The funny thing is they could forever leave the “draft dodger” conversation in the dust if they just stopped nominating people over 70. But they just can’t help clinging to power by forcing us to vote for the lesser of two geriatrics.
There hasn’t been a conscription since 1972. Anyone 18 at that time is now 70+. Let it go old folks. Just fade away peacefully. Enjoy your retirement. You can have a nice time without being inflamed by facebook posts to try to start a racewar.
They NEED majority retirement laws. They could soften up the pain by phasing it in as the old ones die out, thus increasing the odds that the old jackasses in power will actually adopt it.
And it needs to be in the constitution, and quick.
Just imagine what horrors would show up if we extend life (even if only for the super wealthy) to 150, 200, more?
People could consolidate power and hold onto it for centuries, not just decades.
“That should be good enough to convince those suckers and losers to keep on liking me” - Donald Trump, probably.
That oughta hold those S.O.Bs.
He is well known to refuse responsibility for his shit
He is correct - only a psycho would do that.
A broken clock… or something
I prefer it is… even a dumpster fire can provide warmth on occasion.
Projecting
Like a good conservative!
Lemmy: Fuck fascists. Violence against fascism is justified.
Also Lemmy: The men who died fighting honest-to-god fascism while it was perpetrating the most systemic genocide in human history are idiots.
Reading comprehension’s not your strongest stat, eh champ?
Now if only he were self aware…
Say what you want but his clear doesn’t give a fuck attitude that what he says in public and denying what he says in public is strong. Never knew someone’s gaslighting game is this strong
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How so, he said the shit like on camera, now if he denies it does that not mean he does not give a shit and is actively trying to gaslight us. Get fucked and informed poser
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Wow thanks for elaborating further, now I know how I was the problem, you gave such a compelling argument and left no doubt in my mind I was the problem, and why other people like myself are sick trash and should get, as you stated, fucked. I apologise and clearly I should rethink my entire way of thinking and how I engage, by not following other people’s opinions and trying to have a discussion was my error. So sorry.
Or just a complete asshole.
I agree.
The person who quoted him was his chief of staff at the time, so, yeah, he should know!
Trump unintentionally said a very based thing.
Only a psycho would challenge an institution of power in a runup to the election, or in a position of governance.
At the end of the day, one of the reasons armies even exist at this point is because any politician who may have political will to truly challenge the army and demilitarize would face an armed resistance and violent overthrow, which necessitates the proliferation of an institution that by itself is hugely harmful and parasitic.
The power of the rulers is held on violence, and any attempt to change the status quo will be challenged by the people extorting us all using the real power, equipped with weapons able to kill everyone on Earth.
In some ways, it’s the army that controls the rulers, not the other way around. And the former will do everything to keep holding to their control - and to keep existing even when they shouldn’t.
Trump didn’t say a based thing, ps*cho is an ableist slur, and only an asshole would use a slur like that.
From that point of view, possibly yes. But is there a better alternative in English?
For someone who acts very stupid and dangerous. Something like “daredevil”, but with clearly negative connotations.
Fool.
Hmm, maybe, actually. Though it’s a softer word.
I don’t think Mr T feels that way. It’s about learning to draw the feeling of your insults from a new source. See, we have a language of reference to cultural ideas just like Star Trek’s Tamarians. Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra. Ours is just less concrete. When you use the word ps*cho, it hits hard because you’re drawing on cultural hatred and fear of psychotic and ASPD people. Society doesn’t feel as strongly about court fools, and that’s why nobody feels their sense of hatred light up in reaction to the word. But if the only reason your insults hit hard is because everyone hates mentally ill people, you’re using the wrong insults.
Historically fool was also used for people with metal disabilities. Same as idiot, dolt, simpleton, dumb, and virtually every other word we have for “crazy” and “stupid”
Besides which, crazy people aren’t necessarily stupid people, so fool wouldn’t work for that.
Ableist use of the world fool is so rare I’ve never heard of it before today. The usage referring to the job fool is much more common, and thus the word is much less offensive than ps*cho. If we’re trying to avoid harm, we should choose the least offensive word, right? Or just not use that kind of word at all.
Where do you think the job title came from?
Besides, Trump is clearly a psychopath.
There are some people who have mental health issues. Some people with mood disorders. Some people are neurodivergent.
And some people are just fucking psychotic. You’re not better than others because you use a more tactful word
There he goes using bigoted slurs
Why all the people in this thread using slurs too? They conservatives or something?
Is psycho a slur now?
Always has been. In literal terms, it’s just Greek for"soul". What’s insulting about calling someone a soul? Everyone’s a soul. The reason psy*cho is insulting is that it’s short for psychotic or psychopathic. Which are both mental conditions. Insulting someone for a mental condition is always a slur. And nobody uses that word when they’re not trying to insult someone.
Somebody got called ‘psycho’ a lot in high school and is still salty about it.
“Unless you’re a psycho or a crazy person or a very stupid person, who would say that, anyway?” Trump said, referring to his alleged comments.
Why, yes Donny. That is correct. Only a psycho or a crazy person or a very stupid person would say that. So glad we can finally agree on something.
There’s a very interesting story behind the quote the orange felon is denying.
To be clear, those are not exclusive ors.
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Uhh… multiple people have confirmed he did do this. So yeah he’s right. Only a psycho would do this.
Donald Trump is an asshole because he used the ableist slur ps*cho, and only a bigot would do that.
Speaking as someone who is bipolar, you’re being ridiculous.
And I might believe your defence of Donald Trump if you were speaking as someone with ASPD or on the schizophrenia spectrum. But since you have no relevant lived experience, I’m going to ignore you saying it’s okay when Trump uses a slur against people like me.
Please quote my defense of Donald Trump.
Donald Trump is an asshole because he used the ableist slur ps*cho
you’re being ridiculous.
Seems like you defended him.
That doesn’t sound at all, in any way whatsoever, like defending Trump. Like, I’m not even sure how anyone who speaks even basic English would think that is somehow defending Trump. It would take extreme cognitive difficulty to interpret it that way instead of the person attacking you for being absolutely ridiculous.
No, I’m not defending him. I’m saying you, going all over this thread telling people not to say ‘psycho,’ are being ridiculous.
And no one is going to do what you want them to do either.
I didn’t tell nobody to do nothing. I just said anyone who uses mental illness as an insult the way Trump does is an asshole. Are you saying there’s somebody in this thread who’s acting like Trump?
Maybe it’s Mandela but I really think he did this on video…
It was not on video. It was in Marine One if I recall. Or maybe in the limo.
Not this specific thing, but he’s said similar shit in speeches like “I like people who don’t get captured” while shitting on the last republican with morals.
There’s so many videos of him saying crazy ass shit, I can’t imagine how long it would take to sift through all of it and find this specific instance.
Nah, I never forgot. Some of us have good memory, Captain Bone Spurs.
Kind of frustrating the article doesn’t link to any of the evidence Trump said these things.
The article links to the Atlantic, the original release of the original source for both quotes.
Pretty much all media are in on the great American scam to take this country away from us. But, they’ll be among the first to burn so I don’t get what their end game is.
It’s not that the entire mainstream media is in on it, only the billionaires that own it. The editors and journalists go against their best interests because they have no one else who will pay them. The liberal press isn’t profitable, so the billionaires are trying to make them accomplices in their own destruction.
The irony is that the right is accelerating the demise of democracy by promoting the very hatred and bigotry the media and powers that be (Russia/China) want. It’s all just distraction away from the continued separation of wealth. But Republicans can’t seem to understand this.
