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As a minority, his presidency alone emboldens all the crazy white supremacist militia types. I've had to invest in firearms and training for myself and family.

Can he even give a proper definition of wokeness?

Leo please do your part to become apart of the resistance. Voices of reason are being drowned out by right wing buffoonery and its leading far too many astray.

Trump is 78 years old and his only reason for running is to avoid jail time. There's a good chance he resigns shortly after being elected in exchange for his crimes being pardoned. The Christian Theocracts have been playing the long game for decades now and have possibly outwitted everyone. True to some extent. Trump will no doubt dismantle the government but he's still a bit of a wild card. He serves himself first and foremost. I think this is why JD Vance was ultimately chosen for VP. On another point I really don't see how all of this is sustainable. Even if Kamala wins, MAGA itself will not go away. Right wing billionaires will still own most of the media platforms in this country. Misinformation will continue to proliferate. People will get dumber with social media brainrot. What realistically can a Kamala administration due to combat this problem? Especially if she doesn't have a trifecta (House, Senate, and Presidency). In 4 years we'll be at this exact same point again. Ripping our hair out and in an existential crisis about the future of democracy in this country. Without strong actions fascism will eventually win.

Loved the most recent blog post. I agree that people aren't taking a 2nd Trump presidency seriously enough. This time there will be no guardrails to prevent him from following through on his worst impulses. However, I do think there's a possibility that the 25th Amendment is invoked and Vance becomes president. And I think that will be in some aspects worse. He'll undoubtedly carry out Project 2025 and be a vessel for right wing billionaire silicon valley tech bros like Musk and Peter Thiel.

Smh. This is exhausting. How did society get like this?

What more can really be said at this point. If you're still supporting this man then you're on the wrong side of history. The choice is clear. Democracy or Fascism.

Strongly disagree. Tell that to all the women who've lost their reproductive freedom.

Its all so overwhelming and discouraging. It certainly feels like we're going to have to live through the excesses of stage orange to become a wiser society.

This is and the fact that he's against regulation. The fact that a lot of these silicon valley billionaires are openly backing MAGA (ex Peter Thiel backing JD Vance) is deeply troubling and portends disturbing things for the future. Its especially troubling considering these guys are steering the direction of A.I.

Thank God you're not an American voter. The fewer misinformed people we have deciding the fate of our country the better.

This is legitmately scary. Its crazy how fast things are unraveling in this country. Even with Trump's 1st term and attempted coup I didn't imagine things would get this bad. If Biden or whatever Democrat isn't elected in 2024, I'm not sure how we're going to get through this.

This is an excellent resource for understanding the consequences of a 2nd Trump presidency in conjunction with Project 2025. I encourage everyone to read the PDF provided on the site. It's pretty scary folks https://www.authoritarianplaybook2025.org/

much agreed. It's the perception of it being unfair by a sizeable voting bloc that I worry about slightly.

I would love to see a Whitmer replace Biden. She's my governor and she's awesome. Also, with abortion being on the ballot it will bring out the suburban mom vote. Unfortunately, America has regressed a bit and is too steeped in racism for Kamala or Michelle Obama to take Biden's place. The only downside is that if Kamala is skipped over it may risk depressing the black vote (who're the bedrock of the Democratic Party). It will be seen as deeply unfair but it's a necessary evil for the good of the country.

I'll ask again more plainly. When is the last time an administration fired tens of thousands of federal employees and replaced them only with people who're ideologically aligned to their agenda? The point about the limitations of power keeps being brought up but Project 2025 is ALL about eroding those checks and balances. It expands presidential power, undermining other branches of government. And with the latest SCOTUS decision on presidential immunity the groundwork is being laid for the next president to be able to make serious abuses of power.

When is the last time an administration fired thousands of civil servants and replaced them with loyal sychophants? That's whats being proposed here. This is not an overreaction. This is the real thing. And its the playbook for almost every authoritarian leader.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna153620 He already has intentions of using executive action to shut down the border. And yes I agree we don't have the infrastucture to fully decarbonize. So lets pass the legislation to do it. Oh wait it'll ultimately be obstructed by Republicans. The bottom line is that we're going to have to decarbonize at some point. The mere impacts of climate change will force us to. And China is ultimately on the road to usurp us in clean renewable energy tech if we don't make serious strides. But keep thinking us being beholdened to fossil fuel billionaires is WIN for the US. ITS NOT. And I wish Biden was beholdened to progressives. Lol. We'd probably would have expanded the supreme court, fully legalized weed, forgiven student loans, etc etc. Biden is as centrist as they come. He's too milquetoast to enact progressive policies. And he's completely incapable to do what needs to be done to protect us from Trumps authoritarianism. The only reason why one would think he's some radical socialist is if you've been thoroughly propagandized via right wing media.

We already had a balance and SCOTUS destroyed.

You're wrong. Project 2025 is an attempt to destroy those very checks and balances by replacing thousands of federal employees with Trump loyalists. To your second point, there was bipartisan legislation in place to address the border crisis that Biden was slated to sign into law. It was ultimately nixed by Republicans at the orders of Trump.

I think its safe to say we're witnessing a slow moving coup in America. I am deeply worried if Trump gets reelected.

I'll take wokism over far-right Christian Autocracy any day. Also, Progressives don't really have much influence in the Democratic party. Biden is a centrist which is why he appeals to Moderate Conservatives who're against Trump.

That's definitely true. I've seen people from all walks of life. I've spent time in the roughest parts of Detroit, MI (mostly black) and have spent time in the Appalachia (mostly white) and can honestly say despair and hopelessness is at the heart of both communities. But I will say Black people have a bit of a unique set of circumstances given the history of Jim Crow, Slavery and The Drug War. All of that has shaped the "ghetto" culture we see today and that OP is hinting at but too afraid to say it.

Its his homework assignment to become a more compassionate human being. He cannot progress as a human being if he continues to look down and dehumanize ghetto "animalistic" people as he calls them.