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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 64 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (11 children)

I guess it's encouraging that they think he'll ever be leaving office alive.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Everyone has been put under a normalization spell, the trauma was too intense too long. I tried explaining to another liberal my fears about this term's version of the January 6 insurrection, he looked at me like I was crazy. People are trained to believe the ping-pong will go on forever, save and easy.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

“That’s not gunna happen!”

“None of it was ‘gunna happen’ and it just kept right happening anyway!”

They say it’s our thumbs and big brains that are our super power but I swear, our ability to pretend like everything is fine despite overwhelming evidence is something truly incredible.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We're spoiled from having peaceful transfers of power for so long. It Can't Happen Here.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Peaceful transfers of power? You had a civil war over the transfer of power a century and a half ago, and "transfers of power" via assassination are common enough for the President to be the most dangerous job in your country. The "Can't Happen Here" is due to a constant flood of exceptionalist propaganda; it has nothing to do with your track record.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

century and a half ago,

I bet you think a hundred miles is a long drive.

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Oh come on. Being an arborist is more dangerous than being the president. Delivering pizzas is more dangerous than being the president.

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