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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 44 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

It is hilarious how overconfident US conservatives are here, the US is a collapsing empire what leverage do we have to do anything but speed up de-dollarization?

I mean I know Trump's body is a dumpster about to collapse any moment from decades of cocaine and BK burgers, he doesn't care, but this is clearly disaster capitalism, classic Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein shit.

Republicans clearly want to pump and dump the entire US economy, damn the consequences, consequences are for people not blessed by God.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh we can totally fix our problems, but it is going to require sacrifice and a lot of creativity.

These jokers can only see extracting as much as they can like the blood suckers they are. They are incapable of thinking of the future and unfit to lead their own family, let alone a country.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

Only psychopaths would destroy the nation that created, supports, and protects them, but that's MAGA for you.

Ultimately, we will be saved by their own virtuosic incompetence, but the question remains as to how much damage they will do before they spool out enough rope to hang themselves.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

From the beginning, we had three Sociopathic Oligarchs (well, two actual ones, and one wannabe), two from foreign nations with no loyalty to America, and one psychopathic American who literally cares about nothing but greed and his own endless hate, all viewing America as a fat, lazy, RICH target to be exploited into the ground.

This isn't even new behavior for Trump, he's done this many times before. He sees America the same way he saw his casinos - as bank accounts to fully drain, and then walk away with all the money, as the casino, or in this case, country, collapses.

[–] kobra@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

BK catching strays here, we all know he’s a McDonald’s guy

I think BK fries are better anyway

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 24 points 1 month ago

Oh, it's time for another round of market manipulation, got it.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago
[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh CNN... "roaring"? Really?

Trump's gonna do the same thing he did the last three times, knuckle under his short positions pay out.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

And the grift continues. It is almost like someone in charge should say something. You know, someone who is supposed to inform people of important events. Like a person who reports things. Like some kind of agency that relays important information to the masses.

Wish we had something like that.

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fragile, unstable, petulant toddler president reacts impulsively again.

Good job, America. You put a fucking 9 year old child in charge of the world economy.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm offended for the 9 year olds that I know, they have empathy.

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[–] ClassStruggle@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Merchandise for Christmas will have shipped about a month ago.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] EmpireInDecay@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

These are smaller individual packages from purchases made by individuals, not bulk Christmas shipments.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

Oh you gotta be fucking kidding!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did Taco need some more distractions and/or market manipulation?

I hope people find a way to seize ALL his assets once he's gone.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago