• krashmo@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      50
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      28 days ago

      So do I, but this problem is much bigger than one man. He could not do what he’s doing without support from many rich donors and his party (which in turn relies on the support of the 30% of the country that reliably votes for them). Trump and many of his voters may be idiots but most of those other people are not, at least not in the intellectual sense of the word. They are making a calculated choice to enable fascism because they think it’s better for them personally than democracy. That belief and it’s associated threat to our country isn’t going away when Trump dies. In fact, it might get much worse if they can find someone who can advance that agenda without being a bumbling fool most of the time.

      • AngrySquirrel@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        41
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        28 days ago

        Thankfully the French created a device that is perfect for solving such issues, we just require the societal will to do so.

    • CallateCoyote@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      30
      ·
      28 days ago

      I’m told we really shouldn’t wish death on anybody… so I really wish he had gotten a bullet in his brain and been a vegetable hooked up to life support machines for many, many years.

      • Omega@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        22
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        28 days ago

        I don’t support the death penalty because those individuals are no threat to society, many of them are innocent, and the government shouldn’t have that kind of power when it’s unnecessary.

        None of that applies. Also, I don’t wish him dead. I just want him gone. The method of his removal is just a secondary concern.

      • oyo@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        27 days ago

        He still would have been elected in that case, and all the project 2025 executive orders would be identical.