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[–] formergijoe@lemmy.world 212 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Not so fast! Korea's legislature stopped the president. Trump's royal bumlickers in congress will allow the United States to get to full fascism first.

USA! USA! USA!

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago

You mean: "America first"

[–] cliffracerflyyy@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

It is almost adorable how people think America needs fascism to be a special form of a globally destructive hegemony.

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[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 116 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

He's already "joking" about a 3rd term.

Thing is, this clown doesn't joke.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 50 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

My current conspiracy theory is that he is gonna get assassinated by the """far left""" (aka totally not the Republican party), which will trigger a full fascist takeover. He's too old for me to imagine him being able to make it through a full second term, and too unpredictable for Republican politicians to actually want him to be around; so the ideal situation would be to have him publicly assassinated and use that to drum up support for massive surveillance and restrictions on personal freedom.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah even if he doesn't get assassinated, I do think he's nothing more than an idiotic puppet for the real enemies to democracy to command.

[–] cliffracerflyyy@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

The biggest joke of all is how American voters believe that there's any kind of active mainstream left in US politics.

[–] Geobloke@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

His dad lived to 93 and his mum until 88. He might be with us for another couple of decades

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Did they both exclusively eat McDonald's?

This is where I disagree. I've watched this trump fellow for quite some time. The universe has a ginormous hard on for the guy, sure there might be 100 assignation attempts but guaranteed he squeaks through each one of them.

[–] Dupree878@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I see it all as a play to push Vance forward. Whether taking over or just as the next candidate

[–] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

He has 2 options.

First is the obvious saying that there’s nothing stopping him from running for a 3rd term, and once again using Jim Crow era vote suppression and other slimy tricks to win again.

The second option is to just declare that presidency is a for-life position. He can do that, after all.

And he’s making that last part perfectly clear. He is above the law. There are no consequences for him breaking the law, and nothing stopping him from doing whatever he wants. The people who could are so polite that if words won’t stop him, they say more words at him. That’ll do it!

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Appeasement has worked in the past right? /s

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There's no way. I think he's legit too old, and he only needs 1 term to pardon himself and everyone he wants.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Sorry man nothing in the constitution says you can't run for president on life support /s

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Well it IS satire anymore.... so both.

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[–] Varcour@lemm.ee 57 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

For those out of the loop: What is going on in South Korea? Asking for a friend.

[–] eating3645@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Are the pro-NK folks in the room with us now?

Seriously, are there really pro-NK supporters in SK? That seems ridiculous. Does that guy just really want to start a war with NK or smth?

[–] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

In my complete lack of knowledge of SK politics it appears to be an unpopular president accused of corruption trying to stay in power to avoid... The said corruption chargers

[–] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, that's how I'm interpreting it as well, but I could be a bit biased given the fact it seems to be going on everywhere

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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Seriously, are there really pro-NK supporters in SK?

I'm definitely not saying it's a common thing at all but US and western media really, super play up the image of the DPRK and the tension on the peninsula.

And also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Party_(South_Korea,_2017)

They ran Kim Jae-Yeon for president. She once said:

On 4 June 2012 during an interview with KBS, the emcee asked her to confirm her view towards North Korea. She answered, "If a person does not want to recognise North Korean regime, it means that he/she wants a war with them". When the emcee also asked about what if North Korea attacks the South, she replied, "Still, we should not fight back."

She received 37 thousand votes. Not a lot, but they do exist.

Any more left than them tend to get banned under "National Security" laws.

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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

are there really pro-NK supporters in SK?

Yes, but the people Yoon is going after are not actually NK supporters

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Seriously, are there really pro-NK supporters in SK?

They have been separated from their families by a military occupation from people thousands of miles away who drew an arbitrary border and put them under a dictatorship with the most brutal fascists the local population could produce. There's a reason in America they call it "the forgotten war". It's real bad what went down there and there's no moral equivalence with the two different sides.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, there are Communist supporters of the DPRK in ROK, but that's not what's at play here. President Yoon, the Incel King, is accusing the liberals opposing him in Parliament of being Communist sympathizers. Yoon himself has been saber rattling against the DPRK as well, but that again is not the crux of the situation here.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Last government talked about reunification the same way US talks about a 2 state solution in Israel. He talked about this without occupying US approval as a long term goal. Yoon is full US puppet that wants war. Logic is similar to everyone who thinks a war on Russia is a bad idea can only be paid by Putin.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 50 points 2 weeks ago

More like .....

[–] Willie@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Didn't I hear about him getting a list of military folks who he wants to replace with those loyal to him.

That could be interpreted to mean that he started talking about it first.

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 weeks ago

That's basically what Saddam Hussein did.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 35 points 2 weeks ago

While Israel is off camera to the right

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So...

What dry goods we buying? Anyone prepping?

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Lentils and beans, baybeee

[–] menemen@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

NRG 5, lentils/beans/peas/chickpeas, pasta, tomatoe paste and vitamins. Always good to have enough of these for a few weeks, Trump or no Trump.

"Dictator on Day One"

🙄

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago

Occupied korea has a history of that to be fair

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago

He doesn't need martial law, the SCOTUS already essentially declared the president a dictator.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, he already talked about using the military against his political opponents and the mass deportation.

[–] raoul@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

WWIII will get memed or will not be

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Incel King is going to end up like Park Chung-Hee if this continues. Bang Bang Day 2?

[–] Habahnow@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

The race ain't over till it's over. America will come out on top. 'MERICA! Fucking hope we don't win this race

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