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[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 52 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Wait, Trump lied?????

WHAAAAAAA??‽!!

This is all that Trump does 500,000% of the time. And he does it to distract you from the fact that he is worse than fucking Hitler.

Why aren’t you reporting on the fact that Trump is worse than Hitler?

:::

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He's bad but not worse than Hitler. Absurd exaggeration doesn't help.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

Not worse... yet.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The numbers are rigged against me, but I have the true numbers in my head, and believe me they are beautiful. and everybody should be fired. Also my uncle was a math rocket surgeon, we have very good genes in my family. I can eat 8 cheeseburgers because I have a big brain.

/The level of American politics today, and everybody is playing along. 🤪

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's like the people who think movie studios are losing money from "woke" movies. They're using blatantly, demonstrably false claims to push their agenda. They are straight up delusional, just as they accuse trans people of being

Trump's supporters truly believe all the most crime ridden cities happen to be in blue states and that the economy is booming

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

FAKE NEWS from the Radical Left Democrat Cities—once again LYING about MURDER RATES. They take the most dangerous, crime-ridden places in America and then FAKE THE NUMBERS to tell you everything is “safe” and “better than ever.” TOTAL FRAUD. Everyone who actually LIVES there knows the truth: people are scared to go outside, families are locking their doors, businesses are fleeing, and police are not allowed to do their jobs. The Democrats want you to believe crime is “down” (because they fiddled with the numbers)—but everyone sees it’s UP, UP, UP. Many people say it's the highest it's ever been. Remember these are the same people who created the EPSTEIN HOAX, let violent criminals out with no bail, who attack law enforcement, and who say the real problem is “too much policing.” A DISASTER. Now I am President, we have LAW & ORDER. Under Crooked Joe, it was CHAOS. Only I can bring back safety, prosperity, and the RESPECT our police deserve. Without that, these Democrat cities will continue to be unlivable JUNGLES of crime and violence. SAD!

-@RealDonaldTrump

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's an abysmal state of affairs that I literally can't tell if that's real or parody..

[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

My money is on real. I think?

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

wait, epstein hoax? I thought he was an informant informing on Epstein?? WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!

[–] DrPop@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Here's a single vidoe of a violent crime that happ3ned in chicago to prove you wrong. /s

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Like calling the team that wins the super bowl world champs

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not really, it isn't even the highest in the US. More like calling a random team the worst in the world because they didn't help your fantasy football score.

Well to be fair, sometimes the Detroit Lions don't help your Wizard Handegg points 🤷

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TBF american football is not widely practiced in other countries. Only other place I know of is Japan and its so rare for them to win against an american team that it made international news when it happened at the IFAF World Junior Championships last year.

There is also the CFL but its hard for a nation of only 41 Million to compete consistently (they are quite good, though).