• AmbitiousProcess (they/them)@piefed.social
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          He founded Turning Point USA, which did a whole heck of a lot of bad things, not to mention that his rhetoric actively radicalized many people, who will then perpetuate much more harm.

          For example, he advocated against abortion even in cases of rape, which then helped push people to support local legislation against abortion in all cases, which is then correlated with an increase in deaths during and just after pregnancy.

          He actively spread COVID misinformation that led to many people not getting vaccinated, which likely killed some of those unlucky, and he actively perpetuated anti-immigrant rhetoric that likely played at least some part in the violence directed toward them.

          This doesn’t even begin to get into his anti-queer views, the fact TPUSA was influential in growing Trump’s campaign and popularity, his support for Israel’s genocide, or any of the knock-on effects caused from the people he himself radicalized.

          So yes, he most definitely had an effect.

        • ToiletFlushShowerScream@lemmy.world
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          One actual effect so far was getting racist history revisionism mandated in some states children’s schools to replace the history of slavery in America.

  • MochiGoesMeow@lemmy.zip
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    Our country is so broken. Actually, make that the planet.

    • Pedophiles being protected
    • People starving in Palestine
    • Cops getting away with violence and DUIs
    • Supreme Court ruling it’s okay to racially profile us.
    • Tax cuts for the rich
    • Unregulated capitalism
    • Failed Pentagon audits for 7 years
    • Food and Bills getting more expensive
    • shootings everyday
    • Data centers for Cloud and AI overloading the grids and clean energy generators are cut when need is high.

    People are going hungry, uneducated, and unhealthy. But no one cares enough to really invest into the human race and unite. They’re all just selfish and greedy and hateful.

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    My girlfriend and I had a really great day making fun of this piece of shit. Good to see that bad things still happen to these roaches.

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    I don’t advocate for reddit (I don’t like it) but /r/DGU collects news articles of Defensive Gun Use, so if you feel the need to read about people fending off robbers, murderers, and rapists, you can do so there.