• Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Trump is a result of American culture, not driving it.

    Trump is a representative of America, not an outsider.

    Trump happened again secondary to the diseases of hate and greed, not in advance of.

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      11 days ago

      To further expound: In a healthy political ecosystem, Trump would not be able to get anywhere near any political office. He would have been immediately voted down as the cruel joke that he is. It’s only because America is so evil and toxic that he was elected twice.

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      11 days ago

      “the diseases of hate and greed” - is found elsewhere too. Which is why Fascism is also on the rise in Europe and elsewhere.