it’s like you believe you can tariff them expecting they won’t do the same. Why do you believe the rest of the world is not going to retaliate and why do you believe America can prosper without the rest of the world?

What’s the point of having a military alliance with countries you puts tariffs on? That’s unfriendly to say the least.

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    yes, I’m sure the orangutan rapist criminal coup attempter won a second election just because of inflation and only “half a percent” being swayed by propaganda lmao. Might be too naive

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      Yes, because being an “oragutan rapist criminal coup attempter” doesn’t actual affect the average person’s life in any tangible way. Inflation does. Not hard to understand why he won, as they say, “It’s the economy, stupid.”

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        being an “oragutan rapist criminal coup attempter” doesn’t actual affect the average person’s life in any tangible way

        That’s a super dumb take. He’s made/is making a shitload of decision that negatively affect millions.

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          That’s not what I said. I said that the things you mentioned about him don’t affect the average person’s life in any tangible way, not that his actions in general don’t affect them.

          Perhaps, if the democrats spent more time focusing on those tangible things and distinguishing themselves on policy and less time focusing on his personal character, they might have had a chance.

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              January 6th is not distinguishing on policy, it’s another example of focusing on character in a way that doesn’t have any direct, material impact on people’s lives.

              Project 2025, Trump disavowed, and I don’t recall democrats really focusing on specific points from it that would materially impact people’s lives. Telling people to read a 900 page document that Trump claims not to support is not enough, no.

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                it’s another example of focusing on character in a way that doesn’t have any direct, material impact on people’s lives.

                If you think that shitting all over democracy by attempting a coup and lying about the integrity of your elections “doesn’t have any direct, material impact on people’s lives” then you have brain worms. People even died to this shit. Families and friendships have been ruined.

                Project 2025, Trump disavowed

                Oh wow, I’m so glad that the serial liar “disavowed” it and then proceeded to install the minds behind project 2025 into government and speed-run the implementation of its policies.

                Telling people to read a 900 page document that Trump claims not to support is not enough, no.

                Don’t be disingenuous and obtuse. Nobody asked anyone to read 900 pages, summaries of the project were detailed all over the media and Dems/Kamala highlighted various points of the project. Again, if people were too retarded to take it seriously that’s on them. They can eat the shit they ordered now.

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                  People even died to this shit.

                  Yeah? What percentage of the population?

                  Oh wow, I’m so glad that the serial liar “disavowed” it and then proceeded to install the minds behind project 2025 into government and speed-run the implementation of its policies.

                  Again, this incessent need for partisan moralizing. There was no way to prove to the American people that he was going to give government positions to the people behind it. I don’t like Trump, I didn’t vote for him, you can stop constantly trying to convince me he’s a Bad Man.

                  What we’re talking about is not morality, it’s the factual question of why Trump won. For that purpose, his character is only relevant insofar as it affects public opinion of him.

                  Dems/Kamala highlighted various points of the project

                  Which parts? I need specifics since you just tried to claim that January 6th was an issue that had a direct, material impact on the average American (lmao!) so I don’t trust you to make that evaluation.

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                    Yeah? What percentage of the population?

                    How is that relevant? How many lives need to be destroyed and how much does your democracy need to be damaged to bullshit and lies alone for it to be an issue?

                    What we’re talking about is not morality, it’s the factual question of why Trump won. For that purpose, his character is only relevant insofar as it affects public opinion of him.

                    I’ve only used his character and actions to highlight how manipulated and misinformed people have to be to still vote for him. That should be clear.

                    Which parts? I need specifics since you just tried to claim that January 6th was an issue that had a direct, material impact on the average American (lmao!) so I don’t trust you to

                    Go watch the interviews/campaign speeches and almost every article regarding the project before the election. There was no lack of warning about what was to come, anyone who was unaware either didn’t care or was just another one of the misguided sheep. If you don’t already think the damage done to American democracy on Jan 6th doesn’t, by definition, have an impact on the average American then you have some other grave issue in your “philosophy”. If you just don’t care about democracy because you’re some kind of brainlet tankie then RIP, waste of time.