The collective outpouring of admiration for a young alleged assassin points to a gaping void in American politics.
    • takeda@lemmy.worldEnglish
      106·
      6 days ago

      I wouldn’t say fixed as things are the same way as they are, but reminded us how every day we are fucked by oligarchs.

      This is a weird time as we just elected them, just look how many billionaires are in trump’s cabinet picks.

      • flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        532·
        6 days ago

        as we just elected them

        That’s because the system is rigged. We can only ever choose between one rich person and another.

          • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
            85·
            5 days ago

            thats one of the main regards in which they can be compared as similar

            • GraniteM@lemmy.worldEnglish
              104·
              5 days ago

              Similar in the sense that one has an estimated net worth of three hundred times as much as the other.

              • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
                22·
                5 days ago

                they are both rich as fuck and both help their billionaire friends scam people out of their insurance money.

      • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        To fix is not the same thing as fixed. He’s done more towards fixing the problem. This said, it’s very important to reiterate, as you have, that nearly NOTHING hss still been accomplished.