They want to place all the blame for the problems in America on the shoulders of this one hapless clown because it spares them from reckoning with the deep systemic problems that led to us having this syphilis petri dish in the highest seat of power of the nation with the most powerful military in human history.

He’s 80. His dad died of Alzheimer’s. Odds are in favor of it. While syphilis is on the rise lately, it’s also cured with antibiotics. I think there’s lower odds of the syphilis, granted, until the last year or two, it wasn’t a common test run on anyone, so, maybe.

What’s interesting is China just came out with new nanotech which has effectively reduces the causes of Alzheimer’s in animal models. Meanwhile, Trump has both alienated China and chased many scientists from our country to theirs.

Are you saying they’re not saying that? Because i’m pretty sure they are.

We won’t hear about it of course, but that should be expected. I guess we'd have to define what you mean by “dems”, but I’m pretty sure we can find more than a couple.

Cynical view: neoliberals are in bed with republicans, gotta follow the money and lobbyists.

A kinder take: The dems definitely have a messaging problem.

Bernie and AOC will tell it to you straight.

Because they don't want fingers pointed at them, just in case they want to do it too.

The US desperately needs a grass-roots movement that lies low and makes do with harm reduction so the ones in power do not see it coming, and then suddenly switches their vote together all at once when they know they have enough numbers for a third party to surpass the other two, and be able to pass constitutional amendments, fix the electoral system, and other changes to start undoing the damage of McCarthyism.

Because most things that are "unconstitutional"... aren't. At best they are a grey area that (arguably) clearly goes against the spirit of the document but... the spirit of the document is also that white men are all that matters.

So a claim of "that is unconstitutional" would need a nuanced discussion (and nuance is for Barren Women And The Gays!!!) and would lead to actual lawyers saying "uhm... it technically isn't?". And said nuance would lead room for a bad faith interpretation by the SCOTUS to "clarify" things in law.

Cue: "The SCOTUS will not go that far because steven universe taught me the power of friendship and we are totally going to have fair elections in 2028!" idiots.

Whereas "he is both mentally and physically unfit" is something that speaks to both sides. Just look at Kamala's campaign (which was mostly "Hey guys... I am not Biden")

Also... republicans are going to push a LOT harder on the illegal shit angle because they can be implicated in that. Whereas this will let them say "We were just following orders" and "I didn't do anything wrong"

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@CubitOom @MuskyMelon Is "ableism" too obvious?

They've been saying that too. You need to pull yourself out of the internet circle jerk.

Because if they said he's unconstitutionally abusing his power, you'd be asking why they're not talking about his dementia.

Huffpo: saying shit with no bearing for years and years now.

At least they didn't "slam" Trump, he couldn't withstand that kind of onslaught this week.

No Democrat is a key Democrat if they don't have the balls to do what is necessary

Yawn. Wake me when it’s JD Vance and Mike Johnson.

Oh, if they (along with Vought and Miller behind the scenes) can get to where they don't need him any more, they'd absolutely love to invoke the 25th. The problem for them is, so far they're still dependent on his cult of personality. They just need to finish consolidating their power. They're working on that with the military right now and the goal is to have everything cemented before the midterms that would normally take place next November, or before the time trump kicks the bucket, whichever comes first.

You know who owns the media, right?

Because they’re afraid. Self regulating. Between the litigation and the FCC Trump has them under control.

I don't get why you guys say stuff like this. I've seen dozens of articles that do more than hint at a possibility that Trump has dementia. So have you. I'd be willing to bet that your belief that he has dementia came from one of those articles. Why then are you saying no one has mentioned it?

His dad didn't get as much syphilis and tear through mountains of cocaine either. He also wasn't on camera 24/7 for half a decade.

He has always been this way but he's more this way now. I was always skeptical about the "Trump's losing it" stories because Trump has always been an idiot and a narcissist who can't distinguish between his fantasies and reality. But now it's undeniable that he seems more confused, out of touch and unpredictable.

If you don't see signs of his dementia, then you too need to be checked for it. Yes, he's not the brightest, but his latest spews have been particularly bad and getting worse.

No. Just look at an interview from, say, 2010. He’s coherent. An idiot, a rapist, sure, but he’s not the babbling demented mess he is now. He’s not just dumb, his neurons are peacing out.

The other day I happened to watch a video of him speaking for a minute in 2019, and no, it's night and day compared to now. Sure, even then he had trouble staying on topic, but he had a mental clarity about him that was more recognizable as a speech than a ramble. He's slurring most of his words nowadays, you didn't see that back then. 2019 Trump wouldn't get lost and find himself on the roof of the White House...

godsdammit it was my turn to "well acktually water is not wet"

Predictable. Entirely predictable.

The american way....