Summary
Trump’s speech to Congress was a campaign-style tirade filled with falsehoods, personal grievances, and attacks on Democrats.
He exaggerated economic issues, blamed Biden for inflation, and misrepresented Social Security data. He renewed imperialist rhetoric about annexing Greenland and the Panama Canal while distorting U.S. aid figures to Ukraine.
Trump spent more time on culture war issues than policy, vowing to end “wokeness.” He also falsely claimed his legal troubles were political persecution.
Meanwhile, markets reeled from his new tariffs, which he dismissed. The speech showed deep partisan divides and his continued reliance on misinformation.
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You are note dealing with reality.
The Democrats have helped construct the explicit oligarchy that is unfolding before your eyes.
It absolutely is about both sides, given both of them are responsible for the current situation. Or it is about the fact that there is only one side: pretty far right neo-liberal corporatists, or fascist far right oligarchy.
And obviously it matters if your only hope is to turn to the other side who are going to prove themselves to be utterly ineffectual. The choice being Trump, or a continuation of the economic-political ideology that made Trump (or similar) inevitable.
But looking at the amount of up/downvotes these two posts have got I guess it doesn’t matter - maybe most of you just aren’t ready to deal with reality, so reality will just happen to you. Trying to downvote it away is what has led you to this point.