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highplainsdem

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17. As disgusting as Farage is, he couldn't even if elected there do the worldwide harm Trump is capable
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 12:42 PM
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of doing, and is already starting to do.

That's the reason for the anger - actually, more frustration - with the US that I saw in that Reddit thread.

The other reason is not understanding how we got here.

A lot of them do seem unaware of how much the US government structure, especially the electoral college, makes minority rule more likely. How it gives more power to rural over urban voters.

How it allows almost unlimited money from any source to influence our elections.

They don't understand how much power RW media has had here, especially RW talk radio in rural areas.

They want us to do something NOW - or better yet, to have never let anyone like Trump gain power.

They don't hate Americans. They're just scared as hell and want us to stop Trump. And a lot of them have the impression that Americans haven't tried hard enough to stop Trump, because they don't understand how anyone with such low approval ratings is in power.

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