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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

Great comic, wrong community.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 55 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

And that's what he said when he was president last time.

This time?

Using the military to put undocumented migrants in concentration camps. Not even trying to hide that fact.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 32 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Using the military to put ~~undocumented migrants~~ anyone who looks "funny" in concentration camps.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

You are correct. If you're a citizen and a cop decides you're one of "them," good luck convincing them your ID is genuine. If you're carrying it on you.

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 15 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

"Papers, please."

I've told my visibly brown partner that he has to have his passport on him at all times because that's where we are, now. I'm hoping it will be enough.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I hope so for both of your sakes because it just takes one racist power tripping cop.

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks. I think it was you I saw mentioning moving abroad; I hope that goes well for you and your family, too.

I just don't understand people. My partner's brother (also brown, also first gen) is a Trump-loving cop. I'm hoping we don't have to rely on him for anything but I'm also weirdly grateful that he's my partner's brother because you bet your ass I will make it his business if anything happens to my partner; I still have the tiniest hope that brother would go to bat for him.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, that's me. Got my first job interview tomorrow. At 3:30 am. Apparently the Earth isn't as flat as certain people on the internet would have you believe.

And yeah, there were a surprising number of brown people who voted for Trump, especially men. I don't get it. He hasn't been even a little secretive about what his plans are. They really don't get that they could get caught up in this insane net of Trump's.

[–] Aksamit 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Good luck on the job interview!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

Thanks! It's not a job I'm dying for, so I'm thinking of it more as practice, but I will take anything if it means we can get over there in January and afford basic things like a home and food.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 6 points 16 hours ago

And every time you have to show your documents to law enforcement, maybe this is the time you don't get them back.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 20 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Fourth panel should be a duplicate of the first panel, except saying "Trump will establish a fascist dictatorship, and that's what I wanted!"

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah. I don't care how many posts I see saying trump voters are regretting their vote. I feel like that is a level of media bias to make those who voted against him feel a bit better. I'd be shocked if even 5% regretted their vote. Maybe in 18 months, just before midterms, things will be different. I think it is more likely that the real problems won't start until after the midterms though.

Edit: some words

[–] Nougat@fedia.io -1 points 14 hours ago

By 2026, there will have been US military deployed in the states for a long time, and everyone will have been sufficiently terrorized by arrests and detentions. Then it'll be "another stolen election, we have to postpone the midterms, because even the US military can't stop the steal."

Prepare to !Resist@fedia.io

[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

that statement is kind of funny because hitler's generals eventually tried to kill him lmao

[–] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Arent his statements always kind of funny/weird?

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

I mean we said that and they didnt react like that

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

The most unbelievable part of this is the magat having a crisis after learning (somehow, always for the first time) about Trump's Hitler-worship. Since it hasn't directly affected the magat yet, no way he's going to have the self awareness to freak out.