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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 hours ago

Such a low IQ photo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

Junior is posing with an empty box of fries like he never learned how to pose to capture a memory, only to sell a product.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine having $300 billion and 12 kids and this is how you choose to spend the limited time you have.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago

this is how you choose to spend the limited time you have

My guess is that these guys saw someone like Bernie coming down the line at some point, a populist left wing politician who would have basically ended the billionaires free-for-all in america, and they said 'well we gotta take over the entire government to stop this', and people fell for it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Have all their gaze at once feels very unconfortable.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

Not shown: perfectly normal JD Vance humping the backrest from behind Trump while violently stuffing his face with a cold cheeseburger.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Has the same vibes as homelander forcing the deep to eat the octopus.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

what does that mean? who is the crappy hamburger in this comparison lol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Wow, I can say with confidence that this is the first time I've ever wished for a plane to crash. Just one patriotic pilot is all it would take.

I really don't like that these shitstains make me feel such vitriol...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

first time I’ve ever wished for a plane to crash.

He'll go out the same way Joffery went out

[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Do they a) have a McDonalds Kitchen on the plane b) eat warmed up Burgers and Frys c) eat lukewarm Burgers and Frys

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

I have unfortunately been around many wealthy Republicans in my life. They don't eat fucking McDonald's - ever. This was a staged photo, if it's even a real photo at all.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

A real meeting of the mindless.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

Elon's far from mindless. He's just a self-serving prick who would burn a country down to increase his stan- oh wait.

Yeah. Fuck.

He's potentially the most dangerous person at that table. He doesn't want power in the limelight - though he uses the limelight when he needs to, yes - he wants power behind the scenes. And he's very good at getting what he wants. That much should be unambiguously clear.

And if gaining that power means helping a fascist fucking prick fuck gain dictatorial powers, well I don't think he'd think twice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Agreed that he's not mindless, but he's a far cry from "genius". He's just a lucky dipshit narcissist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I mean unless he's falsifying his own IQ scores he is "technically" a genius - but being intelligent doesn't necessarily mean you're a good person.

Or that you're "right".

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

IDK, I think Trump is still the most dangerous. He's the most unhinged, and the Supreme Court recently ruled that he can't be punished for any of the actions he takes as president. That combination makes him scarier than the others IMO.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

You're right, I was playing devil's advocate to highlight that Elon is actually very detrimental to this country. Many people don't take him seriously.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

It's been so odd seeing Trump cabinet picks come in because it feels like he is just picking conservative celebrities, rather then actual politicians. Like it's still kinda crazy that fucking Elon Musk is gonna be in government.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It's looking more and more like this term will be "Celebrity Apprentice: Washington".

Which, as sad as that is, is still preferable to the alternative where he has a small inner circle of actually smart far right strategists, who he trusts completely and follows their recommendations to the last detail.

I don't know that it holds true across the board, but for Trump at least, it appears that in the right wing you get smarts or charisma/a following...but not both.

Trump is a flashy moron who appeals to the GOP base, which is comprised largely of morons. They need a moron at the top of the ticket to speak the language of their base, but in the process they're stuck with a moron at the top when they win.

They'll still do damage, no doubt, but I feel like the biggest check on Trump's power is that he's too stupid to wield it to maximum effect.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Are there many smart far right men that trump isn't angry with?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 hours ago

What a proud moment for the USA

[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

In fairness to him, he looks genuinely uncomfortable just holding it for this paid publicity shot. Not enough raw bear meat in it for him.

Boycott McDonalds, sponsors of Fascism 2025.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 hours ago

Yeah if RFK jr wasnt such a shitheel id feel bad for him, but he is infact a shitheel so I have only one want for him, suffering and pain.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I’m sure RFK is really going to eat that.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 hours ago

He has to or else it gets the hose

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

The man eats road kill. What do you expect

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 hours ago

Am I the only one that thinks this looks like a family gathering with Mike Johnson smiling proudly over the family 'kids table'?

Like, exact same vibes as a bunch of random kids all shuffled away to a single kid's table, and then the one adult (and boy is that stretching the definition) watching over them, and all of them trying to smile for the picture some random auntie none of them have met before is taking.

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