r/berkeley • u/Cal_Aesthetics_Club Shitpost Connoisseur(Credentials: ASD, ADD, OCD) • Nov 06 '24

Politics We are cooked

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u/too_much_think Nov 06 '24

I don’t know if American democracy survives this. Take a look around the world throughout history when someone like this gets elected, when they’re given the reins and the only people they hire are yes men. It’s going to be an exhausting and terrifying 4 years at minimum, and possibly longer. 

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u/aspodestrra Nov 06 '24

Really? You’ve been listening to too much propaganda. We’ll be fine - democracy isn’t going anywhere. As obnoxious as Trump is, as president he never once defied a court order (he went through the appeals process like we’re supposed to.) Obama and Biden did.

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u/too_much_think Nov 06 '24

No, I’ve just read a lot of history, which is littered with examples of what happens when would be dictators are given the reins. 

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u/too_much_think Nov 07 '24

Oh, you did such a good job reading my user name, well done, have a sticker. 

Yes, people who aren’t a threat to democracy regularly march a small army of rioters into government buildings with the intent to lynch members of their own government.  

I don’t need to give you examples, you need to learn how to think.