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[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 146 points 4 days ago (2 children)

A lot of people also don't see that the Netherlands have been lifted from the Eurasian continent and landed on the Moon.

In both cases, people don't see it because it's not true.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)

are we sure about the Netherlands? I haven't been there for a long yime

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

yea, they liked lifting from the ocean so much that they kept going all the way to the moon

[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 9 points 4 days ago

Oh good, they don't know about the moon thing yet. Yes, the Netherlands are right where you left it, carry on.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

he switched places. he won because he didn't do this and pretended he understands people are suffering. now that he's in power he doesn't want to admit that so he's doing the Democratic Party Special™ which is just to tell people their experiences and feelings are wrong and things are actually great which is why they fucking lose all the goddamn time. stupid move when mamdani wiped the floor with the entire elite class with his affordability message.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Of course not, he's imploding a country. Death by a thousand cuts.

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He's Putin's running dog.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

I would be shocked to learn that he can actually "run".

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 89 points 4 days ago (2 children)

He’s stealing billions so he thinks everyone is doing well because he only cares about himself

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yup. Bingo. This is exactly it, and other billionaires think this is the case also.

They're going to be really confused and outraged when people start eating them.

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[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 70 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Guess it depends on what you think signals a strong economy.

America’s top 10 richest saw their wealth grow by $700 billion combined under Trump: report

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-billionaires-oxfam-elizabeth-warren-b2857535.html

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

All the people that matter to trump are doing great

[–] C4551E@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Except his bestie Jeffrey, probably the only person he ever cared about

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Alas, so many little secrets died that day

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Presumably that's all from stocks, so when the bubble pops they may be back to where they started.

I mean, we can dream.

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is exactly the mistake that the Dems made going into 2024. They shouted from the rooftops about how great Biden's economy was, while completely ignoring how cost of living was destroying the average person.

Trump has managed to make those problems even worse, fritter away the few good things Biden's economy did have going for it (low unemployment, significant investment in certain manufacturing sectors) and now they're doing exactly the same play. But it's going to take the Dems waking the fuck up and actually offering real solutions on cost of living to capitalise on this. That's how they won on the 4th; every candidate that won, from progressives like Mamdami to moderate centrists, talked about affordability, the one thing Biden and Harris refused to acknowledge.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 71 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The greatest economy for whom?

The big question most journos are paid quite well to not ask.

[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

AI companies, tech bros, wall st, landlords, and oligarchs.

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[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 days ago

Donald Trump spelled forward is also a synonym for asshole!

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[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 days ago

Alternative title:

Demented orange rapist sees things that aren't there, yet he's still not been removed from power.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The USA is fucking trash. These billionaires are literally cancer on our society.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

They're gold hoarding dragons and we need a team of adventurers to bring them down

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 days ago

The Economies New Clothes.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 10 points 3 days ago

If you are a predatory Sociopathic Oligarch, than America is the greatest place to be plying your exploitation strategies, and indulging your OCD financial hoarding mental illness.

It sucks for everyone else, but empathy is not something Trump understands. He probably doesn't even know that world, just like he'd never heard the word GROCERIES before the last campaign.

[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The current US economy is the greatest economy... if you're a billionaire

If you're a landlord collecting rent from 1,000 tenants, you're rolling in cash right now

If you own a large amount of stocks, you're rolling in cash right now

The economy is great for the rich because they're able to take all the value generated by the working class

[–] MattBlackAlien@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

You can generally replace the word 'economy' with 'rich people's yachts' -

"Trump claims ‘a lot of people don’t see’ that America has ‘the greatest rich people's yachts right now’ .

Yep - still works.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 4 days ago

"Just let them eat Graphics cards instead!"

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 days ago

I agree that a lot of people don't see the truth of the American economy: they're in a fucking recession.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

People who see things that aren't there are people with severe mental problems.

[–] Crostro@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

If you substitute *rich people's yacht money" for economy, then his statement becomes correct

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 28 points 4 days ago (2 children)

He thinks that because he is grifting like a motherfucker and racking up billions in schemes like crypto shitcoins.

He is completely divorced from reality.

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[–] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 30 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Is he having a Skinner "No, it's the children who are wrong" moment?

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

More like all the people there are chronically trying to manage the emotions of an enraged toddler so they don't accidentally cause a ketchup-flinging incident, so they tell him what they think he wants to hear, only then he tantrums when reality pierces the baby carriage.

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[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You can’t gaslight a vote that happened two days ago you makeup-tinted idiot

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 13 points 4 days ago (5 children)

They'll just keep at it until it does change. Remember, everyone was frantic and upset the day after January 6 but nowadays it's all just "peaceful tourists taking a walk". Repeat a lie long enough and loudly enough - especially with the help of complicit propaganda engines across all types of media - and people will believe and defend that "reality".

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Is the great economy in the room with us?

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

He’s right. A lot of people don’t see it. Because it’s not there!!!

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago

It's true! It's invisible to most. Only the 1%ers can see it. If you can't see it, you're not worthy.

Greatest economy? Isn’t this one of the cornerstones of the argument used to vote for trump? How the evil democrats said the economy was great (while simultaneously somehow acknowledging it wasn’t and trying to push policy through to boost it for middle class) and forgot about the little guy?

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Greatest, for asshole parasites who already have too much and are okay with predating on poor people...

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is "the greatest economy" in the room with you right now?

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

"It was. Then it fell over on the floor having a heart attack. I stood at my desk looking confused." - Trump

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 days ago

It seems obvious to Trump the economy is great because of how many rubes and influence-seekers have bought his crypto.

[–] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago

It doesn't matter how great the economy is if people can't afford groceries, motherfucker.

[–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The greatest economy is when billionaires are bribing you specifically by donating to whatever dumb idea you stole from TV in exchange for regulatory capture

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 days ago

Vibecession!

[–] Plurrbear@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

When applying for the same job I had 10years ago which was lost due to a massive layoff now posted again, WITH THE SAME SALARY…. Nope! America is trash!

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Wow this is almost exactly what people were upset at joe biden for (even though biden at least attempted to reduce debt burdens). Weird how this plays out.

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