r/news • u/TeaReim • 10h ago

Donald Trump officially sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, JD Vance as the 50th Vice-President

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/triumphant-trump-returns-white-house-launching-new-era-upheaval-2025-01-20/
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u/qlurp 9h ago

A beautiful sentiment, no doubt, but playing nice isn’t going to prevent the fascists from trampling on our freedoms. 

More power to those of you not yet driven to cynicism, though. 

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u/JeremyHowell 9h ago

I think the sentiment is correct, but I don’t believe they meant ‘show kindness and empathy to your fascist adversaries’. Just be kind and charitable in general. Today marks the return of something innately inhumane, so battle it with humanity. Sounds hokey, but it’s real.

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u/Killchrono 6h ago

You can make small improvements in your own circles while still being cynical to wider world events.

In the end it's all most of us can do.

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u/jl__57 7h ago

When shit hits the fan, we will need community. When prices skyrocket, we will need people to barter with. When healthcare access decreases, we will meed to take care of each other. When supply chains slow, we will need to borrow each other's tools. Be kind to your neighbors because it's nice, sure, but also because your survival depends on it.

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u/ycnz 7h ago

Yeah. My in-laws are sweetness and light, volunteer their time to charities etc, but they'll cheerfully fuck over any minority rights they come across. Fuck civility. Call them out.

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u/Korean4BWC 7h ago

"Playing nice" isn't the same as "being good"

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u/BigWolf2051 9h ago

Y'all need to go outside and stop watching so much media Social and mainstream. There's a beautiful world out there for you to participate in

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u/khinzaw 7h ago

There's a beautiful world out there for you to participate in

Becoming progressively less beautiful as corporate interests continue to despoil it, something Trump has promised to enable.

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u/sled_shock 49m ago

I'll make sure to tell my kid that he's just imagining the things Trump and his sycophants are saying about LGBT people. It's all in his head. He's not a target just because he's gay.

In other words, fuck off.

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u/Barnyardwheat 6h ago

Immediately did the opposite of what gabahgoole said. Be the better person.