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[–] MerryJaneDoe@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The MAGA idiots that voted for Trump still support Trump. My neighbor is overjoyed that we are at war. I've never been so disgusted by a boomer's behavior.

My other idiot boomer friend is not MAGA, but he is Republican. And he will continue to vote Republican, even though he hates Trump.

They never learn. It's always "well, next time it'll be different". And, in that respect, they are exactly like Democrats.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yep, last I heard Trump still has above 30% support among Americans, including all the shit about ICE, tax cuts for the 1%, taking affordable healthcare away from people, undermining the economy with tariffs, breaking relations with former allies, failing to support Ukraine, and now entering a completely unnecessary illegal and war destabilizing the region and and even Europe to some degree, that benefit no-one but Israel and Putin.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean, what else could they even do? Vote for the DEMONcrats? They believe all kinds of wild things about the Democratic Party. They think the Democrats are going to defund the police, have boys get made into girls at school, flood the country with illegals that will rape your wife and daughters, and on and on...

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

flood the country with illegals that will rape your wife and daughters

That would take jobs away from good American presidents and his friends.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, what else could they even do? Vote for the DEMONcrats?

Yes ABSOLUTELY!! And then join the party, and participate actively in politics to move Democrats to improve (reform) democracy in USA.
That's what they should have done at least since the 80's, where it became clear there was a problem.
Instead Americans have abandoned both politics and unions, and are now completely without power, that has been yielded to the 1% instead!

[–] architect@thelemmy.club 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No one likes democrats. They lost (or worse, didn’t fight a stolen election) to a pedophile loser rapist reality tv piece of shit.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

This has been a problem since the 80's, it's not a new problem that suddenly happened. It may be to late now, but in case it isn't, this is the best way forward for Americans.