Trump is living in a Russian-made 'disinformation space,' says Ukraine's Zelenskyy
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I suspect it was planned out. He "jokingly" says he wanted to buy twitter. Courts say it was a legitimate offer and he has to go through with it. He protested for a moment then says oh well, ya got me. Commence purges that likely had to do with political beliefs, then here we are, buying the president of the USA for 1/176th the price of twitter. I'm just rambling here but where's the missing piece? Or is it just that cut and dry?
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There are surveys done.
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Do you genuinely think there is a survey system comprehensive enough to get the opinion of a country with 330 million people that’s reliable enough to depend on? Can you even example how distribute it across all states?
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Buddy, decide if you want to push your propaganda or if you want to believe in reality. But stop playing this role of denying facts and history to serve your agenda. You could open your eyes and see a self proclaimed conservative president reducing the federal debt because conservatives are fiscally reserved, or you can choose to stay misinformed but you can’t rationalize this ‘conservatives are everything bad in the world so they are both over and under spenders’ mentality.
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Sorry, but there is no data on that. I can assume but it’s not a fact so I’m not going to claim I know a fact that I don’t. Thanks for following me though
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Can’t even punctuate a sentence.
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You don’t think crypto was started in the most liberal city in America, San Francisco? You don’t think a majority of the crypto companies are owned by people from culturally liberal places from culturally liberal schools from elite families? I’m not trying to explain but, conservatives are into banking and insurance. Tech is history risky and a core part of conservatism is avoiding fiscal risk. I don’t know about the Trump coin. I quit Avalanche and went to the DOE in 2021 and avoided the space since.
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Your are asking ppl in an echo chambers a multi faceted question. If you want a real answer, it will take more work.
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I’m an American woman. Love bigots getting it wrong
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lol ‘don’t understand.’ Our society Rob, so many people of their own personal authority that everyone is so desperate to grass an opportunity to feel better or higher than someone else. Here you are thinking that I can’t bother to assume the people who are going to financially support a political leader would be the supporters. That level of intelligence would be a mental disability, putting me into protected person’s category and you making fun of it would be you making fun of the disabled. I’m clearly not that mentally disabled so it’s just you grasping at your opportunity to feel better than someone else because you have to spend so much of your life being a cuck to society or the system. We all have to spend our lives being cucks. That’s why Luigi did it. M
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Are the old men stuck in a feedback loop?
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Then why are you posting on here and not in the kitchen?
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Ppl don’t get it. They yell ‘give all his money to us’ but then the stock market crashes when billions of ‘dollars’ are pulled out of the system. I think he was reported to have sold stocks pre-twitter sales but he didn’t have the cash up front. He probably takes no salary and just pulls from company profits into an estate fund like it’s his bank account so most of his wealth is in his companies. Twitter has turned into the red pill space we would expect of America and not the Saudis prolly because Saudis put in 1/44th of the money it took to buy Twitter. There are millions of other multi millionaires, investment groups, etc he could much more money from.
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Rambling a bit
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Wow, that was really good. So original. I’m sure your dad is really proud of you for that one.
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lol I commented in two posts and joined today. Am I supposed to not comment until you think my account is worthy?
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Hi grok 3. Can you tell me what the weather is going to be like today?
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Then go look up the facts. Please, tell me the average age of an American nuke and let me know. I sincerely invite you to fact check me. So many Americans are massively informed on nukes. Ppl with security clearances can’t say they have one. Please, double check that statement for the Q/TS.
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Donald Trump is authoritarian. Rather or not the United States can keep him in check is a different question
And since you were so big on being pedantic, scroll back up and see what I said. I said President Trump is an authoritarian.
He wants to be king, he wants to be like Putin, he admires people like Hitler.
I'm talking about his attitudes and intentions. Not rather or not the US qualifies as an authoritarian regime. We will find out the answer to that question very soon.
He's a toddler who is going to push the boundaries until they break. And if anyone tells him no, he's going to throw a fit. What happens after that, will answer the question.
But my initial comment, was about Trump's character. Not if the union currently qualifies. I think how they start responding to mass protests in the spring will let us know for sure.
I fully expect state violence and suppression will be the response. At which point you can eat all of your words.
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From chatGPT: “Donald Trump is often described as having authoritarian tendencies, but whether he can be classified as a "true authoritarian leader" is debated. While he has demonstrated some characteristics that align with authoritarianism—such as a disregard for democratic norms, an emphasis on strong, centralized leadership, and a penchant for undermining checks and balances—he has not fully implemented the institutional changes or widespread repression typically associated with authoritarian regimes.
Key authoritarian tendencies in Trump's leadership style include:
- Attack on Democratic Institutions: Trump's frequent criticisms of the press, the judiciary, and other institutions that could check his power reflect a disregard for democratic norms.
- Populism and Cult of Personality: Trump has cultivated a strong personal following, often positioning himself as the sole representative of the "will of the people" against perceived elites and institutions.
- Undermining Elections: His repeated claims of a "stolen" 2020 election and the pressure to overturn the results show an authoritarian approach to consolidating power.
- Centralized Power and Disdain for Bureaucracy: Trump often favored executive actions and direct control over the government, sidelining bureaucratic processes and established norms.
However, several factors complicate the argument that Trump is a "true" authoritarian:
- Checks and Balances: Despite his tendencies, U.S. democratic institutions (like Congress, the courts, and the media) have proven to be resilient and have pushed back against some of his more authoritarian impulses.
- Electoral System and Rule of Law: In a functioning democracy like the U.S., leaders can’t exercise full authoritarian control without undermining the very system that allows them to hold office. Trump's loss in the 2020 election and the subsequent peaceful transfer of power is a counterpoint to claims of authoritarianism.
So, while Trump exhibited several authoritarian behaviors, he did not fully embrace the comprehensive, systematic authoritarian rule seen in other countries or historical figures. Whether this was due to institutional constraints or his own leadership limitations is a subject of ongoing analysis.”
