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> Pfizer, in a statement, referred to the website as TrumpRx.gov. I still can't get over that the country is letting him rebrand the federal government as a Tr

> Pfizer, in a statement, referred to the website as TrumpRx.gov. I still can't get over that the country is letting him rebrand the federal government as a Trump subsidiary.

FireBeyond 1y ago
This is right after the Trump Ballroom, and let's not forget the Trump Card Visa.
zwirbl 1y ago
USA seem on track to become USDT
jfengel 1y ago
Half the country is thrilled by that. The other half is horrified, but there's not much they can do about it. (Which is part of what thrills the other half so much.) We had an election and we decided that we wanted an egomaniac in charge. Being an egomaniac, he inferred that this was because, rather than despite of, his egomania. And he appears to be right about that, since the only people objecting are the same people who object to everything else he does. If a significant fraction of them pushed back and said, "No, don't do that", he probably wouldn't. He reverses himself all the time when his people are displeased with him. Americans pride themselves on being a nation of laws, not of men, so it's perhaps surprising that quite so many people are so wholeheartedly embracing rule by a cult of personality. But I've found that often, the thing a country most proudly declares about itself is the thing that it doesn't do, rather than what it actually does. Your actual accomplishments pale in comparison to your imagination.
- PlanksVariable 1y ago
  I’m not so sure. Even as a conservative who’s directionally aligned with many of his initiatives, he has more frequently crossed the line to things I don’t support, let alone feel thrilled about. I doubt I’m alone. In this case, I figure he just wants his own “ObamaCare,” but does he have the restraint to not officially name it TrumpRx?
  - jfengel 1y ago
    Obama didn't want it called Obamacare. That was a disparaging name given by opponents of the Affordable Care Act. The fact that you "don't doubt you're alone" makes it appear that you are, indeed, alone. There isn't a lot of pushback from his supporters, especially at the official level. Your legislators could do something about this, but they're literally not even in town.
euroderf 1y ago
Trump's plan for utter cultural domination will not be complete until he releases a Trump-branded breakfast cereal.

> Pfizer, in a statement, referred to the website as TrumpRx.gov. I still can't get over that the country is letting him rebrand the federal government as a Trump subsidiary.

FireBeyond 1y ago

This is right after the Trump Ballroom, and let's not forget the Trump Card Visa.

zwirbl 1y ago

USA seem on track to become USDT

jfengel 1y ago

Half the country is thrilled by that. The other half is horrified, but there's not much they can do about it. (Which is part of what thrills the other half so much.) We had an election and we decided that we wanted an egomaniac in charge. Being an egomaniac, he inferred that this was because, rather than despite of, his egomania. And he appears to be right about that, since the only people objecting are the same people who object to everything else he does. If a significant fraction of them pushed back and said, "No, don't do that", he probably wouldn't. He reverses himself all the time when his people are displeased with him. Americans pride themselves on being a nation of laws, not of men, so it's perhaps surprising that quite so many people are so wholeheartedly embracing rule by a cult of personality. But I've found that often, the thing a country most proudly declares about itself is the thing that it doesn't do, rather than what it actually does. Your actual accomplishments pale in comparison to your imagination.

PlanksVariable 1y ago
I’m not so sure. Even as a conservative who’s directionally aligned with many of his initiatives, he has more frequently crossed the line to things I don’t support, let alone feel thrilled about. I doubt I’m alone. In this case, I figure he just wants his own “ObamaCare,” but does he have the restraint to not officially name it TrumpRx?
- jfengel 1y ago
  Obama didn't want it called Obamacare. That was a disparaging name given by opponents of the Affordable Care Act. The fact that you "don't doubt you're alone" makes it appear that you are, indeed, alone. There isn't a lot of pushback from his supporters, especially at the official level. Your legislators could do something about this, but they're literally not even in town.

euroderf 1y ago

Trump's plan for utter cultural domination will not be complete until he releases a Trump-branded breakfast cereal.