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We'll have a long memory as things get worse for working class Americans, minorities and women (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I underestimated Trump in 2016 because I figured it couldn't be worse than the US under Dubya.

It's not so much that the guy is a cunning strategist who will shrewdly consolidate power until no one is able to stop the purges and death squads.

Moreso it's that he is just a magnet for disaster and bullshit, and being in power makes it easier for those under him to do whatever they want. His very existence enables that "mask off" behavior we see from other far-right politicians and personalities, and it's those sorts of people who are empowered by Trump that we should be worried about if he wins again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Sure like I said I'm not saying he's great, I'm speaking specifically on the oft repeated line "it'll be the end of democracy."

Basically: I doubt that.