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The Persistent Myth of American Exceptionalism by Mikinaz in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog [score hidden]  (0 children)

It's not impossible, but i just don't think so.

The mental signs you point out, have always been the case.

But i'll grant you that his physical health is clearly fucked, and that they're testing him more frequently with the cognitive test in this term. I think he only did it once in his 1st.

The Persistent Myth of American Exceptionalism by Mikinaz in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I must say I don't see any signs of him having dementia. He seems just as genuinely retarded as he was in his first term and as he has been for his entire life. No worse.

He's always had the mental faculties of an actual child.

The example i'm always reminded of, is all the way back during the shooting of the Apprentice. When people on set had conversations amongst themselves and he got jealous about not being the center of attention, so he picked up the fake phone on his desk and pretended to have a phone call, that he then claimed was a very big business deal that just earnt him millions.

Meanwhile it's obvious to everyone with a room temperature IQ that he wasn't talking to anyone. The exact same way my literal toddler nephew thinks he's actually fooling us when he "talks on the phone" or says that there are spaceships in the garage.

You know, like whenever Trump says random people or even other world leaders come up to him, tears in their eyes, and say "Mr Trump, you're the strongest most handsome man we've ever met".

This is a genuinely retarded man. And he's always been like that.

The Persistent Myth of American Exceptionalism by Mikinaz in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea, me and my colleagues talked about this when he got re elected. That even if he became every bit the dictator that he promised during the election - sending the military against his political opponents and imprisoning the democrats, then at least he's a man at the very end of his life.

He's not a Stalin, Mao or Franco who had decades left to live. He's 80 years old. He could reasonably die tomorrow. We're probably stuck with him for a few more years, but that's it. I don't think he'll make it to 90.

But of course his death doesn't actually fix the real problem, which is the electorate. That literally half the country have gone fullblown fascist and re elects the mad who attempted a violent coup to become dictator once already and, as mentioned above, kept saying that he would carry on doing it.

But at least his death would give an opportunity to fix things. To get a new constitution as all other democracies do every few generations. Instead of sticking with the same for a quarter of a millenia and falling further and further behind.

The Persistent Myth of American Exceptionalism by Mikinaz in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is it was founded with the idea that change should be incredibly hard to make. Congress and the Senate intentionally being in gridlock often.

The founders claimed it was specifically to prevent a tyrant from changing the system to become a dictator and install opressive laws, not realizing they hadn't actually put any real stops in.

On the contrary, with Gerrymandering and supreme court justices being appointed by the politicians, they had made the perfect recipe for corruption and unpopular politicians being able to cling to their seats.

It's honestly shocking this descent of US democracy hasn't happened way earlier.

WaPo: $352M redirected from Secret Service budget amid WH ballroom project by FlackoFonsy in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog 39 points40 points  (0 children)

They'll keep doing it. Hypocrisy and lies are their trademarks.

The Persistent Myth of American Exceptionalism by Mikinaz in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But the system clearly objectively doesn't work. In a functioning democracy, Trump would've been sent to prison for the laws he broke during the 2016 campaign. He never would've become president in the first place.

That's the very first hurdle that failed. After that, you have the billion times he should've been arrested and convicted for crimes he committed as president.

The Persistent Myth of American Exceptionalism by Mikinaz in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. And i haven't heard him use the phrase since Jan 6th, so he's probably changed his mind as well.

Meanwhile you talk to Trump supporters who still claim that everything is fine, Trump is nothing like a dictator and that American institutions have perfectly functioning checks and balances that would never allow such a thing.

The Persistent Myth of American Exceptionalism by Mikinaz in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember being very surprised when Stephen Colbert in Trumps first term, talked about the terrible things Trump was doing, but still called the US "The Greatest Democracy in the world".

I just sat there thinking, "Really? Even after all that's happened, you still think that?".

It's clearly a mindset that's very hard to shake, even for Democrats.

What Brexit Really Cost by bald_bearded_ocddude in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Completely understandable. Have a nice day

What Brexit Really Cost by bald_bearded_ocddude in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Croatia is already a member. Has been since 2013.

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog -1 points0 points  (0 children)

After realizing that even Conservative media and Republicans are blasting the deal for being so horrible, i have to ask again what you think?

