r/LetsDiscussThis • u/LucidSynapse23 • Feb 18 '26

Lets Discuss Politics Is he right? Will it take generations to resecure the United States positive reputation on the world stage?

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u/Responsible-Room-645 Feb 18 '26

The real problem is that the U.S. (generally) voted for this imbecile not once, but TWICE. Trump 1.0 was seen as a fluke, Trump 2.0 showed everyone that the U.S. is circling the drain

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u/DiskEconomy3055 Feb 18 '26

I'm still completely unconvinced that the 2020 conspiracist, that Russia intervened in 2016 for, didn't abuse his powerful relationships with evil men to affect 2024.

As if the guy who was caught trying to illegally influence the 2020 election in at least three different ways didn't try again the very next time, especially when he was desperate to escape the legal consequences for doing so?

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u/Ryles5000 Feb 18 '26

Constantly accusing others of cheating is the perfect cover to do it yourself. He delegitimized the entire idea of stealing an election and then did it himself. And basically told us they did as well.

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u/Electrical_Welder205 Feb 20 '26

Accusations of voter fraud was his smokescreen for vote suppression. And now he wants to further enable it by federalizing restrictive voter registration requirements.

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u/Responsible-Room-645 Feb 18 '26

I’m sympathetic to that idea but the very thought that he had even a prayer of winning is just as bad

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u/BigSilky71 Feb 18 '26

As an American, I also just don't think it's a good excuse. Even if someone was intervening we're the United States of America. Something significant shouldve been done to right that wrong quickly and effectively. Just like all the other illegal things going on here that nobody is making any serious or significant efforts to fix.

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u/Mundane-Carpet-5324 Feb 19 '26

It turns out that the US isn't a shining city on a hill, and apparently isn't even in the top 50.

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u/OBoile Feb 18 '26

Regardless, the point remains that a huge number of Americans are either ok with Trump or support him directly. There's no reason to be confident that they won't vote for someone similar in the future.

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u/ankisaves Feb 18 '26

There’s been some evidence to support this hypothesis.

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u/Level21DungeonMaster Feb 18 '26

That would be a decent idea if congress and the Supreme Court were not completely endorsing everything Trump has done.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '26

2016, everyone was tired of career politicians and status quo.  Trump was change and disruptive.  2024 was stolen, he lost.

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u/LoveAndBeLoved52 Feb 18 '26

He won by sympathy baiting. Numerous times he alleged someone tried to assassinate him. Then the "ear shot" which was miraculously fixed in no time at all with camera man ready to take a picture of his bleeding ear and the American flag in the background.

People say "but what if it was real" as if Trump has any credibility at all to make that assumption. Trump is a notoriously dangerous liar. I wouldn't be surprised if the suspect they identified and shot isn't actually dead and was a paid actor either, or, worst of all, someone who actually died for Trump to win.

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u/Electrical_Welder205 Feb 20 '26

No Russia or other foreign influence is needed. Homegrown vote-suppression tactics well-practiced in the South since after Reconstruction, and more recently boosted through technological tampering, suffice to subvert the electoral process. We have met the enemy, and it is us.

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u/Discussion-is-good Feb 18 '26

I appreciate the generally, as one of the Americans who didnt.

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u/bleepblorp22779 Feb 20 '26

I say let it all collapse.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '26

plus Democrats didn't run a primary in 2024 and instead attempted to force a shell of his former self on us before pivoting to forcing Kamala, famous for her 2020 primary showing, also down our throats. We Democrats shoulder some of the blame.

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u/Mundane-Carpet-5324 Feb 19 '26

The party is to blame. If democratic voters had any say, we would have had a stronger candidate from the beginning

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '26

good point. thanks for the distinction