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Donald Trump has described at length the dangerous and disturbing actions he says he will take if he wins the presidency.

His rallies offer a steady stream of such promises and threats — things like prosecuting political opponents and using the military against U.S. citizens. These statements are so outrageous and outlandish, so openly in conflict with the norms and values of American democracy that many find them hard to regard as anything but empty bluster.

We have two words for American voters: Believe him.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 hours ago

“The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them.

To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.

To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.”

~ Douglas Adams

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

You know what I would do if I was president?

Curl up under the desk in the oval office and cry because I have no idea how to run a country.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You'd be doing better than some past presidents at least

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Wasn't there one that died, like, a week into office because he was too cool to see a doctor or something dumb like that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Nah, he saw a doctor, but because it was 1841 the treatment for his flu/pneumonia/septic shock from the White House having tainted water was: bloodletting, forced vomiting, opium, laudanum, and brandy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Just say yes to 75% of things, read from the prompter, and shake hands

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

What about a little insurrection? You know, as a treat?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Because of the original commenter's pfp and instance, I'm now picturing a furry insurrection and its kinda terrifying.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Absolutely everyone believes him. The people that say that he means something other than what he's saying believe him but don't want to be stuck with the image that they're okay with it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago

Imagine having to even respond to that....

"Yeah he means it and I'm voting for all that shit!"

Or

"He doesn't mean that, he just lies to us to get our votes and I'm voting for him!"

Either way you're a fucking moron... Those dumb fucking people are going to set us back so much further than we already have been...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

That's very not true. And it's honestly scarier. I work about ten minutes from Trump's first assassination attempt.

My boss is a good Christian who didn't know that fascism is a far right ideology.

They're in their own echo chamber, just like we are. They just don't understand that their echo chamber leads to a Hitler 2.0.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 13 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Let's be honest. There is litterally no situation where you should ever believe a thing trump says.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Media Bias/Fact Check - News Source Context (Click to view Full Report)Information for Media Bias/Fact Check:

Wiki: unreliable - There is consensus that Media Bias/Fact Check is generally unreliable, as it is self-published. Editors have questioned the methodology of the site's ratings.


MBFC: Least Biased - Credibility: High - Factual Reporting: Very High - United States of America


The New York Times - News Source Context (Click to view Full Report)Information for The New York Times:

Wiki: reliable - There is consensus that The New York Times is generally reliable. WP:RSOPINION should be used to evaluate opinion columns, while WP:NEWSBLOG should be used for the blogs on The New York Times's website. The 2018 RfC cites WP:MEDPOP to establish that popular press sources such as The New York Times should generally not be used to support medical claims.


MBFC: Left-Center - Credibility: High - Factual Reporting: High - United States of America


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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

MBFC: Left-Center - Credibility: High - Factual Reporting: High

I find this very funny. Can we get an Obama awarding himself meme in here?

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

Especially with the context from the wiki saying the opposite lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

Well thats confusingly transparant.