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      If they didn’t figure it out the first time around they never will. Only true thing this guy has said is that he could literally shoot someone in the face in the middle of Times Square and he wouldn’t lose supporters.

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      It’s true. It’s sad seeing how many people are still in the cult.

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        Some are just fucking stupid. They are so stupid they will accuse you of calling them that when being asked critical thinking questions when they bitch about brown-skinned immigrants “taking over.” I get tired of people saying they are going to “stay and fight” when they are too cowardly to call out close family members who do this.

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    You know what might have been a clue? The past!

    • March 2017: Proposed $5.8 billion (18%) cut to NIH funding, targeting cancer research indirectly.
    • February 2018: Proposed eliminating the John S. McCain Childhood Cancer Foundation.
    • June 2019: Revoked the Clean Power Plan, weakening air pollution controls linked to lung cancer prevention.
    • 2018: Delayed asbestos bans under the Toxic Substances Control Act, linked to cancer risks.
    • 2017-2019: Repeated attempts to repeal the ACA, threatening free cancer screenings like mammograms.
    • February 2020: Proposed $3 billion cut to NIH in the 2021 budget, while increasing defense spending.
    • July 2019: Reversed proposed bans on flavored e-cigarettes, undermining tobacco-use prevention.

    If people are surprised, it’s because they aren’t paying attention, or they just think Trump is BASED until the ramifications show up at their doorstep.

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    Well, I’m sure the guy totally meant it and he will now recuse himself from his username handle because, as he admits, he does not have any proper grasp of politics, right? Right?

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    elon is the kind of dipshit who probably holds the belief that the commoners’ cancer can be compensated with a higher birth rate. People are just a resource to him.

  • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.world
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    It’s time for a lot of Americans to start to learn some German: “Ich hab es nicht gewust”. Because this is just the tip of the massive pile of shit which is about to come down on everyone.

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    Why would you expect that he wouldn’t? He defrauded a KIDS cancer organization. He doesn’t give a fuck about anyone that isn’t him

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    I knew he was going to hurt poor people, trans people, immigrants, US citizens born of immigrant parents, US citizens of color, women, children, and even people in need of healthcare and research. that was all fine. it was fun, actually, i made fun of them online, and tried to rub it on their face after the election as much as possible.

    … but I didn’t think he would also hurt this very specific portion of them which also affects me.

    fuck cancer, and fuck this guy. this guy is cancer.

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      I genuinely believe that the best case scenario for America is that it all goes to shit SO FAST that even his most ardent supporters have to say “No, this is fucked. He needs to go.”

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        At least 30% of the population has drunk the Kool-Aid and is so deep in, nothing, not anything, will turn them from their God King.

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          30% of voters

          Don’t forget there’s a whole separate worse category of people: those who refuse to vote or learn about “politics”

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            Nah, I can understand apathy way more than I can the racism and hatred of the fascist Republican voters.

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          Only because they believe they will be unaffected or benefit. If they are negatively impacted, they will flip so fast

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            Republican propaganda outlets will tell them that there is no problem and they’ll believe it. If not that, they’ll tell them the problem is a fault of the “others”, and they’ll get even more on board the maga hate train. They’re a lost cause.

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    "Oh, buddy…you think that’s bad, just wait till next year!

    …I mean… If you’re still around then."

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    Republicans think Trump holds conservative values because he regurgitated their speaking points. Like most politicians on any side but to an extreme level, Trump holds no values except those that he thinks will lead to more money or power for him.

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      The most amazing one to me is that they’ve deluded themselves into thinking he has Christian values

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        He does though. No matter how much of a POS you are just say the magic words: “forgive me o lord jesus” and you are forgiven. We live in a clown world where 50% of the world is dragging the rest forward in time.

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          I think that’s just the Catholics. Don’t the others go in for “if you believe in Jesus you’re good” approach?

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            A lot of Christian sects are feel good nonsense, yeah.

            Like sure the text says you should give your stuff to the poor and (substantially!) help them, but that sounds hard so we’re just going to pray and go back to football and Xbox.

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        We’re naked monkeys evolved to live in small groups trying to run a system with several billion people. Humanity is a bit underspecced.

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          Humanity is in early access, bugs and memory leaks are to be expected. Yes, it’s been early access for years, we’re still adding features!

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    I didn’t mind the bigotry, racism and anti-democratic scheming but this is where i draw the line.