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CousinIT

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7. I don't think he's too worried about his poll numbers. They've been in the shitter

Reply to misanthrope (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 09:08 AM

Jun 22

on every issue for weeks now: tariffs, immigration/deportation, economy, hollowing out the government, etc.

He doesn't care. He knows he never has to run for office again either because he is term-limited or because he intends not to leave or to choose his successor himself. As for Republicans and all that Trump has done ruining their brand, well they seem fine with that.

A dick-measuring petty tyrant will find ways to carry out war on his own people and Iran at the same time. I don't think he'll find that an issue.

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The Atlantic: 🚨 American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran . . . [View all] CousinIT Jun 21 OP

The country is going come apart. roamer65 Jun 21 #1

Bookmarking to read later. yellow dahlia Jun 21 #2

And Trumps Dictatorship will not survive the inevitable Recession Strelnikov_ Jun 21 #3

Has democracy survived up to now? 4th Jun 21 #4

I could be wrong misanthrope Jun 21 #5

I don't think he's too worried about his poll numbers. They've been in the shitter CousinIT Jun 22 #7

His fan Jon KARL gushed that *now* KRASNOV will be judged by this new gambit, forget everything else. UTUSN Jun 21 #6

Iran is not Iraq and certainly not Afghanistan Javaman Jun 22 #8

I think that ship has sailed I felt this way when Bush invaded Iraq, actually I felt that way when the SC installed msfiddlestix Jun 22 #9

Wouldn't the theft of the 2024 election prove our democracy was already ended? Kaleva Jun 22 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Kaleva Jun 22 #11

What effing democracy? Democracy died in 2026. Jit423 Jun 22 #12