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AdeptusAquinas | on: Trump wins presidency for second time
Not sure if its clear here to US participants, but the world views this outcome much like we did in 2016: it makes the US into an absolute laughing stock. I don't fully understand: he was voted out in 2020 due to the massive failures of his term and him personally, and now four years later when he has become even more deranged, they voted him back in? What the hell?

Positive outcomes I see is that much like with the US's unequivocal support of Israel, this devastates the US's reputation and foreign influence. Trump wants to abandon Europe and Ukraine, which might grant Europe the independence and the urgency to step up and support Ukraine itself, unfettered by dysfunctional politics back in the US. A third pole on the world power stage would improve things, the US isolated back home in its infighting and staying out of the rest of the worlds business. IF the EU steps up.

typeofhuman | parent | next
The astounding hubris you must have in order to make the comment

> the world views this outcome much like we did in 2016.

You represent the world's view, ey? More than likely you're just repeating what the media told you to think.

AdeptusAquinas | root | parent
They elected a giant idiot who lives in his own, broken world. No one needs the media to tell them what to think, they can just listen to him for half a minute. Hes a joke, and he makes the US a joke that they put him in power. Again.
typeofhuman | root | parent
And how exactly did other countries take advantage of this giant idiot representing a joke of nation?
Mahn | parent | next
European here, I do not think that electing Trump makes the US a laughing stock; there were legitimate reasons to disagree with the Biden administration, and, given that Kamala was essentially a continuation of Biden's policies, there was no other real alternative.
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alexey-salmin | parent | next
> I don't fully understand: he was voted out in 2020 due to the massive failures of his term and him personally, and now four years later when he has become even more deranged, they voted him back in? What the hell?

When you don't understand something happening in real life then you might want to consider trying harder to figure it out, instead of feeling smug about it. Just doubling down on the things you believe should matter is not very productive.

AdeptusAquinas | parent
Should mention I feel bad for the Gazans. The democrats had already abandoned them (Genocide Joe etc) but they're screwed now - just like the Kurds which Trump betrayed and left for ISIS and Turkey last time.