It's more like giving a monkey a loaded gun. How long until they get the safety off and hit the trigger? I check the news every morning to see if that day is today.
I know we are supposed to gather strength, mobilize, not lose hope, etc .. But I'm really struggling. It's just too much all at once and I can barely keep my shit together for the people who depend on me.
Doesn’t matter one iota anymore. 2016-2020 at least had a modicum of actual pushback to his dangerous incompetence and insanity, the entire traditional media infastructure is working for the fascist Maga agenda now.
And their strategy is to just have a deflated Trump (who is just glad to be free from jail risk and is more cooperative with his handlers I imagine) to just somewhat calmly respond “I don’t know, we’ll have to see about that” to any actual questions regarding his batshittery
Especially in light of... https://www.gregpalast.com/trum">ion-won/">https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Palast
The last time I think we all sat back and just waited it out. Don't make any sudden movement and it will all be over soon. This time around we are not!! Other countries will not just smile and nod. Americans will not "big the bigger person" this time.
It’s going to be a lot longer than that if Americans don’t get off their asses. No one is tied to a chair like this meme suggests. The only thing holding you back is fear and apathy.
Midterms will test two things, if the left has the will to fight back. And how badly can Trump and MAGA can break the election system. Lot of voter suppression actually worked in 24, we have a lot of ground to cover to even get back to what we used to have.
The elder democrats are suppressing the passion and direction of its younger, more progressive base. Both the right and the left have division within their own parties. Hopefully we get a true progressive party that can organize during the Trump power-grab and leave the stagnant democratic party. I fear for democracy so this is just wishful thinking.
I think the cleanup of his second administration is going to take the rest of my life to fix. And I hope to have another 30 or 40 years before I’m PushingUpDaisies.
MelissaYyz
Not even a week.
redtails2649
Not if he fucks up the road at he always does
DemonicFruitfly
Good analogy
509tigerfish
xj4low
It's more like giving a monkey a loaded gun. How long until they get the safety off and hit the trigger? I check the news every morning to see if that day is today.
huffnpuff72
Just one toddler and one pistol?
rumandbass
I know we are supposed to gather strength, mobilize, not lose hope, etc .. But I'm really struggling. It's just too much all at once and I can barely keep my shit together for the people who depend on me.
TheLastGreatAudit
Nah, it's more like watching a dangerous lunatic wave a loaded pistol around near your toddler. And you're only tied if you do it yourself.
BlindGardener
I don’t think people cheer for the toddler to shoot himself.
Monkeynutsjoe
I've known some right little bastard toddlers... but that's more on the parents.
REOJackwagon
Pretty much
limbodog
Maybe if it's the kid from Omen
SecretAgentSuperBooger
And for the press conferences:
denimdenis
Doesn’t matter one iota anymore. 2016-2020 at least had a modicum of actual pushback to his dangerous incompetence and insanity, the entire traditional media infastructure is working for the fascist Maga agenda now.
And their strategy is to just have a deflated Trump (who is just glad to be free from jail risk and is more cooperative with his handlers I imagine) to just somewhat calmly respond “I don’t know, we’ll have to see about that” to any actual questions regarding his batshittery
colderfish
While you and your entire family are tied up in the same room, and a bunch of the worst people on the planet cheer him on.
LurkandJerk
Devils Advocate here, but that also opens up the possibility of a self inflicted shot - so, silver lining?
kraquepype
I dunno, my toddler knows not to invade Greenland.
lazybuthappy
Tell him about Candyland and he will change your mind
johnxbear
The bad part is some people see nothing wrong with that.
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
And he has already had to stop and reload twice.
skipweasel
The701
Especially in light of... https://www.gregpalast.com/trum">ion-won/">https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Palast
dontfloatmygoat
Tbf that’s america since year dot
drduffer
Or giving an AK47 to a chimpanzee.
https://youtu.be/GhxqIITtTtU?si=-bxBOjJB6pYquXKI
rich13surr365
a classic
jethro007
ModernVoodooApostasy
Include the electorate. It's like watching tens of millions of toddlers with loaded pistols.
timmyg683000
Week no 2
ThanksForTheThing
aCoolBreezeOnAHotSummerDay
Been great so far. Toddler knows his stuff.
Eniff
A bag of grenades is more like it.
SacrificialClam
If only! The toddler would at least have an opportunity to shoot itself.
JohnnySilverballs
It's gonna be a long minimum of four years.
Leithoa
Not all of us will be around in 4 years
oopsydsy
The last time I think we all sat back and just waited it out. Don't make any sudden movement and it will all be over soon. This time around we are not!! Other countries will not just smile and nod. Americans will not "big the bigger person" this time.
RuffyRuffHausen
I highly doubt he's going to last 8
Cbouch4rd
It’s going to be a lot longer than that if Americans don’t get off their asses. No one is tied to a chair like this meme suggests. The only thing holding you back is fear and apathy.
CallMeTrix
He doesn't have to last even that long, necessarily .
wilkins1952
Oh no this is the new regime until someone with enough military firepower overthrows it.
lpooptoomuch
2 years if democrats show up for mid terms
PhailRaptor
bourbonandbaddecisions
*IF* there are midterms.
DSREX
Midterms will test two things, if the left has the will to fight back. And how badly can Trump and MAGA can break the election system.
Lot of voter suppression actually worked in 24, we have a lot of ground to cover to even get back to what we used to have.
WiiShaker
The elder democrats are suppressing the passion and direction of its younger, more progressive base. Both the right and the left have division within their own parties. Hopefully we get a true progressive party that can organize during the Trump power-grab and leave the stagnant democratic party. I fear for democracy so this is just wishful thinking.
therandombagofmeat
I think the cleanup of his second administration is going to take the rest of my life to fix. And I hope to have another 30 or 40 years before I’m PushingUpDaisies.
Strategicgnomer
Nah, after WW2, the restoration was quite rapid. I'm sure that after the nuclear fallout clears, we'll all rebuild quite rapidly.
ioncewBaroness
Reagan was president when I was born, pretty sure they're still trying to fix that.
lurkerthatoccationallywantstocomment
BobaFettApproves
What is this from? I think I saw it when I was a kid.
lurkerthatoccationallywantstocomment
I haven't seen it. But it's Youth Suicide Fantasy
BobaFettApproves
That’s such a student film title