No, I mean what I said - I think there’s honestly a good chance he’s letting wish.com Goebbels (that is, Miller) have the leash and speed up that process also as a distraction. He is that much of a psychopathic narcissist. He would use literally anything he can think of to distract from critical negative attention to himself

Mirshe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 354d (6 replies)

"Police action", because even with the current climate, it might be hard to get Congress to declare an actual war.

Madison420@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 354d (5 replies)

If he doesn't it isn't worth the effort, we've had elections during actual wars we wouldn't skip them for police actions.

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 353d

If anything it's just a mask, like the ones his Gestapo goons are wearing as they practice on immigrants for what they'll be doing to anyone who tries to vote against Dollar-Store Hitler

Mirshe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 354d (3 replies)

Ahh, but we've never really had such top-to-bottom corruption like this. A president who thinks himself a king, and everyone from congresspeople to governors to state secretaries to city officials who want him to stay that way. Sure, Bush might not have suspended elections, or Obama, but I can definitely see Trump trying.

Madison420@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 354d (2 replies)

It's possible but that's an uphill battle considering we had elections after Pearl and during Vietnam and Korea.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 353d (1 reply)

Korea and Vietnam were nothing compared to WW2.

But Trump will lie, just like he's lied about the "crime wave" in DC. As long as his imbecile followers believe it, it's a good enough lie. And they'll believe just about any old bullshit.

Madison420@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 353d

I used them because they were police actions not declared wars which was what we were talking about.

avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · -3 pts · 355d

Yes but.. if Venezuela takes the grenade, we (Canada) are in the clear for a few years! I bet that maple troll you're responding to has the same dirty thoughts.

keyhoh@piefed.social · 15 pts · 355d (2 replies)

So, Trump is entering into a war in order to keep his grasp on power? He's learned from Netanyahu. Maybe the guy needs to removed, with force most likely, before this can happen.

glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz · -7 pts · 353d (1 reply)

Wrong! Venezuela is a communist dictatorship allied with russia. They deserve a defeat in war by the strongest military on earth.

CircaV@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 353d

God you’re a smooth brain. 🤦‍♂️Vzla is allied with Russia/China/iran because they are embargoed by the US (for no good reason). This is another reason why it’s stupid that the US embargo Vzla, it opens the door for Russia/China/Iran to have a foothold in the region.

The US is (among many other things) hypocritical - Duterte, Kim Jong Un, Putin - all dictators. But the fat orange testicle (and previous presidents too) somehow take issue with Maduro?? But not the others. US is 💯a clown country.

Cringedrif@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 355d

But...but...he's the president of peace....oh wait, wrong peace...he's just a piece of shit.

BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 355d

He wants a war so bad, but he also wants a Nobel Peace Prize so bad. He's very confused.

glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz · -2 pts · 353d (2 replies)

During a war having an election is difficult.

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 353d

Bullshit. We had elections during both World Wars, the Vietnam War and the Civil War, as well as every war and "pretend we're not having a war" in our history.

Now, during a military dictatorship headed by a fascist pedophile narcissist who cheats at golf?

Guess we'll have to see...

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 353d

That's Trump's framing, and it's contradicted by over 200 years of US history. Nothing has stopped elections.