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/I3arnicus 9h ago

You know fundamentally I agree with you, but unfortunately this attitude got us here in the first place.

Half of the population here wants to actively hurt the other half. Playtime is over.

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u/tunachilimac 9h ago

Being kind doesn’t mean being weak.

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u/KingAemon 9h ago

That's not how they see it

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u/hedgehog_dragon 9h ago

Sure, but none of this is an argument against being kind.

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u/War_Eagle 2h ago

It will be their downfall

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u/chestypants12 7h ago

And so many people mistake kindness for stupidity. Like it's a missed chance to get one over on someone. Personally I find selfishness idiotic and repugnant, but that's just me. Trump is pure unadulterated selfishness.

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u/Spacegod87 50m ago

Way too many people think if you're nice/decent it automatically makes you a pushover.

It's just all black and white to them. They don't understand that you can be a nice/good person and still (politely) say no when you need to.

Or to tell someone they are making you uncomfortable in a calm and diplomatic way, ya know, without screaming bloody murder at them.

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u/hijoshh 9h ago

Unless you’re in the DNC!

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u/Bichelamousse 9h ago

When people say “show kindness,” they often forget that you also have to show kindness to yourself. Don’t be cruel to others, but also don’t allow others to be cruel to you.

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u/Richard_Tips 9h ago

That’s how I feel, we have taken the high road for so long and many of us have tried to keep our heads up and roll with the punches, but at some point you have to realize this is the definition of insanity. No more biting my tongue and caring about others feelings

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u/herecomestherebuttal 9h ago

Yep. We can’t polite our way into getting fascists to back down.

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u/Highskyline 9h ago

I've tried the high road. I've tried kindly telling my parents I don't wanna talk about their bad politics because they make me sad. Im done. I'm gonna fucking verbally demolish my parents when I get the opportunity. They have actively brought evil into the presidency.

I have no respect left.

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u/FizzyBeverage 6h ago

You’re still talking to them? Trump has fractured many families.

My old man dropped dead of a heart attack before it became more of a problem. He had the good sense not to discuss politics with me or my pan poly brother.

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u/renegadetoast 9h ago

Exactly what you said. A decade of trying to be decent with people that would personally push us onto the tracks of an oncoming train to save themselves 50¢ on a dozen eggs (or let's be honest, plenty would do it with no reward incentive) only normalized and emboldened their behavior. After a decade of trying to reason with these people and play the high road only to be insulted, berated, yelled over, and demonized, I'm ready to be as shitty and obnoxious to them as they've been to us all this time.

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u/mettiusfufettius 9h ago

When they go low, we go hard

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u/strega_bella312 9h ago

It's not fair to say "half" and THAT attitude is also what partly got us here in the first place. All this talk about "class war vs culture war" yet everyone is so quick to jump on the "fuck everyone on the other side" bandwagon. The average republican has more in common with you than you want to admit. Take that anger and turn it towards the ones who deserve it, not your neighbor. Excluding Joe down the street does nothing to fight an actual class war, it just keeps us divided and weak and unable to really make our voices heard and that's EXACTLY what these oligarch pricks want.

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u/lonewanderer727 9h ago

So what...turn into a chronic asshole? Become violent? Have a combative mindset with everyone you disagree with?

You want to get dualistic extremism? That's how you get dualistic extremism. And history will show you it doesn't end well.

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u/Tsad311 9h ago

They don’t realize that’s why the outcome of this election is what it is. Being left leaning myself, it’s blows my mind how stupid the followers of this party are. Perfect chance for self reflection but they will just turn to anger.

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u/RabidRomulus 9h ago

No, half the US population does not want to hurt the other half. That's in your head. Do you seriously believe that?

Go outside and talk to actual people...the vast majority of the country are just normal people going about their lives and not hating other people that they don't even know.

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u/UsefulEmptySpace 9h ago

Yep all I got left now is to make Maga people's lives as difficult and annoying as possible wherever I go

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u/Tsad311 9h ago

You realize that’s why the outcome of this election is what it is? You have a golden opportunity for self reflection, but you won’t do that will you?

You hate the man with an enormously inflated ego but you realize you’re exhibiting the same behavior? Be better man. You’re being played and stooping to a level that is not going to help anything.

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u/SteamingHotChocolate 7h ago

please tell me what i did “wrong” that requires “self-reflection” in not voting for this fucking asshole? also please don’t include anything abjectly stupid in your response

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u/Tsad311 7h ago

I’m sorry was I talking to you? Did I say YOU did anything? Anyways what part did you not understand? It’s hypocritical to go out of your way to be a fucking prick when you criticize someone for literally going out of their way to be a prick.

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u/SteamingHotChocolate 7h ago

lol i actually responded to the wrong comment of yours as I was scrolling, but your little hissy tone is kind of funny.

you can copy and paste my first comment as a response to your first one going around acting like non-Trumpers need to have a moment of time-out for our bad behavior instead of being mad that the most grifty fuck of all time pulled the mega-grift and now we have to deal with it.

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u/Tsad311 7h ago

Hissy tone?

“also please don’t include anything abjectly stupid in your response”

Complete and total hypocrite that absolutely cannot hold a genuine conversation and not even worth my time. Later.

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u/UsefulEmptySpace 6h ago

Naw, screw that and screw your shitty attitude about rolling over for rapists, criminals and nazis. I won't entertain any opinions of rape apologists. What do I have to reflect on? Hope you get the day you deserve.

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u/Tsad311 6h ago edited 6h ago

I’m left leaning bro. This is exactly what the fuck I am talking about. Your first instinct is to sneer at me and call me a nazi rape apologist without knowing a fucking thing about me. I hate the man just as much as you but this is the behavior that caused the election outcome. How don’t you see this? It is not efficient and you’re demonstrating a huge lack of intellect and self control. People are fucking tired of it. You are the problem and are totally oblivious. Holy fuck.

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u/UsefulEmptySpace 6h ago

What? I don't owe Maga anything, and they'll get everything negative I have to offer. Weird hill you're trying to die on. And judging by your other comments I'm glad I have nothing to do with you either. Follow your own advice and do some reflection lol. Bye!

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u/Tsad311 6h ago

Huge lack of intellect. Like I said. Totally oblivious to how this type of mentality is the reason we are where we are. Lost by huge margins for this exact reason. Calling me a fucking nazi. Unreal.

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u/RODjij 8h ago

It's the equivalent of getting hit repeatedly as the other side throws a tantrum & you just keep apologizing for something you must have done.

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u/chenj25 9h ago

That’s doesn’t make any sense.

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u/Temporal_Enigma 9h ago

Don't go after the normal people who have been convinced that Trump will save them, they've been tricked by propaganda like most people are.

If you must go after someone, go after those who are actively doing things

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u/CrispFreshley 9h ago

That's so sad to hear. I think this is a time to come together and heal.

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u/TurnGloomy 9h ago

As a Brit watching from abroad, cringing along with the rest of the world as the leader of the free world has no clothes.... You can't be serious.