Donald Trump & JD Vance Win 2024 US Presidential Election

[Quincy 4,375]

At least he won definitively? Sure, it’s depressing from the raw number of votes, but can you imagine how ugly it would be if he only won by like 10,000 votes in a couple of swing states? We’d be talking about recounts and contested elections, and you know it would get real ugly. 
(Trying to find something on the bright side in all this darkness, because it’s still going to get ugly)

[jimmyjimmycocoapuff 5,659]

29 minutes ago, Mer said:

Again, I don’t mean to sanitize, but just to give a bit of ray of sunshine here:

 

- Most of Trump’s policies will not be implemented. Tariffs are just a negotiating tactic, and we all know they will not actually replace income tax 

- On that note, just like 2016, the biggest Trump legacy will be his tax cuts. I see him further reducing income tax on the top 3 brackets by 5-10% and on the lowest 3 by 3-5%. 
- He’s not gonna do jack shit about the border, because his replacement will need the issue to run on in 4 years. 

- Mass deportations will not occur, namely because ICE is understaffed and the Trump deficit doesn’t give much room for more govt. spending. Also, the fact of the matter is that most illegal immigrants live in Blue States, and they won’t be helping Trump. 
- Gender affirming healthcare (and healthcare in general) will take the biggest hit 😭💔. It’ll now be a state issue, like abortion. 
- Abortion had a relatively decent night. The majority of Trump voters also voted to protect or expand abortion rights (except for Florida's “super majority” requirement) and Montana. 

 

Trump’s legacy thus far has been one of ineffectiveness. That trend will continue. It’s just uniquely horrible that he will be able to cement a 6-3 Supreme Court conservative lean, which will have long term effects, but not immediate quality of life implications yet. 
 

The media will prey on your outrage for clicks, do not let Trump take over your life. 
 

This is certainly a sad day for many, and I am not saying we are not allowed to grieve and mourn, but this is the path forward, and no amount of tears will change that. 
 

There was no justice last night, but there can be mercy, because we can give that to each other 🙃

 

Signing off for work 

xx 

Mer. 

Mer for Congress!!!

[X8deletedUserX 4,711]

No joke, every user here should take the Mer bullet points print them out and tape them to their wall

[79lipstick 498]

40 minutes ago, dexter said:

13 European countries statistically have a higher quality of life than the USA 

 

What is your point here? Thus it is Disneyland? Only half of those countries have significantly better numbers compared to the US if you want to do statistics. Moving into another country over an election result, do you hear yourselves? This is why nobody likes yall  
 

[jimmyjimmycocoapuff 5,659]

Just now, X8vinylScratchX said:

No joke, every user here should take the Mer bullet points print them out and tape them to their wall

When a user on a Lana Del Rey forum is more coherent than the future president of the United States, you know the country is fucked up

[X8deletedUserX 4,711]

3 minutes ago, 79lipstick said:

This is why nobody likes yall  

0/10 bait

 

[bluechemtrails 26,721]

1 hour ago, 79lipstick said:

You people have no idea how privileged you sound when you talk about leaving the country. Where to, exactly? Europe is NOT Disneyland. 

come to the big cities, you won't regret it

https://nomadicboys.com/gayest-cities-in-europe/

[Quincy 4,375]

32 minutes ago, Mer said:

- Most of Trump’s policies will not be implemented. Tariffs are just a negotiating tactic, and we all know they will not actually replace income tax 

While they won’t replace the income tax, you can totally envision Trump getting pissed off at Mexico or China and randomly dropping some massive tariffs. That will end up hurting the lower and middle class. 
 

32 minutes ago, Mer said:

- On that note, just like 2016, the biggest Trump legacy will be his tax cuts. I see him further reducing income tax on the top 3 brackets by 5-10% and on the lowest 3 by 3-5%. 

I’m skeptical he will lower taxes much for the lower brackets and if he does, combined with massive spending like his first term (and things I’ll mention below), that’s going to have the potential to crash the economy. 
 

