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Why is Trump able to do whatever the fuck he wants?
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this post was submitted on 05 Jan 2026
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World Leaders/Other Countries : Mostly cowed by the US military and money. Those that aren’t are mostly happy to watch the US self immolate.
Tech Leaders: Combination of either agreeing with him or willing to go along so he doesn’t turn on their companies.
Democrats: Don’t have control of any part of any branch of the federal government, tend to play by the rules and don’t know how to handle someone who doesn’t.
Liberals ( assuming colloquial US definition) : Have been protesting, voting, and otherwise opposing him, but haven’t reached critical mass to convince Republican politicians to stop supporting trump.
They have an unwavering devotion to a terminally flawed system.
The system has been rewarding them handsomely so far, but getting votes AND corporate money is a thin rope to walk on, and Trump has grabbed it mostly for himself and now has both.
The Democratic party, as it has existed until now, is dead.
The "popular" Dems (Bernie, AOC, Mandani, etc) need to jump ship and create a true "fuck the rich" party. They'll win.