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Summary

Despite Trump’s criminal record, serial lying, and racist demagoguery, he won the 2024 US presidential election, reflecting America’s deep-seated anxieties and cultural divisions.

Trump’s celebrity persona, economic populism, and culture warrior appeals resonated with his base, while Kamala Harris faced challenges in defining herself and overcoming gender and racial biases.

The election underscores the decay of American democracy, raising concerns about the future of the nation.

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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 121 points 1 month ago (2 children)

All I know is

Gaza is fucked.

Ukraine is fucked.

Black people are fucked.

Women are fucked.

LGBT+ people are fucked.

Everybody's health care is fucked.

WMass deportation ruining families and affecting the economy.

But hey, at least Elon Musk is happy right?

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 81 points 1 month ago (2 children)

you left out consumer protections, labor laws, overtime, PTO, regulatory oversight, whistleblower protections, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom, the ACLU, the ALA, and everything else you thought was safe

i would say delete all your social media, but it's not going to matter

[–] grue@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You left out literally everyone on the planet being fucked over by climate change.

[–] foiledAgain@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

Yes fuck you very much America. From the rest of us. You are the worst.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also, rolling back the little the US did to combat climate change, making sure the climate catastrophe will only accelerate in this century.

By the end of the century, the US being a fascist state might not even matter because civilisation as we know it will break down anway, with worldwide temperature rising as far as 5 degrees above preindustrial standards (that's the worst case scenario of the IPCC).

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There won't be another century.

He IS THE ANTICHRIST.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Neither is trump.

Bur people who believe in both are world ending dangerous.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Children are fucked including child marriage laws and probably those conversion therapy camps

Education is fucked, like really fucked

The public library is fucked

Museums are fucked

NOAA is fucked

It's honestly shocking but not. The rich have known about climate change since the 70s and again in 2000. They are simply Noah's Arking us to climate change and pulling up the ladder now while making us think we chose this. It's the Titanic sub all over again - their ego and hubris makes them think they can bend science to their will. They want to kill us (long reason for this is due to how narcissism works) and think they are so perfect they will survive. Musk wasn't making Mars homes, he was making those for earth. He's sending people to space in case a bunch of nukes or bombs go off, so they can come back and repopulate the earth. These rich people have insane views about life fed by confirmation bias they had their entire lives along with bootlicking.

We are fucked unless some really really smart people can figure some shit out.