The president is a master of ‘look over there’ – but not when his supporters’ core beliefs about the ‘deep state’ are in play

  • coyootje@lemmy.world
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    He didn’t come in go fix things. You can argue he did the first time he was president (even though most of his decisions then also backfired and were shit) but this time around all he’s doing is destroy things.

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      I think he purely came in to avoid being arrested for treason. Dude doesn’t really care about the rest anymore.

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      First time around about the only thing he actually got done was a tax cut for the rich, which helps to break things, too.

      But yeah, the second time around he told all his dumbass supporters that he’s their retribution, and he seemingly means it, although it’s mostly about all his petty grievances - personal and the ones he picked up from Bullshit Mountain, like the obsession with trans and people being “woke”.

      Although nothing he is doing will help his average supporter. Sure, it will help his donor class supporters to transfer even MORE wealth upwards. The average working schmoe? How are they going to benefit by Taco canceling education, canceling comedy and breaking things like scientific research? It won’t, but these asshats think they are “owning the libs”.