• El Barto@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again. Trump is WORSE dead than alive. And even much worse if assassinated instead of dying of natural causes. Be careful with what you wish for. Do you think his cult followers are bad now?? How do you think they’ll be if they get their Jesus-like martyr?

        The perfect example is Venezuela. Go ahead, read about Chávez and what happened after he died.

        I want that guy IN PRISON and stewing in bitterness til the end of his time.

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          My wish would be that after he loses this election - and I think would truly become unable to run again (because at that point I think almost everyone would be able to admit he’s too old) - that everyone simply forgets about him. His ongoing trials would get no more than a blip in coverage, whether he’s sentenced to jail or slapped with probation, it barely gets talked about. There can be no worse punishment from that man’s perspective than screaming into a void and no one hears him and no one cares.

          This is a total pipe dream, but I am willing to turn off any news program, ignore any news link and not buy any newspaper that has an article about him if it contributes to ignoring him until he turns into an old useless husk and departs from this world. I wish it could be done now but people still need to be consistently reminded how dangerous he is until their vote is locked in this November.

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            He’ll never stop running because then all of his crime prosecution he can call politically motivated. He knows damned well he’s a crook so its his best (albeit still irrelevant) defense.

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          He’ll be a martyr in prison, too. He needs to have a massive, disabling stroke so his followers can see him look irredeemably weak.

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          And like I’ve said before you can what-if martyrdom all you want, but whoever comes after him won’t have the the history and boomer-mania he has. You think Vance or DeSantis can lead the maga moron collective stupidity the Trump voter base contains? No.

          Trump has the half-century of being a garbage human in the public sphere that is propped mainly by old people now also in the twilight of their lives that wanted to be like him in the 80s. Him staying relevant makes their outdated racism and intolerance acceptable in a world t:hat is moving forward and saying “enough is enough”

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            2 months ago

            I hope you’re right. But having seen it before with other governments, including the one I fled 23 years ago, I’d rather not have to find out that “what if” path.