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[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 37 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

They should've added Trump 2016 too, dunno what would it look like but omitting stuff isn't great

[–] ralakus@lemmy.world 60 points 13 hours ago (4 children)
[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 1 points 16 minutes ago

Even then, built up some hype then just stagnated, vs a continuous steady growth

[–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago

I kbow it's standard, but the y-axis is shifted significantly. This representation makes the numbers look a lot more severe than reality.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 27 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

So even with less dementia in 2016 Trump still couldn't beat a Democrat.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] AynRandLibertarian@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

However the economic devastation is gonna last decades...

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I thought you had drawn it in with a sharpie. Lol

[–] pubquiz@lemmy.world -1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Good bot - way to sow doubt. Fucker.

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 16 minutes ago)

I don't like Trump whatsoever, but I feel like we gotta be showing how bad he is, could've painted this as "old man loses it, tanks the economy even though we said he would"