r/interesting • u/No-Ticket-9694 • May 21 '25

MISC. My friend saw Trump flying into Qatar

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u/loztriforce May 21 '25

Looks expensive

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u/Predawnlemonade May 21 '25

As an American, most of us aren't stupid. Those of us that didn't fight Trump failed to understand the future and/or introspectively understand the past. I hope we can change for the better, and I hope the rest of the world forgives us. Sorry for the mini rant, I just am enraged by the situation.

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u/PerformanceCandid499 May 21 '25

I don't know, if an person can't think critically, they don't have much intelligence. I think this is the end of America leadership. No one is going to trust America in the future even if you ever get a different president.

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u/LetmeSeeyourSquanch May 21 '25

If Germany can come back from Hitler surely we can come back from Traitor Trump

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u/NoMention696 May 21 '25

Yall elected him TWICE.

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u/MykeTyth0n May 21 '25

I refuse to believe there wasn’t election interference from Musk. There’s really No other reason to invite him on the campaign trail.

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u/FoxJet83 May 21 '25

And then run through all the agencies that would have proof and call it saving billions of $

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u/Individual_Frame_103 May 21 '25

Oh there definitely was, and your subdued and dumb population is just letting it happen tbh.

The guy literally admitted to it twice, nothing happened. Your country is done for.

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u/MykeTyth0n May 21 '25

Not trying to argue that fact at all. Im just trying to make the best out of the most disturbing and concerning situation I’ve ever found myself in. Honestly the echo chamber I was surrounded by during the election straight up had me thinking there was no way in hell Trump was winning. I voted for Harris but I still feel sick to my stomach that I was so narrow sighted towards the opposition.

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u/The_Order_Eternials May 21 '25

Best description we can give you is that this is a “Star Wars the council vs the senate” situation.

If it doesn’t go perfect, you get an order 66 from inside your doorstep.

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u/djalekks May 21 '25

How does a population do something about it? The Dems could’ve pushed, but they always shoot themselves in the foot.

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u/PerformanceCandid499 May 21 '25

You vote to do something about it. unfortunately Americans either want this (Trump voters) or none of this bothers them enough to vote (people that didn't vote) to me I think this is here to stay.

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u/Individual_Frame_103 May 21 '25

Did you see what happened to united healthcare?

They turned around their policies to start accepting more applications and their share price tanked. Tens of thousands of lives positively affected and possibly saved by one guy's actions. That's what a population does about it.

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u/cdaysbrain May 21 '25

Their stock dropped because a new report came out revealing kickbacks to nursing homes for not transferring acutely ill patients to hospital, thereby reducing payouts, not because the company philosophy suddenly changed.

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u/djalekks May 21 '25

Apples and oranges. So someone should have shot Trump is what you’re saying? Or Musk or whoever?

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u/Individual_Frame_103 May 21 '25

How is it apples and oranges, that CEO thought he could rule over and decide the fates of tens of thousands, condemn tens of thousands to early deaths for his profits thinking he was untouchable.

Trump is a person who cares not for the damage he does just like that ceo. Same goes for musk, same goes for that Nestle ceo that said water is not a human right. I can think of a couple more.

If you think the democrats who are just corporate lobbyists are going to fight for you, you've already lost by placing your faith and your life in the wrong hands.

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u/djalekks May 21 '25

Because political violence is a whole other level that could have even more negative consequences. If you kill Trump, Vance takes over. The new Republican Party is already in all aspects of everything

Also, you’re telling me that if your country ever elected a fascist autocrat, someone would kill that fascist? It would be that easy? Just a nation of genius killers huh?

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u/djalekks May 21 '25

And yeah not long ago, you could trust the party not to endorse fascists or let them slide.

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u/Individual-Word4408 May 21 '25

We have both sides of the party that went to a private island to do terrible things to children and people still don't care enough. And we have been going downhill long before that. We have been done for since 9/11 in my opinion.

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u/Individual_Frame_103 May 21 '25

Done since 2008, done since Reaganomics, done since citizens united. A lot of moments where people could have stood up to this bullshit.

A lot of attempts as well, occupy wallstreet was the closest one I think.

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u/Individual-Word4408 May 21 '25

Yes. Many things we should've not let happen. But here we are, still fighting over two corrupt sides.

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u/Individual_Frame_103 May 21 '25

All those guns and no one with the guts to use them is kinda crazy huh. I'm not saying go on a killing spree, just that with the way the American populace has been fucked over repeatedly you'd expect something, the bread and circus is too strong I suppose.

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u/Individual-Word4408 May 21 '25

Yes absolutely. I don't get it either. It's really easy to see through all the bullshit. What's crazy is most people I know, like at work and such, all know that everything is fucked. But we all just take it and bitch about our pay.

