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I keep hearing various media personalities I like say things along the lines of "If we even have another presidential election... "

Is this just the joke of the month or are people truly thinking it's game over? I don't live in the US so I'm not really familiar with how that would work

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[โ€“] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I think whatever happens you have to remember there's an intersection of stupid and funny that must be satisfied. Divine it with me. The axioms: it has to be existentially concerning. They must say the quiet part out loud. They have to tread. So let's say they demand IDs to vote, right? The sort of thing they would do. If it's simply ICE at the polling booths to check for ID then nothing will have happened in the intervening years. It's gotta be more! Something like "ICE gets to count the votes because illegals like the Democrats and that would give them a chance to regain power". So that's the bad news. Circling back, the funny part? Trump sues ICE when a viral video shows them burning early votes because they made him look bad. Some polling places get Tesla robots to scan IDs instead in response.

That's what the US seems like from my perspective

Exactly. The nazi mastered the art of being a clown. It's an old technique. The likable asshole