Trump responds to Washington plane crash with racist, ableist diatribe

www.motherjones.com Trump responds to Washington plane crash with racist, ableist diatribe

The president used the tragedy, which killed 67, to deliver a bigoted and self-promoting tirade about DEI.

The president used the tragedy, which killed 67, to deliver a bigoted and self-promoting tirade about DEI.

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25th the fuckin clown

Who cares? It's a distraction. Don't pay attention to this. Pay attention to the actions he's taking.

There are no depths to which he will not stoop.
And that's part of what his fans like about him.
I wonder if there's been any scholarly research on that? It seems on reflection that it's actually fairly common for autocrats to not only be foul, destructive, self-absorbed pieces of shit, but for them and their supporters to treat that as some sort of badge of honor.
More broadly, it's striking me that there are likely dominant moods in countries - periods during which for instance, a plurality of progressives elects a progressive or a plurality of patriots elects a patriot or a plurality of warmongers elects a warmonger.
And the current US is a plurality of assholes who elected an asshole (two for the price of one even).
- yes. there have been scholarly efforts in this domain. effectively authoritarians vote purely out of the fear that something bad will come for them so they vote in people who promise to be big and tough and scary towards those threats. ironically, this incentivizes the people getting voted in to intensify how awful things are for people because it benefits them personally.

he gave himself a pat on the back for his executive order ending equitable hiring processes, issued last week, which claimed that the FAA “specifically recruited and hired individuals with ‘severe intellectual’ disabilities, psychiatric issues, and complete paralysis.” Trump has a history of attacking disabled people and of insulting his political opponents by asserting that they are “mentally disabled.”
Every accusation is an admission

From now on whenever there is a disaster .... don't expect any comfort from your leadership, Americans are on their own now.
- I think every asshole who sat the election out should stfu and take all of it in like the little bitches they are. They enabled this out of their unwillingness to see the bigger picture out of their virtue signalling and holier than thou attitude. All of us are now along for the 4-year ride. Thanks, fuckers.
- embrace the core principals of anarchism if you want to survive.
  help your neighbors in times of crisis
  this is a time of crisis
  morality does not come from the state
  the state's power comes from the consent of the governed
  with unity through solidarity of the exploited we can withdraw our consent to be governed
  it's our bosses, not our brothers and sisters, who harm us
  as a moral agent, it is your responsibility to help your community and not the state
  
  "it's our bosses, not our brothers and sisters, who harm us"
  X
  When your brothers and sisters voted for and continue to support a fascist it's them as well.
  
  it is sometimes also our brothers, sisters, and neighbours who harm us
  this is why queer people often have chosen family and never talk to their biological family ever again
  
  This. National leadership is what got us here. Local leadership is what made us great. We can be local and think / cooperate nationally. You cannot be National and think locally for every individual place. You will fail every time as they have.
- Wdym now? There's a reason "thoughts and prayers" has been a meme for years now lol
- Honestly we kind of always have been. At the very minimum since Reagan. But we absolutely are getting ready to hit the new level of shit ,and the people who need to learn lessons. Are immune to learning.