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Do you find it strange that to get cheaper groceries you had to vote for a convicted criminal?

Can I even work in America with a criminal record?

How do people look past this, I'm really having a bit of a moral crisis today about why I even bother paying taxes or obeying any laws since this whole thing happened.

Do I just tell my kids to be successful, jut be like Trump?

> How do people look past this

Why should we discriminate against justice impacted individuals?

The groceries won't get cheaper--deflation is arguably worse than inflation.
You are experiencing Lincoln's Lyceum Address in action.
Absolutely! You are not alone. We have elected a convict as a president. The person who instigated a mob in attacking the Capital. The person who misled his base about 2020 election. Got impeached... the Trump saga goes on.
A very large number of Americans (100 million+?) dont see Trump as a convicted criminal. They see a govt that weaponized the justice system to target their political opponent. It's a reason to vote for Trump, not against him.
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> Do I just tell my kids to be successful, jut be like Trump?

Trump is a failed real estate tycoon, his companies went bankrupt three times; banks won't lend him money anymore because he always shafts them. He got a big inheritance and lucky that he had some charisma so could make it on TV. He is not successful role model (well, con-man maybe).

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