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[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

A joke is supposed to be funny. They can be insulting, or plain mean and horrible but still funny. This isn't funny. This was predictable and nauseating.

What is funny -mainly because I'm not american- is that unless fundamental changes happen then this is the precedent that's set for future your presidents. When the orange kiddie fiddler dies it may get a bit better initially but at some point in the future a more competently evil cunt will reign your kingdom and you'll look back to king Donvict Drumpf and think "shit, we should have done something".

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can already hear the arguments. "We survived Donald Trump. That just proves our democracy is strong. Let's just move on." Like someone arguing that the first heart attack didn't kill them so everything is status quo.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

That's what I heard from folks who supported Trump 1.0. "It'll be a stress test of the government, the guard rails." Well, it was. And democracy completely failed the "test." Cool.

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago

and think "shit, we should have done something"

They already do, regarding watergate. America is like the main character of Momento.