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Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs
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I just hope the fucking morons who can't decide between R and D (and especially the ones who keep deciding R against their own interest) can hold this thought in their heads for one more month. That would be great.
There's going to be a lot of billionaire sponsored slop to convince them otherwise, so it's not exactly clear.
You American never learn. You will have more trump like politicians in the future till you understand that the two party system should be changed
I'm not American, mate.
Nevertheless, the system will never be changed. That should be the baseline for any discussion about American politics.
Multiple population did change their systems and overthrew dictatorship despite the risk of getting kidnapping and getting tortured
Buddy, you just proved my point.
I didn't . My point was that the two party system is the reason why trump won and if you keep it you will get more trump like politicians in the future . Your point seem to be the reality is the reality and we will not bother trying to change it
Um, the two party system explains why donnie "won" in 2016 and in 2024 but lost in 2020? I'm not sure I'm following.
No. My point is that it will not be changed. If the best you can offer is a violent revolution, you proved my point. A violent revolution is worse than anything else and can result in a worse dictatorship than what you're currently seeing.
A disorganized rebellion would have nothing against the oligarchs and their propaganda and military machine.
You non-American will never learn. There is no solidarity here, there is no respect for the law. There is only “patriots” and their religion is guns and Jesus, and they HATE everyone else. They are taught that we are foreign invaders in their land (even if we’re the same race and were born here too) and that we are trying to take from them.
I really don’t want to live through a civil war so we are going to try whatever else we can first. Sorry, not sorry
Many of us are starting to reduce our dependence on the usa. We are acting unlike you.
You come off as very brave in these comments.
I never claimed to be brave. I simply talked about the brave people who changed their systems despite the danger on their life while the usa is not yet a dictatorship. You seem to prefer the usa being a brutal dictatorship and be forced to change the system the hard way
So.. very.. brave..