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[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 169 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

He can say what he wants. He can endorse Adolf Hitler and nobody will bat an eye. Meanwhile Kamala has to watch every letter that crosses her lips.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago

He said himself, in early 2016 I think, that he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and he wouldn't lose any votes.

[–] petersr@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

But why is that actually? It baffles me.

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There is more to it than that. It definitely plays a part though.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

True, it was the same for Biden. I also don't think this only applies to Trump and America. I live in Europe and saw it happen in my own city. The right-wing sitting mayor was framing his opponent for being a communist supporting the Taliban, which was an absolute lie. Buddy only advocated for affordable housing and public transport. Though there was something to be said about his lack of plans to achieve that, it's probably better than just letting the free market do its thing. Anyways the media framed the sitting major as the sensible one, regardless of the lies he told, and he won the elections by a mile.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I keep forgetting that there was never a female president before. I'm German and 16 years of chancellor Merkel are pretty fresh in my mind still. I was 11 when she got into office, kinda crazy to think about.

[–] ColonelThirtyTwo@pawb.social 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because Republicans have chosen Trump as the leader of their in-group, and everything they say and do is just sound bytes for getting him in power and abusing the out group, no matter how inconsistent, hypocritical, or false it is. They don't actually think what they mock the left for is bad, but if they can use it to justify being against them, they'll use it.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's actually worse than that IMO, they've imprinted on him as a surrogate for themselves. To attack, challenge or abandon him now would be to do that to themselves.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

He definitely represents their animus. A projection of their perverse fantasy of disrupting the "corrupt government" sold to them by decades of hate radio.

If you ever listened to Rush Limbaugh you already know how these people think. They have been spoon fed lies their entire life.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Harris followers are better people with higher standards than Trump followers.

[–] GhostFaceSkrilla@lemmy.world -5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

It's all propaganda. Biden gave the terrorist state of Isreal $18 Billion in American tax dollars this year alone. That's $13 Billion more in a year than the average of $5billion per year for the last 75 years.

I don't know wtf Dildo Tramp's angle is here, but both parties are Zionist boot lickers who've continuously funded genocide. I don't know why he would try and make his opponents look less evil than he is, and also piss off his skinhead supporters.

Edit: to be clear, you should still vote Harris because it's the lesser evil option in this fucked up circus. But denying reality makes you just as bad as air-headed trumpets. Both sides are owned by the same corporate interests and mega-rich, and we need to abolish this 2 party system, not make-up fantasies that one side is actually good.

Nobody is debating the fact that Trump is 1000x worse and also has and will continue funding Isreal if elected.

That's how you know the downvotes aren't from the progressive side. We don't downvote facts or minimize genocide.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's all propaganda. [5 paragraphs of propaganda]

Welp, you got that right

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Some gifts just wrap themselves, don’t they?

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Biden did? I thought Congress made decisions involving the purse?

[–] SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Has he not literally been doing that? I've been seeing articles about how much he looks up to Hitler. And he quotes him. He's not being subtle, at least.

[–] saruwatarikooji@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

In his first campaign it was said that the only book he kept and actually read was the English translation of Hitlers speeches. He has never really shied away from his adoration of the mustache man.

[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Videos talking about building a unified Reich, talk of immigrants polluting the blood of the nation, a lot of talk from his orbit about cultural Marxism, all the shared enemies (other than Israel, who are now the genocidal fascist ethnostate he aspires to), Nazis consistently turning out to support him... It's straightforwardly Nazi bullshit. At least Hitler did prison time for the beer hall putsch - Jan 6? Fine, apparently.