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Former President Donald Trump urged members of a crowd in Florida to vote and said that if he wins, they “won’t have to vote anymore.”

Speaking at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach on Friday, Trump, who tried to overturn the 2020 election he lost, delivered a cryptic message.

“And again, Christians, get out and vote!” he said to a cheering audience. “Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years. You know what? It’ll be fixed! It’ll be fine! You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you, Christians! I’m a Christian. I love you. Get out. You gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again.”

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago

Yes very cryptic, I wonder what he could possibly mean by that?

[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There's nothing cryptic about that at all. He's telling you what you should be believing for once.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So he wants to be a permanent dictator? Sounds legit considering the SCOTUS verdict about no criminal reponsibility

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

His VP is an American monarchist.

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[–] [email protected] 457 points 4 months ago (8 children)

What the fuck is supposed to be cryptic about this? He's making it perfectly clear that he wants to overthrow democracy in the US. And everybody who votes for him is OK with that.

[–] [email protected] 181 points 4 months ago (7 children)

People asked the question before. It went something like:

"You do realize that he'll be a dictator, right?"

" We don't care. He'll be our dictator and that's all that matters."

And then they'll say they do it for freedom and democracy.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 months ago (15 children)

There's another angle to the dictator thing-

A lot of people essentially think the president already is a dictator. That's why even people on the left say things like, "why doesn't Biden raise the minimum wage?!" when that requires an act of congress.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago

“btw I’m not a threat to democracy, you’re a threat to democracy”

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

it only happens on day one so don't worry about it

[–] [email protected] 142 points 4 months ago (10 children)

As an outsider I honestly just don't get what people see in this idiot. How can you take someone that talk like that seriously? He sounds like a nutter that is promising crazy stuff that would literally mean the end of the USA as we know it.

If he'd get his way with this and the other project 2025 stuff it'd honestly be the end of America I think.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 4 months ago

I'm Canadian and whenever I'm abroad, the locals ask me what the fuck is wrong with Americans. Expecting I'll know better bc we're neighbours.
Which is true, since we're more likely to interact.
All I can reply is, "They're just totally fucked!" It's that simple!

Also, when I meet Americans abroad now, the first thing they do is apologize for America. That's the only Canadian trait that's rubbed off on them.

[–] [email protected] 86 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Trump is a cult leader in all but name. His zealots support worldviews that have been made illegal, taboo, obsolete, or otherwise unacceptable, like white supremacy and racism, fascism, theocracy, homo-/transphobia, and mysogyny; they perceive this as an attack against their lifestyles by "the others." They will rally to the loudest voice that speaks out against "the others" and support him as long as that remains true.

Trump cultists are irrational creatures, you can't apply rational expectations and deduce a satisfactory answer.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wow, I mean technically the Antichrist and the False Prophet COULD be the same person, nothing in Revelation says they can’t.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 months ago

With all the people wearing a bandage on their ear it looks like they already have their stigmata.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Hail King Trumpnut.

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