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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by thefounder on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @03:58AM (#42058266)
He could try to do something like Putin and extend the limit of 2 terms (just to keep America Great a bit more)and later declare himself dictator for life like Xi Jinping. You could look at Hitler as example how to become absolute dictator. “ news is that at the end of 6 years, after America has been made GREAT again and I leave the beautiful White House (do you think the people would demand that I stay longer? KEEP AMERICA GREAT), both of these horrible papers will quickly go out of business & be forever gone!

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https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1140252528304631808

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by TrackerFF on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:26AM (#42058558)
On the positive side, Americans are nowhere near as politically apathetic as Russians are, nor have they grown up under a single-party rule their whole loves, as the Chinese have.

Not saying that this won't stop MAGA from trying - but at least there's a cultural element to this, that will stop the American people from just folding over and accepting dictatorship.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by 50208 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:39AM (#42058709)
And they'll do ... what? Keep watching football, scroll their phones? Pick up a burrito at Chipotle? The new Russian model of disaffection can (and is) working just fine in the US.
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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by nmeagent on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:54AM (#42059860)
They'll write several angry comments to social media, then retire to the couch after a job well done.
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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by machiaweliczny on Thursday November 07, 2024 @05:04AM (#42075289)
There’s a reason that US has gun rights in constitution and it’s dems that want to take it away.

It’s interesting tradeoff that should in theory protect from tyranny.

It’s interesting what would happen in Russia if majority of population had guns.

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