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Donald Trump has said that he will not become a dictator if he becomes US president again except "on day one", after warnings from Democrats and some Republicans that the US was in danger of becoming an autocracy if he wins the 2024 election. Fuck, well at least he's honest on this statement

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wasn't expecting to be hit with the tyrannical equivalent of "Just the tip!" today, lol.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We get to have a little dictatorship as a treat.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If that's the appetizer, I'm not sure I want the main course...

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

Come on its just a hint of a police state

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

An authoritarian spritz, if you will

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

How was I supposed to know you were lactose intolerant?

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

ha, tomorrow you can have democracy. Too bad tomorrow is always a day away.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's like Groundhog Day but not funny.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Oh that would be a great 3rd movie.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

He will abolish the calendar.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Just like every week was infrastructure week.

[–] sirdorius 2 points 1 year ago

In an unrelated note, Trump embraces Amazon's "It's always day 1 culture"

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Seems legit. I never knew you could just do limited versions. So like:

  • One day dictator
  • Just a little genocide
  • Racist against a single group.
  • Limited war

I was watching Chris Christie on stage in the GOP debate being the sensible person. What the actual F....

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago

Come on guys, don't you trust him? He seems like such a trustworthy fella.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

He just needs to get a quick Night of the long Knives in and then he'll totally stop being a dictator.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

He who has the best words meant

From the first first day

[–] sirdorius 6 points 1 year ago

He was actually referring to a Venus day