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[–] BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world 132 points 2 days ago (4 children)

This is terrible. Raping kids is worse though. Let's discuss that

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago

Got time for both, tbh

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Turns out fascist war criminals leave us multiple things to criticize. generally not good people.

[–] mracton@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago

That and concentration camps with sick kids.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago

So ignore everything else and talk about well horrible stuff. Nothing is going to come of it. The Epstein files have done absolutely nothing to them.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 74 points 2 days ago (1 children)

His base will lap it up. Plus, it feeds the outrage machine that sustains him.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

This is actually peak comedy when you're a psychopathic child rapist.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is no rock bottom for these people.

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago

The only common people left in MAGA are the people who would gleefully laugh at this.

This isn't their bottom, it's their top. We need to act accordingly.

[–] j_elgato@leminal.space 57 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Should knock Epstein out of the news cycle for at least a day or two.

And the whole of our civilization slides further towards the Doom...

I guess there's nothing else to do but rip and tear.

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yep straight out of the P2025 playbook. It's a shame we know that and yet every newsroom will still play into it.

[–] totesmygoat@piefed.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Mainly America is heading that way. The rest of us will be happier when you fall. We are tired of you guys already

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Michelle and Barack have both always polled much more highly than Trump. Sure it amps up his core base of bigots but what else does it really do?

Edit: Oh of course it distracts us from his brownshirt thugs and Epstein files. I should know this play by now.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 9 points 1 day ago

They said it was just a meme but that didn't work so now they deleted it and are blaming it on a staffer.

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Every press question to his regime for the next few days should be do you condemn the President posting a blatantly racist video against a former president. Every question to Trump should be are you a rascist, why did you post the video. Don’t actually care about the dementia ramble Trump will spout. Watching the rest of his regime bend over backwards to defend one president but not another will just be evidence for their future trials

[–] tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 days ago (3 children)

And by doing this, journalists would be taking the focus off:

  • The Epstein files
  • ICE
  • Election meddling
  • etc.

That's the plan.

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Everything is a distraction form everything else.

There needs to be a hardline where pushback begins. Out and out racism seems like a good one based on the other things.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I feel like that is very much the case, and yet its horrifying that it seems to work. Like, how does the average American hear horror story after horror story and not care. Each incident just makes him look worse and worse to me.

[–] rayyy@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

Real journalists would be concentrating on the Epstein files instead of promoting the lies of a serial liar.

[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 1 day ago

I don't follow TV media much, but every time I glance past it, I see stories about that one news readers mother being kidnapped. This country deserves everything it's getting.

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There are no journalists left to do this thing.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The ones who would will never get an interview.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Luckily this is the first racist thing trumpet has ever done...

How did we get here...

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is Trump racist?! Wtf? When did this happen? I wish there would have been clear evidence before this. He hid it so well.

[–] MrsVeggies@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

He certainly has claimed to be the least racist person ever. 

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dementia symptoms aside, we either need to remove him or prosecute him

[–] HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is the execution route too let’s not forget

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Americans have been executed for so much less. I don't even think this is a controversial statement.

That would just be the justice system working as designed.

Trump is a criminal who has committed first degree murder, is a traitor to the constitution, has raped children..... the only reason it's considered controversial to suggest the state should execute him is because he's in charge, nothing more. Ethically and logically it's a totally fair statement.

Arrest him, have a trial, and if the evidence shows he is what we all think he is, then let him serve the same punishment as any other American would. And that would be treating him better than he deserves.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

In other news this page removed my criticism of Israel for “antisemitism” . I’m going to argue that racism is a much bigger problem in this country and criticism of Israel is not antisemitism because Israel is a country not a religion

[–] LemmyShemmy@aussie.zone 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He wants more traffic to his social media platform I think he's already in talks to sell it for billions while we go to office again next Monday and have to do it for the next 30-40 years lol

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

The Saudis will buy it for $6 trillion, and open an air base in Tampa.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 2 points 1 day ago

Berlusconi dissed Schulz with "I'll put in a good word for you as the kapo" and it looks like amateurs' hour in comparison to this

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I'm so glad I live in a country where racism is a crime

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

If you're not American and you buy their shit when you have an alternative, you are part of this.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Oh, is it monday yet?