MAGA’s gonna party like it’s 2020!

  • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 hours ago

    As someone who doesn’t live in the US, I’m looking forward to watching this unfold.

    It’s going to hurt Trump. I’m sorry a lot of Dem voters will be collateral damage but honestly, an economic shit storm of biblical magnitude is pretty much the only thing that can save you IMO.

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      2 hours ago

      Lmao hurt Trump? His cultists will be eating rat soup to survive and insist that the economy is great and America is on its way to being Great Again™, and that rat soup is just a necessary sacrifice on that path.

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        1 hour ago

        The cultists, yes… but they’re not the ones keeping him on his throne. If enough rich people lose enough money he will be impeached.

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      7 hours ago

      It’s unclear if it’s going to save america, considering it’s 1:1 out of hitler’s playbook. He crashed the economy with tarrifs before going all in.

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      9 hours ago

      As an American I agree, though I have to point out something those of us living this shit nightmare know…

      This won’t hurt him. At all. His supporters by and large are what you’d expect from full on Stockholm syndrome victims.

      They excuse, Sanewash, and pretend it’s part of some plan to make them great.

      His supporters? They can soak in their own bloodbaths and say it was Obama’s fault or some Hillary conspiracy.

      The one issue voters who sat out last time, the middle of the ground twats who thought their vote didn’t matter, the Palestinians who thought Kamala’s stance on Israel wasn’t strong enough… Those are the people who have to suffer enough to motivate them to not be so fucking indifferent to things they don’t fully understand.

      • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        5 hours ago

        IMO it’s not really the MAGA idiots you need to worry about. It’s the influential people in the republican party who are supporting Trump.

        You’re right that the stereotypical trump supporter can’t be dissuaded by economic hardship.

        However, the people that thought Trump was going to deliver them never before seen profits through de-regulation can very easily be dissuaded be economic hardship.

        An economic hole is forming, and if it’s deep enough and wide enough Trump will be unseated.

      • HeyListenWatchOut@lemmy.world
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        8 hours ago

        Agreed. After watching videos of people literally dying in the ICU being told they are passing away soon specifically because they got COVID and didn’t take the vaccine or wear masks and drank horse dewormer or whatever else, and when asked they said they were regretful, they all say “no,” I knew we were screwed.

        Hell, I had that same thought happen again when I watched parents whose little children died from Measles were asked “do you regret not vaccinating your now dead children?” And they immediately without hesitation said “no.”

        It is a cult, and they are locked in until they are all burned away like a literal fever.

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          It is a cult, and they are locked in until they are all burned away like a literal fever.

          Yes but, as with any cult, blind faith won’t save them. They’ll go destitute, get sick and die all the same.

          It’s a shame it had to come to that but the world will eventually be rid of them anyway. People wishing MAGAtards redeem themselves are focusing on the wrong thing

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    10 hours ago

    I’m living the dream with individually wrapped quilted 3-ply tp rolls and $1.75/doz eggs. Current version of the us sucks balls.

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    13 hours ago

    Let me put it this way. Today I spent over $700 on a massive amount of groceries and various toiletries.

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    16 hours ago

    https://archive.is/VUtGt

    rump proves he still has no idea what a tarriff is:

    “I am this giant store. It’s a giant, beautiful store, and everybody wants to go shopping there,” he said. “And on behalf of the American people, I own the store, and I set prices, and I’ll say, ‘If you want to shop here, this is what you have to pay.’ ”

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      12 hours ago

      It’s all the drinking of liberal tears. And the drinking of conservative tears. And the drinking of the tears of the middle class. And drinking of the tears of poor people. And just eating fucking crow all the time cause he’s a goddamn moron. I’m sure there’s a lot of otherreasons. Those are just a few.

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    18 hours ago

    Who CARES? I’m a Jesus Loving Church Going American and I FULLY Support this AS LONG as I still get to Bully GAY KIDS!

    -LITERALLY Everyone who Voted for Trump since he LITERALLY CAMPAIGNED ON THIS!

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        9 hours ago

        For heavens sake Johnson, didnt your mother teach you that its a wink and a nudge. You dont just say that stuff out loud.

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      17 hours ago

      A really stunning amount of people, when confronted with evidence during the campaign (i.e. project 2025 or tariffs or what have you) simply chose to swallow whatever one sentence dismissal Trump issued; “Oh, he said he’s never heard of P2025”, “oh, no, we don’t pay tariffs, the company does”, etc. I know a fair amount of them now that are quietly eating crow and upset with the way things are going. The hot new thing I’ve noticed with the more normal half of MAGA right now is trying to come up with reasons why Trump is “acting so weird”.

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        16 hours ago

        I could give them a few reasons if they’re struggling to come up with their own.

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    19 hours ago

    Y’all are gonna roast the shit out of me, but I really have a strong urge to buy toilet paper before all the weirdos start clearing the shelves (which I am fully aware makes me one of the weirdos)

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      5 hours ago

      I mean this is the reason there are shortages. People fear shortages, so they buy extra so they wouldn’t be hit with the shortages, actually causing the shortage.

      The whole toilet paper thing was hilarious

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        5 hours ago

        You’re so aggressive for no reason. I didn’t even remotely suggest I actually bought the TP I was just commenting on my silly thoughts. Lighten up. It has to be miserable being so miserable.

