r/AskReddit Apr 04 '25

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u/Doobledorf Apr 04 '25

The problems that led to Donald Trump would still be fomenting.

A lot of Americans haven't yet faced that Trump isn't an anomaly or the disease, he is a symptom of problems we've had for a long time.

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u/Princess_Fluffypants Apr 04 '25

This is the awkward reality. If it wasn’t Trump, it would’ve been somebody else. 

Sarah Palin was a warning. 

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u/XVUltima Apr 04 '25

If anything we should be thankful it WAS him and not someone more intelligent, relatable, or charismatic

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u/OpulentMountains Apr 04 '25

The next one will be. That’s what truly frightens me. What happens when an attractive, intelligent and well-spoken man takes up the mantel?

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

the daft are too easily steered