JD Vance to lead plan as Trump says there’s been ‘concerted’ effort to rewrite US history with ‘distorted narrative’

      • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        4 days ago

        For sure but when the Orange Muppet ( sorry Muppets ) is dead hopefully corrections can be made. Also I have bought a very decent bottle of bubbly this week in anticipation of such a wonderful event.

          • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            3 days ago

            One can but hope. I fully understand that there’s layers, but it also seems that too many fuckers bend to his ways. I hope, absolutely hope that when he dies ( sooner rather than later ) that his messed up ways are at the very least diluted. At best of course is that the whole MAGA thing vanishes.

            And just so you’re aware, I’m in Australia, you’d think this is bugger all to do with me. ( As I have been told more than once on Reddit ) But I have never hated a person on the way I hate that orange shit stain. That fucker is an absolute danger to the world. It’s unfathomable that he’s got this far.

            • Tinidril@midwest.social
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              1 day ago

              Trump wants to golf and collect money, blonde bimbos, and complements. Everything else his administration does comes from the people surrounding Trump. Trump doesn’t understand what they are doing and he doesn’t care. He parrots the words he is given then heads back to the golf course.

              • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                1 day ago

                Thanks. It’s just all so messed up though. Who are these people, like really !? They’re not obviously into making anything great again ( ok maybe the Soviet Union god forbid ) I think at this stage we should all be aware that America is capable of, and indeed has done plenty of beyond atrocious things. Here’s hoping they did these things in good faith, trying to make the world safer ( I’m just not so sure anymore ).

                But this period, this MAGA Orange blowhard timeframe is just something else entirely ( I think ) They’re doing stuff all out in the open, and the masses are just accepting it. Jesus, “Don’t tread on me” ???

                More like trample all over me lots and lots and I’ll lick those boots while you’re at it. I’m blown away by all of it, truly.

                • Tinidril@midwest.social
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  2
                  ·
                  1 day ago

                  Who are these people, like really !?

                  They are a bunch of different factions, some cooperating and some competing, and a some doing a little of both. There are the white nationalists behind Vance, Mike Johnson, and others, there are the silicon valley tech bros behind Musk and Doge, and there is the ever present influence of Wall Street. I think that much is certain. I am guessing that there is a bit of a rebellion going on between the Silicon Valley factions and the Wall Street factions.

                  The “genius” of musk, if it exists at all, was that he has been successful as a bridge between the two, convincing Wall Street billionaires to back his Silicon Valley corporations. That is the value he brought to Tesla, and why he could convince them to call him a founder. I think Silicon Valley is tired of their dependence on Wall Street and they are happy to trash the country to improve their leverage.

                  Then there is the Peter Thiel and his technology cult that want’s to end governments entirely and replace them with a handful of corporations running everything. This is the worst faction of all, and Elon’s biggest backers. They literally don’t care if they have to burn human civilization to the ground, just as long as they can rebuild it to their specifications.

                  This tornado of dystopias hit an America who’s institutions were already rotting from within, thanks to neoliberals in both the Democratic and Republican parties. Everyone knew that corruption was growing everywhere, but we were in collective denial about the ultimate consequences. Democrats tried to fix some of the problems around the edges, but would never risk confronting the corruption at it’s roots. Republicans just tried to cash in and let Democrats worry about keeping the facade from collapsing. It worked for a surprisingly long time, but the current tidal wave is probably too much. I try to be hopeful, and there is a sliver of a chance for mass organization and education to turn back the tide, but that’s not where I would put my money, if I thought my money would be worth anything.

  • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    4 days ago

    It’s been going on in the background. Ever wonder why internet searches have been super shitty and you can’t find what you need when searching for history things or old internet things?