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48. Have you read his "manifesto"? Did you miss these statements?
Fri Apr 19, 2024, 06:06 PM
Apr 2024

These statements are just "lip service"? Point to one pro-Trump statement in his writings. There are none. But there are these statements:

"The U.S. government is fully involved in this totalitarian con: To illustrate its bipartisan support, I’ll note that nearly every participant of the Clinton Global Initiative has ties to cryptocurrency, while two of the biggest tech VCs who participated are Trump associates Josh Kushner and Anthony Scaramucci."

"...our government is conning us completely. That Bill Clinton was secretly on (former CIA Director) George H.W. Bush’s side, and that the Democrat vs. Republican division has been entirely manufactured ever since: Clinton is with Bush; Gore is with Bush; Trump is with Hillary, and so on. When they present themselves in public, they are acting as characters that are against one another, practicing kayfabe as wrestlers do.
As it turns out, we have a secret kleptocracy: Both parties are run by financial criminals whose only goals are to divide, deceive, and bleed us dry. They divide the public against itself and blame the other party while everything gets worse and more expensive and handful of people take all the money."

"In the decades since [the election of George H.W. Bush], the angry partisanship between democrats and republicans was all a fascist charade to divide the public against itself while they all ramped up militarism, privatized industry, and gutted social safety nets. Bush, Clinton, Obama, Trump, Biden: These are characters playing pretend, just like professional wrestlers."

Do those sound the words of a Trumper to you? There isn't a single positive word about Trump anywhere in his ravings. Do you really think someone who is decrying militarism, privatization, and the gutting of social safety nets is a Trumper? His lawsuit against the Clinton Foundation was a nonsensical pile of conspiratorial madness in which the Foundation was just one of 50 co-defendants that he thinks somehow are tied to a cryptocurrency-related Ponzi scheme against the world. The only thing that's surprising is that he didn't name cartoon character Lisa Simpson as a defendant since he believes she played an immensely important role in this conspiracy ( along with the Doors, Beatles, Devo, and a list far too long to repeat here ).

Live updates at New York Magazine emulatorloo Apr 2024 #1
Apparently this has also happened a few times at the white house while he was president. n/t Jacson6 Apr 2024 #2
Not to mention "emblazoned"... petronius Apr 2024 #3
Show us the article was written by an AI Miguelito Loveless Apr 2024 #16
Beat Me To It! ProfessorGAC Apr 2024 #41
I was gonna say... forgotmylogin Apr 2024 #44
Look at me, Donald! It's all for you! n/t Harker Apr 2024 #4
The Omen. AllyCat Apr 2024 #6
I can't think of any other likely reason for that. Harker Apr 2024 #11
A true MAGA 'patriot' calguy Apr 2024 #7
It's a token of thanks, I'm supposing... Harker Apr 2024 #8
As Mark Twain once said... calguy Apr 2024 #19
It's extremely sad. Harker Apr 2024 #22
Nope. Conspiracy theroist. Link to his manifesto inside. Bonx Apr 2024 #20
So he suspected everyone except Mike Dukakis, Rob Lowe and Lisa Simpson of being involved in the conspiracy? dameatball Apr 2024 #33
What's so weird: He's only 37. Born in 1986 or 1987. So at the oldest, he had just turned 2 during the convention. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #34
It's not so weird: he understands these events through "both sides" revisionism mathematic Apr 2024 #36
You know you have to include the video when you post things like that Ray Bruns Apr 2024 #25
I'd forgotten about the dog. n/t Harker Apr 2024 #26
This trial oswaldactedalone Apr 2024 #5
Someone is going to kill people in Trumps name. joshcryer Apr 2024 #9
Oh well..... LPBBEAR Apr 2024 #10
Most of the replies here are assuming this was a Trump supporter, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2024 #12
It's DU. Where a lot of posters don't need no stinking confirmation. They assume. onenote Apr 2024 #17
Trump will enjoy the death no matter the cause. Irish_Dem Apr 2024 #27
Ruh roh, from the very link you provided: GreenWave Apr 2024 #30
Have you read his "manifesto"? Did you miss these statements? onenote Apr 2024 #48
Conspiracy theorist. Link to his manifesto inside. Bonx Apr 2024 #21
I soon as I heard it I knew it wasn't a Trump supporter Polybius Apr 2024 #35
Agreed. Codifer Apr 2024 #52
Horrible situation. I read he was still alive when the ambulance took him away. Can't imagine he'll survive this. Joinfortmill Apr 2024 #13
Depends on many things. Karma13612 Apr 2024 #15
Wow. mahina Apr 2024 #38
Sad Joinfortmill Apr 2024 #53
Woah. Sorry you saw that. electric_blue68 Apr 2024 #55
Depends on the location and depth of burns Warpy Apr 2024 #24
Back In The 80s... ProfessorGAC Apr 2024 #43
Unless he left all his money to Chump in his will, I don't think he'll notice FakeNoose Apr 2024 #14
Trump is a magnet for the loons and the nutters... jvill Apr 2024 #18
Florida man... Mz Pip Apr 2024 #23
Was about to post that BumRushDaShow Apr 2024 #28
Given the right circumstances ... Alsteen Apr 2024 #29
What a mental state he must have been in, to have offed himself over .... bucolic_frolic Apr 2024 #31
I can't imagine the pain he must be going through. mahina Apr 2024 #39
I read his manifesto on substack TexasBushwhacker Apr 2024 #32
Yes I read most of it too. Not a plain maga. scipan Apr 2024 #37
Pretty crazy? That's like saying water is only a little wet. cstanleytech Apr 2024 #46
The parts about crypto being a ponzi scheme scipan Apr 2024 #47
Crypto is worth what people perceive it as being just like anything else. cstanleytech Apr 2024 #49
Right SCantiGOP Apr 2024 #50
Correct. nt cstanleytech Apr 2024 #51
Newsweek fixed their headline. DavidDvorkin Apr 2024 #40
Trump unleashed the crazies pfitz59 Apr 2024 #42
He had formerly worked on Democratic campaigns and even trolled Newt Gingrich while wearing a Bernie shirt LeftInTX Apr 2024 #56
Other than "themself" what would you recommend? Oopsie Daisy Apr 2024 #45
"You're fired!" Violet_Crumble Apr 2024 #54
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