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In case you think this is just showboating -- it isn't. The things he is saying and doing are not a joke, and should not be treated as one. The facade of "he's

In case you think this is just showboating -- it isn't. The things he is saying and doing are not a joke, and should not be treated as one. The facade of "he's just messing around to make the left angry" is false and thin. He is telling you exactly what he aspires to be. Or, more accurately, he is attempting to assert that he already is one. If you believe in the ideals that America was founded upon, you should be angry. Fascism is here, and it's up to us to resist it. Please.

Bostonian 2y ago
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- Juliate 2y ago
  Let’s call it “trumpism” then. And his supporters and enablers “trumpis”. It’s not really “better” but at least, it’s specific to what he does.
  - quantified 2y ago
    His helpers are DOGE-stylists? I think the G is a hard G sound.
- Atreiden 2y ago
  I'm not addressing whatever policy was changed here. I don't care, and it isn't the problem. The problem is, very clearly, that our President is declaring himself a King. The hallmark of a King, or any monarch, is absolute ruling power. His actions have spoken well enough for themselves, but posting "LONG LIVE THE KING" from the official White House account, with a graphic depicting him in a crown (and an accompanying, identical caption), cannot possibly be interpreted any other way except in bad faith.
- inverted_flag 2y ago
  > It's true the President should not refer to himself as king, even as a joke. He's not joking, he's testing the waters. He's seeing how far he can push his power and rhetoric before he faces concrete consequences.
- voganmother42 2y ago
  Remember when he blamed Ukraine for being invaded? I do.
almog 2y ago
You are right, it's a trial balloon and not the first one either — he literally tried to convince Christians to vote for him with the argument that "this will be the last time they'll have to vote": https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-tells-christians-they-wont-have-vote-after-this-election-2024-07-27/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-tells-christians-they...
- quantified 2y ago
  And if he finishes his installation of his own "deep state", the institutions will function for the Christian zealots with or without elections. He generally accuses the other side of the thing he's about to do, so I'm more than a little suspicious of the last election results.
penguin_booze 2y ago
> The things he is saying and doing are not a joke, and should not be treated as one "When somebody shows you who they are, believe them" -- Maya Angelou. The country did get the best look at what His Majesty was and is: among other things, at the insurrection party, and when he told his subjects to drink bleach. But nah, the price of eggs was more important. Democracy dies not just in darkness. It also dies by the sheer stupidity of the demos.

Bostonian 2y ago

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Juliate 2y ago
Let’s call it “trumpism” then. And his supporters and enablers “trumpis”. It’s not really “better” but at least, it’s specific to what he does.
- quantified 2y ago
  His helpers are DOGE-stylists? I think the G is a hard G sound.
Atreiden 2y ago
I'm not addressing whatever policy was changed here. I don't care, and it isn't the problem. The problem is, very clearly, that our President is declaring himself a King. The hallmark of a King, or any monarch, is absolute ruling power. His actions have spoken well enough for themselves, but posting "LONG LIVE THE KING" from the official White House account, with a graphic depicting him in a crown (and an accompanying, identical caption), cannot possibly be interpreted any other way except in bad faith.
inverted_flag 2y ago
> It's true the President should not refer to himself as king, even as a joke. He's not joking, he's testing the waters. He's seeing how far he can push his power and rhetoric before he faces concrete consequences.
voganmother42 2y ago
Remember when he blamed Ukraine for being invaded? I do.

almog 2y ago

You are right, it's a trial balloon and not the first one either — he literally tried to convince Christians to vote for him with the argument that "this will be the last time they'll have to vote": https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-tells-christians-they-wont-have-vote-after-this-election-2024-07-27/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-tells-christians-they...

quantified 2y ago
And if he finishes his installation of his own "deep state", the institutions will function for the Christian zealots with or without elections. He generally accuses the other side of the thing he's about to do, so I'm more than a little suspicious of the last election results.

penguin_booze 2y ago

> The things he is saying and doing are not a joke, and should not be treated as one "When somebody shows you who they are, believe them" -- Maya Angelou. The country did get the best look at what His Majesty was and is: among other things, at the insurrection party, and when he told his subjects to drink bleach. But nah, the price of eggs was more important. Democracy dies not just in darkness. It also dies by the sheer stupidity of the demos.