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crimycarny

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8. I don't know if the US ever recovers from this -- the lack of trust from our Allies

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 21, 2025, 09:36 PM

May 2025

Not because of Trump, Trump is a lunatic narcissist who is doing what narcissists do, but because of all of those willing to go along. Trump has proven just how fragile American Democracy is and how few guardrails we actually have.

How did our country re-elect a 34-time convicted felon who incited an insurrection? How?? I can only explain it from the perspective that many Americans have taken Democracy for granted.

Trump destroys everything he touches, and I fear he is about to destroy the United States. At a minimum, bankrupt us like he did his businesses and casinos.

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I don't know if the US ever recovers from this -- the lack of trust from our Allies crimycarny May 2025 #8

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