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We might be living the final moments of not being terrified what the US President is going to do (lemmy.autism.place)
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These might be the good old days. Go outside, feel the grass, say wassup to your neighbors,... whatever you do that means community, because sh*t might get bad for a while.

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[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 73 points 3 weeks ago

Hahahahhahahaha you think Trump is the last guy to feel threatened by? The dude was just the starter. There's a whole movement now with tons of corrupt politicians who will try to get a shot at the presidency. I'm thinking about the Florida governor for example.

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago

USA is a country with a lot of inequality, if not rising inequality, so a fertile breeding ground for populists. And it has an ancient voting system that always gives a two party system so perfect for this kind of polarisation. The system with campaign contributions will also make sure nothing changes about inequality and is making things worse. Yeah, it'll happen again.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

The voting system is so insane. I mean sure, back in the 18th century it made sense due to the travel required, but the fact that americans still use a voting system from that time says it all really...

[-] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-10-02-0065

There was one difficulty however of a serious nature attending an immediate choice by the people. The right of suffrage was much more diffusive in the Northern than the Southern States; and the latter could have no influence in the election on the score of the Negroes. The substitution of electors obviated this difficulty and seemed on the whole to be liable to fewest objections.

Nothing to do with travel, it was just the only way to launder slave votes

[-] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

You’re right in concept but DeSantis utterly fizzled nationally. Even in Florida he’s aging like last week’s fish.

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Trump is still around though. I bet FL man takes a big step up in popularity once that's no longer true.

[-] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

If he had been a hit I expect he would have been in the VP slot. I think/expect he’ll fade away into lucrative consulting gigs and rake in the dough.

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe him personally but someone like him will replace Trump. I'd bet lots of money they're not going back to someone like Mitt Romney or John McCain.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Only because he fucked up and went after the Mouse lol

Mouse will fuck you up

[-] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

They still killed Reedy Creek which I still find surprising.

[-] skeezix@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

You mean Dicksantis?

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah that douche.

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