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Fiendish Thingy

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5. Yup.

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 06:36 PM

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A year from now, nobody will be finding entertainment value in the widespread misery sure to come from a collapsing economy and skyrocketing healthcare premiums.

Trump may leave a legacy as The Great Unifier, the president who united the nation (well 80% anyway) against him.

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If Trump could run again, he'd be re-elected for the pure entertainment value. [View all] LAS14 Saturday OP

No. mr715 Saturday #1

I refused to believe it in 2024, RandomNumbers Saturday #13

I'm with you. Aristus Saturday #15

With you yankee87 Sunday #33

Being 70, I noticed a change when Reagan and Gingrich took over. kerry-is-my-prez Monday #56

He wasn't elected by a majority of the electorate either time Fiendish Thingy Saturday #2

...along with a significant portion who whathehell Saturday #4

Yup. Fiendish Thingy Saturday #5

Correct. n/t. whathehell Saturday #7

That's the infuriating thing about the mandate he claims. Frasier Balzov Sunday #31

Is is sad, it is scary, it is White America. walkingman Saturday #3

Oh please.. whathehell Saturday #6

No offense intended. I'm white but I accept the fact that in '24 about 80% of GOP voters are white. walkingman Saturday #9

"Oh please," indeed Stacey Grove Monday #39

Lol...So "white people" are a monolithic group? whathehell Monday #47

For the purposes and context of this interaction and for the damage they cause? Stacey Grove Monday #48

No, a premise so patently false.. whathehell Monday #49

You won't win this Keepthesoulalive Monday #57

Beyond the fact that "the purposes and context whathehell Tuesday #58

Old, White, evangelical protestant, rural, poorly educated markodochartaigh Saturday #10

Stop with the generalizations. nt LAS14 Sunday #19

"Stop with the generalizations" BannonsLiver Sunday #21

If you replace stupid with ignorant is that more palatable? Because you have to have walkingman Sunday #22

I'm not interested in palatable. BannonsLiver Sunday #23

That's not labeling an identifiable group. nt LAS14 Monday #35

Moving the goalposts is so.... fetch. nt Torchlight Monday #53

Well one third of the electorate didn't even bother to vote. markodochartaigh Saturday #8

Spot on. thought crime Sunday #32

How much longer is this going to be allowed? Prairie Gates Saturday #11

I don't find anything at all "entertaining" about him. LoisB Saturday #12

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Saturday #14

You are right. LoisB Saturday #17

"Entertaining" in the way people can't help but looking at serious traffic accidents or other tragedies.. sop Sunday #29

Exactly. nt LAS14 Monday #36

Only a sick fuck would find accidents or tragedies "entertaining." Stacey Grove Monday #40

'I don't find anything at all "entertaining" about him.' J_William_Ryan Saturday #16

I believe that even a significant percentage of MAGGOTS are now less 'entertained', Jack Valentino Saturday #18

Maybe...maybe not... LudwigPastorius Sunday #20

His disapproval rating is 60% iemanja Sunday #24

Honesly, I'm sick of the blaming of voters for Democratic electoral woes biocube Sunday #25

Trump didn't have to "catch up", he has been a lying grifter his entire life. He has failed at everything walkingman Sunday #34

He wasn't elected in 2024, he was installed...imho wcmagumba Sunday #26

MAGA Family yankee87 Sunday #27

He may yet try to make himself president for life. n/t CMell Sunday #28

Considering the intellictual proficiency of half the electtorate....... Ping Tung Sunday #30

Of course that isn't quite true. 1/4 of the rest of them are stupider, and 1/4 of them are smarter. Groundhawg Monday #54

Your idea of what is entertaining and mine ornotna Monday #37

Why would your read my post as if I think Trump is entertaining????? nt LAS14 Monday #41

I read them as they're written. ornotna Monday #44

You don't seem to. Read the content, not just the subject. nt LAS14 Monday #45

I'm not entertained by horror shows. John Farmer Monday #38

Sounds serious Torchlight Monday #42

To those of you who seem to think that I find Trump entertaining. LAS14 Monday #43

Would that be for the 'pure' entertainment value of . . . peggysue2 Monday #46

This is literally what happens when propaganda is viewed as entertainment. Initech Monday #50

Right Americans think it is an entertaining reality show. Irish_Dem Monday #51

Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole (BBC) CMell Monday #52

I certainly do NOT find Trump to be entertaining. Not one bit! riversedge Monday #55