Forty-four men have succeeded Washington so far. Some became titans; others finished their terms without distinction; a few ended their service to the nation in ignominy. But each of them knew that the day would come when it would be their duty and honor to return the presidency to the people.

All but one, that is.

  • Blackbeard@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    Gods I hate that I agree with you. I had no idea how thin the threads were that held this republic together, or how readily my fellow citizens would throw the entire American experiment away just for the sake of spite. Trump is the first despot, but he certainly won’t be the last.

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      how readily my fellow citizens would throw

      1. deliberately enshittify the lives of the have-nots, through wage inequality, castrating education, and yes, nonstop propaganda convincing the masses to vote against their own best interests because jeeeeeeeezuzzz

      2. proceed to blame everyone’s ensuing shitty life on mexicans, gays, women, black people, and anyone who didn’t vote R for any reason

      3. repeat until plutocracy

      4. repeat until dictator