I don’t think it matters all that much if trump/republicans win or if Biden/democrats win.
I feel like I’ve seen enough elections in my life to know that the POTUS is largely just a human sock puppet for the peasants to fight over online and in the street.
No matter which corporate owned tool wins the gameplan stays the same.
Impoverish you. Obey the donors. Sanctions + bombs. Tax cuts. Turn their pockets inside out when it comes to anything poor/working class people need. I could go on but I think you get the point.
The slow suicidal summersault into ww3 shall continue. Buckle up.
Lose my last shred of faith in this country, mostly
Looool look at this guy, he still has some faith left
Kicking him out did restore a nonzero amount yes.
Not an american, but I guess GTFO would be my answer if I were.
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Just keep going about my daily life. The result of the election is not going to change where I live or where I work. The Federal Government doesn’t have much of an impact on my day to day life, beyond federal laws and regulatory agencies. I don’t see those changing in an (immediately) catastrophic way. Most of my day to day life is determined by my state and town government.
Right. All the folks who have a strong opinion on the presidency probably don’t know who thier rep is in the state congress.
Nor could most Trump fans (or detractors, tho a higher percentage of them could I guess) tell one executive directive from the next or even tell me where they are kept.
Be a constant reminder to my neighbors to avoid authoritarianism. Continue to push for self and local community reliance. Keep pushing my local governments and organizations to remain or become more inclusive.
Something new though? Maybe support an inclusive civics focused militia near me, if for no other reason so that marginalized people can feel like they have a community that will really fight for them or at least help them defend themselves if things really get that bad.
Donations to the ACLU. They seem like the best bet for the hardest fight of preserving the rights of immigrants. Among all the other things, they have to defend against as well.
I think ill sit at the foot of the stairs.
to continue to live my life
How, when being targeted, jailed or killed under fascism?
Trump isn’t going to target everyone. It’s literally impossible for him to do that.
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Chill out, dude. I’m not voting for a Republican in a state or national election any time soon. I’m of the opinion that Trump is a puppet controlled by other Republicans given the fact that Angela Merkel had to explain to Trump 11 times that he has to make trade deals with the EU and not Germany.
The fact that you resort to insults first and communication last (just like hardcore Republicans, by the way) is what’s gonna make the left lose elections and make America worse off.
From my limited knowledge of other Republicans, they probably fear his influence and reach. The thing about Trump, though, is that every time I read a recollection of some high-level conversation between him and another qualified official, he always seems clueless. For example, in a 2021 interview, Fauci said that Trump would believe personal anecdotes from “friends” despite Fauci explaining multiple times that anecdotes are less trustworthy than scientific studies:
It was always, “A guy called me up, a friend of mine from blah, blah, blah.” That’s when my anxiety started to escalate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/health/fauci-trump-covid.html
He’s a puppet because he lacks media literacy and lacks an understanding of logical reasoning, and as a result, he’s easily manipulated by other people with stuff like conspiracy theories. Republicans might fear him because he will win. I fear him because he will make bad decisions not purely out of malice but out of a lack of due diligence and understanding of the effects of his actions.
Not all at once. Fascists target a series of out groups, starting with the most marginalized, making the in group smaller and smaller. The more of the rich white cisgender heterosexual Christian male boxes you check, the further down the list you probably are, but you will be targeted eventually.
Assumes he gets a third term, though, and that will not happen without a civil war or massive protests unrest. It also ignores the amount of legal challenges he’ll get, and the Supreme Court can’t rule on all of them.
I would simply shoot anyone who attempted to do any of that to me or anyone else in my care. We should all be prepared to defend ourselves, rather than give in to oppression.
#iamverybadass
You’re damn right. I’m the kind of man that most men wish they could be.
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Usually I’d grab my bucket of popcorn and watch another 4 years of the shitshow that is US politics.
Unfortunately, this time the same kind of shitshow is happening across the pond in quite a few countries (not just the usual eastern ex-soviet states), including my country. Populist morons fueled by the Trump, Bolsonaro, Le pen, Orbán cookbook.
People are eating this up on social networks and voting for them. I feel it’s going to get real nasty.
Yeah! What’s so delightful about things is how the U.S. tends to kind of set the climate for the politics in the west. The nazi party here in Sweden wasn’t doing bad per se, but after Trump’s victory they skyrocketed! They became the second biggest party last election, beating out the milquetoast bourgeoisie for the first time ever.
Believe Italy has the same issue currently. Lovely stuff.
Mind you I’m not blaming the U.S., it’s just that big headlines over there tends to colour ours too.
Not just western countries, either. You even see countries like China and Russia devolving too, collecting power, raising to the poverty index to make it look like russians aren’t starving, making term limits virtually indefinite, jailing opponents.
Only thing is that they’ve got a head start on making bad decisions, China since 2012, Russia since the 00s.
Make sure I have enough meds and reach out to friends to make sure they’re safe and are able to get their HRT.
Get their Homeroom Teacher?
Hormone Replacement Therapy I think
Ah gotcha, makes sense
No, but you’re close. Get their HeiRloom Tomato.
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There are sites out there where you can order from overseas. I haven’t, but have heard from other online friends that have. I’ve seen it mostly used by people in the UK waiting years in order to be prescribed hormones.
Part of me thinks we get what we deserve.
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Yet he’s better at it than you. Strange.
You realize that was the intent, right? Strange you’re on the internet but haven’t figured that out
this guy- “Violence, eh? whatya’ trying to do? fuck my dog??”
Americans: “Best I can do is steal a podium and sit at Nancy Pelosi’s desk for a minute”
I would be surprised if he wins. It really feels like his time has passed. But if he does I will use resistbot to its fullest capacity.
I don’t think there will be a presidency after him if he does though. I think people generally underestimate the violence it will bring.
Not to mention, they are very used to making poor decisions (see: invasions of Afghanistan & Iraq) and also not fighting back when their elections are stolen or interfered with. (See: Brooks Brother Riot and Trump election)
Good luck dummies!
Youre right about the violence if he does, but I think its much more likely than anyone wants to admit. I’ll be extremely and pleasently surprised if he doesnt win with the way the wind is blowing
Same, link for anyone interested
Lettters to reps are valuable, in the “we got ten for and a hundred against” sense, but I would love to have more tangible ways to make a difference.
I wouldn’t be surprised. He doesn’t exactly have the strongest opponent. I like to look at prediction markets to get an idea of what the odds are, and it looks like the gamblers currently think there’s only a 52% chance of a Democrat winning the presidency. But, it’s really hard to tell what will happen right now. Trump, Biden, or both could die before the election. We may begin a recession. OPEC is cutting oil production, with some people hypothesizing it is to influence the U.S. election. Russia and other countries will likely ramp up disinformation like we’ve never seen before, powered by the new AI bots and deepfake technology.
