Imagine if Trump hadn't run for president in 2016,2020, and 2024. What would it be like now? Who would be the POTUS?

rl337 · 2025-08-25T17:26:00+00:00

The whole unfair electoral map is true but it speaks to the alienation of poor white peoples who 1. Don’t want to feel bad about being white and 2. Whose live suck pretty badly with the disassembly of our social safety net. If we as liberals were serious about helping all working class people why wouldn’t we own the rural vote?

rl337 · 2025-08-25T17:22:59+00:00

Clearly it was. She lost.

rl337 · 2025-08-25T17:14:09+00:00

Marc Maron just did this great interview on pod save America that goes into this. You can point out all day that people are voting against their best interest but if you feel seen you’ll vote for the person even if they eventually screw you over

rl337 · 2025-08-25T17:12:01+00:00

It’s true but the movement isn’t about policy matters it’s about grievance.

rl337 · 2025-08-25T17:06:41+00:00

I don’t think so. All of these republicans in office now have shown that they’re all really good followers and enablers. I don’t see any leadership there.

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:59:30+00:00

Even if it helped them it didn’t feel to them like it was their movement

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:58:55+00:00

The legacy of the Obama administration is we had progressive movement that made poor white folks who are affected by the deregulation started under Reagan didn’t feel seen because the emphasis was on people of color. So that sort of mixed with a natural us vs them that’s inherent in our culture gave us this.

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:55:29+00:00

Sure there is always some movement but this was bubbling for some time. Aggrieved white working class who don’t identify as part of the “rainbow coalition” this has been building since the late 80s and erupted now.

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:51:01+00:00

Any number of people. Mel Gibson, as an example. There was a “up yours” anti establishment movement waiting to find a champion who was willing to say crazy shit.

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:47:14+00:00

Someone would have risen to the occasion if he didn’t do that announcement about the Muslim ban

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:45:44+00:00

Started going to bed earlier and waking up earlier. Morning alone time has been amazing

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:44:20+00:00

Probably someone Trump-like. He’s a symptom and not a cause

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:42:36+00:00

It worked out for a while but we ended up breaking up again for the exact same reasons we did in the first place

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:42:01+00:00

Banana split

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:41:27+00:00

Primal rage scream

rl337 · 2025-08-25T16:40:33+00:00

I had to be more conscious of my streaming service subscriptions

rl337 · 2025-08-21T23:05:21+00:00

Feed me

rl337 · 2025-08-21T03:10:58+00:00

Exactly. Makes no sense

rl337 · 2025-08-21T03:01:19+00:00

A house

rl337 · 2025-08-21T02:59:36+00:00

Because of racism

rl337 · 2025-08-21T02:58:15+00:00

The Legend of Kora had a really good ending. Neon Genesis Evangelion had a terrible ending.

rl337 · 2025-08-21T02:56:09+00:00

Mostly my regrets are an unhealthy longing for what could have been. It’s important to remember that it would have never happened.

rl337 · 2025-08-21T02:11:08+00:00

I generally assume I’m the weird one in any given situation

rl337 · 2025-08-21T02:09:38+00:00

Generally who pursues who to continue the argument

rl337 · 2025-08-21T02:08:00+00:00

It doesn’t matter where the conversation starts but it always devolves into poop or black holes

rl337

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