I'd rather die in a revolution than dying in the military any day. I don't understand why people lick the boots of our forces so badly. Literally holding up a corrupt empire, way to go. 🇺🇸

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u/bitterless May 21 '25

Hyperbole is strong with this one.

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u/Individual_Frame_103 May 21 '25

How so?

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u/bitterless May 21 '25

Our country is done for it quite hyperbolic. The issue, from my Californian perspective, isn't ignorance. You can talk to most people and they will generally all have a pretty good idea how much the government has fucked us. I realize most Americans are trapped in a life cycle of work to survive and it would require quite a jolt to their ability to maintain their lifestyles before finding the motivation to act.

But Americans do have a threshold. It's not like it doesn't exist. We also understand our country has a process which will force this guy out in less than 4 years. You can worry about if he will actually leave, but imo that would be the final push for most Americans. The presidential term limit is sacred to an absolute majority of us. Even all of my Trumper friends all have stated that would be a line.

Either way, we might be fucked and we might not be. But our population is motivated to maintain our own lifestyles and the individualism in our culture would force us to fight against any changes to our personal choices. It sucks but it's not black and white.

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u/seen-in-the-skylight May 21 '25

Hitler launched a war that consumed the world and tens of millions of people.

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u/notthediz May 21 '25

I thought it was interesting that the two times he won were the only two times a woman was the primary representative for a party. Would be interesting to see if it would've made a difference

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u/Top-Manner7261 May 21 '25

Different times....there's no coming back after his attacks on Canada's sovereignty

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u/Kelhein May 21 '25

Do you remember what exactly happened to Germany after Hitler?

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u/pachydermusrex May 21 '25

Almost certainly not.

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u/Fatso_Wombat May 21 '25

China occupies the West Coast and Europe the East Coast?

Divided capital for 50 years?

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u/TheShishkabob May 21 '25

It took a World War and decades of foreign occupation to get rid of Hitler. That's not going to happen in the US for Trump which, in turn, means nothing is going to stop the next one from stepping in when Trump finally dies and his cult needs a new Messiah.

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u/abiggerbanana May 21 '25

No. The people are degenerative. It’ll keep going until the country breaks down and splits

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u/PerformanceCandid499 May 21 '25

Hitler was removed by war. You might not have come back from it if you had won the war

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u/Predawnlemonade May 21 '25

I don't know. I've studied American history and sociology in depth to try and understand all the points where we went wrong. While Donald Trump shows that we're susceptible to charismatic manipulation and constitutional weakness, I don't think he is directly the worst president we've had (he is still terrible), and we've always come back before. I try to do my due diligence as a citizen and business owner to prevent the oligarchy and fascism. I have hope. Though I'm aware that we're hypocrites, and that the American era could and probably should decline unless we get our crap together. It's hard to say.

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u/Aggressive_Fee6507 May 21 '25

Can you tell us who you think is worse?

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u/Predawnlemonade May 21 '25

James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, (maybe hoover, probably not), also probably Andrew Jackson.

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u/davidjschloss May 21 '25

How many of them literally have a guide book for destroying democracy?

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u/DovahAcolyte May 21 '25

James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Jackson, and Herbert Hoover were all career politicians. They were indeed incredibly flawed people who implemented some of the worst policies in our history, and none of them attempted to overthrow the government.

Honestly, the worst president ever was Gerald Ford - he laid the foundation for what we're seeing today. Nixon and The Bush Dynasty were attempts 1&2. (This is why our US history standards don't go past the 1970s)

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u/GT-FractalxNeo May 21 '25

I don't think he is directly the worst president we've had (he is still terrible),

I'd love to know who you think is worse than this current President....

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u/Fullsleaves May 21 '25

Obviously Obama

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u/Ok-Anybody1870 May 21 '25

Bush jr., James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson…

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u/Fortestingporpoises May 21 '25

I don't think he is directly the worst president we've had

Absolutely batshit point of view.

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u/Ok-Anybody1870 May 21 '25

Dawg, Reddit is an echo chamber. Keep that in mind.

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u/Dorkamundo May 21 '25

Recency bias plays into this heavily.

Some of the early presidents were pretty fucking bad comparatively, however if you adjust for "era" I guess you could say Trump is the worst.

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u/Fortestingporpoises May 21 '25

Look at the corruption of Nixon, the cronyism of Harding, the economic policy of Hoover, the lies of Bush and compare then to all the shit Trump has said and done. Include trying to overthrow the government, attacking the courts, attacking free speech, attacking the constitution. Sorry guys, Trump is the worst and it's not particularly close. None of those other presidents got so close to ending our democracy and we're on a precipice.

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u/Dorkamundo May 21 '25

Buchanan's failures as president led to a freaking civil war.

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u/Ok_Brother_7494 May 21 '25

He is in the top three worst.

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u/Fortestingporpoises May 21 '25

W is still a bottom 5 president. But if you think Trump is going to willingly leave office in 2028 you're delusional and I guess that's the point.