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Mike 03

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2. I saw that quote.

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 20, 2025, 07:24 AM

Sunday

Unfortunately, I couldn't really get this article to load but I really wanted to read it.

One of the biggest risks Trump is taking is he seems to know that his base is okay with him destroying every agency and mechanism that keeps Americans safe or helps them recover from calamities--from NOAA weather alerts to FEMA and that volunteer corps.

They would literally rather die than miss this opportunity to watch Trump go after the same people they hate.

I am interested in the thought process behind this on both sides--Why Trump is shredding all the things that keep us alive, and the MAGA dumbshits being totally okay with that. This is a degree of nihilism I thought would be possible in later-stage global warming.

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In Maga country, Trump supporters want to get even - no matter the cost [View all] Dulcinea Sunday OP

If the Blankenships think Trump's business model displacedvermoter Sunday #1

I saw that quote. Mike 03 Sunday #2

In my unscientific opinion... Dulcinea Sunday #3

"The world has moved on and left them behind". Or they were too ignorant or set in their ways to keep up? dutch777 Sunday #7

Civics and basic economics should be required high school courses. Because that's some screaming ignorance there. Scrivener7 Sunday #4

want to get "even" how and for what? LymphocyteLover Sunday #5

Oh, FFS. tanyev Sunday #6

And yet, people bristle at the stereotype of the shit-for-brains, Aristus Sunday #8

I was able to read the whole article, it is depressing Old Testament Libera Sunday #9

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