Trump Redux: The Death of Democracy, or Overblown Hyperbole?

[Trollheart]

The one thing that's true about Hitler and the Nazis is that they could never have remained in power without the tacit approval of the people. Nobody can. If everyone in NK turned against Kim, he's gone. It's keeping people both in line and onside that keeps dictators in power. Trusk can't maintain power on their own; it may be hyperbolic to say it, but I think the prospect of some sort of turn against him, even a mini-revolution, could be on the horizon. How many other presidents have had such low approval numbers less than a month into their second term? Which is essentially Trump's first, as they weren't consecutive terms. Can the American people finally open their eyes and stand up to tyranny? As many of you said here before, when it starts hurting their pocket, taking their jobs and hitting home where it hurts, the man behind the curtain is going to be revealed and that whole delicate house of red-and-black cards which is based on hatred, bigotry, fear and mistrust, may be about to come tumbling down. Let's hope so.

[Lexi Darling]

All incarcerated trans people are going to be moved to prisons matching the genitals they had at birth.

I hope hell is real just so the inhuman filth that makes up this administration can go there.

[Buck_Mulligan]

The one thing that's true about Hitler and the Nazis is that they could never have remained in power without the tacit approval of the people. Nobody can. If everyone in NK turned against Kim, he's gone. It's keeping people both in line and onside that keeps dictators in power. Trusk can't maintain power on their own; it may be hyperbolic to say it, but I think the prospect of some sort of turn against him, even a mini-revolution, could be on the horizon. How many other presidents have had such low approval numbers less than a month into their second term? Which is essentially Trump's first, as they weren't consecutive terms. Can the American people finally open their eyes and stand up to tyranny? As many of you said here before, when it starts hurting their pocket, taking their jobs and hitting home where it hurts, the man behind the curtain is going to be revealed and that whole delicate house of red-and-black cards which is based on hatred, bigotry, fear and mistrust, may be about to come tumbling down. Let's hope so.

Reminds me of the Churchill quote from pre WWII.
"Dictators ride to and fro on tigers they dare not dismount, and now the tigers are getting hungry."

[Buck_Mulligan]

I get the feeling that Mike Walz is being a touch optimistic with his on the verge of an "improved" agreement stchik.

https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1893357932995322178

[Trollheart]

Doesn't that picture though scream the caption "Look, just keep smiling and nothing bad will happen to your country, got it?"

[Buck_Mulligan]

Doesn't that picture though scream the caption "Look, just keep smiling and nothing bad will happen to your country, got it?"

Maybe I should retract that post...

https://x.com/behizytweets/status/1893351121386905911?s=46&t=QjfV_ZHNvP2ulzJ-j8JFcg

[Buck_Mulligan]

WaPo.....

Federal workers must answer email asking what they did last week — or lose their jobs, Musk says
Elon Musk wrote on X that he was acting on Donald Trump's orders, apparently referencing a social media post from the president earlier Saturday encouraging the billionaire to be harsher in slashing the federal workforce.

[DJChameleon]

https://x.com/Matthewtravis08/status/1893423626138878095?t=6DNXR7G5IOygQNfk8T9KhQ&s=19

I'm so back in my petty era. All Trump voters need to feel the pain of their decision. Actions have consequences.

[Trollheart]

I know this is a stupid thing to ask, trying to shoehorn logic into it, but don't Trusk realise that they're adding hugely to the unemployment figures here, while also removing the possibility of these places being filled, therefore less jobs + more unemployment = bigger social security bill? No?

[DJChameleon]

They don't care about that or the average middle class worker.

It's all about what will benefit the upper class.

If Elon really cared about finding fraud and misuing funds he would head straight to the military budget but of course he won't because he wants to get himself more defense contracts.

[jimmy jazz]

Neighbour for 12 years and glad he's lost his job.

Cunt.

[SGR]

WaPo.....

[Trollheart]

What's that from? I'm sure I recognise the guy on the left.

[SGR]

What's that from? I'm sure I recognise the guy on the left.

Office Space. A classic.

[DJChameleon]

What's that from? I'm sure I recognise the guy on the left.

He also starred in Scrubs maybe that's where you remember him from.