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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 90 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'm pretty sure the only thing that would get his base to quit him is if he pulled off a facemask to show he was Hilary Clinton AND Barack Obama in a fat suit.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 51 points 3 months ago

Unironically, if he would actually show human emotions and ask for forgiveness in front of the world for his horrible behaviour all his life, tears streaming down his face, they would immediately turn against him.

[–] odelik@lemmy.today 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Most of them are, this one has been left out in the sun too long though, it's gone that weird shade of decaying rubber orange

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nah, if he agreed with one point the Democrats do, they'll drop him like bud light with a rainbow on it.

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Counter-example: we've seen him advocate for getting vaccinated.

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

He caught a bunch of shit for that too.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

He also said he supports abortion in rape and incest cases. Both of which he's probably paid for.

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You said they'd drop him. They didn't.

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Covid was four years ago, when he was president. A lot has changed in four years, his cult as gotten much more radical. To be honest, I'm surprised you don't see that.

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So there's nothing special about today?

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't think his rabid fanbase are essentially different than they were four years ago. Some of the boomers have died. That's the difference. The older gens are more Trump stans (they wear the MAGA hats) and the younger gens are more just insecure machismo stans (they wear the thin blue line, don't tread snek and punisher hats).

His crowd of today might boo louder when he talks about vaccines, but they won't change their votes. Anyone who might change their votes are not attending rallies.

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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[–] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

It's not tomorrow

In all seriousness, we are at a make or break, this is his last chance, and he is freaking the fuck out now that his master plan dropped out. I feel it would be more likely for them to turn now