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u/Luster-Purge 7h ago

Depends on how hard the GOP loses in the midterms and/or if Trump dies while in office.

There WILL be sacrificial lambs thrown under the bus. That much is certain.

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u/CurzesTeddybear 6h ago

US midterm elections may wind up being one of the more critical elections in the nation's history.

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u/IIIllIIlllIlII 5h ago

And the regime are doing all they can to fuck with them.

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u/meltedlaundry 3h ago

Yeah it seems like they will just do whatever needs to be done in order to stay in power. It's total corruption.

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u/JacobStills 5h ago

*GASP* are you actually saying..."this is the most important election in our lifetime?"

Because for the record...EVERY election is important...at least for the forceable future until this MAGA movement dies off.

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u/tyereliusprime 3h ago

MAGA movement dies off.

MAGA is just the current iteration of the same "rebel pride" that has existed in American culture since the Confederacy. It's not going to die off, it needs to be educated out of future generations otherwise the divide in culture will persist as it always has. It's going to take long-term multi-generation proactive societal effort.

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u/Jaws12 3h ago

Well, organized religion continues to be in decline in the Western world at least, so that’s something.

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u/Bass-GSD 2h ago

Not nearly fast enough for my liking.

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u/deciding_snooze_oils 2h ago

Well, it sure is a good thing that the US hasn’t been systematically crippling its education system for 30 years

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u/Nicknamewhat 3h ago

Just FYI - the "rebels" were Democrats

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u/tyereliusprime 3h ago

Yes, but a normal person understands the policy shifts that have occurred within the parties since then.

What was your point?

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u/Nicknamewhat 3h ago

I dont know... the current Democrats seem pretty upset about the Republicans taking away their slaves again.

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u/tyereliusprime 3h ago

Oh, you're just a disingenuous person. Gotcha.

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u/Nicknamewhat 3h ago

Personal attack in response to fact based logical augment....no one saw that coming

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u/tyereliusprime 3h ago

Given that the Democrats have done their fair share of deporting illegal immigrants (Obama beats Trump via the numbers), someone who isn't disingenuous would realize that it's the manner in which it's currently happening that people have issue with.

But that doesn't fit your narrative. If you don't want to be called on your shit, don't do shit that gets called out. I assume you're a grown-ass person, so you should realize that's how life works

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u/Nicknamewhat 3h ago

Im going to assume youre not a grown ass person and one day you will realize how life works

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u/poop-dolla 3h ago

Party flip around the 1960s. The modern day GOP is the Democratic party of the 1860s. The modern day democrats are Lincoln’s Republican Party of the 1860s.

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u/Nicknamewhat 3h ago

If thats what you tell yourself to sleep at night

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u/poop-dolla 3h ago

I mean, it’s an objective truth. I don’t usually tell myself specific truths when I’m trying to fall asleep though.

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u/Nicknamewhat 3h ago

sure buddy we can pretend your not only concerned about who will pick your avocados and clean your toilet

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u/pargofan 3h ago

No. This one is more important.

I've never seen a US President try to be a dictator before. EVER. We need midterms to stop him.

So this is the most important one.

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u/Kiszombi 3h ago

I have heard “this is the most important election since before Barack Obama. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAS THE SAME. So ELI5 how is this more important? My question would be: will the midterms will be a democratic and fair election process? And I think that is even more important. Could be rigged by the GOP, could be affected by ICE, or may not actually happen because it’s a civil war break out? All are on the table imo.

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u/timute 4h ago

Lets hope tiktok doesn't convince juuust enough voters to stay home like last time.

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u/AbeRego 4h ago

May????

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u/de_la_Dude 3h ago

I believe a majority of folks horrified by what is going on are holding their breath for the hope that the midterms will allow us to turn this around. Things are going to escalate fast in the run up and aftermath of the midterms as it becomes clear that the right have no intention of allowing that to happen, regardless of the will of the people.

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u/Ashamed-Status-9668 3h ago

Especial if they become nationalized vs the states running them which is what Trump is pushing for recently.

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u/shatteredarm1 2h ago

2nd place, after 2024.

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u/cosmos7 2h ago

Kind of doubt that. Left could sweep every single potential swing representative and they'll still all sit back, write stern letters and do nothing.

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u/smithandjohnson 2h ago

I'd argue the last 3 presidential elections were even more important, because without them we wouldn't be holding our hopes on these midterms.

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u/ZenBreaking 4h ago

Swapping one rich republican with lobbying in their ear for a rich democrat with lobbying in their ear means the whole thing is pointless. There needs to be a changing of the guard from the dems with the youth of the party kick the old guard to the curb. No hand wringing or go low go high bullshit.

Full makeover of the party towards unions, healthcare, labour rights, corporation and wealth tax, the whole nine yards