Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency
(www.theguardian.com)
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Boycott USEthics experts and Democrats express alarm as Trump uses office to grow his personal fortune to ‘unprecedented’ level
Have you heard about crypto bro? So cool and so much money
People hate on trump but he's honestly the perfect image of American Culture. That's probably why he was chosen as a muppet for whoever owns him.
he is the final symptom of a larger disease yes.
he was chosen because he is an easily manipulated moron, he doesnt represent all or even half of us.
Right, Trump's a coward.
sips tea
He's your president, like it or not he represents the United States, all of it
yeah, but not really
Which is exactly the mindset of Americans. That's exactly what my original post means.
ohh you lumped us all into one megalith gotcha
Yes we all know you hate Americans. You rarely miss an opportunity to tell us. Thanks, noted and totally helpful btw
As bad as he is as a person, Trump isn't the cause of the problems, he is a manifestation of them. He exploits them for personal gain but the system allows him to do it. The problems will not be resolved if there is another presidential election and he isn't re-elected. The problems are deeper. To resolve them, a very broadly based restoration of ethics is required.
Arguably, it's even worse than normal if he is reelected
But he DOESNT take a Salary!
-Really Smart Republican Voters!
'Expressing alarm' is meaningless without actually responding to the alarm. That whole article is full of statements like "alarmed legal and ethics experts", "critics raised red flags", "analysts are troubled", "experts have raised “corruption” concerns", "offer equally strong critiques", "We have previously raised concerns..." etc, and not a single word about anyone doing anything beyond a sternly worded letter.
Everyone: "Hey! The smoke alarm in the kitchen is going off!"
Democratic Party: "Damn. Anyway, moving on"
Sort your shit out, America.
[edited comment after reading the whole dispiriting article]
Well a big problem with the US is that the establishment of the Democratic party has been saying for the last 30 years "NOT NOW, this election is TOO IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRE ALARM" to people who are hurt and scared because they feel like they are definitely in a burning building.
And meanwhile, they're defunding the fire department.
Ok buddy, when was the last time YOU saw a large housefire without it being surrounded by firetrucks?
Explain That
Do you REALLLLLYYYYYY think it is a coincidence?
Yes, surely the democratic party is the one to blame here.
Yeah, they are.
They offered voters nothing.
Nothing got you all here. Voters didn't turn out because they didn't believe in either candidate. A minority of leftists and liberals even wanted Kamala Harris, they were just voting by default to fuck Trump.
There was no real hope there, just a stab at the status quo for a few more years before Team Nazi tried again, and they would've. Democrats are worse at handling Republicans than Ash Ketchum is at handling Team Rocket.
oh, and fuck Jill Stein.
So, 50% of the population is responsible for the horrors the other 50% perpetrated on the world? Talk about blaming the victim.
I don't know where you live, or how old you are, but I have a feeling that you should probably keep your opinions to yourself until you have a little more to stand on, because that was a terrible take.
My impression is that the left just kind of petered out around the 1980s, because there was a broadly felt sense that "everyone is middle class now" - leaving the US with a "leftist" party that really was more "moderately conservative", and a Republican party that was fumbling its way closer and closer to fascism, via "populist" conservatism.
To quote the usual phrase: Republicans are the reason things got worse, Democrats are the reason things did not get better. I think that's what people are getting at. If you want to get out of this situation, the US needs Democrats who actually want to make things significantly and noticeably better - and Democrats who stand in the way of that, are part of the problem.
Amongst others, including every US citizen.
Then maybe you should list the others...
Edit, since you edited without flagging it...
You put the blame for 100% of the system on 50% of the population in your original post. Now, you blame every American citizen. Seems weird you are avoiding calling out the GOP or Republicans by name.
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Yep, roll the eyes like a good shill.
{looks at profile} Welcome to my blocklist, fuckwit.
Happy to be here. I'm sure I'm in good company.
Everytime I read about Trump and those around him, I think of this scene. Everytime, I am suddenly overcome by an overwhelming desire for a genie to grant me a wish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t05qXF5QLWw
Imagine what Harris and Biden would have done.
Boycott to prevent taxes going to Trump's goons.
