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EnergizedLib

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Wed Apr 1, 2026, 12:42 PM Wednesday

I've never in my life witnessed failure so celebrated [View all]

From the just the first four years alone - botching the COVID response, Jan. 6, the 2020 election and the stacking of a sham court that gave us Dobbs.

Now, we have a police state that’s killed citizens, that has falsified charges, one of its members has been found to sexually abuse a Nicaraguan woman, no body cams, face masks, trillions added onto the debt, job losses, people losing their healthcare, 13 American troops and more than 100 Iranian schoolgirls are dead. Remember when President Biden was blamed for the Afghanistan debacle and his numbers never recovered? The felon’s numbers are below 40%, job losses, market losses, gas prices and grocery prices higher, all while trying to steal the midterms and suppress the vote.

And what do we get? The trump-Kennedy Center, trump’s own airport in Florida, a street named for the felon, the felon’s signature appearing on paper currency and on coins for the 250th Anniversary while being allowed to loot the treasury and threatening more wars with Cuba after a very unpopular Iran war that even has the cult divided.

If the felon were an NFL head coach with this kind of epic failure, he wouldn’t even last a single season. Presidential historians already rated him either the absolute worst or not far behind before 2024, and all these things are being renamed in his honor and the cultists want that ugly face on Mount Rushmore.

It’s unbelievable, it really is. Failure doesn’t always get punished, but I’ve never seen it so widely celebrated in my lifetime.

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Failure and the brazen arrogance malaise Wednesday #1
Trump graycampervan Wednesday #47
Not just Donvict malaise Wednesday #49
Don't overthink it. That's how money laundering and fifth-column sabotage work. usonian Wednesday #2
Look back at the Ronald Reagan years synni Wednesday #3
I was a kid back then but I learned how corrupt and ridiculous the Repukes are. Dave Bowman Wednesday #29
At the time it was shocking how much corruption and incompetence Reagan got away with FakeNoose Wednesday #44
Totally agree. Hell, he makes Nixon look like a saint too. Dave Bowman Wednesday #46
He sure did. calimary Yesterday #51
Ketchup being classified as a vegetable did it for me The Blue Flower 20 hrs ago #54
HWBush's CABAL was truly running things popsdenver Wednesday #37
Trump's supporters keep hanging on in the hopes that one day, they will be able to fail upward the way he does. Aristus Wednesday #4
It's time for Dump to start failing DOWNWARDS Blue Owl Wednesday #5
I've heard that shit rolls downhill JoseBalow Wednesday #8
Vlad Putin is celebrating Martin Eden Wednesday #6
Excellent! Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #7
you mention if the felon was an NFL coach Skittles Wednesday #9
his head on Rushmore would be the statue of limitations cynical_idealist Wednesday #10
Let me go full Godwin. There was lots of stuff named... NNadir Wednesday #11
PRECISELY. B.See Wednesday #16
Problem is, it took three military superpowers to run roughshod over his country Wednesdays Wednesday #22
On the other hand, Hitler wasn't 79 years old and senile. NNadir Wednesday #24
"President Biden was blamed for the Afghanistan debacle"... GiqueCee Wednesday #12
Yeah, I often thought he sabotaged the exit plan. . . Stargleamer Wednesday #23
And nobody... GiqueCee Wednesday #25
I hate how they carry water for the felon EnergizedLib Wednesday #33
Agreed. Good assessment. yellow dahlia Wednesday #40
who's celebrating? NJCher Wednesday #13
He destroys everything he touches Grim Chieftain Wednesday #14
Trump is no innovator. He's just an asshole who happened to fail upward., Initech Wednesday #15
What all of you missed is that if keep saying over and over again.... diverdownjt Wednesday #17
Most of these things being VANDALIZED B.See Wednesday #18
I long for the day he only forces his way into a coffin EnergizedLib Wednesday #34
Fox news is the most watched news channel in the country. hadEnuf Wednesday #19
What will that matter EnergizedLib Wednesday #35
I think it's a lot more than just conformation bias. hadEnuf Wednesday #41
Fox NEws may be the most watched news network, but their audience is still extremely small Wiz Imp Wednesday #50
Sure you have. Reagan was lionized while also destroying and fucking up everything in sight. RockRaven Wednesday #20
Uncle Ronnie was lionized more while fucking things up slightly less... malthaussen Wednesday #45
"I've never in my life witnessed failure so celebrated" -- none of us have. nt orleans Wednesday #21
"If the felon were an NFL head coach with this kind of epic failure . . . " AverageOldGuy Wednesday #26
Excellent Summary happy feet Wednesday #27
It's not failure that's being celebrated. bucolic_frolic Wednesday #28
It the celebration by the 20% of mediocre child-adults... haele Wednesday #30
I'm not sure he's a failure for his base, even if they are harmed by his policies. Ilikepurple Wednesday #31
Recommended. H2O Man Wednesday #32
Those communities will live to regret those stupid naming decisions. History will not judge Trump or his supporters Martin68 Wednesday #36
OT, Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #38
That is a prime example of the power of a personality cult. It has existed all throughout history. Fil1957 Wednesday #39
Epic failure. And lots of people have died...and will continue to do so. yellow dahlia Wednesday #42
Lest we forget Mysterian Wednesday #43
trump is our most famous example of failing up... Wounded Bear Wednesday #48
It's White Supremacy JI7 Yesterday #52
Not just failure, evil too. CaptainTruth 21 hrs ago #53
I'm most stunned by some of the people I grew up with, CrispyQ 19 hrs ago #55
Don't sell Shrub short here... Moostache 19 hrs ago #56
As much as I HATED Dubya EnergizedLib 19 hrs ago #58
Not to pick nits... Moostache 17 hrs ago #60
Fucking Paklids Ponietz 19 hrs ago #57
The only ones celebrating are the villainous perpetrators. All others vilify him. pat_k 18 hrs ago #59
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