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Mz Pip

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49. Not just one

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Sun Apr 6, 2025, 11:22 AM

Apr 6

Everyone who voted for him is responsible. This was a group effort.

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How is ONE PERSON able to do this much damage to literally the entire human race? [View all] mwb970 Apr 6 OP

If I were a believer, coffeenap Apr 6 #1

The Anti-Christ is here. no_hypocrisy Apr 6 #2

"Christians have been warning us about marybourg Apr 6 #4

And if the true Christ were to return, they would support sending him to Jack Valentino Apr 7 #108

Well... 2naSalit Apr 7 #114

That's exactly what I thought. Fla Dem Apr 6 #46

I am Lutheran and am also coming to that conclusion. MuirHero Apr 7 #124

Or at least satan's half-wit brother. harumph Apr 6 #3

I'm a former believer, but I've been saying Trump is the Devil for years. I again believe in the concept of evil. sop Apr 6 #5

Same here... PittBlue Apr 6 #95

Yes, he's the devil incarnate. MuirHero Apr 7 #123

I just wrote that on a different thread. BigmanPigman Apr 6 #52

Not only that coffee nap DENVERPOPS Apr 6 #58

I'm an atheist but he's like Damien tonekat Apr 6 #68

Trump's greed and narcissism are of demonic levels. NCDem47 Apr 6 #78

F47 is seriously one or two prophecies short of being the actual fucking antichrist, he's really challenging my atheism 0rganism Apr 7 #101

If I were a true believer, I would realize that it was SATAN and NOT GOD, Jack Valentino Apr 7 #107

Satan works in mysterious ways calguy Apr 6 #6

Non-biblical explanation: 1) He's a psychopath (what some call evil) and 2) he's allowed to do it. CousinIT Apr 6 #7

He's been destroying other people's stuff for nearly seven decades. In a allegorical oracle Apr 6 #20

He's been a spawn of Satan his whole life. BigmanPigman Apr 6 #59

Reading about his childhood behavior is chilling. KitFox Apr 6 #89

That whole "derangement syndrome" thing started under Bush... JHB Apr 6 #91

I saw that documentary at the library NJCher Apr 7 #106

He is a psychopath/ sociopath narcissist- lets just call it what it is Meowmee Apr 7 #113

Trump Derangement Syndrome llmart Apr 7 #127

Yep. Voters elected him. LisaL Apr 6 #24

He only makes sense as a narcissist sociopath celebrity pioche4 Apr 7 #118

I have met many a CEO of large corporations DENVERPOPS Apr 6 #60

"Snakes in Suits' - highly recommended read. n/t CousinIT Apr 6 #85

One of various "design flaws" of human nature: John Ludi Apr 6 #8

So true. One needs only to think of Jim Jones. It's a curious feature of allegorical oracle Apr 6 #37

Yes. At times, the grifter sounds like Jim Jones. yellow dahlia Apr 7 #99

It's bad when charisma is paired with psychopathy HariSeldon Apr 6 #51

Could never see the charisma. Bumbles Apr 6 #71

Me neither. Always thought he was kind of an asshole--- Jack Valentino Apr 7 #109

Yes. yardwork Apr 6 #54

In the 2010's Cambridge Analytica markodochartaigh Apr 6 #83

It's not just one person. The Republican party JI7 Apr 6 #9

It's way beyond the Republican party. RandomNumbers Apr 6 #21

+1,000,000 Auggie Apr 6 #40

It makes me so angry when some of these ... Cherrycheeks Apr 6 #42

Yep, he's just the grifter in it for his own gain krkaufman Apr 6 #57

US Constitution is outdated kansasobama Apr 6 #10

The Framers were men of honor, they failed to account for the possibility men like Trump would be president. sop Apr 6 #15

Oh, they knew it was possible. They all had classical educations, and the Greeks and Romans... JHB Apr 6 #92

+1. Our democracy at the national level is severely defective. dalton99a Apr 6 #18

Kurt Godel suggested there were inconsistencies with the Constitution that could lead to a dictatorship. CrispyQ Apr 6 #47

Thank you for this info kansasobama Apr 6 #86

Because one of our partys have chosen to ignore the Constitution. spanone Apr 6 #11

Because no one has stopped him Meowmee Apr 6 #12

+1 leftstreet Apr 6 #14

Technically it wasn't one person William769 Apr 6 #13

It is the crazy real cost of Dictatorship as a form of govt. nt delisen Apr 6 #16

The US started erecting the 'imperial presidency' in the 60s & 70s. Now, 60 odd years on, we're reaping the bitter fruit Celerity Apr 6 #17

Because nobody stopped him, and he has plenty of enablers. Ocelot II Apr 6 #19

Because he's allowed to... n/t Hugin Apr 6 #22

Well, he has a lot of enablers. LisaL Apr 6 #23

Too much power concentrated in one executive position. Trueblue Texan Apr 6 #25

Greed built the pyramid that Oligarchs fed. Don't worship false idols unless you paid for him. /nt bucolic_frolic Apr 6 #26

Corrupt Supreme Court Kid Berwyn Apr 6 #27

Did hear, 'tho, this a.m. that Leo and the Koch Bros. are furious about the allegorical oracle Apr 6 #50

$6 Trillion is no small sum. Kid Berwyn Apr 6 #64

krasnov has many enablers et tu Apr 6 #66

Legions Kid Berwyn Apr 6 #69

so many enablers et tu Apr 6 #73

Because he's been allowed to. Everyone is afraid of him. I remember the first time I punched a bully back, Hotler Apr 6 #28

Catastrophic climate change was a world wide effort that took decades Kaleva Apr 6 #29

