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I thought there could be a sort of megathread about the inauguration of Trump. I'm watching the official livestream here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XOstVmSjf8

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[–] thedarkfly 12 points 2 months ago

The host forgot the name or JD Vance, that's pretty funny. I wonder how they feel about this inauguration.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I dont wanna see this shit. Turn it off.

[–] thedarkfly 4 points 2 months ago

Yeah, it's pretty depressing. It's a bit of morbid curiosity on my part...

[–] thedarkfly 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Damn, the interventions of politicians(?) are striking to my European ears. "Greatest country on Earth", constant allusions to God...

[–] Asafum 7 points 2 months ago

constant allusions to God…

Oh get ready, that's going to be a big feature coming up... The "evangelicals" won big with this administration... Part of "project 2025" if I remember correctly even involved instituting blasphemy laws...

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

American exceptionalism gets even more nutty when things are bad

[–] thedarkfly 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

3/4 of the choir doesn't see the conductor 😄 (the band conductor also conducts? Interesting)

[–] thedarkfly 6 points 2 months ago

The oligarchs are arriving 😎

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The prayer segment was the most self righteous bullshit ever. If God is real, he'd be utterly disgusted with the US and those words would be perceived as an insult.

[–] thedarkfly 4 points 2 months ago

Haha how the hosts are mocking how guests dress. "A black... hoodie? Hm."

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

What the fuck is this music? Is this a circus?

Edit: oh right… yes.

[–] thedarkfly 4 points 2 months ago

The singer isn't on time, is he? 👀

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I do appreciate the pithy commentary, because I would genuinely rather stab myself in the dick than watch anything Trump or the broligarchs are involved in

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 2 months ago

Oh man hes going on about 2020 and then apparently he thinks this time it was a landslide. so barely winning is a mandate to him and getting nearly 50% is a landslide.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 2 months ago

I put this on a non inauguration thread but at first I wanted to drink but now I just want to puke.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 2 months ago

Sorta wierd that the US is on this dark path. I guess the guy 8 years ago was full of shit.