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Donald Trump said Friday his administration will take action on Greenland “whether they like it or not,” further escalating his rhetoric as he pushes to acquire the Danish territory for the U.S.

The comments came during a meeting with oil executives to discuss the prospect of doing business in Venezuela. Less than a week earlier, the U.S. military invaded the oil-rich South American nation and captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro.

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[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ok then what will happen when all the files appear then what? its not like y'all will protest or do anything yall cant even unionize for normal working conditions. If you gonna protest after all the files appear, then you can protest NOW already.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ok then what will happen when all the files appear then what?

Congress will then have to attach their names to diddling kids. Even if they did, their donors won't tolerate it. If they did, then the guillotines come out.

If you gonna protest after all the files appear, then you can protest NOW already.

We already are. People are angry but, if politicians as a whole throw their names behind fucking children, that'd be throwing gas on the fire. That is when the protesters start getting violent. The cops are using lethal force now, but the political class saying that its okay for them to start sticking their penises into 11 year olds is when the prorestors start shooting back. It'd also be alienating to cops, national guardsmwn, and the military too. Everyone has kids in their family, and that'd be asking them to sign off on their family being raped too.

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

He became president 🥲 so you think "When everything becomes public, the political class is morally exposed." Most of this was already public before his first term. If it didn’t lead to consequences then, it won’t magically do so now. I wouldn't count on it that the release of all the epstein files will change anything or lead to consequences. And I also hear that most americans dont even follow the news or dont care whats going on with politics or even support whats going on. You can protest but organizing mass strike works better tbh. put the american economy to a standstill if you really wanna change something.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Most of this was already public before his first term.

True, and a lot of people put on blinders of convenience. But that convenience falls away in front of an Epstein pic of DJT fucking a 10-year-old.

Put the american economy to a standstill.

It would be nice if the American people could afford to do that, and maybe we could have at some point before the 80s. But, we had Regan who sold the "idea" of trickle-down ecconomics. Now, people are too broke to quit/protest, and doing so would mean they could no longer get any medical care (not that they could much before, but any healthcare is better than no healthcare) and they'd lose access to food and housing. Simply, Americans haven't been desperate enough on this to die yet. But, it's getting there. Remember, the French didn't bust out the guillotine right away. It wasn't until food shortages got bad and the workers had literally no money that they stormed the Bastille.

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Yeah truthh Join your work unions. They organize union funds for those in need.