[e2le]

It's truly vile how he treats the office and the democratic values he's meant to uphold and defend.

Why is he not impeached? Where is the American people?

He treats you with such contempt that he isn't above using the office for fraud and scams. He has done more to harm the US than Putin could have ever dreamed possible. Where is the American people? Hello?

[filoleg]

> Why is he not impeached?

He was impeached twice already.

Impeachment doesn't mean what (I believe) you think it does. There were previous presidents of the US who got impeached and remained in the position as well. This part is not novel (the only novel part is that he managed to get impeached twice).

[mmooss]

Removing Trump from office would require votes from some Republican Party members in Congress, and so far not enough are willing to vote for it.

He's been impeached twice, in his first term when Democrats controlled the House of Representatives, which is where impeachment happens. But removing a president requires trial and conviction in the Senate, and enough Republicans there voted against conviction. Several presidents have been impeached; none have been convicted.

> Where is the American people?

My belief is that the right wing in the US has almost absolute information dominance over a segment of the population. They can say anything and that segment will believe them and support it.

[IAmGraydon]

If the US makes it out of this in one piece, the Republican Party will likely be ended, at least for a very long time. This is now existential for them and they know it. That’s why they’re all going along with it.

[actionfromafar]

Also, a huge chunk of those want to believe, because America Great. Leader Strong.

[yndoendo]

Nationalism is a hell of a drug. It is what start WWII.

[ndsipa_pomu]

I fail to see how a leader throwing tantrums all the time is interpreted as strong. To me, it seems like a weakness and a character flaw.

[actionfromafar]

You are a lost cause, but a lot of people love ranting old men.

[ndsipa_pomu]

Bunch of boot-licking cowards if you ask me

[e2le]

> My belief is that the right wing in the US has almost absolute information dominance

I understand what your saying but I believe it's too much of an excuse. Every single person has a degree of personal responsibility to be at least somewhat informed on the state and happenings of your nation. A democracy simply cannot function otherwise.

[mmooss]

I completely agree about responsibility. At the same time, we can't close our eyes, on principle, to the fact that people can be influenced or we will paralyze ourselves about a critical problem.