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Summary

Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 election leaves no room for ambiguity or an “asterisk” in his legitimacy, as he won both the popular vote and the Electoral College.

This outcome represents a clear mandate from American voters, who knowingly chose Trump’s policies and approach.

The anticipated results include pardons for January 6 participants, attacks on the press, and an administration filled with controversial figures.

By voting for Trump, Americans prioritized divisive rhetoric over democratic values, accepting the resulting turmoil.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 31 minutes ago

Americans always say the 2nd amendment is there to prevent dictatorships. How about you proof it this time?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago

The Democratic Party repeatedly expressed the need for a strong Republican Party. They sure got it.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I made these so when things start going bad, we could put these up as a reminder.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 minutes ago

Thank you for your service

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago

I'm absolutely sure this idiot has 4 years to fuck the world up. He's not going to make us great again by helping anyone else...

[–] [email protected] 18 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

There’s no blaming the Russians this time around. There’s no blaming media malpractice. There’s still some blame to attribute to voter suppression, but majorities elect the people who suppress the votes...

what a stupid fucking article. why carve out exceptions for shit you don't understand and then double down on the politico.

fuck i hate journalists.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 hours ago

Christ - because it's not as though the media contributes massively to voter suppression.

Journalistic malpractice is one of the main causes - if not the main cause of this result.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I just want fucking Healthcare and not-extinction.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

sorry, best i can do is fascism

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Throw in a side of pollution to make sure our health care costs rise further, we need to feed those middle men companies, well... At least their board members. We can lay off all the workers in between and fight with an automated system for 6 hours while never being able to get through. That's my dream.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Healthcare is going away for most people as are women's rights and rights, really, for anyone who isn't a rich white Christian man. You guys really fucked yourselves, and to a great extent everyone else, this time. Get ready for the biggest deficit in global history followed by a depression for the ages.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

American conservatives wouldn't understand personal responsibility, especially the ones that crow about others not taking it, if it was literally rage fucking their assholes without lube.

And it absolutely will be once Trump's policies are in effect.

But somehow it will still be Obama's fault because the poor, ignorant fools consider critical thinking to be a librul plot like climate change and gravity.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 hours ago

Had a friend that took the conspiracist road to Nazism, and this isn't an exaggeration - the dictionary is a Jewish plot, so is any empirical evidence, the existence of qualified experts, observable phenomena...

The small mercy is that the idiots and monsters that voted for Trump and the dipshits that couldn't be bothered to vote to stave off fascism will drown in the river of shit alongside the well-meaning folk that did their best (or anything at all) to stop this.

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