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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 46 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Imagine if this becomes Trumps version of Hitlers "but he built the autobahn". The one good thing he did that people in the future will use to make it look like he "wasnt all bad".

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Yeah, but he also...

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sigh.

Yep. This might be it.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

He also got the world to stop relying on the US. Well not yet, but we might get there.

[–] notabot@piefed.social 11 points 2 days ago

He's also accidentally accelerated the world's shift to renewables. It's still not fast enough, but it's better than it was.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

hell, even hilter had more than just the autobahn - nazis also brought about the first decent animal cruelty laws. Plus he killed hitler! Trump tho, this might really be the only thing. It's the only one I can think of at least, and it hasn't even happened yet..

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah this and killing the penny

Minor decent things that really don't make a difference in the suffering of the people

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

It's like if somebody was robbing you and then tipped you a couple of dollars for being a good victim.

[–] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

And before this last election, I was even looking forward to a celebration of what we had not a memorial for what we are losing at 250 years.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

That and making petrol so expensive even hardcore conservatives are considering electric cars

[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lemmites have been doing that for years now

👃👃👃

I smell tankies

[–] boobs_@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Even if we don't get rid of dst, at least he got rid of the penny

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

It probably will be