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Buddyzbuddy

(2,523 posts)
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 02:02 PM 7 hrs ago

WTF did you think was going to happen, America?

You knew who he was and what he was capable of, in fact his only proven capability, which was to break sh*t.

Putin's pal aka The Felon, was assigned the job of breaking America, no small feat.
But Putin and some foreign players and Republicans were convinced they had the right guy. And he's been breaking us ever since.

Bankrupt America, check

Break the American Government via destabilization, check.

Break the backs of workers, check

Create instability by appointing idiots, check.

Break the social structure that makes America, America, check.

Destroy the best military in the world, pending.

Break the stock market, pending.

Break NATO and all alliances, pending.

Rob America blind, while simultaneously destroying the faith and trust of the U.S. monetary system, check.

I could go on, but why.

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WTF did you think was going to happen, America? (Original Post) Buddyzbuddy 7 hrs ago OP
All correct, I'm glad I'm not the only one realizing that Walleye 7 hrs ago #1
One third of the US doesn't care, one third loves it. Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #2
And two-thirds of America are completely ignorant and clueless 31st Street Bridge 7 hrs ago #3
Less than one third, welcome to DU orangecrush 5 hrs ago #10
It's easier to id the hateful and racist, babylonsister 12 min ago #30
Money is what it all pivots on. It's what Putin did to Russia. . wnylib 4 hrs ago #14
Looks like some things never change. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #19
Abrupt change OC375 6 hrs ago #4
And they're not done yet! liberalla 6 hrs ago #5
Murder by a thousand knives the ACA n/t hibbing 6 hrs ago #6
if and when evicted WE are here to pick up the pecies that are left. AllaN01Bear 6 hrs ago #7
Q. WTF did you think was going to happen, America? BaronChocula 5 hrs ago #8
All that and more. orangecrush 5 hrs ago #9
Never forget... OGBuzz 5 hrs ago #11
Buddyzbuddy, thanks, your question is so right on. Even if 2016 and 2024 had cheating for the win, a huge number of ShazamIam 5 hrs ago #12
They never stopped in 1933.. LiberalArkie 5 hrs ago #13
Check out Rachel Maddow's podcast, "Ulta." Tremendous! colorado_ufo 4 hrs ago #16
I definitely second that. drray23 2 hrs ago #28
Yea but he's deporting all the brown people. Ray Bruns 4 hrs ago #15
Nailed all the bullet points! GiqueCee 4 hrs ago #17
it absolutely boggles my mind Skittles 4 hrs ago #18
I and the other grown ups in my family plus my Texas Dem friends refuse to be dumped into that group. efhmc 4 hrs ago #20
The only "group" that bears responsibility are voters that were stupid/racist/greedy enough to vote for him and Buddyzbuddy 3 hrs ago #23
A large portion of the people don't even know what you are talking about. hadEnuf 3 hrs ago #21
Just for the record, I didn't vote for him! raccoon 3 hrs ago #22
Millions without health insurance because he murdered Obamacare while Isreal has healthcare and free college. OMGWTF 3 hrs ago #24
He has made himself Rich while staying out of Prison YoshidaYui 2 hrs ago #25
Yet somehow tens of millions of MAGAT's think he's the GodKing. NoMoreRepugs 2 hrs ago #26
Often, no one's home to think OC375 2 hrs ago #27
Question: Who benefits? Answer: Russia debsy 1 hr ago #29

Walleye

(44,643 posts)
1. All correct, I'm glad I'm not the only one realizing that
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 02:04 PM
7 hrs ago

We have a president who is collaborating with our lifelong mortal enemy. There’s no two ways about it.

Irish_Dem

(81,073 posts)
2. One third of the US doesn't care, one third loves it.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 02:06 PM
7 hrs ago

They get off on hatred, violence, chaos, destruction.

The courts, congress, institutions go along because they are part
of the Trump Crime Syndicate and make money off of the destruction of the US.

31st Street Bridge

(190 posts)
3. And two-thirds of America are completely ignorant and clueless
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 02:08 PM
7 hrs ago

As well as hateful racist and cowardly.

babylonsister

(172,741 posts)
30. It's easier to id the hateful and racist,
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 09:02 PM
12 min ago

but I do think the clueless are waking up. I know they are.

