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Trump faces a 60% disapproval rate thanks to inflation, tariffs and immigration policies (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 47 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is incredible: who the fuck are the other 40%?

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The people under 90 on the IQ test.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not too far off. IQ is normally distributed, so 40th percentile is a depressingly high 97.5-ish IQ.

That said... let's not disparage people with intellectual disabilities (IQ<70), many I know also know Trump's terribleness!

[–] wedge@multiverse.soulism.net 2 points 1 day ago

I agree that we shouldn’t disparage low intellect people, but we’ve really lost the plot by giving everyone a platform and saying everything everyone thinks is valid. There needs to be a public way to acceptably say, hey - what you're saying is fucking dumb, and if you continue to think that, you’re also fucking dumb. There’s a complete absence of shame today.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Everyone’s aunts and uncles. And red state friends you used to know.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago

40% of pedo-facsists is still a lot.

[–] alonsohmtz@feddit.uk 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Only 60%? I know 40% of Americans aren't benefiting from his policies.

Why are they so stupid?

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Wtf is the other 40% doing? Name and shame these fuckign assholes. You're either an American or a Republican. Uncertainty at this point is complicity.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

They threw in the demented rapist corrupt sociopathic pedo-protector for free.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

He should have a 60% disapproval rate based entirely off his personality.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

"You disapprove? Extra 10% tariff for you!. And you! And you!"

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Does he have any other policies?

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

There is the violent kidnapping deportation and concentration camp thing. That seems to be going well...