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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 42 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Guy was convicted on 34 counts and then re-elected to the presidency.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

After running the most embarrassingly stupid and dishonest and disgusting and alarming campaigns in the history of this once great nation, with a economic plan based on using tariffs to somehow make inflation go away. It's like America randomly decided to commit suicide.

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

Free to campaign. Free to fundraise. Free to conspire within the party and continue to build support.

And then the opposition ran a prosecutor mostly known for her reluctance to indict white collar criminals.

No shit he won.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He committed those crimes to help himself, just imagine if we harnessed that criminal enterprise for the economy!

-what millions apparently unironically believed

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I know you're joking, but I believe his followers just don't think any of it is real. They actually believe that it is all politically motivated.

More projection of course.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I think they believe whatever is most convenient. Sometimes that involves stuff about as insane as my joke :/

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

Yeah, that'll teach him!

No, wait, I got my pages mixed up...