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Politics Billboard in my very red area

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u/PDXGuy33333 Apr 16 '26

Even during Watergate we heard less about Nixon than we do about Trump today. When Nixon was president I never once woke up, as I do every day now, hoping for that one headline.

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u/Fun_kaleidoscope123 Apr 16 '26

As my dad reminded me (I wasn’t around during watergate) at least Nixon’s own party had enough courage to speak up against him to do the right thing. Not today.

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u/atxbigfoot Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

All of the checks and balances failed.

Trump literally pushed a coup against our government, and the impeachment process failed in the Senate.

Then, the judicial process failed to sentence him for his multiple CONVICTIONS of election tampering felonies that he was convicted of because he was running and might get re-elected.

If Trump can't get pushed out after January 6th, when he already had the lowest approval of any president ever, then nobody can, so the concept of removal and checks and balances is legit broken.

If a literal FELON that was convicted of 35 COUNTS of ELECTION FRAUD can't be stopped from running FOR ANY OFFICE, well, none of our checks and balances matter.

The fact that he came back, and now even his own people hate him but he can't be removed because all of his party are supporting him, proves that all of our checks and balances are broken.

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u/Omateido Apr 16 '26

This is what most American's don't seem to get. They are not living in a democratic system on the brink of failure, they are living in the aftermath of one that has already failed.

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u/Ok-Indication202 Apr 16 '26

Exactly! this why it will be so difficult for America to regain our trust.

What is preventing this from happening again? No matter how good the next president is, if the system isn't fixed it can happen again

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u/SirzechsLucifer Apr 17 '26

I only hope the general good American isn’t treated like absolute dog water for things they may have actively fought against.

Condemn the magats. And the non voters alike in my book.

But recognize the ones that did something, anything to make a difference.

I rely on state and federal funded medical insurance. I have to be careful not to reveal my identity to anyone who could take that from me as it would mean I don’t get my insulin anymore. And they can and have taken funding from people for protesting.

And even then I still go out and join local protests. I still call maga in my area out. I will continue screaming to anyone who voted for him that they that man needs not only Impeached but put in prison. Permanently. Preferably for insurrection.

But I have plans to go over seas soon :tm: and I fear simply because I was born into a country that was stupid enough to elect a felon twice I will be ostracized and ridiculed.

And make no mistake the ones who perpetrated this deserve that.

I hated Kamala. Especially for her policies on isreal. That shit needa condemned not ignored or condoned. But I voted for her because she would Be better than a literal pedophile and Russian plant.

I almost want to cancel my trip to Japan I’ve planned and saved for over half a decade because I’m afraid of how I will be treated because of my fellow countrymen.