President Donald Trump declared Sunday night that he was the new “acting president of Venezuela” by sharing a doctored image of his online biography bearing the new title — a declaration that produced shockwaves for onlookers.“He’s spiraling into a singularity of narcissistic terror over [Jeffrey] E...
    • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I’m willing to bet many of them are “Murica! Fuck yeah!” Types who are happy the whole world will be their country at some point.

    • Marn@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      4 months ago

      The people that support him only give him points when he does something they like, and don’t remove points when he does something they do not like. It’s an important part of the delusion and big surprise dogmatic religious people have trained their whole lives for this.

    • Drusas@fedia.io
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      4 months ago

      The ones who still support him approve. There’s nothing to wake up to.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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      4 months ago

      909 people died from poison koolaid in Jonestown, following the cult of Jim Jones. Death is typically the way out of death cults.

      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        They were made to drink it at gunpoint (not all but many were). Some escaped by fleeing the hall they were doing it in and hiding in the complex. Jones knew it was over and had sent some members to chase down and murder the ones that left and the ones that came to offer them a way home (including a US congressman, which is how he knew it was over because the next visit would probably be with guns blazing). Now you could say that about the ones holding the guns, that pieces of shit can often find goons to do their dirty work, but most of the people who went along with it had something very different in mind and became disillusioned while they were there, but being nowhere close to home with all communications being reviewed, they didn’t have many options.

  • Noite_Etion@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Trump: We have to remove illegal immigrants and refugees.

    Also Trump: I am now the leader of a foreign country and I am not even a citizen.

  • Soulphite@reddthat.comEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I declare Donald J. Trump a pedophile rapist piece of shit. There’s your wake up call, world.

      • AlexLost@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Exactly. Stop listening to the screaming children having the tantrums. Acknowledging them only reinforces this behaviour. Ignore it. Let them scream until they turn blue. Once it stops being effective, they might decide to actually govern or something?!

  • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Let him step foot in Venezuela… they’ll show all Muricans how protests are done

    • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      4 months ago

      The US military doesn’t need to step foot in Venezuela in order to cause unimaginable death and destruction. This is by no means a boast. People need to understand the implications of a deranged and senile narcissist having access to the most powerful armed forces the planet has ever known. That is not hyperbole.

      • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        The US also cannot steal the oil remotely… they’ll need to invade if they plan to take more than the tankers at sea

        Having said that, this absurd, ill conceived plan, is more intended to hide the fact trump is a pedophile a likely a child sex trafficker, than anything concrete about taking oil

        • scintilla@crust.piefed.socialEnglish
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          4 months ago

          The US can bomb Venezuela into submission if there are truly no guard rails in place like right now. I do not put it past trump to nuke the Capitol to get an immediate surrender consequences be damned. He seems like he really wants to push that big red button.

          • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            4 months ago

            Agreed… but again, how are you going to steal the oil in a radiated, toxic wasteland?

            The infrastructure for the oil industry in Venezuela is falling apart (turned out to be a saving grace now), you can bomb the crap out of the rest of the country but, at the very least, Venezuelans will destroy whatever little infra is left.

            With the Orange Pedo being 79, he won’t see a drop of oil going down that way

            • TexasDrunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              4 months ago

              Because from a bomb it’s not really radioactive that long from my understanding. Less than 2 years until an area is habitable again, but it would need to be monitored. Add to that the distance between the capital and where the oil reserves are is a few hundred km. Bomb the capital, get the surrender, steal the reserves. No need to send your people where the radiation is.

                • TexasDrunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  4 months ago

                  I don’t play a lot of video games that involve that. But I did work on nuclear reactors in the Navy. To be fair that was a long time ago so I may not remember the specifics.

                  And to be clear I don’t condone the actions (I think it’s fucking abominable). They just don’t seem to be far fetched from my armchair.

      • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        You guys are great a making excuses… as if you could not just protest in whatever town/city you live in

        We get it, you are afraid and don’t want to sacrifice an hour of TV to save democracy because you are white and think they won’t come for you… keep watching TV and be happy

      • hitmyspot@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        4 months ago

        No superpower has ever beaten guerrilla tactics. Just like Vietnam, if lots of soldiers are coming home in body bags for a war people don’t see the benefit to them for, the pressure to stop will mount. It’s unfortunate that it will kill so many people before it gets to that point.

        Even more sad is that it seems like most of the oil companies aren’t interested in Venezuela as the oil price is too low to take on the risk. The risk of bombs to their infrastructure after costly installations. Risk their investment is removed as soon as trump is gone.

        • Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          4 months ago

          I am saying it’s not so easy to organize when 10+ times as large. That is all, I don’t want any wars or anyone killed. This whole thing is some insane nightmare.

        • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          4 months ago

          In Iraq we had no goal. Can’t complete an objective when there is no objective. Same with Afghanistan.

          Vietnam we lost the objective because literally everyone knew the objective wasn’t obtainable, yet we stayed there.

          In Venezuella there’s a clear objective. Steal all the oil. Of all the stupid wars we’ve been involved with, this one is at least honest. We’re here for your oil, and we’ll kill you with the biggest military if you step in our way.

          I don’t agree with the objectives. I don’t agree with the war. But I will say this seems pretty easy for us. Fucking over countries long term future, sowing political chaos, and stealing oil are like our cornerstones.

  • D_C@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Venezuelans, lock up your children! Hide them. That orange thing and his mates really like the little ones.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I just realized I can just declare anything, declaring it makes it serious. 💡
    There now I’m also president of Venezuela! Thumbs up to myself. 👍 😀
    I am such a genius the world must be in awe. 😎

    -Trump
    Clown of the world 🤡 🤣

  • kboos1@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Testing the waters to see if anyone will buy into his kingship?

    Trump- “I’ll build a better American! With child sex slaves and everyone will love my big hands!”