How? Autocracy. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 6 #30

He has lots of help. Turbineguy Apr 6 #31

He's enabled by a bunch of cowards. AllyCat Apr 6 #32

OH, there is a definite discernible purpose to the damage he's doing! lark Apr 6 #33

He has a large propaganda machine including FOX, Heritage, amd the whole GOP struggle4progress Apr 6 #34

I think three words can answer this question. bluestarone Apr 6 #35

Murdock/Limbaugh and that whole brainwashing hate the libs thing. That technique has led to genocide in the past Blues Heron Apr 6 #36

The brainwashing hate the libs thing is largely responsible for how we got here. yellow dahlia Apr 7 #104

Because Butler PA was staged and not real. Orrex Apr 6 #38

I thought so immediately. yellow dahlia Apr 7 #105

It's NOT one person maxrandb Apr 6 #39

Very well said! erronis Apr 6 #41

ONE PERSON BlueMTexpat Apr 6 #43

Could I get a little context Littlered Apr 6 #44

Seriously? milestogo Apr 6 #63

Bye orangecrush Apr 7 #100

Maybe partly because the Repukes have worked tirelessly to bring their dreams ToxMarz Apr 6 #45

ONE PERSON couldn't. One person enabled by a corrupt judiciary and millions of selfish morons - easy. n/t TygrBright Apr 6 #48

GOP members of Congress tonekat Apr 6 #67

Not just one Mz Pip Apr 6 #49

It's not just 1 person his entire Administration plus musk. FloridaBlues Apr 6 #53

He is the hammer and the handle is being held by... S/V Loner Apr 6 #55

Perfect summation. I always have that Grover Norquist quote pop into my head I think it was at CPAC and he said KitFox Apr 6 #84

Love it. n/t S/V Loner Apr 6 #94

Because he's an immortal, selfish, POS devil. n/t aggiesal Apr 6 #56

Because the people who can stop him refuse to do it. milestogo Apr 6 #61

JD Vance won't have the following Trump does. Elessar Zappa Apr 7 #131

He could win if they keep screwing with voter rolls and election laws milestogo Apr 7 #133

You're right seta1950 Apr 6 #62

I'm not a Religious person JustAnotherGen Apr 6 #65

It's the Republican Party that is responsible for this damage, the Orange Menace is just their tool. dem4decades Apr 6 #70

It isn't one person doing this. It's everyone in Project 2025. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 6 #72

It's the same dynamic as takes place in the T.V. series, Uncle Joe Apr 6 #74

It's not one person birdographer Apr 6 #75

Because it's NOT just one person, it's several collections of zealots who see him as their "big chance" JHB Apr 6 #76

Good post. Re: the Catholics, another component is integralism. For added reference: chia Apr 7 #130

Mitch McConnell, Merrick Garland and SCOTUS own this ecstatic Apr 6 #77

It's not one person kacekwl Apr 6 #79

Trump is able to do this by tapping into, manipulating, and exploiting the craven, cowardly, greedy, unprincipled, Martin68 Apr 6 #80

Trump has millions of enablers helping him. Irish_Dem Apr 6 #81

James Comey nowforever Apr 6 #82

Agree and also Garland kansasobama Apr 6 #88

It's not uncommon. Hitler. Mao. Stalin. Napoleon. Pizzaro. Columbus. Ayn Rand. Milton Friedman AZLD4Candidate Apr 6 #87

The "Strongman" must demonstrate power thought crime Apr 6 #90

Because the drafters of our constitution had to compromise and include stupid shit Mysterian Apr 6 #93

What I want to know is, how the fuck is anyone OK with this? Initech Apr 6 #96

TSF has a lot of enabler's.IF he succeeds in what their plan is, there will be bluestarone Apr 6 #97

I used to pondert that question about Hitler. Now I'm part of the disaster. GulfofMexico Apr 6 #98

Putin is pulling all the strings...that is the real puppet master JT45242 Apr 7 #102

because AN ENTIRE POLITICAL PARTY IS BACKING HIM Skittles Apr 7 #103

I had about 15 IRL time in an airport near the orange pos JCMach1 Apr 7 #110

This is a real lesson in civics, politics, and the damage Man can do to others. Aussie105 Apr 7 #111

No, we recognized it immediately, please do not include me and many others in "we" Meowmee Apr 7 #112

How?? Complicity, Complacecy, and COWARDICE. B.See Apr 7 #115

Because we let him. OldBaldy1701E Apr 7 #116

Well, you can thank... GiqueCee Apr 7 #117

Because WE HAVE NO FAIRNESS DOCTRINE REQUIRING TRUTH IN NEWS REPORTING AND HAVE NOT SINCE PatrickforB Apr 7 #119

The Fairness doctrine won't help. Elessar Zappa Apr 7 #132

I disagree. This is like saying that it is usless to spray water into the living room of a burning house because PatrickforB Apr 7 #135

Because the giddy for the geddon folks want jeebus to come back faster! Crowman2009 Apr 7 #120

because we live in a cartoon democracy and have been living in one for a while Javaman Apr 7 #121

He was enabled by the tens of millions who voted for him Crunchy Frog Apr 7 #122

If someone like Trump can be elected president, the people are the problem HereForTheParty Apr 7 #125

I believe in D&D's alignment chart as a way of graphically plotting behavior to establish a personality type Simeon Salus Apr 7 #126

Well, JBTaurus83 Apr 7 #128

By exploiting the US' love of bigotry and racism. nt MaeScott Apr 7 #129

With permission by folk who prioritize who and what they hate Torchlight Apr 7 #134