It’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracy
It’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracy
Why a second Trump term is a mortal threat to democracy — though perhaps not the way you think.
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I think he’s a symptom of a much larger disease. The people behind him, the evangelicals, non college educated whites, the climate change deniers, the industrialists who fight every regulation, the behind closed doors racists. These are the democracy extinction harbingers.
I've been saying for a while, George W. Bush is the one who took the door off its hinges and sold it, Trump is just the inevitable crackhead who walked in and started living in the kitchen.
Or it could be regular family people that are sick of seeing their taxes going to countries not even in NATO. Or the fact that the inflation during this administration has American choosing food or medicine. Or the fact that during this administration housing has become only a dream. Or the facts that the current administration opened the boarder to bring cheap labor to replace us. Yeah great current administration!
You can do all that stuff and still not support a racist asshole
Or it could be regular family people that are sick of seeing their taxes going to countries not even in NATO.
I thought republicans didn't even like NATO, what's the butthurt about this?
Or the fact that the inflation during this administration has American choosing food or medicine.
We had to choose that long before this administration. The primary source of inflation is corporate greed and the top 0.1% demanding more from the rest of us, while paying less themselves, a position they only get away with because of conservatives.
Or the fact that during this administration housing has become only a dream.
Because there are no penalties or dis-incentives for corporations not to buy up all the land and houses. Every time we try to impose such rules, it gets shot down by republicans.
Or the facts that the current administration opened the boarder to bring cheap labor to replace us.
Border. Also, the implied violence and expulsion against undocumented workers is what enables employers to pay them such a cheap wage and enforce abysmal working conditions on them. The correct solution is to provide an easy path for work visas, and heavily penalize companies for hiring undocumented workers. You'll never guess who is against doing that though...
Your comment is peak "stick in bicycle" meme.
Im not a republican!
Food prices inflated during the current administration, food was super affordable. What did Biden do to try and control inflation? Nothing could care less.
Again housing was affordable during the trump administration its not affordable anymore and if the dems win housing will just continue to be un affordable. Its been 4 years and they have done nothing!
They opened the boarder to replace you open your eyes man. No body does anything out of the kindness of their hearts.
You voting for this current mess is the bicycle meme lol
Im not a republican!
Press 'X' to doubt.
Food prices inflated during the current administration, food was super affordable. What did Biden do to try and control inflation? Nothing could care less.
Which grocery company does Biden run where he can decide to reduce the prices?
Again housing was affordable during the trump administration its not affordable anymore and if the dems win housing will just continue to be un affordable. Its been 4 years and they have done nothing!
As someone who had to look for housing 3 times during Trump's administration: no, it wasn't affordable.
They opened the boarder to replace you open your eyes man.
Who is "They"?
No body does anything out of the kindness of their hearts.
No shit. Is that why you are voting for the orange fascist?
Then dont assume right and whats the point of assuming? I correct you and you still doubt it lol ok I see why you want to vote for “Them”.
Which grocery store does trump own cause he had way better prices.
But you found a home now its unaffordable 80% increase in the last 4 years. Thanks Biden you the best!
They are them!
Im voting for my interest not against it!
Who is "They" again?
Grocery prices were "good" during the end of the trump admin because grocery purchases were waaaay down during the global pandemic. Are you saying you'd prefer a global pandemic to paying hiked up prices for eggs?
I actually bought my first home this year, whaddya know.
Medicine? You mean like those handled by Obamacare which Trump wants to get rid of? From my understanding that was a huge change (here in Australia we have Medicare which is life changing and similar)
Also, if you're getting replaced by people from another country (who have a huge disadvantage), I'd argue maybe you need to work on improving yourself.
That being said, she's also increasing the minimum wage and taxing the rich more (whilst reducing tax for middle class and poor). So even minimum wage people are hugely better off.
Trumps bs has caused issues internationally, even here in Australia. I don't think you realise how much he is fucking things up for normal people worldwide
Worry about Australia don't worry about a country you cant vote on or live in.
