• jaykrown@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    It’s become comical at this point, tax cuts for the wealthy and people screaming “tax the rich”. It’s going to break.

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    Is anyone else sick to fucking death of reading about all the shit he gets away with? It’s all the headlines are now.

    “Nation Shocked As Addled Geriatric Terrorist Does Yet More Illegal And Unconstitutional Shit.”

    (Subscribe to our newsletter and get updates on how absolutely nothing is being done about any of it)

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      I’ve been saying all year that I feel like I’m watching a crook break into a bunch of houses, steal everything, and burn the houses down while the police just stand there and say “that’s illegal”. Trump is on a very blatant crime spree and the people who are supposed to enforce the law are doing nothing except sometimes tell us that what he’s doing is illegal

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      Taxing the non-rich to give tax breaks for the rich isn’t even outrageous conservatism: it’s par for the elitist course. Our own trump-loving cons still preach Pz Reagan’s trickle-down theories, and want to secede because we insist they care a little about the plebes.

      Paying back their rich friends for bankrolling the campaign is and has been a big part of their platform.

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    20 hours ago

    Why do it quietly?

    This asshole is throwing hedonistic Gatsby parties, focusing on destroying the WH to build an Epstein ballroom, and fixated on getting a stadium named after him.

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      Sometimes I wonder if Hitler was a similar person. It’s hard to know because of how different we see leaders today. It’s not just some news article you read or some speech every once in awhile. We get constant exposure and also constant exposure to so many different people talking about them in different ways.

      Like, I don’t think Trump is like Hitler. Not in the way we think of Hitler from the way he’s taught in history. But, materially, he is creating extremely similar results. I don’t see Trump as very passionate on his hatred or racism. Like, I think he’s more concerned with what being racist and hateful gets him.

      I don’t know where I was going with this thought. But I guess my point is that it’s weird to see a modern day leader implement almost verbatim the same policies and propaganda as the Nazis did. While, idk, being so incredibly, almost, apathetic about it? He seems to be so focused on only what benefits him and gets other rich people to like/respect him. Which is odd, at least in comparison to how we think of fascist leaders of the past. Most being portrayed as extremely passionate about their hatred. Maybe he’s just old? His heart seems less in causing pain but more so, apathetic about it, as long as it benefits him in some way.

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        I think he might be a worse person than Hitler. He just doesn’t have the complete and total control that he did. Yet.

        I know it’s cliche, but Hitler painted and loved dogs. Trump doesn’t have an artistic bone in his body, and by all accounts he hates pets. All pets.

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          The only thing I’ve heard about Trump that sounds like he has an ounce of humanity is he has a good relationship with his grandchildren. His granddaughter talked about him at the national convention and he sounded like a pretty normal grandfather

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        I mean, Hitler at least seemed to be coming at things from a place of misguided patriotism.

        Man, I feel gross just writing that out, but I think it’s true — I think I respect Hitler more than Trump.

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        Maybe believing they are passionate in their hatred is what allows us to,sleep at night. If they are blasé about it, then maybe anyone can be hitler.

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    Good! The LAST thing I want my Tax Dollars being used for is POOR STARVING AMERICAN CHILDREN when there’s BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS that are Upset!

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        I don’t think that literacy is necessary to see it coming when a cruel billionaire who consistently exploited the working class opts to help the wealthy instead of helping the working class. This is less about reading and more about pattern recognition. It should only be surprising when somebody bucks their reputation and patterns, especially where it’s spanned several decades.

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        oh they can read… and they are seeing how they are being fucked over, and how he isnt hurting the right people.

        and they are upset… Until they arent, then they’ll magically forget all their personal suffering and go back to cheering for trumpism… while booing the democrats who have fought so hard for them to have these protections and help, and who will fight to get ot reinstated for them again.

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    20 hours ago

    Surely the supreme court will step in and stop this, too?

    afterall, if we have to stop SNAP payments because of the debt, then surely tax breaks for the rich, which would make debt even worse, must also be blocked immediately and without hesitation…right?