Definitely not a dictator
this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2025
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Donald goes rogue.
The article says "A source in the capital told the Washington City Paper that Trump has earmarked June 14—which is the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army—for the event."
He can stand on a podium and wave like the Soviet leaders of old.
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The USA is extremely lucky that Trump is 79 years old. Imagine if he were 40. By the time he turned 79, they would be living in a totalitarian dictatorship. The luck is that they will suffer for another 6-7 years. Yes, Trump will have a third term, in three years there will be no free media or independent judiciary. The public administration will be turned into mindless voters. All critics will suffer the fate of the oppositionists in Russia and will become "allergic to windows". Forget about democracy. Land of the bigots and the home of the bully.
Trump has been called a super ager by some people. That means despite a highly unhealthy lifestyle he has managed to remain active and functional despite all else.
Don't think he could just drop dead tomorrow. While I am sure millions of people would like it if he died suddenly of a heart attack or stroke, that probably isn't going to happen. Kissenger lived to be 100 despite not being much of a healthy looking guy for decades, and his slurring speech patterns were widely mocked as early as the 90s. I am not sure if anyone who wrote his Freakazoid appearance in the 90s ever thought he would live as long as he did.
What I am ultimately saying is that he might make it to 90 and still keep going.
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He can (and has) done plenty of permanent damage. I don’t think age is doing us as many favors as you think. He can put us in the exact same position in 4 years a younger dictator would.
The only difference is whether or not the US can recover some actual semblance of the democracy it once was. The world is already turning away from us and I sincerely doubt we’ll be welcomed back should trump no longer be president. They forgave us his first term, but the second term with him openly threatening other countries is a line that cannot be uncrossed. With us being held at arm’s length it will be all but impossible to recover our position in the world as well as mend our democracy.
The reputation that America lost is gone for good. It will take a colossal effort and time, and these people who caused the problems are not going anywhere. They will continue to cause problems and oppose any solution no matter what.
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And In the end it's not really on him alone, there are far too many of us who WANT to be isolated and aggressive because they've been brainwashed into thinking were untouchable, despite the fact that "America's become weak thanks to all the gays and feelings" and "kids these days never worked a real job". The double think is insanity
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hope he rides in that ol 1961 Lincoln Continental 4-door convertible "X-100"
ik the cia prolly still has one in storage.
edit:1*961
A specially modified Swasticar would suffice.
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How long before he is wearing medals he's given himself?
#1: "2025 Stock Market Campaign"
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Vive « Papa Trump », héros national et président à vie !
If only Trump's core supporting demographic were educated enough to both get the reference and the joke...
Absolute clown show
Let's make a four mile parade of people holding "fuck you, fascist" signs, instead.
FOAD in nice big letters.
Or what happened at Anwar Sadat's military parade....
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Where’s that meme of Obama being given a medal by none other than… Obama?
Small pene energy.
Full stop.
You are just insulting other people's bodies using this type of response instead of attacking all the things Trump is actually doing wrong.
You're right. I should only make jokes that satisfy your personal sensibilities.
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