Disapproval is a temporary condition, anyway. Soon enough, it’ll be illegal (or at least dangerous) to express disapproval, and Trump’s numbers will be right up there with Putin and Kim.
it’ll be illegal (or at least dangerous) to express disapproval, and Trump’s numbers will be right up there with Putin and Kim.
I don’t see the problem as MAGA Republicans suddenly becoming popular on the “it’s illegal not to like us” gambit. Bush Jr tried this in his second term - purging the White House press corps, leaning hard on conservative media for support, even prosecuting hostile journalists - and all he got out of it was Wikileaks and a robust anti-Bush media underground.
What we have to worry about is the Race To The Bottom
Trump doesn’t have to be the most popular politician. He just has to be more popular than the opposition. And that’s become downright trivial, given how the geriatric Dem Leadership has prostrated themselves before him.
You’re largely spot on, but one thing I’d like to add is that Republicans in Walz’s state have actually pushed forward a “Trump Derangement Syndrome” bill, which would classify openly speaking negatively about Trump as a mental illness that is valid justification for incarceration in a mental health facility, which is exactly what Russia did.
Republicans in Walz’s state have actually pushed forward a “Trump Derangement Syndrome” bill
Which won’t pass their state house, certainly won’t pass their state senate, and Walz isn’t going to sign.
which is exactly what Russia did
The post-Soviet Russian state was the result of shock therapy more consistent with Musk’s DOGE strategy than any kind of middling public censorship campaign. Rapid privatization of state assets for the benefit of sellout state actors and foreign investors/liquidators was what brought down the Russian government.
Putin’s United Russia didn’t come to power through petty proletariat censorship. It came to power when Putin and his allies mobilized what was left of the police state and used it to whip the newly minted billionaire oligarchy into an ideologically consistent nationalist project. We saw a similar transformation in China, in the immediate run up to the Xi Premiership. Both Xi and Putin had to wrestle power away from western-friendly kleptocrats intent on turning their states into the next Philippines or Honduras.
She’s got name recognition purely from the SotU rebuttal at the moment. I doubt she’d poll better than Schumer if she was allowed in front of a camera for too long.
This was the article that made me lose faith in her.
Slotkin responded by saying she also serves Michigan residents who voted for Trump and that she is responding to the needs of residents who are impacted by changes at the federal level and executive orders from Trump.
IF there is another election, HitlerPig will win with 98% of the vote, and claim that his overwhelming popularity with the citizens gives him a mandate to ignore Constitutional term limits.
Disapproval is a temporary condition, anyway. Soon enough, it’ll be illegal (or at least dangerous) to express disapproval, and Trump’s numbers will be right up there with Putin and Kim.
Dont like Trump? Straight to jail
Dont want your pussy grabbed? Straight to jail
Want to collect your social security? Believe it or not, straight to jail
We have the best exploding cars in the world. All thanks to jail.
I don’t see the problem as MAGA Republicans suddenly becoming popular on the “it’s illegal not to like us” gambit. Bush Jr tried this in his second term - purging the White House press corps, leaning hard on conservative media for support, even prosecuting hostile journalists - and all he got out of it was Wikileaks and a robust anti-Bush media underground.
What we have to worry about is the Race To The Bottom
Trump doesn’t have to be the most popular politician. He just has to be more popular than the opposition. And that’s become downright trivial, given how the geriatric Dem Leadership has prostrated themselves before him.
You’re largely spot on, but one thing I’d like to add is that Republicans in Walz’s state have actually pushed forward a “Trump Derangement Syndrome” bill, which would classify openly speaking negatively about Trump as a mental illness that is valid justification for incarceration in a mental health facility, which is exactly what Russia did.
Which won’t pass their state house, certainly won’t pass their state senate, and Walz isn’t going to sign.
The post-Soviet Russian state was the result of shock therapy more consistent with Musk’s DOGE strategy than any kind of middling public censorship campaign. Rapid privatization of state assets for the benefit of sellout state actors and foreign investors/liquidators was what brought down the Russian government.
Putin’s United Russia didn’t come to power through petty proletariat censorship. It came to power when Putin and his allies mobilized what was left of the police state and used it to whip the newly minted billionaire oligarchy into an ideologically consistent nationalist project. We saw a similar transformation in China, in the immediate run up to the Xi Premiership. Both Xi and Putin had to wrestle power away from western-friendly kleptocrats intent on turning their states into the next Philippines or Honduras.
Slotkin, Newsom and Schumer are all ardent zionists.
Slotkin? Really? This woman is pretty despised among left leaning Michigan Dems. Complete turn coat.
She’s got name recognition purely from the SotU rebuttal at the moment. I doubt she’d poll better than Schumer if she was allowed in front of a camera for too long.
https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/03/sen-elissa-slotkin-says-her-job-is-to-be-more-than-just-an-activist-against-trump.html
This was the article that made me lose faith in her.
Yeah, it’s pretty bleak
IF there is another election, HitlerPig will win with 98% of the vote, and claim that his overwhelming popularity with the citizens gives him a mandate to ignore Constitutional term limits.