CJMusic Oct 7, 2023:

Joe Biden is the worst US president in history.

CJMusic Jul 6, 2024:

It would appear that, in light of Biden failing and floundering, the Dems sent their minions out to foment panic about Project 2025. It won’t work.

CJMusic May 1, 2025:

I regret voting for Trump.

My husband is laid off and can’t find a job and my kids’ credit scores have tanked bc of his student loan policy.

This is not what I voted for.

  • Secret-Music@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    This is not what I voted for

    “I voted for other people to suffer, and now I’m suffering. Is there no fairness in this world?”

    Either that, or:

    “When Donald Trump mentioned what a fine man Hannibal Lecter is before shuffling around to the YMCA, my brain registered that as him telling me everything that I wanted to hear because I’m a delusional psychopath with no grip on reality that thinks the world revolves around me.”

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      The Hannibal Lecter thing drives me nuts, because Trump clearly heard someone mention immigration from political asylum and confused that with mental asylums.

      I wish the press would have picked up on it and called him out.

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        I’m pretty sure he praised OJ Simpson at some point in the middle of all of that as well. He was also very concerned about offshore wind farms killing whales in record numbers. And there was that one incident where he just stood around on stage saying and doing nothing for an hour while golden oldies played.

        The press was too busy printing headlines about Trump calling Biden “sleepy Joe” though. And honestly I’m not sure if an honest and fair press would’ve even helped in this case. It would’ve just been librul deep state propaganda. And they would’ve just gone on with their decorative diapers, foam fingers and Trump bibles regardless.

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          He was never concerned about offshore wind turbines in any serious way.

          He just didn’t like that they were an eyesore to his Scottish golf course.

          That’s it. That’s the only reason.

          And then you had those peasants who refused to sell their land adjacent to it. Who wants to see a peasant dump when you play golf on the best golf course in Scotland? Why can’t we just kill them like Longshanks would have done?

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          It wouldn’t have helped. You can go online and see all of the semi reasonable convesations with trump supporters out in public and the all want to hold on to the idea he is a good, sane choice. They never accept the evidence. They just reluctantly shrug.

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        I wish the press would have picked up on it and called him out.

        There are so, so, so many instances of this. If they’d picked up on a few more we wouldn’t be in this mess. But they ignored them all because they’re complicit in all of this.

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          They did this with Reagan, but Reagan was smarter than Trump, and understood the rules of common decency, even if he was just as callous, and indifferent. He didn’t bite that hand that fed him, and knew his place. He was a “face,” and knew it. Reagan could be controlled. Trump cannot, even if most of his actions benefit his masters. So far, Trump has been a useful idiot for the billionaire’s goals, but he’s losing his mind, and let his latest election think he’s God.

          There’s a reason these billionaire funded think tanks target frustrated and failed entertainers. Failed script writers, actors, stand up comedians, musicians. They all crave success, adulation, power, and most importantly… money. Which the billionaires have falling out of their asses.

          They’re all narcissists. Seriously, look into the past ambitions of people like Shapiro, Walsh, Pool, Owens, Crowder, Rogan, etc. All failed entertainers, or entertainment adjacent. It makes a lot of sense to enlist these people.

          And then you have insignificant “intellectuals,” who never made groundbreaking discoveries, like Jordan, and those two brothers I can’t remember the names of, and don’t care to find out. You know the ones. They crave adulation, power, and money, too. More narcissism.

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        It’s usually the dumbest, most infantile reason with him. He just negotiated rare earth materials with Ukraine, and he’s after them again in Greenland. I’m starting to think he wants them because they literally have “rare” in the name.

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      It all boils down go “I voted for them to hurt people” and then they act surprised when they’re the ones being hurt.

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    this is not what I voted for

    Nah, dipshit it’s EXACTLY what you voted for.

    It’s too bad these morons are illiterate, and allergic to anything that isn’t low-IQ misinformation

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      She didn’t realize that she fits into the “expendable peasant” tier to Trump, and his ilk.

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        “Expendable peasant”: Anyone who isn’t a billionaire willing to throw money at L’Orange.

        Great phrase, BTW. I’m brand new around here and I already like the place!

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    This person knew what Project 2025 was and just refused to believe it. This is exactly what they voted for.

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      “But… I’m white…”

      “Yeah, white trash. Just another n!**3r to me. Eat shit, and die.”

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    Vote republican, and have a worse life

    I don’t get why people haven’t learned that one yet

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      How would someone who is convinced they are a temporarily embarassed millionaire learn a lesson like that.

      Conservatives always think they’re part of the in-group… until they’re not.

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      Blame shifting by the people that they believe they should trust.

      “The democrats caused this mess”
      “If the democrats were in power, they would do way worse than this”
      “This is temporary pain to prevent the democrats from ruining EVERYTHING”
      Heil Hitler THE DEMOCRATS ARE THE REAL NAZI FASCISTS!!!”

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        This is the strategy that the obscenely wealthy have used since the dawn of time.

        Manipulate the peasants to blame each other, instead of them. Throw the peasants some bones to make us appear concerned, altruistic, and benevolent. The reason Roman emperors gave the plebes free bread every day, and held the “Games” to keep them from rioting.

        Today, it’s American Idol, sports, reality TV, YouTube, TikTok, etc.

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      Because they think that one day soon, they’ll own the boot and be the ones doing the stomping.

      Republicans never consider themselves to be poor, they’re just “temporarily embarrassed millionaires” who are gonna make it any day now. Just you wait, any day now they’ll win the lottery, or get an inheritance, or…

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        Fry: “yeah that’ll show those poor!”

        Leela: “but Fry, why are you cheering? you aren’t rich.”

        Fry: “True, but someday I might be. Then people like me better watch their step!”

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      Because it’s a better life for rich people, and that’s what they’re going to be any day now!

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    I love this community. It sucks people need to suffer but when you’re this dense, some pain is the only thing that’ll make them pay attention.

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    The problem with choosing your own reality is that when it doesn’t bear any resemblance to actual reality, you will inevitably be forced to face up to it at some point.

    Humans generally hate to admit when they are wrong so creating a version of events where you didn’t make a mistake is easier.

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      The magic of modern social media is that you can ensconce yourself in a made-up AM Talk Radio / AI-generated reality. CJ’s experiencing a bit of propaganda lag between experiencing the consequences of the policy and being told who to blame as the scapegoat. But that’s just due to us living in an in-between time with no elections on the immediate horizon.

      Talk to CJ in the run up to the midterms and ask her why her husband is laid off and her kids credit scores are shit. I’m sure she’ll be able to explain in great detail how Illegal Gay ISIS Woke Feminazis are to blame.

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        Exactly the reason Fox was created, and The Fairness Doctrine was killed.

        Seal your cult voters in an alternate reality bubble. Win. Repeat.

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    The Fox made him choose the Leopard

    Because something about hunter Biden, I guess. Also something about her e-mails.

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    Good. Each day I grow happier and happier seeing them get what they voted for. I’d like to think they’ve learned their lesson and will never do it again, but quite frankly I’ve had goldfish with longer attention spans than MAGAts. Only way this sticks to grind them down for a while.