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D_Master81

(2,039 posts) Wed Apr 30, 2025, 06:55 PM Wednesday

The thing that scares me most about this regime

Is that I don’t know how this country recovers its image and tries to return to some form of normalcy after he’s gone. I just don’t see the world ever looking at us the same way again. I think the rest of the world tolerated him and went along with the shit show during his first term assuming it was a fluke and we’d come to our senses in 2020. Now I think they realize it’s not a fluke and maybe this is who we are or can be every 4 years if a Democrat isn’t in the White House. If they come to realize that they don’t NEED us, what happens then? What agreements and treaties get made with the US when another president can just come in and rip it all up. I think it’s really starting to set in for me that this isn’t something that gets rectified in 2028, this may take a generation or longer.

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The thing that scares me most about this regime (Original Post) D_Master81 Wednesday OP

2028? If he's still alive, he's not going anywhere. And who's going to force him to leave? Jim__ Wednesday #1

Comments from people from other countirws to drop in GDP this morning: "USA deserves it" Demovictory9 Wednesday #2

Some of the damage will never be repaired. Irish_Dem Wednesday #3

No, the scariest part is that we're all going to be eating garbage and burning our hair for heat synni Wednesday #4

I agree with your concerns FullySupportDems Wednesday #5

agreed Skittles Wednesday #6

The rich get richer EarthAbides Wednesday #7

Image last thing to worry about. A depression; higher crime; inflation, shortages, broken infrastructure, brown shirts, lostnfound Wednesday #8

The thing that really scares me about this regime Jit423 Wednesday #9

If the dollar is dumped as the world reserve curreny, the US economy is in deep trouble Martin Eden Thursday #10

Jim__

(14,713 posts)

1. 2028? If he's still alive, he's not going anywhere. And who's going to force him to leave?

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Wed Apr 30, 2025, 07:03 PM

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Demovictory9

(35,570 posts)

2. Comments from people from other countirws to drop in GDP this morning: "USA deserves it"

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Wed Apr 30, 2025, 07:05 PM

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There is anger at usa that will last a long time

Irish_Dem

(69,132 posts)

3. Some of the damage will never be repaired.

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Wed Apr 30, 2025, 07:12 PM

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As one European leader said recently, they cannot make plans
based on what Wisconsin voters do each year.

Our allies cannot trust us on many levels. I don't blame them.

The result is going to be a decline in US power.

We will no longer be seen as the most powerful military, economy, democracy in the world.

And yes we have no idea if we will have fair free elections in 2028.

synni

(311 posts)

4. No, the scariest part is that we're all going to be eating garbage and burning our hair for heat

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Wed Apr 30, 2025, 07:23 PM

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FullySupportDems

(327 posts)

5. I agree with your concerns

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Wed Apr 30, 2025, 07:24 PM

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I'm also worried about our country becoming something that doesn't deserve to be trusted. We're only 5 % or so of the world population. I feel that once the rest of the world gets used to doing without us, we won't be missed. It's a lousy feeling.

Skittles

(163,850 posts)

6. agreed

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Wed Apr 30, 2025, 07:26 PM

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and I was thinking about the brain drain from Fed work - who is going to want a career path that can be upended every time repukes "win"? Trump is fucking America for generations, for sure

EarthAbides

(271 posts)

7. The rich get richer

Reply to Skittles (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 07:43 PM

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Once all these federal workers, and all the other people that get laid off, lose their unemployment, their savings and can't get a decent paying job the real estate market is going to be flooded with houses. Gee, I wonder who is going to buy them?

lostnfound

(16,940 posts)

8. Image last thing to worry about. A depression; higher crime; inflation, shortages, broken infrastructure, brown shirts,

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 08:25 PM

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miseducation, police state, suppression of speech

Most of those are on my bingo card.

Jit423

(1,284 posts)

9. The thing that really scares me about this regime

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 08:31 PM

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are the ignorant voters.

Martin Eden

(14,225 posts)

10. If the dollar is dumped as the world reserve curreny, the US economy is in deep trouble

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Thu May 1, 2025, 09:11 AM

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The status of the dollar and US treasury bonds as a safe stable investment are what keeps the $trillions of federal debt from having a disastrous effect.

Trump has done tremendous damage to that in just 100 days, and he will almost certainly continue to do more damage as long as he draws breath.

He has no intention to leave office in January 2029, if he's still alive. This mal-administration is doing everything it can to consolidate dictatorial power in the Oval Office, and the Republican majority in Congress is doing nothing to stop that.

I'm not confident the 2026 midterms will be free and fair. Republican state governments have been actively working to disenfranchise likely Democratic voters since the Supreme Court gutted the Civil Rights Act, and I would not rule out Trump declaring martial law as protests escalate.

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