[RajT88]

I live in the US; born here, lived here all my life.

The former is 100% how it will go. The only question is: how bad will it get?

A poster down thread mentions a million dead immigrants. I personally think it will just be in the low 6 figures. Maybe high 5 figures.

[jcgrillo]

It wouldn't take much of that to completely destroy the U.S. food supply chain. Those 9 meals separating us all from anarchy will go by quick.

[numpad0]

I thought the US has quite a bit more people than millions in total, regardless of which groups you wish to include or exclude.

[spacemanspiff01]

So I am moving all my money to cash, I would rather not invest in a fascist state.

[refurb]

If only HN had a reminder option.

The doom and gloom in these comments is truly funny. I remember the exact same when Trump won the first time.

It’s like HN has no memory.

[cmurf]

I think it’s distinctly not funny people who voted for a rapist think they’re good people.

Trump as POTUS ordered the VPOTUS to overturn an election, and when Mike Pence refused the order, Trump sent a mob to have the VPOTUS assassinated. It’s distinctly not funny, though very memorable, that people who voted for Trump again think of themselves as American patriots.

I remember the racist lie of birtherism.

You can grab them by the pussy, they let you do it. I remember it.

I think some are addicts to the anger, drama, and depravity of Trump TV. Perhaps they can be treated like drug, sex, and shopping addicts.

The stupid and malicious are probably lost for our lifetime. The best thing to do is cut them off. They’re not good people. They voted for a rapist, that’s how desperate and low they’ve become.

I remember Mike Pence boilerplate Republicanism wasn’t good enough. Trumpers want and need an abuser. They voted for that, not despite it.

A good deal why we’re here is liberals coddled Trumpers, forgave them in advance, helped to normalize the depravity by inviting Trumper friends and family to all the usual social functions, despite the insanity. We were too nice. And this is permission. We gave them permission all along.

Kick abusers to the curb. All of them. They’re not good people. Stop trying to make them better by lying about who and what they are. Stop normalizing the depravity. That’s the beginning.

[refurb]

It’s absolutely fascinating how divorced from reality people’s worldview can get to the point that the level of arrogance gets so high that people proudly declare their responsibility to be judge, jury and executioner of vast swaths of the permanently unredeemable population.

Ironically I assume this is how people like Hitler took power.

“Kick Jews to the curb. All of them. They’re not good people. Stop trying make them better by lying about who they are. Stop normalizing the depravity. That’s the beginning.”

It’s almost like I’m reading the moustache man’s words himself.

[cmurf]

You replaced my word "abusers" with "Jew". Abusers should be kicked to the curb. Jews were not ever merely kicked to the curb during WW2, they were mass murdered.

Your attempt to be treated as some sort of victim is denied.

[error_logic]

Trump was surrounded by establishment Republicans last time.

This time no checks and balances exist within the administration, and the supreme court has been turned.

I wish I could laugh.

[Gareth321]

Yeah this thread is like being on Reddit. "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" The hyperbole was thick and fast last time he was elected, with accusations of fascism and certain doom. It turns out, he didn't in fact blow up the world. Quite the opposite. He was the first president in decades not to start a new war. People were inoculated during that first term against hyperbole. Even if "fascism" were to appear now (and I firmly believe it has not), people would no longer care. Well done those of you who cried wolf so vociferously. Trump is president because of you.