No Kings! I think the 28th of March will be epic. I hope so.

wnylib

(25,841 posts)
14. Money is what it all pivots on. It's what Putin did to Russia. .
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 04:16 PM
4 hrs ago

Set themselves up as dictators, grift off of the power of running a nation to suit themselves, and ally themselves with like minded dictators in other nations to become an international network of oligarchs.

It's like falling into a time warp to Medieval conditions of 800 years ago when royalty and nobility had all the wealth and operated with absolute power over the masses of common people. Even today's monarchs in democratic countries are more enlightened.



Irish_Dem

(81,073 posts)
19. Looks like some things never change.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 04:31 PM
4 hrs ago

The dark side of human nature comes in and out of style.

OC375

(871 posts)
4. Abrupt change
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 02:21 PM
6 hrs ago

Which way, who knows, but it’s coming and overdue. Stuff doesn’t work, and hasn’t for some time. Get a helmet, is my advice.

AllaN01Bear

(29,353 posts)
7. if and when evicted WE are here to pick up the pecies that are left.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:07 PM
6 hrs ago

i hope i out live the moran

OGBuzz

(277 posts)
11. Never forget...
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:30 PM
5 hrs ago

that it was a con artist, sexual assaulter, likely pedophile, "winner" of 5 draft deferments, failed reality show host, malignant narcissist and psychopath who did this. In a country of 340 million people this was the choice, twice.

ShazamIam

(3,107 posts)
12. Buddyzbuddy, thanks, your question is so right on. Even if 2016 and 2024 had cheating for the win, a huge number of
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:31 PM
5 hrs ago

people voted for the monster.

LiberalArkie

(19,741 posts)
13. They never stopped in 1933..
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:48 PM
5 hrs ago

The Business Plot was a conspiracy in 1933 to overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt, involving wealthy businessmen who sought to install a fascist regime led by General Smedley Butler.
Background
The Business Plot, also known as the Wall Street Putsch, emerged during the Great Depression when many wealthy businessmen were dissatisfied with Roosevelt's New Deal policies. They feared that these policies were leading the country towards socialism and threatening their financial interests. The plot involved plans to recruit a private army of World War I veterans to support a coup against the government.

drray23

(8,723 posts)
28. I definitely second that.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 07:00 PM
2 hrs ago

Ultra is a very well-produced podcast. Rachel is very skilled at narrating complex stories and making them easy to follow. Most people probably have no idea about this history. It happened before and nearly succeeded; it could happen again.

Skittles

(171,480 posts)
18. it absolutely boggles my mind
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 04:30 PM
4 hrs ago

I have always known there we very stupid racist misogynist fucking ASSHOLES around but until "the Age of Trump" I never realized just how fucking MANY there were - they absolutely DISGRACED America - not once - but TWICE - and now they have put the WORLD in peril

FUCK THEM ALL

efhmc

(16,589 posts)
20. I and the other grown ups in my family plus my Texas Dem friends refuse to be dumped into that group.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 04:57 PM
4 hrs ago

So please do not put all of us there. Thank you.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,523 posts)
23. The only "group" that bears responsibility are voters that were stupid/racist/greedy enough to vote for him and
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 05:27 PM
3 hrs ago

all of the eligible voters that didn't vote.

There couldn't have been a stronger contrast as to whom you were voting for or not voting for in Nov. 2024. The history record was there to see. Only this time was going to be worse. There are no acceptable excuses.

hadEnuf

(3,602 posts)
21. A large portion of the people don't even know what you are talking about.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 05:24 PM
3 hrs ago

Seriously, they hear 'round the clock propaganda from Fox, now CBS and partially CNN along with the other sources. You would expect that they would use their heads and reject the utter bullshit, but they don't, won't, or can't. We are in the age of infotainment news. Until somebody throws a better party than the right does, the gullible will keep going to them.


raccoon

(32,372 posts)
22. Just for the record, I didn't vote for him!
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 05:25 PM
3 hrs ago

Unfortunately, a bunch of misinformed MAGAs did.

OMGWTF

(5,112 posts)
24. Millions without health insurance because he murdered Obamacare while Isreal has healthcare and free college.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 05:44 PM
3 hrs ago

NoMoreRepugs

(12,024 posts)
26. Yet somehow tens of millions of MAGAT's think he's the GodKing.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 06:44 PM
2 hrs ago

We are so screwed for at least a couple of generations.

debsy

(909 posts)
29. Question: Who benefits? Answer: Russia
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 08:04 PM
1 hr ago

And other petro authoritarians…

They are laughing at us with great pleasure.

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