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The verdict is in: Canadians hate America thanks to Trump (www.independent.co.uk)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/FuckTheUSA@lemmy.ca
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[–] 42 points 3 months ago (8 children)

That excuse might have worked in the first term. But after Jan 6, there was no doubt about what Trump is. Americans voted for him anyway.

This is just who Americans are. There is no reason to believe someone like Trump (or worse) won't get into power in the future.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    This is the most connected generation in human history. There was prior art about the things he did, and record about what he said hed do in a second term. But oh, a war was happening that no one cared about before, and seems no one cares about anymore, now that gas prices are so high.

    Next excuse please.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I think part of the problem is that Trump wasn't prosecuted for January 6th. Some people won't believe it happened, or won't believe it was a serious issue, unless it is prosecuted. Right now, I think my grandmother doesn't believe Trump is as bad as I say he is because she has enough faith in legal systems that she believes something would be being done about it if he were actually committing such serious crimes. To be clear, my grandmother recognizes Trump is bad but not as bad as he really is.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    That's part of the problem sure. But when seeing what went down on Jan 6 and you're reaction is "this is fine", there's something deeper going on. The lack of prosecution shouldn't make people think "well maybe he didn't do anything wrong" it should make people think "why the hell isn't he in prison already?"

    A lot of people have been made to be paranoid of "them". Who is "them"? it's very arbitrary, could be black people, trans people, gays, Jews, Asians, Hispanic people, anyone can be considerd "them". You should be cautious of "them". "They" are probably up to all kinds of nefarious things. Things aren't as good as they could be because of "them".

    Trump represents a deep seated paranoia of the other. Even if they understand that Trump is a terrible person, they feel that he (or someone like him) is necessary to protect us all from "them".

    This feeling exists in every society, but it's particularly malignant in the US. This isn't going to be over when Trump kicks the bucket.

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