• hitstun@feddit.online
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    What does this change? Before the election, the whole world already knew Trump raped children and 77 million Americans voted for him anyway. It was everywhere. There was no rock large enough that anyone could hide under it and not know that truth. They were OK with this.

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      His base will consider gargling bubba’s nuts to be way more offensive than diddling kids. sad but true. Me? I never have to hear about the bastard at a family gathering ever again. “Oh that guy? You saw the email right? He’s gay you know”. Conversation. Over. And yes, I do plan on printing a few copies for when they claim ignorance. The flags and hats will start to quietly go away.

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        And they will not know that he is in them

        They say anybody who says so is lying and they will not read them themselves

        Like all the other proofs against trump

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        MAGA supporters in Tennessee claimed it was all Democrats in the files. That Trump didn’t even know him.

        People will believe whatever they want

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      You are disastrously underestimating the level of ignorance that about 40% of US voters have. So many people genuinely believe he will lower taxes and improve the economy for working class people.

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      I, for one, did not have “Trump sucked Bill Clinton’s cock” on my bingo card. Who knows what else is there? The truth is wilder than anyone’s imagination.

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      The only thing that I can think of is that this is particularly personal to Trump and he doesn’t want his twisted private life getting out, regardless of how little it really matters to his base.

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      Ditto. I have no idea why the Epstein list has been such a focus… instead of the actual problems. But then again, it’s not like the d’s want to fix anything either. It’s a distraction.

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        The Epstein files are such a big thing because releasing them was a major part of Trump’s campaign and calling their opponents and people they don’t like pedophiles is a big Republican tactic (it’s part of the “think of the children!” tactic they love to use). He made a huge stink about how all the politicians in Washington were in the files and that’s why they wouldn’t release them, and that when he became President, he’d release them and show the whole country how we’re being led by a bunch of pedophiles (with some implied “that’s why they support LGBTQ people” thrown in there).

        He created an entire cult who care only about the ring of Jewish pedophiles who secretly run the world or whatever, and they made it their entire personality. Their glorious leader actually being one of the people listed in there would crack a foundational pillar of their worldview. I’d say “if they even believe that it’s true and not a liberal lie”, but Republicans are doing a damn good job of openly stating that he is definitely in there and that’s why they won’t release them.

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          He also promised us lower costs and instead gave us tariffs. That should be the focus not the Epstein files which won’t affect anything.

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            It should be, but that’s not what Republicans care about. They care about hurting people - especially leftists and minorities. And Trump promised that the Epstein files would hurt Democrats. Anything else they can justify away as being the fault of Democrats somehow.

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        Yeah, it’s just your bog standard destroy the constitution, crash the economy, betray the allies, suck up to the dictators, rape the children, grab 'em by the pussy, suspend the right to trial, presidential personal thug army in masks abducting the less pale citizens, suspension of the right to trial, concrete over Gaza to make a theme park investment opportunity, armed insurrection storming the Capitol, defiance of budget rules, starve the poor, mass disenfranchisement of black districts, classified documents to russia 44 times felony presidency.

        Absolutely standard. Just like the dems always do. Both sides, both sides. They’re the same picture. Absolutely nothing to see here, situation normal. Biden kissed a girls hair, so it’s exactly the same.

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          If you are enabling the other side then you’re part of the problem. It’s like a dysfunctional family - the enabler of the narcissist is just as a problem as the narcissist themselves.

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      …the slim probability that he may actually face consequences for something, not to mention whatever ring he’s likely running now, being shut the fuck down. That’s what it changes. Each period represents how fucking obvious this answer is.