1945: the US defeats the Nazis 80 years later: just kidding, the US became the Nazis.
What are you doing about it? We all know how it’s going to turn out.
Donald Trump just shared an AI video to Truth Social depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys
Submitted 16 hours ago by remington@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org
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angelmountain@lemy.nl 1 hour ago
Midnitte@beehaw.org 16 hours ago
He’s a racist. Of course he did.
calliope@piefed.blahaj.zone 15 hours ago
This was literally the guy who started his entire political career in earnest by calling in to Fox News and talking about how Obama wasn’t “American” because he’s black. Trump found his political fame because he advocated the “birther” conspiracy.
It’s honestly crazy that anyone could be surprised. He’s been up front about his racism for fifteen years now.
alastel@lemmy.ml 15 hours ago
More like fifty years, at least. He was sued for denying renting apartments to black people back in the seventies…
orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 15 hours ago
I’m okay going beyond just punching Nazis. We should string them up publicly like Mussolini and let them fry in the sun, while people throw things at them until they’re dead. Fucking tired of this dumbass country.
ExistingConsumingSpace@midwest.social 12 hours ago
This is not shocking or surprising. Trump represents white America, and this is pure, unadulterated, white America. The internet has allowed white Americans to be their complete shit selves in relative anonymity to the point that they now realize the majority of their brethren are bathing in the same fecal pools, so that many are emboldened to go mask off. Ask any person of color what their experience is online, and they’ll tell you this is typical white behavior, including white women (we see you Stacey).
slacktoid@lemmy.ml 9 hours ago
To add to your point. So something I found interesting was about 20 years ago when I was a wee young lad, I was curious about racism, cause it seemed so alien to me how can you hate someone just cause of some physical attributes. I found myself in some dark corner of the internet where people were talking some vile shit about black and brown people, and it broke my brain, I think this was even before reddit or 4chan. Then couple of years back a friend of mine was talking about the shit people say on Twitter now, and I was not phased one bit, cause I had already heard it 20 years ago. That space has always been there where people go mask off, it’s just grown to a lot more spaces off late. Some people need to touch grass, maybe even smoke it.
ExistingConsumingSpace@midwest.social 9 hours ago
Agreed, it definitely has always been there. I’m from a diverse family that covers all races, as well as many ethnicities and countries of origin. Even within my family, I’ve experienced racism, colorism, etc, and it was always baffling to me growing up. I think the internet has allowed the ghouls to finally feel comfortable taking their mask off in public. If we could stop that hate, especially from majority groups (regionally dependant), then we could truly push for societies that lift us all up.
Massive_Pickle@piefed.ca 16 hours ago
What am absolute piece of shit he is! 💩
darcmage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
I’m sure this stunt is his attempt to distract us from something. This guy has to be the best at being the “racist senile old man” I’ve ever seen. I don’t think he plans anything but he plays the media like a fiddle to get attention any time he wants while avoiding all accountability.
I’ve never understood why anyone ever took him seriously and I’ve known people who thought he was intelligent which immediately made me question their judgement on everything.
artyom@piefed.social 14 hours ago
I love how everything Donnie does is a 4D strategy “to distract us” from the last shitty thing he did. No, it’s not a distraction, he’s just a piece of shit.
definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
Why not both?
That’s basically the Republican playbook, in general:
Focus all your messaging on “wedge issues” that appeal to your (prejudiced) base, then pass laws that enrich the wealthy at the cost of their base. Deflect. Blame others. Distract. Lie. It’s all distraction, and it’s all vile.
I reject your false dichotomy. It’s also not 4D chess; it’s business-as-usual Conservative politics, and the Republicans are some of the best in the world at it because they now own most of the traditional media and the text platforms used by “influencers” and most alt media.
juliebean@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
yeah, kinda curious what was in the other 49 tweets he made that hour that might’ve needed distracting from.
mracton@piefed.social 14 hours ago
We get it, POTUS. You are a racist POS. Now how about the kids in concentration camps with shitty food and no health care or education.
luciole@beehaw.org 10 hours ago
I’d bet a loony it’s part of a larger attempt at provoking some kind of agressive response from the population so he can justify with his base to crank up the authoritarianism.
photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 hours ago
Haha, they’re black, like monkeys!
Fuck, we haven’t really progressed all that much as a spieces, have we?
belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 15 hours ago
Racism is a cancer that must be wiped out
Onyxonblack@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
I agree but it won’t happen. It’s interwoven deep with Tribalism. And unfortunately Tribalism is interlinked with culture… The human species is fatally flawed. Perhaps our tiny monkey brains aren’t up to the task physically. Let us all go extinct I say.
Lembot_0006@programming.dev 15 hours ago
You think that Americans are of separate species type? I don’t think so…
0xtero@beehaw.org 15 hours ago
USA is not a serious country. What an absolute shit hole.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 14 hours ago
And nothing will be done about it
Midnitte@beehaw.org 13 hours ago
He deleted it, so I guess they realized they had to do that at least I guess?
ChristerMLB@piefed.social 14 hours ago
the plausible deniability is getting thinner and thinner - this time it was that the whole video was jungle themed, so obviously it had nothing to do with racism!
Nagrom@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
Lazy
leriotdelac@lemmy.zip 33 minutes ago
Wut. This is beyond insane, but not beyond Trump.
Please, Americans, be safe. As a Russian, I see all the signs of very familiar shit. This insanity is engineered, and when the feeling of normalcy is blurred, things will get south very fast.