I live in a country where this one guy, all by himself, is allowed to just decide to murder thousands and thousands of people just because he wants to, over and over again. And, there’s no consequences, no check, no pushback, nothing that the other 300 million of us can do about it. Why do we tolerate this? Why is this just accepted as normal, even by the majority of people who disagree with him? I just cannot get over what a shit country the US is. Our government, our politics, our media, our culture, the people who live here are just endlessly awful. Will some nation, please just fucking do something about us?
this post was submitted on 05 Apr 2026
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I mean there's a whole military that executes it. A bit less than half of America still wants it. It's not really one guy, it's a large part of society. It's not one against 300 million, it's 150 million against 140 million or some shit.
As of March, substantially less than half (closer to 1/3). I’d imagine it’s even lower now: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/03/25/americans-broadly-disapprove-of-u-s-military-action-in-iran/
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As someone who doesn't live in your country, I think I speak for a lot of people that we will never forgive America as a whole for what has happened under Trump.
The problem is, this very very tiny portion of like minded evil people have installed themselves via politics or capitalism into untouchable roles which drive the country in any way they wish, regardless of what the majority wants. And even physical violence isn’t really a protest option as the police and military are some of the organizations they control. So the US is basically the same as China or Russia now.
I trust China more than i trust the United States of Trump.
They’re all run by psychotic dictators, but at least Pooh bear isn’t threatening entire countries over twitter…
What a bar Donny has set.
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The Toddler-in-chief threatening to throw an apocalyptic tantrum over something that he fucked up in the first place.
He not only needs to be removed from office - he needs to be on a psych hold. He's deranged and dangerous.
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Remember the big present and that no one knew who was leading the country but he’s talking to the right people and they gave a beautiful prize
He is manipulating markets
This guy has never had any clue what he’s doing, only what he wants and how to get it. Now, he’s finally hit something completely out of his grasp and just like any narcissist, he’s not handling it well.
He will tear continue to chew through the entire world consuming people, economies, countries, and society until he’s stopped. This is the danger of dictators.
We've all been warning the Iran hawks this wouldn't end well if they tried, for 25 years or more. This president is the only one dumb, and compromised by Israel enough, to not listen.
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"Not!"
I still have hope that he's dead or dying. Has anyone seen him alive yet, other than tweets which anyone can post?
he is not dead. vance wouldn't wait a second for his promotion. dying... who knows.
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Sounds like he wants to use the big bombs. I really hope somebody can physically intervene if he goes for the button.
He wants to be known as the man who was "strong enough" to nuke a country into oblivion.
Yep
I've been saying this since his first term, but people said that I was overreacting
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What the fuck is everyone over there so afraid of? Get him the hell out of that damn office already! Holy shit.
Presumably they’re afraid of getting shot by his brownshirts
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