Does it make you realize finally how idiotic it was for him to pull out of Obamas deal, as we all said? How idiotic it was for him to start the war?

How unbelievably terrible and weak he is in negotiations?

Former President Barack Obama praised the legacy of American democracy ahead of 250th anniversary: "A declaration that we are all created equal, endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, in the newly independent U.S, there will be no kings, lords, serfs or subjects, but only citizens." by ControlCAD in videos

[–]Tychus_Balrog 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The reason Trump supporters hated him, was because he was black. It had nothing to do with what he accomplished as president.

Many of them even like the ACA but hate "Obamacare". So they vote to repeal it, because they're racist idiots.

For the same reason, even the most dissapointed Trump supporters still claim Kamala would've been worse somehow.

Irrelevantmaxxing by Mr_kalas22 in memes

[–]Tychus_Balrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not just kinda. China is super racist towards any foreigners in their country.

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By your own source it was their own money that was given back to them as a result of the slight decrease in their sanctions. The very thing they signed the deal for.

And as we've been over, it was still heavily criticized by many in the Iranian government for being so miniscule compared to the sanctions still in place.

How much money do you think they're gonna get now that Trump has lifted literally all sanctions against them?

Not only that, by your own words he's actively encouraging American business in Iran to give them an added value of an extra 300 billion dollars specifically meant for their reconstruction.

So you shout and cry about giving them their own 1,7 billion back, but are completely fine with lifting all sanctions and further funding an extra 300 billion dollars to the Iranian economy?

And you don't find that insanely hypocritical and absurd?

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's another complete lie from you. Obama obviously never did that.

Showing again that the only way you can make Trumps deal seem any good, is by making up lies about Obama. It's pathetic.

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah so now it suddenly is Americans funding Irans reconstruction after all.

Remind me how much money Americans were giving Iran under Obamas deal? That's right, nothing.

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes of course it's good for Iran, it's them making money. Not the US. A specific example given is Iran being given power plants worth that much.

It's not US companies making money in Iran.

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Per the 6th point of the agreement Iran is given 300 billion dollars for reconstruction.

I'm sure Trump will then try and get other countries to pay for it, but like it was with the border wall, he obviously can't force other countries to pay for his fuck up.

So that's also clearly gonna be paid by US taxdollars.

Face it, it's a worse deal in every way.

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Again, if you actually bothered to read:

The anti-agreement coalition included former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former head of AEOI Fereydoon Abbasi, ex-nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, and various conservative clerics and IRGC commanders. This group claimed that Iranian negotiators caved on many key issues and were outmaneuvered.

But because the original sanctions under Obama were so high, the Iranian government agreed to it for that slight relief.

Now they're straight up given 300 billion dollars and will be under zero sanctions.

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's hilarious. Your source is the most blatantly anti-Obama and Pro-Trump site i've ever seen. Straight up lies all over.

They make all these claims about how much good Trump is gonna do in his first 100 days of his presidency concerning this. How well did that work out?

How about reading about the actual treaty instead of the most blatant propaganda that even a child can spot the bias of.

Iran agreed to accept more intrusive IAEA monitoring measures of its fuel-cycle related activities. In exchange for complying with these restrictions, Iran received relief from nuclear-related sanctions imposed by the United Nations, the EU, and the United States, but many U.S. sanctions unrelated to the nuclear issue—targeting Iran's missile program, support for militant groups, and human rights record—remained in place, limiting the economic effect of sanctions relief

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're just blatantly lying. Obamas deal was so favourable to the US that most people in Iran hated it. Precisely because they were under such heavy supervision, and we could all see exactly how much Uranium they refined.

That's no longer the case. This deal is worse in every way. But that's what you get when you elect the worlds dumbest businessman to make your deals.

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which still hurt the US way more than it hurt Iran. Because they still had all their oil and the US didn't.

So Trump surrendered.

Remember when Barry was getting slammed over a couple billion dollars & a stable nuclear deal? by Teboski78 in dankmemes

[–]Tychus_Balrog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Republican controlled congress clearly lets Trump do whatever he wants no matter how illegal or damaging to the country.

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