There is quite a bit of pessimism here.
Well yeah, because Trump is a very bad person and a very risky choice to lead an important nation like the US. He'll also be our oldest ever president if he serves this full term, and even now shows clear signs of decline. We just went through that same thing, but with a person who was younger at the time of the election, and it's not good.
I think there are plenty of reasons to remain optimistic for the US on longer timescales, but for the next few years, this was a terrible outcome for which pessimism is warranted.
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i blame the media for "trump is literally hitler" for the past ten years
You act like the guy didn't himself say he wanted to use the military on people who disagreed with him or that he just needed people to vote one more time and after that they would rig it so you didn't need to vote again. Comments like this make me wonder if people are actually paying attention.
I've never heard that before. Have you got a link to those statements? I suspect you're not accurately representing their meaning in your summary.
"...get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It'll be fixed, it'll be fine. You won't have to vote anymore."
https://youtu.be/gE7xoHJkgvE?si=MVL_GibOGn2WDpLV&t=18
"I think the bigger problem are the people from within. We have some very bad people, we have some sick people, radical left lunatics...and it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard or if really necessary by the military."
Did you vote in this election?
These are real and trivial quotes to find. Google is free my friend.
https://youtu.be/FOGTCKQklPQ?t=14
> In 4 years you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good you're not gonna have to vote.
Seems pretty clear to me.
trump is the most anti-war president of my lifetime, i don't know how anyone is accusing him of using or misusing the military.
what is it specifically about a second term that allows him to rig all future elections? what is different this time that wasn't true in 2016?
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The rhetoric has only amplified in negative ways since he came on the scene in 2015. I don't know who kicked it off, and don't think it matters. Both sides are equally guilty for the hatred they've spewed.
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Does he have any responsibility at all for the words that come out of his own mouth? Blaming the media has been the right wing propaganda strategy for the last 3 decades. Fox News and the alte unlamented Rush Limbaugh have made entire brands out of blaming the media, while also crowing about being the most successful media brands in the country.