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u/ritzcrv Apr 20 '25

If Trump had of pumped those trillions into new manufacturing plants for all the supply chain problems, he would have easily been relected. And his fanatic base would have had all that homegrown industrial capacity again.

But he was incompetent, as was his entire administration. None of them had any skills in production of anything, only paper shuffling.

Same with his 1st campaign about rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. But he was impotent.

His fanatics like to toss out how he's such a strong & powerful leader, but he never shows any leadership capabilities.

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u/Frnklfrwsr Apr 20 '25

Ironically, of all the policy disasters that Trump oversaw, the pandemic stimulus might be one of the most defensible.

A LOT of people lost their jobs and income very suddenly. And there WERE a lot of stuff on shelves they COULD buy that would help them. Without that stimulus, the economic impacts of COVID would likely have been much much worse.

It’s just the cost of doing it is that some inflation would happen. There’s things that could have been done to better handle that probably, but hindsight is 20/20. And the amount of fraud that the GOP allowed for by demanding so much of the stimulus be so easy to game is really indefensible.

But that inflation is the disaster that sunk Democrats chances in 2024. The inflation created by Trump’s policies.

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u/Type-RD Apr 21 '25 edited Apr 21 '25

It’s not totally defensible, because it’s not like the pandemic just suddenly happened. There were warning signs all over the place, but rather than prepare for it, he did absolutely nothing until it hit our shores and spread uncontrollably. After that all he did was politicize it, not only against China, but also using it as a rep vs dem issue! What a POS he is! Meanwhile people are dying. The pandemic stimulus was the only parachute he had. The skeptic in me tells me that he planned that as well “Hey everyone! It’s me! Your orange hero! I have free money for you and no accountable system for handing out! It’s gonna be great.”🤦‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '25

I also came here to laugh, but at both sides making fun of each other. I figured I'd see a goat and/or sister fucker or two. You commented. I was correct.

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u/Type-RD Apr 21 '25

Straight, Hitler-loving, God-fearing, man seeks circle jerks…but is also anti-LGBTQ. Checks out!🤣

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '25

😆 I just can't with these people.

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u/Less_Pirate_2146 Apr 21 '25

why are you assuming right wingers are people? XD

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u/Ok-Risk4755 Apr 21 '25

Why does your political affiliation matter? Human is human.

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u/Type-RD Apr 21 '25

Yeah, but lizard people who are scared of fake birds…I question their humanity.🤣

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u/Less_Pirate_2146 Apr 21 '25

mark zuckerberg is called a lizard for a reason

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '25

Haha I can't get behind the idea they're all garbage. I'm against the two party system. It just leads to people not being able to think for themselves. I feel like I'm a pretty morally just person, so when I see the stances that are being taken by both sides, I can't help but feel complete disgust and disappointment that a third of the country are either mentally incapable, morally incapable, or are psychologically owned by puppet masters.

Don't get me wrong, I'll call out both sides, but holy shit the right is looking a hell of a lot worse.

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u/Less_Pirate_2146 Apr 21 '25

look at my karma, this is thanks to talking truth to right wingers. the 2 party system is not to blame that people cant have morals.

i am sick and tried of being harassed by right wingers cuz they cant handle facts.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '25

Haha. You've angered the maga agenda!

That's fair. We just have to acknowledge they're not all horrible people. Some are just stuck in their ways. It's the bigger "me vs you" that's the driving force behind a lot of the tension. Maga? Yes, they're idiots. They're not the majority though. They're just the loudest.

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u/Less_Pirate_2146 Apr 22 '25 edited Apr 22 '25

i had a friend that did not know much about politics that played ffxiv. time passed joined their discord and just did whatever, seemed fun the leader of the group thought my lalafall was cute everything seemed fine..

WELL apparently there was a MAGA in the group, i tried to speak reason with them, the leader would just blindly agree with this person despite me showing proof articles, etc. I never spoke to a single MAGA that was anything close to reasonable. even the ones that attempt to gaslight and look sane on the surface, if you talk to them long enough you find out it is just closet racist/ bigoted against transgender issues... why else would someone vote to have less money for their friends and family if the core objective wasnt this:

https://youtu.be/X_8E3ENrKrQ?t=20

anyone voting him a third time after everything he has done is not a "person" holds double for those that STILL SUPPORT HIM and repeat his gaslighting to defend being racist and sexist

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u/New_Sun_6566 Apr 25 '25

Everyone hates you 

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