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      14 hours ago

      Still have my emergency supplies from covid. During the really scarce time, I ended up buying some of those massive rolls that go in public toilets, totalled 2.4km of tissue paper in the box.

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      18 hours ago

      We chose to do a little bit of “buying ahead.” Where I would buy one pack of TP, I bought a second one, and when we use the first I’ll get another. Nothing we’re not going to use within a few months anyway, not looking to build a TP throne but just a bit of cushion. We were already mostly doing this anyway since covid because it seems like there’s random shortages here and there that didn’t happen prior, or at least not enough to notice.

      Really, nothing beyond what I’d want to have for a natural disaster where we’re on our own for a few days. Trying to be prudent without being a weirdo.

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        14 hours ago

        Having just spent 2 weeks in japan, I’m not looking forward to my first poop at home. Am going to be looking at cost of upgrading.

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          10 hours ago

          Dude, trust me… that booty will love you. I never liked it, until my wife got me in to it. I feel fresher than ever.

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          13 hours ago

          just get one that fits under your toilet seat they’re like 40 bucks and take 5 mins to install

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            13 hours ago

            Feh, you vastly underestimate how crap I am at plumbing.

            Like the comic relief janitor of old, I have a gift for picking up every wrong part before I find the one I need.

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              9 hours ago

              The problem with bidets is that they require electricity and often there isnt any available next to the toilet. So you have to burn your house down and start over from scratch.

            • spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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              12 hours ago

              If you’re that unsure of your abilities, spend a bit more and get one of the replace the whole seat kind of bidets. Literally All I had to do was disconnect the waterline, install the t-junction, then reconnect the waterline. Plug the provided hose into both items, install with some thumb screws and enjoy your wet butthole.

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        18 hours ago

        I want one so bad, but I can’t get the husband on board. I have considered just buying it and installing it myself via the “do it anyways and ask for forgiveness” method, but dunno if butt spray is a battle I’m willing to choose yet. I just want to convince him it’s a good idea.

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          5 hours ago

          Get one with a heated seat and he’ll forgive you even if he doesn’t come around to the butt spray. Heated seats are something I never knew I needed and now that I have it I can never go back. I cringe whenever I’m at a friend’s house and I need to sit on their cold toilet seat.

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          13 hours ago

          They’re not mandatory if they’re attached. It’s not gonna jump out and douse your butt without you asking.

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          16 hours ago

          I gotta say especially if you live in a warm area…there’s no going back…bidet for life

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          18 hours ago

          Assuming your financial decision making for a purchase of that magnitude isn’t at the “we need to make this decision together” threshold: do it.

          He doesn’t HAVE to use it just because you bought/installed it.

          • Kookie215@lemmy.world
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            18 hours ago

            Yeah, I can get one on Amazon right now for less than $50, so I can definitely afford it with my own spending money. I really should just do it.

        • Sheridan@lemmy.world
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          18 hours ago

          They’re very easy to install. It’s almost as easy as installing a shower head.

          There are also compact battery powered portable handheld bidets that work about as well as the real thing. I have one I take with me on trips.

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            18 hours ago

            The portable one is my rec too. I have a rechargeable one. I refill it with warm or cool water depending on my preference and then bippity boppity.

            I like it because it’s also easier to aim and control.

            If I was going to get one to hook to the toilet, I’d get the type that’s like a kitchen sprayer attached to hose.

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            18 hours ago

            I have a portable one too and it’s not exactly what I’d call discreet but sure gets the job done. Honestly can’t recommend it for travel though because in spite of the “portable” label, it’s terribly bulky and causes me no end of grief when trying to take it on an airplane. Your experience may be different, here’s the one I’ve got.

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              14 hours ago

              This is what I use at work:

              https://a.co/d/clAv3hV

              It’s just a cap that you can put on almost any soda bottle or water bottle.

              I keep an old 20 oz soda bottle in my office to use with it.

              Great for travel and very discreet.

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                7 hours ago

                Thanks for the recommendation, not sure it’s exactly what I’m looking for but I appreciate it all the same. Looks to be missing some key features (such as the carrying strap) that I’ve grown accustomed to.

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              17 hours ago

              Ah yes, the old “two person” bidet. Truly the sign of a committed relationship.

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          18 hours ago

          Buy them now while you can leverage remaining on shore inventory.

          Also, get your car maintenance done now.

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      8 hours ago

      I’ve always thought this shit was pretty funny. Like, oh, we’re going to have spaghettio’s again? I guess it’s fucking Wednesday.

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      11 hours ago

      When there is a shortage of choice, with the same amount of people buying from a smaller supply, do you expect prices to stay the same?

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      17 hours ago

      Have slowly cultivated my family’s love of potatoes, carrots, and pasta for just such occasions

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      18 hours ago

      It’s kind of a sad superpower, isn’t it? Especially when you see people who have always been coddled living in luxury, start complaining.

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        I grew up poor as hell. I broke the cycle in my family just in time to have to deal with this shit. My garden is looking like it’s going to do well this year and if meat starts getting scarce I can go hunting from time to time or get some yard birds from the friends I get my eggs from, but god damn (or maybe I’ll go vegetarian, wouldn’t be the first time), I just wanted a little more time not having to live hand to mouth.

        But I’ll make it as long as flour doesn’t get to be the price of beef. And I’ll complain the whole fucking time.