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[–] SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world 6 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)

Departement of distraction from other serious business.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 14 minutes ago

Department of distracting the public from wanting the Epstein files.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Anyone wanna place bets on him introducing a Department of Truth and a Department of Love next?

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 36 minutes ago* (last edited 36 minutes ago)

Better bet is if he lives for another full month. The idiot is circling death bed.

[–] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Remember: 77,284,118 people in this country thought this fucking spray-tanned baboon was fit to lead.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

And they STILL think this. And before Canadians get all smug, look at how popular Smith and Ford are and how Poilievre got elected by a landslide in AB. The more Doug grifts, the better he does in polls.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 24 minutes ago* (last edited 17 minutes ago)

King Charles called and said stfu AB. true story. First Nations were there too and I think they were filling in the eviction notices

Also AB conservatives won that same riding in the main election too. they are still short the riding pp lost in the first place.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I think we are all well aware that we are surrounded by idiots. We live here.

[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 2 points 14 hours ago

Some of us more than others.

God I fucking hate Louisiana.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 38 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Setting aside my Trump hate for a moment: this is a good thing. “Department of Defense” was always a euphemism. “Defense spending” my ass. Let’s call it what it is and then see if Americans feel as good about spending so much on a “Department of War” versus “Defense.”

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 hours ago

This isn't a good thing because it's not an effort to be more honest, it's a signal of future intent.

[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 3 points 14 hours ago

Do not underestimate this country's propensity to proudly engage in jingoism. Just look at our history to see how that went.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Thinking like that its a good thing right up until the voters are actually stoked about a department of war.

Guarantee it wont be long until youre seeing red hats going off about how cool it is they finally have a department of war as if its a whole new thing.

"Remember how much ass we kicked with only a defense department? Look out world! MIGHTY TRUMP finally made a department of war too!"

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

I’m sure you’re right about a certain segment of people. I don’t think the euphemistic name is holding those people back from loving the military though.

I do think it’s hard for Congress to sell the general public on “cuts to our defense” though, and cuts to the “Department of war” will be an easier sell.

[–] F_OFF_Reddit@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

So mad that twat missed him and only grazed his ear

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 16 minutes ago

You’re talking as it that was not staged at all.

[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Come on Lucifer!! Take your fucking trash back, already!!

[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

It's the same reason Captain America beats people up with a shield.

It's hard to think of yourselves as as a saviour otherwise.

[–] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is it bad that my thought was "well at least that's more accurate"?

My mind went to how "the department of defense" was Orwellian AF. I mean his reasoning is fucked don't get me wrong.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I absolutely agree with you and surprisingly, Trump on this.

Broken clock and all.

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can tell he's never read 1984, he'd definitely want more ironically named government departments if he had

[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 4 points 22 hours ago

I mean, "Truth Social" has all the irony of the Ministry of Truth, though I assume if it was named for that reason it wasn't thought up by him.

[–] Poojabber@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Yeah, in this rare instance, I agree with Uncle Donny. The US hasnt fought a war for peace or defense in over 75 years. Might as well change the name to more accurately depict its purpose. He is still a moron though....

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

If he's the moron, what do you call the 77 million who voted for him. Twice.

[–] Poojabber@lemmy.world 1 points 44 minutes ago
[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

Even WW2 wasn't a war of defence for the USA. The only thing they "defended" was a military outpost in the middle of the pacific.

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[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

How does one still support a man child like this?

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Mostly fear, all the way down.

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 9 points 22 hours ago

The answer is so simple, they're all fucking morons.

[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

Be a wo/manchild

[–] elbiter@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

We must stop spreading everything he says

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

Literally exactly what a child would say.

president of peace, everyone /s

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Defense product >> WAR MACHINE

Military Contractor >> MERCENARY

Ambassador >> SPY MASTER

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Anytime this fool says anything, it sounds like I'm listening to a fucking toddler.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"we want offense too"
The obese imbecile being alive is offensive. The fact that it breathes is offensive.
And the fact that it's not strapped to a guillotine that's got a blunt rusty blade is fucking offensive!

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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (13 children)

Not relevant to trump, but: it is ironic that we (the US) haven't fought a genuinely defensive war since 1812, and we only managed a draw in that one (which included our capital being burned to the ground and our greatest victory coming after it was technically over) because our opponent was busy fighting a bunch of cheese-eating surrender monkeys (and only winning because the fucking Germans helped out).

Edit: it's hard to imagine somebody using the expression "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" and being serious about it, but I guess some people can imagine that.

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[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 day ago

It'll sound a lot better to the average voter to defund the department of war than to defund the department of defense.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 212 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I've lost the ability to detect whether this is a real quote or not.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

If he wants offense who are we to deny it. Offend the bastard!

[–] Pulsar@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

This is brilliant! His knowledge, eloquence and persuasiveness are remarkable.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 153 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

The files ARE the distraction

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