One of the amazing political achievements of Republicans in this election cycle has been their ability, at least so far, to send Donald Trump’s last year in office down the memory hole. Voters are supposed to remember the good economy of January 2020, with its combination of low unemployment and low inflation, while forgetting about the plague year that followed.
Since Trump’s romp in the Super Tuesday primaries, however, the ex-president and his surrogates have begun trying to pull off an even more impressive act of revisionism: portraying his entire presidency — even 2020, that awful first pandemic year — as pure magnificence. On Wednesday, Representative Elise Stefanik, the chair of the House Republican Conference, tried echoing Ronald Reagan: “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”
And Trump himself, in his Tuesday night victory speech, reflected wistfully on his time in office as one in which “our country was coming together.”
Trump lied about the size of Inauguration crowd on his first day of office, and embarrassed the whole country on his second day.
“…our country was coming together.”
Said the twice-impeached insurrectionist.
I kid you not but only a few days ago someone here on lemmy argued that you can’t take anything he says at face value… Because you know… He lies. Especially if he only said it once.
Yes it was supposed to be a pro-Trump argument because Trump said he’d want for Israel to finish the job (in Gaza) and that guy argued, he’ll vote for Trump because Biden is complicit in genocide.
I’m tired of hearing people victimsplain away the terrible things their malignant narcissist abusers do.
Reminder: All of Trump’s
LastYears in OfficeWasWere a National NightmareDid I not see corpses being stored in refrigerated trucks and long lines of cars for food? Nightmare?
I can assure you I’m better of today than I was for years ago. I have had the highest pay raise for CoLA than any other year, My union rights aren’t at risk (federal worker), my gender status is respected at the federal level, and I’m not afraid of WW3 at them moment.
My only real issue is that the administration needs to cap utility price hikes. My electricity bill doubled because they are upgrading their infrastructure which to me is bullshit. I’m contacting my governor for that too.
Does everyone forget that the first few days of 2020 after Qasem Soleimani was assassinated, Iran almost went to war with us? Trump bragged how all the other Presidents before him never tried to take him out. There was a reason. But then covid happened.
NYT pretending to progressive by hiding in the opinion section
The country did come together, enough to vote the fucker out. I really, REALLY hope they do so again. It would be nice if they also gave the boots to the ones that enabled and shielded him in the other branches of the executive too.
Elections don’t bring fascism, material conditions do. The US has the material conditions and fascists operating. Go ahead and vote for Biden but unless you start taking non-voting actions and immediately it really won’t matter. Voting for Hindenburg and defeating Hitler in 1932 didn’t stop his rise to power in 1933.
Fall of Rome in real time, expedited by its media and put under a microscope thanks to the Internet.
Bullshit. Trump getting elected is far worse for democracy than Biden. Stop. You have no logic. Explain how him winning will make things better or cut the shit. I’ve had enough of you people.
No no, they’re right, you’re confusing them for the actual “both sides” crowd. They are saying to vote for Biden. Obviously Trump is worse than Biden, and voting blue is prudent harm reduction.
They’re just saying that while voting blue is necessary it is not sufficient. We must also take actions in addition to voting if we hope to transition from the important task of decelerating fascism to the important task of stopping fascism.
I reread it. You’re right. I thought there was a sarcastic/rhetorical tone. Sorry, I was wrong.
They’re not “saying” it aloud and you give too much credit to the people consuming the comments that they can separate the two.
Go ahead and vote for Biden but unless you start taking non-voting actions and immediately it really won’t matter.
I understood them pretty well, direct action is needed. Voting is a requirement and is only the very beginning if you want to achieve your goals. You have to organize and canvas and make calls and attend those city council meetings.
The left is scared to say the quiet part out loud other than (non) jokes about “eating the rich,” because it gets you visited by the FBI. The right can organize and scheme and the status quo is fine with it but if “commies” start agitating they bring out the rubber bullets and teargas (see BLM protests).
Go ahead and vote for Biden but unless you start taking non-voting actions and immediately it really won’t matter
Trump is a symptom of your broken culture.
It’s a feedback loop. The environment allows for his rise. He stokes the people and rewrites the environment to support his normalization. Rinse repeat. Also fwiw it’s about capitalism not American culture. We’re just at this stage and have a history of “liberation” in the 20th century that makes it look even worse than elsewhere. Look at the populists all over the place though.
echoing Ronald Reagan: “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”
Yes, very very much so. Undoubtedly and in nearly every way. And I work in one of the industries that’s been hit hard by the recent layoffs (info Tech).
The economy under Trump’s leadership was burning bright because he lit the candle on both ends and doused it in lighter fluid.
Biden’s term has been a disgrace ever since october.
Trump’s been a disgrace since he was born. What’s your point?
OP was kind enough to provide a source, care to share yours?
Sure
Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution
US vetoes call for immediate Gaza ceasefire at UN
US vetoes resolution on Gaza which called for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire
I believe using your veto powers in the UN to block attempts to stop a literal genocide that’s happening right now because of one of your allies is pretty disgraceful if you ask me.
Lol, yeah man. Trump will be so great for Gaza.
Yeah, I mean you’re technically right, but it’s still a trash take because nobody in the running will even plausibly be better, or even just not worse, and ignoring that reality is BS.
Piss off, tankie. No one wants you here.
