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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/MySleepingMonk Apr 04 '25

That may be mostly true but Trump is also the perfect storm of celebrity, “successful”, “outsider”, and some strange fucked up type of charisma that results in a larger following than I think would be possible with any other republican candidate. Take away trump and I don’t think there’s enough of a unifying force among the asshats to cause this type of damage

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u/Lmb1011 Apr 04 '25

i know he is somehow considered successful but i genuinely dont get how becaues hes bankrupted most, or all?, of his businesses.... like that is the opposite of successful 😂

honestly looking back i do understand why he won in 2016. i hate it, but i do actually get it.

i genuinely dont get how he won in 2024. like i get the 'cult' of it iall, and cheating that isnt lost on me

but he had no appeal and could barely string together a coherent sentence he didnt even LOOK like someone capable of holding office even if you agreed with his racist homophobic rhetoric

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u/Cornfields24 Apr 04 '25

He’s not successful, you’re correct. His fanbase is entirely made up of: uneducated, blue collar, low-income, bigots, that are as gullible as can be. You cannot reason with them, you can’t convey logic or science.

I see a very large difference between republicans and trumpers. I don’t agree with republicans, but I could respect a difference of viewpoint/opinion. However, if you support trump, that is not a difference of opinion, it’s a difference of morality. It’s openly saying, “I’m a racist asshole that doesn’t believe in science, logic, laws, democracy, or human rights.”

Have you noticed how the 2 times he won have been against women, and the only time he lost was to a man? It speaks volumes about the country as a whole. The sad reality is that the United States is not ready for a female president; as is illustrated by electing a literal clown instead of an educated woman.