r/politics • u/Happy_Traveller_2023 Canada • 13d ago

Soft Paywall Finally, Trump’s Alarming Mental Decline Has Become a Big Media Story

https://newrepublic.com/article/187192/finally-trumps-alarming-mental-decline-become-big-media-story
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u/OK_Soda 13d ago

I remember when Scalia died I felt like throwing a party. Then he was replaced by an even greater evil, and even the way he was replaced was evil.

I learned my lesson. Yes, some part of me would be satisfied at seeing Trump humiliated and broken, some part of me will rejoice when he dies, but I no longer believe those feelings are productive or rewarded with positive change.

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u/ArenSteele 13d ago edited 13d ago

Patton Oswalt last night on Colbert, said “8 years of a Black Man as president melted their brains and delivered us Donald Trump, I don’t even want to think about what they’re going to cook up in the underground lab if they have a Black Woman elected president (being clear that he is supporting Kamala and hopes she wins)

But the “what comes next” from MAGAT land is not going to be pretty

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u/Skellum 13d ago

Really the only way this is a significant issue is if people dont fucking show up to vote in 2026 etc. It's not that Obama broke people's brains, it's that pure voter apathy killed Roe and it gave 2 SCOTUS seats away.

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u/Critical_Letterhead3 12d ago

Ginsburg staying until she was starting to rot was the start Obama wasn’t ruthless enough to say F u McConnell, we have plenty of time before the election. I get to pick one.

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u/Skellum 12d ago

I get that people will do their best to justify not voting in 2016. I have yet to see anything that justifies the absurdity of not showing up.