• Snowclone@lemmy.world
      93·
      9 days ago

      He has said the sickest shit I’ve ever heard from a presidential candidate, yet, the reporting is easy beyond belief with Trump and media tries to reframe any Harris positive with passive language until it sounds like a problem.

      • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
        50·
        9 days ago

        They (media) are probably afraid that if Harris is elected, the news will become mundane and boring, unlike Trump, and their readership (and thus revenue) will drop.

          • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
            24·
            9 days ago

            If only it were so simple. The problem is so multifaceted, that there are probably more than two handfuls of contributors to the problem.

        • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
          15·
          9 days ago

          The media has been beat up for decades as too liberal. Now, simply reporting the truth will make the accusations of bias stick even harder in conservative minds.

          Pretty fucking mess we’re in, isn’t it?

          • BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca
            17·
            9 days ago

            They will make those accusation no matter what and they will stick just the same regardless. In fact, giving conservative politicians an easier go just makes it more likely for regular people to get caught up in the bullshit. Media that uses kid gloves for extreme right politicians actually does it because they are also on the right.

    • ape_arms@lemmy.world
      12·
      9 days ago

      Nobody who is undecided or voting for Trump reads the Atlantic. It’s like screaming into the void.

    • Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world
      9·
      9 days ago

      It fucking sucks, but i think he is going to win. Half of this country is so fucking stupid, we deserve a horrible piece of shit for a president.

      • _____@lemm.eeEnglish
        8·
        9 days ago

        people give trump such a big platform his outreach is incomparable.

        American politics are just sports for some people and “my team” will win no matter what because the other team “the libs” will lose! I gain satisfaction from people “losing”

      • AA5B@lemmy.world
        5·
        9 days ago

        I especially don’t see how roe v wade doesn’t give a solid 51% against him everywhere

        • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          8 days ago

          Because a lot of people don’t care until it impacts them, because they’re a special rainbow and everyone else is the problem or not relevant in their eyes.

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      9 days ago

      There are a lot of racists in this country. They never went away, really… They just got shamed into (mostly) silence. Trump makes them feel brave again, because he’s just like them.

    • Prandom_returns@lemm.ee
      6·
      9 days ago

      The morons pay taxes and have to be represented as well… It just sucks, that, apparently, it’s ~50% of the US.

  • BigBenis@lemmy.world
    85·
    9 days ago

    Remember “grab 'em by the pussy”? The crazy shit he says didn’t make any difference then either. Remember to vote.

    • auzy@lemmy.world
      6·
      9 days ago

      That’s not even the worst of what he did. Let’s assume he was just joking about that and it was out of context

      Remember during covid when he went into public view and literally said nonsense like using light to kill covid in the human body and that they were looking at using bleach or whatever to kill it in the body, whilst his team clearly were cringing in the background

      That had to be the most awkward moment worldwide during covid (even more so than the fact that here in Australia, our right wing prime Minister, who had lots of secret portfolios didn’t order vaccines). It was literally like listening to a random druggo rambling and making stuff up.

      And here in Australia, we now have politicians mimicking him.

  • gmtom@lemmy.world
    81·
    9 days ago

    Add it to the pile of shit that should’ve ended his campaign in any reasonable timeline.

    • bbuez@lemmy.world
      28·
      9 days ago

      I don’t fucking get it. I seriously fail to see how past events have lead us to be so complacent. I just want an answer but I know we won’t ever get a good one. A single scandal used to have the power to make an official resign, how the hell have we gotten here?

      • xenoclast@lemmy.world
        14·
        9 days ago

        He will make rich people richer.

        Those people control every aspect of what a large portion of the population see and hear from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to sleep.

        Never in human history has a power that immense being controlled by the greediest and most corrupt group of our population.

        It is inevitable that someone like him will be in control sooner (maybe in a couple weeks) or later. We’re at the bottom of the mountain watching a few boulders come down as the rest of the avalanche is roaring down the mountain.

        Even if he loses (unlikely) they won’t stop because stopping isn’t an option.

        Greed and Corruption. That’s all it is. There’s no other reason necessary.

        I hope that helps you understand what’s going on a bit better. You won’t like it, no rational person does, but it’s the facts.

          • xenoclast@lemmy.world
            7·
            8 days ago

            To me it’s more like this:

            We all saw the brick wall coming. The psycho driving the bus refuses to turn. Now it’s too late so we’re all screaming and bracing for the impact.

            Some of us hope we survive. Some hope we don’t because survivors are going to be disfigured and crippled at best.

            Some of us are angry that half the bus was manipulated into letting the psycho drive.

            The psycho is laughing because they don’t care who they hurt and they’re having the time of their life.

            And the story is illustrated by Mo Williams, and it’s titled: ‘Dont let the Psycho drive the Bus’

            But like most childrens book; adults forgot the lessons.

      • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
        8·
        8 days ago

        Trump does not admit defeat. He never has, he never will. Anyone could have done this at any time, it just took someone shameless enough to try.

      • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
        1·
        6 days ago

        More like, a US Presidential Candidate called an American a Mexican and it’s the media’s responsibility to report the truth.