If Trump wins, I'd be happy to have political refugees from the US personally
And it actually affects us too. All Trump's shitty racism, bigotry, anti vaccine agenda is being reinforced worldwide because he's an idiot. And he's showing our absolutely crap political parties what they can get away with (and they're using him as an example).
For our military, don't forget, he's giving away confidential military secrets too (I have a friend in the military, and he is putting her at risk).
This is bigger than the US. It doesn't affect me as much, but i also have friends in the US
Also I'm fairly sure I could get a job in the US and residency if i wanted
sick of seeing their taxes going to countries not even in NATO.
This misconception needs to be corrected.
The tax dollars go to America's milliary industrial complex. It's their surplus (which is already budgeted and paid for by the American government) that is sent overseas. No tax dollars leave the USA.
"Israel has also historically been permitted to use a portion of its FMF aid to buy equipment from Israeli defense firms—a benefit not granted to other recipients of U.S. military aid"
Good point. Although one could argue that Israeli defence firms are part of the US military industrial complex.
Forgot money grows on trees! Its still spending our tax dollars thats what I said. I got a crazy idea how about putting that into education or infrastructure. The american people are getting taken advantage any way you try and paint it. Israel has free healthcare and education and they are not part of NATO. They can fund their own genocide!
I don't disagree, but the Military Industrial Complex is enabled and funded by both the Republicans and the Democrats. Nothing will stop your tax dollars flowing to it.
Right, because things were soo much better (or different at all) under Trump. Here let me correct you with some context:
"Aw man, I'm so sick of everything being so shit, life sucks because of the government, let's just fucking genocide each other, let's elect the one person that has and will continue to do everything worse and has promised to start slaughtering us with the army."
That's the argument you're making, shut the fuck up! Maybe get your self checked for rabies, because the logical implication of that is seeing all your family members that don't agree with you slaughtered. Jeez... I'm saying "logical implication" as if that isn't what MAGA is literally preaching out loud. What has the US come to?
Trump was already president and it was the best 4 years for Americans. Everything started to suck when Biden became president and Trump warned us that this would happen. Prices for everything inflated homes are only for huge corps to purchase yeah great great administration. They were better under trump and thats a fact. I’m not looking to make history with a women president I’m looking to make money for my future self and family.
This take is so incredibly bad I'm almost thinking that you're a troll. "Everything was good under Trump 😊" -> "Everything was bad under Biden 😡" therefore Trump good, Biden bad is probably the most juvenile and pathetic logical fallacy that persists in our shared political thought. I'm not sure if you remember, but there was a little thing called COVID that happened which shocked supply lines, trade, took a huge toll on our collective mental health, and created an economic crisis. Acting like Biden caused that is so ridiculous, I have a hard time believing that even you believe that.
You could argue that Biden handled the recovery poorly (and I don't think that's a bad argument), but then you'd have to compare it with how Trump would have handled such a recovery -- something we really don't know. Given his contempt for the working class it is doubtful it would be any better, and there was plenty of room for it to be actively worse.
Im going by past experience and the Trump administration was better for the American people. Shit sucks right now and it will continue this way with the current administration.
The 'everything started to suck' came with COVID, not with a presidential administration. To the extent that inflation and everything ultimately got away from us, that started mostly under Trump's watch, but even then I don't think I can blame Trump for the bad economy stuff, except maybe the degree to which he escalated trade war with China, but Biden has been happy to continue it. I don't see Trump or the GOP willing to go against those huge corps for the sake of the common man, generally I see quite the opposite.
We cant tell the future, Im going by the past and what I experienced during the Trump administration.
In the kind of world you're trying to usher in, your money isn't going to save you.
They have you believing that trump will be like a putin. This isn't Russia!
Who is "they"? I'm coming to my own conclusions.
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Are you completely sure ? Why is Elmo endorsing Trump? Aint he a big corp fraternity member? Has he still paid the pledge members who signed it?
Shhhh. Some folks are reading the article.