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[–] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Classic democratic party.

Waiting until the last possible minute to begin pretending to protect Americans from the entitlements of billionaires.

We knew Trump was running again

We knew the media was sane washing everything Trump does, did, and will do

He made specific promises to be a dictator and hinted at this being the last election

He specifically promised to use the army domestically.

Now, it's almost a month after he won and Democrats are considering maybe doing something about framework regarding the army being used domestically.

Both sides aren't the same, but they're both owned by the same people.

Once upon a time Democrats could float the idea of capitulation to business interests to maintain Americans global business dominance. Nowadays any democrat who isn't fully progressive on workers rights is just another flavor of corporate Greed.

[–] DoomHorizons@lemm.ee 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Any road block they can put in place is a good thing, this guy has no business using the military on his own citizens but that won't stop him from trying

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Any roadblock Biden could possibly put in place, Trump will easily remove using the same power, plus he’s got SCOTUS in his pocket.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The only things Biden can do that would actually be effective would put our national security at risk. The military needs to be agile and responsive to any crisis. Making them ineffective against manufactured threats is making them ineffective against real ones.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah America is soooooooooooooo threatened that the Army is in use 24/7 saving babies. Quick! Sponsor another privacy bill!

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

🤔 Dare I ask what this is supposed to mean?

[–] LodeMike 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Doing so would make people angry. And if Trump only wants one thing, it's to be popular.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He doesn't care about the people he upsets. At all. They're the enemy to him, so them being angry is the goal.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah at this point it's just so they can say "we said No, guys, what else can we do?"

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter. If Trump wants to, he will.

[–] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And not because Trump is superhuman or something like that. It's purely because american institutions and laws have nothing to stop his actions and the system only worked as it did due to gentlemen's agreements that were in place by the so-called "establishment". The president has way too much power in the USA and the naivety of US institutions in just hoping presidents would be decent is absolutely laughable.

No wonder the one time the US tried to export its governance model, it failed miserably (Liberia)