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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 31 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Again, is anyone here, on Lemmy, surprised by this shit?

Yes, America lives under democracy, however, did you ever stop to consider that business operates under authoritarianism? So we take someone who is aggressively capitalistic, has run and owned several businesses, even had a TV show that's known for the phrase "you're fired", and put them in charge. Then we're surprised when this person who has basically been head of several authoritarian businesses, starts acting like an authoritarian regime?

I don't think so Tim.

None of this is surprising to me in the least.

And people voted for this.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 days ago

People been voting for this every election since this slave colony was stolen.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

"Hybrid regime" is the best phrase to describe the US right now.

Not a total dictatorship, yet, but very authoritarian, but somehow just not authoritarian enough for someone to be granted political asylum in, say, the EU, but nevertheless, very authoritarian.

I wonder at what point the EU would actually take this regime seriously and start granting asylum.

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If there's anyone in your life that still doesn't get that Donald Trump is a fascist, then they are a cultist and a photo won't have any effect.

This is early 1930s Germany. They're lost. They're gone. They're going to have to be beaten into submission like every other fascist movement ever.

We had a chance to go down another path. We passed on that opportunity.

[–] EldenLord@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

In europe there are many old people who obviously aren‘t cultists, but still say "well he did alot of good things for his country" or "well the woke youth would run society to the ground". So yeah, Trumpism isn‘t only a cult problem, but a cultural one.

Which is why I‘m very cynical about what will happen when the White House toddler finally bites the cheeto dust.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

idk what the fuss is about this is totally normal where I'm from:

[–] OldSchoolMonkey@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] saimen@feddit.org 7 points 6 days ago

From the movie adaptation of the book "1984" from the year 1984.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

It's from the country of Airstrip One, Oceania

[–] modus@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Time to break out the projectors.

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

The comparatively small font on, "American Workers," really makes it seem like it's saying, "Trump First." ...which I'm sure is an accident.

[–] Aimeeloulm@feddit.uk 12 points 6 days ago

So these flags were made in the USA right? Trump does support manufacturing in the USA, right ?? Or is the truth like his MAGA hats these flags also made in China 🙄

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If this was a screenshot from a game with a fictional president, people would call it "very on the nose". Maybe someone with photoshop skills can make that edit, to ask Trump supporters what that president reminds them, then switch in the original with Trump (of course many will think the original is the fake).

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[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

He was forced to do that otherwise his friends Kim and Vlad wouldn't stop to make fun of him. They already ridiculed him in the group chat for the low energy military parade for his birthday

But this is still small. Even smaller than the flag! (Which is hung flipped, on the wrong side?)

They are still laughing because look how small he looks compared to the Vlad one! Did he wanted to save money? Cheapskate!

Now he has to put his photo in every classroom and replace the Lincoln statue

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago

Fash gonna fash.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

It is becoming apparent that despite all the wailing and gnashing of teeth, everyone is actually ok with all his shit

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Bet they burn real nice

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

This photo would have more of an effect if there was a credible source for it. I can't even read the banner to Google it. I had to reverse image search.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/national-guard-chicago-crime/

This trend of screenshots rather than links degrades discourse.

[–] kungfuratte@feddit.org 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It says "American Workers First".

The picture comes from the WSJ article linked to in the Mastodon post. https://archive.is/QDS8P

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

For me the first page of a Google search does not link to stories with this image with the military standing in front. Except for one link to the Boston Globe which displays for a second before paywall blocking.

That is why the general netiquette is to share the link in the first place.

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[–] LengAwaits@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

"trump banner dc"

You'll find it to be a very effective search engine query.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 4 points 6 days ago

1948 called, they wanted the premise for the novel 1984 back.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Trump should honour the environment and make a gold statue on the whitehouse lawn of a some representative animal. Maybe a calf? Thank goodness there are no statues of him (yet?). Those vinyl building posters are easy to melt.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

I wouldn't want to be the person with an office behind that poster. not even if I had bulletproof glass

[–] SugarCatDestroyer@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Trump's face scares me, no, just look at how he looks into soul...

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

He sure as shit isn't seeing my soul.

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[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

This is so wild. But it's so infuriating how the left has this type of ammunition and yet not fucking guns to do anything with it.

[–] mustard57@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Someone really needs to add googly eyes to these.

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