32 minutes ago, Mer said:

- He’s not gonna do jack shit about the border, because his replacement will need the issue to run on in 4 years. 

Here’s where I think he’s totally going to do some messed up shit. Trump is ego-driven and will want his legacy to be about what he did/does with the border. Plus he’s going to probably have the house, senate and Supreme Court majorities to push through almost any plan he wants. 
 

32 minutes ago, Mer said:

- Mass deportations will not occur, namely because ICE is understaffed and the Trump deficit doesn’t give much room for more govt. spending. Also, the fact of the matter is that most illegal immigrants live in Blue States, and they won’t be helping Trump. 

He’s going to explode the national debt and government spending. He did it before. He’s clueless about fiscal responsibility. I wouldn’t be surprised if they dump a TON of money into ICE.
 

32 minutes ago, Mer said:

- Gender affirming healthcare (and healthcare in general) will take the biggest hit 😭💔. It’ll now be a state issue, like abortion. 
- Abortion had a relatively decent night. The majority of Trump voters also voted to protect or expand abortion rights (except for Florida's “super majority” requirement) and Montana. 
 

Mixed bag here, but they’ll continue to try to chip away at reproductive rights. I think they’ll, unfortunately, be successful in many of the Deep South states.

 

32 minutes ago, Mer said:

Trump’s legacy thus far has been one of ineffectiveness. That trend will continue. It’s just uniquely horrible that he will be able to cement a 6-3 Supreme Court conservative lean, which will have long term effects, but not immediate quality of life implications yet. 

It’s different now. The MAGA brand is a complete cult and watch more Republicans fall in line. With control of the house and senate, and potentially another few Supreme Court picks, I’m afraid that he’s going get a lot of wacko shit done. Remember, he has the backing of someone like Elon Musk with a lot of money and influence. 
 

I really hope his next term is ineffective, but I’m not counting on it 

[SalvaWHORE 34,006]

now that Trump is the president

I am not American but if you guys are - do you think he will stop funding Israel?

[X8deletedUserX 4,711]

Also print out and Tape Quincys list of counter points

[taco truck 32,988]

3 minutes ago, SalvaWHORE said:

now that Trump is the president

I am not American but if you guys are - do you think he will stop funding Israel?

He supports Israel he will definitely not stop funding them

[SalvaWHORE 34,006]

Just now, taco truck said:

He supports Israel he will definitely not stop funding them

Because from my pov, he has a good relationship with Putin

and Russia hates Israel too.

[jimmyjimmycocoapuff 5,659]

@Mer@Quincy  Do you think Trump will dismantle the NOAA? The environmental aspect of this election is really freaking me out, especially since Trump thinks global warming is a "big scam".

[Candy Necklace 7,710]

to any of the older people here- is this what it felt like when Bush won re-election?

[never2heaven 6,761]

15 minutes ago, SalvaWHORE said:

Because from my pov, he has a good relationship with Putin

and Russia hates Israel too.

putin does not like him anymore and america will always favour israel 

[fl0r1dakil0s 21,427]

2 hours ago, American Whore said:

If you're a hispanic voter in the US and voted for Trump, don't bitch or moan when he deports you.

 

you have to be a citizen to vote. trump literally physically could not deport a "hispanic voter". all hispanic people aren't undocumented 

[Dark Angel 202,167]

1 hour ago, Candy Necklace said:

I’m so disappointed in my generation. I didn’t wanna believe everything about Gen Z being more right leaning, but it’s true

 

gen-z men more specifically... apparently lots of them are voting for trump

[coneyislandbaby1949 387]

28 minutes ago, SalvaWHORE said:

now that Trump is the president

I am not American but if you guys are - do you think he will stop funding Israel?

fuck no. lets be real. we need isreal, and trump  has made it clear for a long long time that he just wants to bomb the fuck outta palestie 

[fl0r1dakil0s 21,427]

[coneyislandbaby1949 387]

25 minutes ago, SalvaWHORE said:

Because from my pov, he has a good relationship with Putin

and Russia hates Israel too.

your point of view is 8 years outdated.