"Affordability is a Democrat hoax! You just have to accept a lower standard of living. While I adorn myself in gold and threaten war and protect every pedophile I can."
I can't imagine why even his ardent supporters think that's a shit message.
this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2025
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Lol
Lmao, even
Just gonna leave this here:
Abstract
Humans have been arguing about the benefits of dictatorial versus democratic regimes for millennia. Despite drastic differences between the dictatorships in the world, one of the key common features is the Dictator’s Dilemma as defined by Wintrobe [1]: a dictator will never know the true state of affairs in his country and is perpetually presented distorted information, thus having difficulties in making the right governing decisions.
Sucks when reality pierces the bubble created by the yes-men around you.
maybe he should try making a better economy
You can lie to the people again and again. And they'll swallow it, right up until they realize that their bellies are actually empty of food.
Against real hunger, propaganda is powerless.
and not the epstein files that dropped of the news cycle?