. American justice and political systems are the ones who should be stopping him but failing miserably at it. In a normal democracy (see Brazil or South Korea for reference) he would be in jail.

[–] Mouarfff@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Trump SHUT UP 🤬🤬🤬🤬

This n*zi make me crazy 💀💀💀💀

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 3 months ago

Shitty orange disaster is what he fucking is

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

The big dumb pedofile