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> Donald Trump’s first term, and now, as he threatens the fabric of democracy once more, The breathless hyperbole never ends. > That’s a little too much to be

> Donald Trump’s first term, and now, as he threatens the fabric of democracy once more, The breathless hyperbole never ends. > That’s a little too much to bear. You were fine the first 4 years you'll be fine the next 4 years. > Instead, let’s focus on the fact that the paper’s new slogan is “Riveting Storytelling for All of America,” which specifically includes “conservatives” Oh no! A diverse point of view. Let's wring our hands throughout an entire article about a slogan change. :|

readthenotes1 2y ago
At least they are honest about storytelling and not journalism...
nickthegreek 2y ago
> You were fine the first 4 years you'll be fine the next 4 years. Women have less rights now than they did before his first term. That is an observable fact. Some of them are not fine. Some of them have died do that loss. Others have had their futures stripped or their paths altered in a way in which they did not want but by an outside Authority backed by the hand of the police and judicial system that will put them in jail for doing things that they were legally allowed to just before.
soulofmischief 2y ago
Other people don't have their heads in the sand and understand exactly what the incoming administration sets out to do, as they have been quite vocal about it. Yes, the last several presidents have also worked to weaken our democracy, but this time the effort is much more concerted among the administration, and detractors will be removed from their posts. It's not dramatic to be concerned with the health of our democracy or to recognize clear assaults on it.
bryanlarsen 2y ago
> You were fine the first 4 years you'll be fine the next 4 years. That's not a given. Donald Trump spent most of his first term on the golf course, with all of the work done by staffers. Those staffers were Bush staffers, so it's not surprising that the first Trump term felt like another Bush term in many ways. This White House has a very different set of staffers, and will result in a very different presidency.
ZeroGravitas 2y ago
The COVID death toll that could be attributed to Trump's (in)actions is north of hundreds of thousands. And it looks like he might get a second go at beating that high score.
darksaints 2y ago
> You were fine the first 4 years you'll be fine the next 4 years. No, we were not fine. And that was with a House, Senate, and Supreme Court actively stopping him in every way they knew how. Now he has all of those in the bag and carte blanche to do whatever he wants, and with Project 2025, all of those pesky lifetime civil servants are now blindly loyal political operatives or they are fired. Our society is going to go down in flames.

readthenotes1 2y ago

At least they are honest about storytelling and not journalism...

nickthegreek 2y ago

> You were fine the first 4 years you'll be fine the next 4 years. Women have less rights now than they did before his first term. That is an observable fact. Some of them are not fine. Some of them have died do that loss. Others have had their futures stripped or their paths altered in a way in which they did not want but by an outside Authority backed by the hand of the police and judicial system that will put them in jail for doing things that they were legally allowed to just before.

soulofmischief 2y ago

Other people don't have their heads in the sand and understand exactly what the incoming administration sets out to do, as they have been quite vocal about it. Yes, the last several presidents have also worked to weaken our democracy, but this time the effort is much more concerted among the administration, and detractors will be removed from their posts. It's not dramatic to be concerned with the health of our democracy or to recognize clear assaults on it.

bryanlarsen 2y ago

> You were fine the first 4 years you'll be fine the next 4 years. That's not a given. Donald Trump spent most of his first term on the golf course, with all of the work done by staffers. Those staffers were Bush staffers, so it's not surprising that the first Trump term felt like another Bush term in many ways. This White House has a very different set of staffers, and will result in a very different presidency.

ZeroGravitas 2y ago

The COVID death toll that could be attributed to Trump's (in)actions is north of hundreds of thousands. And it looks like he might get a second go at beating that high score.

darksaints 2y ago

> You were fine the first 4 years you'll be fine the next 4 years. No, we were not fine. And that was with a House, Senate, and Supreme Court actively stopping him in every way they knew how. Now he has all of those in the bag and carte blanche to do whatever he wants, and with Project 2025, all of those pesky lifetime civil servants are now blindly loyal political operatives or they are fired. Our society is going to go down in flames.