    • Entropywins@lemmy.world
      43·
      9 days ago

      I appreciate you bringing this up, but it still boggles my mind that we make any differentiation at all of someone’s worth based on where they are born.

        • ziggurat@lemmy.world
          17·
          9 days ago

          Trump has talked about strong genes being the reason why some non Americans shouldn’t be allowed to enter…

          If Trump takes any more shit out of Hitlers pkaybook, I guess he’s going to invade Norway to get heavy water plants for atom bomb production

          • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
            10·
            9 days ago

            Didn’t he try to buy Greenland or some shit when he was president? That’s probably where we should look first.

            • ziggurat@lemmy.world
              1·
              9 days ago

              I promise you he won’t go there, unless he doesn’t know that he people living there have the wrong skin color (according to him)

      • AA5B@lemmy.world
        3·
        9 days ago

        While it shouldn’t affect their worth overall, it’s entirely reasonable for citizenship and military service should affect how much a specific country is willing to spend memorializing someone

        • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
          1·
          8 days ago

          Citizenship and military service are a different topic than someone’s national origin or ethnicity.

  • BertramDitore@lemm.eeEnglish
    54·
    9 days ago

    That photo makes him look like a serial killer wearing someone else’s face as a mask.

    I don’t usually comment on people’s looks, but this man is rotten on the inside and on the outside.

    • The Snark Urge@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      9 days ago

      I come at it from a Roald Dahl perspective. If someone mainly thinks ugly thoughts, they will seem ugly no matter what they’re like, and vice-versa.

      Look at Lincoln, imagine he was a long lost twin who sold candy or whatever and suddenly you notice he’s actually an ugly dude from central casting. He makes .Willem Dafoe look normal… But the man is widely regarded handsome.

      Look at Ben Shapiro, whose conventional good looks do nothing to hide the malignant dogshit apt to emanate from him at any moment. You can tell by looking at him he’s about to talk shit.

      It’s plain that we shouldn’t value people on their looks, but if you really see someone, their worth shines through.

  • Rhoeri@lemmy.worldEnglish
    45·
    9 days ago

    Remember though…. Both sides are apparently the same according to some people.

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
    40·
    9 days ago

    I’ve done more for the Mexicans than any other president. The Mexicans love me. When I see a Mexican I grab them by the enchiladas and they let me.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    9 days ago

    His defenders will ask, “Well… That does seem excessive, doesn’t it?” The racism will be missed or ignored, the service status will be ignored, they’ll try to approach it logically. They seriously won’t see those two items. They will latch on to what they can argue. “I’m just asking!”

    See how easy that was? Next one please.

  • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
    15·
    9 days ago

    Do funerals really cost 60k? Or what made this one so expensive? I’m not trying to defend Trump here because he’s a racist POS but that number is terrifying to me.

    • skyspydude1@lemmy.world
      24·
      9 days ago

      It was something like $9k to have my grandfather cremated and a small service for him. The funeral industry is even worse than the wedding industry at taking advantage of your time of emotional turmoil, and because even legally you’re kinda limited at what you can do with the body and you’re on a time crunch, shopping around isn’t exactly easy.

      Given that servicemember funerals can be quite elaborate, and I’m sure that number also likely includes a number of other things like death benefits paid to the families, I can totally believe that cost.

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
        7·
        9 days ago

        Guess I’ll just have to make sure to leave specific instructions to my family that I am to be thrown in the trash and to spend that money on something fun if they’re gonna spend it.

        • skyspydude1@lemmy.world
          5·
          9 days ago

          Absolutely! It’s something people really don’t like thinking about, but end-of-life planning is super duper important. Create and regularly update your will, ensure you have beneficiaries listed for stuff like stock accounts, and leave very clear instructions (and ideally money) aside for how to act on them. Have a lawyer look over them as well to prevent any family bullshit from going on as well.

    • JayleneSlide@lemmy.world
      22·
      9 days ago

      They really can. And you should know your rights. The death industry is slimy AF, about on par with timeshares. My late mother-in-law was Lisa Carlson, a pioneer of funeral rights and ethics. If you are going to be dealing with someone’s death or planning to die (and you should be prepared), it’s important stuff. You don’t want to get suckered when you are so emotionally vulnerable, on which the death industry preys. There are a lot of options which the death industry tries very hard to keep hidden from you and lobbies to remove.

      https://books.google.com/books/about/Final_Rights.html?id=-qxJEAAAQBAJ

      Also: this is the offshoot of Carlson’s funeral ethics organization https://funerals.org/

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      13·
      9 days ago

      The murder made national headlines and there was a public memorial service. Most of us don’t have either of those

  • BilboBargains@lemmy.world
    13·
    9 days ago

    How much does it cost to bury an avaricious, racist, mendacious sociopath? Feels like there is a gag in here somewhere.

      • AlDente@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        8 days ago

        Por que no los dos? I’m free to be disgusted with funeral costs and you’re free to make your point.

        • Optional@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          8 days ago

          Because the unhinged racism is 1,000 times worse than the cost.

          That’s like “yeah, plus JFKs convertible limousine had terrible hubcaps”

          • AlDente@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            8 days ago

            Sure, if hubcaps were something to get enraged about. I don’t think that’s remotely comparable, but you do you.