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birdographer

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75. It's not one person

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 11:56 AM

Apr 6

It’s many people. Republicans in Congress could halt the tariffs today—they aren’t law, they are just something donny wants. But they are either too smitten with him or too afraid of him to do anything about it. So there’s a bunch right there that are enabling him. And then there is the Heritage Foundation and Stephen Miller and the rest of the regime that are backing him. And let’s not overlook Elmo, who has done a massive amount of damage with no one stopping him—again, can’t get off their knees worshiping donny or too afraid of both donny and Elmo.

It takes a village to destroy a country and bring so much damage on a global scale. What I don’t understand is why nobody has taken the head off the snake, which would then take out the snake itself. Vance has no cult. And at that point, if someone took out one person nobody likes, what says they won’t do it again? Could be a helpful perspective.

It’s not one old, delusional, demented man.

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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