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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Trump saying he'll be a dictator only on day 1 is the strategy of normalizing it. (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just make it so normal that people accept it.

And for others they can say "he's joking, like he was always joking"

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

When has the death of a dictator by old age ever defaulted back to democracy? There's a lot of people helping him, I'm sure more than a handful are eager to step into his shoes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Franco in Spain. Not saying that's a good plan to go with, but it has happened.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Ah yeah, I forget about him. But yeah, not a great plan.