• Empricorn@feddit.nl
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    4 months ago

    How in the world is it even possible for such a painfully obvious gibbering lunatic to not only run for public office, but quite possibly win?

    “Quite possibly”? I don’t know if you’re American or how closely you follow our politics, but… he did win the presidency, in 2016. Definitely disheartening and embarrassing for our country.

    It was exactly the shitshow everyone expected: He was impeached twice, but never removed from office. He pulled out of international climate deals, and the strategic nuclear one with Iran. His administration was corrupt, ineffective, fumbled the COVID-19 response, and catered to giant corporations at the expense of working Americans. The fact that he was our president is pathetic, but the worst part is it could happen again, but now with his fascist intentions and planned political revenge…

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      4 months ago

      He lost the general election by over 3 million votes. The EC needs to be abolished.

      If the Superbowl had some committee that overturned almost 20% of the results of the game, the US would be burning shit to the ground. Why do we accept that roughly 20% of all presidential elections have been overturned by people we cannot vote for?