I wish more people would understand that no one in 47's cabinet is "scared" of him. They aren't wearing those shoes out of fear, they're humouring a demented old fool because doing so allows them to continue running the country the way they want while 47 blithers away at the press.

He won't call the families or have anything to do with them, other than leveraging for propaganda, either.

He's not capable of feeling anything other than rage and hate and need and want. Other people matter less to him than dust motes in the air.

He doesn't need to spin it. His cult will believe in him no matter what; Congress is dead, and everyone else already knows what he says is bogus. It's not like he's going to face consequences for any of this.

I got my first "so I guess you love dictators" today in response to the attacks on Iran.

I long for the days of nuance and when people didn't attack like you can't disapprove of two things at once.

47 could drop dead today and *nothing* would change in the US.

The system that he represents is still there in its totality. The people backing him like Thiel and Musk will still be there. ICE will still exist.

Aim for challenging systemic horrors, not just getting rid of one person.

It's incorrect to blame the current state of things entirely on 47.

You know who is responsible though? The fence sitters. The "but her emails!" crowd. The "can't we all just get along" crowd. The non voters.

Support for 47 has never been the majority. Complacency, on the other hand, has.

I keep seeing USians post about how "oppressed" Canadians are (without any evidence, of course).

You'd almost think it was us that has an extrajudicial force terrorising and murdering citizens and immigrants while a bunch of bobble-headed sycophants encourage and rubber stamp their actions.

What a weak ass response. You think training will help the essential character of someone willing to brutalize and murder people?

To all the people having their "are we the bad guys" moment.

The US has almost *always* been the bad guys. It's just that it was dressed up in idealism and patriotism and "protecting" others.

What's happening right now is the end result of a nation convinced it should be able to own the world.

I've said it before. He is almost single handedly responsible for this nightmare. While he's right this time, if push comes to shove you know he'll back 47. He's a cowardly obstructionist who refuses to acknowledge how destructive he's been to American democracy.

So many Americans out there seem to be just thrilled with law enforcement straight up murdering people. The murder of Renee Good being defended by so many makes me sick at heart.

Even if she was "guilty" of something she shouldn't have been murdered. Why is that so hard to understand?

What the hell does that even mean???

Oh look the MAGATs have learned the "Monroe Doctrine."

But of course not the ACTUAL doctrine or anything about it really, just whatever FOX has vomited out to justify their zeal for war and hurting others.

Seems like a lot of MAGATs have overnight turned into geopolitical experts explaining how the US "needs" a country that isn't theirs and that until the recent election they couldn't find on a map.

Fuck off, all of you. And an especial fuck you to non-voters and Merrick Garland.

Lots of Americans seem to be okay with everything this administration is doing. Posts saying Canada better be in "it's best behaviour" and saying they "need" Greenland.

USA, fuck off. No one wants your bullshit. Keep your hands off other countries.

It's utterly unsurprising how many Americans are behind this administration and basically okay with invading other nations at will.

Deal with your own country first and keep your grimy hands off the rest of the world. JFC.

Thanks to raging pissants on the internet, nuance or understanding is largely lost.

I am against dictators.

I am also against rogue nations invading other nations whenever the invaded territory has something the invader wants.

It shouldn't be hard to understand that both things can be true.

MAGA may not survive 47. The things that build MAGA - the rage, the disinformation, the corruption - will still be there, waiting for MAGA 2.0.

Do not hang your hopes on it all going away when 47 kicks it. It's just another version of sticking your fingers in your ears and humming.

One day, and hopefully it's soon. We will be able to go through an entire day, week, month, without hearing 47's name.

My mental health hinges on that belief.

I feel like I want to bring out my kink side here to give me a nice crossover place between Facebook and Fet 😂

I want to know who rolled the dice that sent us into this terrible, no good, incredibly stupid timeline.

The reveal of these files changes nothing. He has an entire party, cabinet and Supreme Court willing to do whatever he wants. As per usual he will face no consequences but a few uncomfortable moments.

Saw several posts today from his supporters who claim they don't care because the US "needs him."

You know it's nice that there were so many Democrat victories ... But could the US skip the step before that where they vote in the fascists? Like how do people keep giving Republicans a chance to destroy their lives before realizing maybe voting for them (or not voting at all) is a bad plan?

Jeez, you think so Gorsch? Ffs.

The Erika Kirk and Just Dance Vance romance must have the MAGA verse all giddy. Wonder if there is poorly spelled smutty fan fiction out there 😂

I'm not reading it if there is though I like my stomach in my insides.

To be clear, not much will change with his passing. He's the ugly, disgusting face of an even uglier, disgusting disease.

But ... It sure will feel good when we no longer have to hear his droning, whining voice rasping on and on about things he's absolutely clueless about, or his deranged rants.

Every time I see something about this fool it's him essentially propping up a broken system but claiming he's leftist.

A little too handsy. GTFO with that you creep.

* All farming counties. Autocorrect fail.

It's the same here in Canada. All farming countries are deeply conservative; meanwhile it's the conservatives that hurt farmers interests over and over and over again.