These might be the good old days. Go outside, feel the grass, say wassup to your neighbors,… whatever you do that means community, because sh*t might get bad for a while.

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    If Trump loses there are the next two months of wondering how many people will die around the inauguration, then the next two years of wondering what the project 2027 people are going to do, then…

    The only way to stop this is to fix the US system. Fix the courts. Fix the elections. Fix gerrymandering. Fix the right wing control of the media. Fix the lies from the “news”.

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    Its 7 minutes until polls close where I am. I voted absentee but still thinking of everyone that still needs to vote

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        Can’t stress this enough. And block based on keywords. My lemmy experience improved dramatically once I started blocking users, subs, and instances I didn’t like.

        Those users get to enjoy their thing, and I wont yuck their yum. I’ve managed to cutout most of the rage bait and the stuff in my feed is genuinely interesting.

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    People outside the US have always been terrified of what the US president might do. Imagine if China had military bases all over the world.

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      The Kenyan Ambassador to the UN once addressed criticism of his country’s relationship with China thusly:

      “Every time the English visit Kenya, they bring a lecture. Every time the Chinese visit Kenyan, they build a hospital”

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    And the thing is: Trump is not a clever man. In fact, he’s blantantly, obviously, ferociously stupid. He didn’t just appear out of nowhere. The rest of us have been watching this dog eat grass for the last 50 years.

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      I can’t beleive the number of New Yorkers (NYC residents and expats) that trust Trump. He has wreaked havoc across the city and metro area with terrible buildings, stiffed contractors, and constant financial mockery. His post-TV show perception has done an insane job of making even the most affected people forget what a sack of shit he his. They really think 1. He runs businesses well due to his continued financial growth and that 2. Running the country like his businesses will somehow benefit them, the national equivalent of those laid off from his private endeavors.

      So anyway, that’s how I know they just racist assholes.

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    The best part will be if he wins, those in power will just sit around with their thumbs up their butts waiting for fascism to take over on Jan. 20th.

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        The first time he was elected, it was still inexcusable to vote for a known racist, rapist asshole, but nobody thought he’d actually make a serious effort to destroy democracy. It’s been a well-known fact ever since.

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        The Democrats love him because he invigorates voters in the midterms and the next presidential election.

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        I voted, but since I’m not in a swing state I wouldn’t go so far as to say my vote counted.

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          House and Senate matter far more than the presidency, without them the president has very little influence on policy with exception of veto power.

          With 2/3 control, the president wouldn’t even have veto power and would be entirely powerless.

          Vote for your congressional representation! This is the one day that the little guys can determine the policy direction of the country.

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            I voted mostly for my local elections. Those are sometimes determined by a dozen votes and can have a huge impact on day to day life.

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    People around the world already live in terror of what USA government may do to them

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      Its mostly just the echo chamber. But its quite sad in here for sure.

      Edit: Hilarious that you were being upvoted until my comment gave more context to what you meant. Mindless lemmings.

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    Of the Dems win and they don’t put a boot on the neck of this fascist movement it will take over eventually.

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      Us on the left need to stop depending on a government whose military is overwhelmingly in support of Trump. We already know nearly all police are the same fascists (not to mention uvalde)

      Arm yourself and train your family. Be silently ready for anything, don’t make yourself a target

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        If the US military was overwhelmingly in support of Trump Jan 6 would have gone completely differently.

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        Top brass seem to swing the other way though. These are generations that tangled with Russia and china for decades now. They see much more behind the curtain than others do.

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      But that would require them to reign in the very same companies that sponsor them. One can hope, but it seems unlikely.

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        It’s a cult of personality. Jack Smith and the Judiciary just needs to step on the gas as soon as the election is called for Harris, get him gone. It’ll be interesting to see where the GOP goes from there, but MAGA will be dead. Would anyone else be happy with your normal everyday NeoCons running the GOP again?

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        Companies don’t want fascism, they just want tax breaks. Civil war and dictatorships are bad for business.

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    We might be living the final moments of not being terrified what the US President is going to do

    Come on dude… I live with that since I can understand the world, US can introduce democracy to my country in any moment doesn’t matter who is the fucking president.

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    Trump and team don’t need to win the election. They just need to make it tainted with enough irregularities that it forms the basis for the entire thing to be called into question. Even if that evidence is created by them. And this time they’re more prepared for that outcome. They’ve had years to work on his scenario.

    The court cases and investigations will go on for years.

    Doesn’t need to win a vote at all.

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      The major difference is that he’s not president this time, Biden is. Republicans only control the House, and that control is narrow. He will try, but he has very few people in government who support him this time.

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      They already won culturally, as they managed to shift the political culture closer towards theirs. They also managed to set issues that are “theirs”. We see the same shit in Europe, were supposedly progressive parties are implementing the wildest dreams of racist anti-immigration, anti-refugee, anti-science and authoritarian surveillance state policies that the fascists dreamed off. All in the name of “stopping” them, while neglecting actually relevant issues like social services and infrastructure investments. Rinse and repeat and by the time the fascists take over all they have to do is remove the remaining formalities of division of power and democracy.

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      That’s true… They just need enough to start a civil war (and the entire point by Trump, and the rest of his cronies is to stay out of prison).

      And all he needs to do, is start a coup, but not be 100% upfront this time. And he’s been sowing those seeds… He also needs to take over the justice system and the voting system (and he’s been trying to do that too). The idea, like dealing drugs or the mafia, is to try to put measures in place so that other people get blamed

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      Frankly that is BS

      Anyway what happens if he wins fair in square? Would there be a group of people who refused to accept it? Maybe even a violent mob on the capital?

      I think both sides need to chill. I’ve seen so many people questioning the polls even though there is little evidence to back it up. We don’t need mobs from either side causing chaos. I think a lot of uncertainty is coming from US adversaries who want to destabilize the US. It is scary how well it is working.

      Also calling the election into question isn’t a problem by itself. If they want to do a recount that is perfectly fine by me. I think it is way more important to have accurate results. Follow the law and official policies. If doing a recount means settling a dispute then go for it.