• TheGIGAcapitalist@lemmy.world
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    “He says he will require local law enforcement agencies that receive Justice Department grants to use controversial policing measures such as stop-and-frisk. As a deterrent, he says local police should be empowered to shoot suspected shoplifters in the act. “Very simply, if you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store,” he said in one recent speech.”

    Literally just wants to turn it into a shithole country. Skipping chopping hands off and just skip to execution.

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    The debates are going to be a trip.

    Biden: “We’re investing in infrastructure and creating new jobs.”

    Trump: “I’m bringing back concentration camps to own the libs.”

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    Under the mantra “DRILL, BABY, DRILL,” he says he would ramp up oil drilling on public lands and offer tax breaks to oil, gas, and coal producers. He would roll back Biden administration efforts to encourage the adoption of electric cars and reverse proposed new pollution limits that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030.

    I wonder if Elon is still a fan.

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      Of course he is. It’s all about how loud and controversial the rhetoric is. It doesn’t matter what is actually being said, but rather, it’s about causing further division of the people. That allows people with the slightest bit of power to get more power without being seen.

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      The rich person tax breaks he will pass (quietly, while making noise on other stuff)will ensure that it’s a net gain for Elon. EVs are the future bi matter what Trump does anyways.

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    I didn’t see shooting illegal immigrants as they cross the border but otherwise he’s got a nearly full bingo card of rightwing nuttery wishlist items.

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    That was a wild read. We all know he is a Bullshitter though so who knows what will happen. America is on a wild ride. The rest of the world watches on as an empire slowly degrades pulling us down with them

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      I would have gone with the book “It Can’t Happen Here”, but that’s just the fictional version of your link

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    95% crazy, but federally funded mental hospitals? That sounds like a gateway project to univseral healthcare. I can’t be outraged over that. Unless the “hospital” is where they put you in a padded cell and beat you with twigs until you convert to MAGA.

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      We had those, one. Reagan and his homies defunded them.

      Trump wants em back to lock up people he didn’t like who didn’t break any laws

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      Trump’s platform has always been 95% crazy 5% that might actually work. But that 5% doesn’t mean much because people who were so much worse have gotten more than 5% right haha. Like even Hitler and Stalin were at least 5%.

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    Well, the only way it can be much worse is if Trump’s plans also include fediverse server raids, tariffs on fediverse usage, and mass fediverse admin arrests, which would most likely guarantee a lot more outrage here.