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In It to Win It

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31. I didn't expect instutitions like universities, large companies and media and news organizations to be so fucking

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:39 PM

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weak and feckless.

The way they all lost the backbone and principles that they pretended they had so fast. They all caved to him so fast.

During Trump 1.0, there was a fair amount of backlash to Trump among private sector companies, news organizations and universities. It gave the appearance of a united front with structural and institutional backing against Trump's bullshit. There is none of that now.

Whatever resistance there was in the first term, it seems like Trump has crushed that now.

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When TSF "took office", did you think it would get this bad this fast? (Poll) [View all] orangecrush Wednesday OP

I thought all this cr*p would happen during term 1 C_U_L8R Wednesday #1

Like the civil war. orangecrush Wednesday #3

Yes after I saw what total ass lickers the pubicans had become for monster 45. IA8IT Wednesday #2

I thought that he would repeat actions of his first term BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #4

I believed in the separation of powers, and honestly thought Congress and the Courts could rein him in. sop Wednesday #5

Same here orangecrush Wednesday #15

Nope, when we also lost the Legislative branch to the GOP haele Wednesday #26

I didn't expect instutitions like universities, large companies and media and news organizations to be so fucking In It to Win It Wednesday #31

I think part of the resistance in term one ITAL Wednesday #39

Yes, to all of that. In It to Win It Thursday #63

I didn't think it would be this bad in as many different ways. muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #6

Knew it was gonna be bad, but damn, it's been absolutely horrible so far. a kennedy Wednesday #7

The lack of imagination of so many has been unreal to watch NewHendoLib Wednesday #8

Where were the predictions of masked ICE thugs? Of people being deported to prisons in other highplainsdem Wednesday #32

extrapolation of acts from a malignant narcissistic lunatic. Sadly, none of this surprises me - NewHendoLib Wednesday #33

But no one here actually predicted it getting this bad. highplainsdem Wednesday #34

I didn't ponder all the specifics, but expected it to be bloody hell NewHendoLib Wednesday #35

We all hated Trump and expected it to be bloody hell. Without specifics, though, I don't know how we can compare highplainsdem Wednesday #48

I don't understand your need for specifics. NewHendoLib Thursday #54

See my reply 50. highplainsdem Thursday #55

I did. Efilroft Sul Wednesday #38

There's nothing in your prediction there about violent masked federal agents, or people they capture being highplainsdem Wednesday #41

Did I have to explicitly spell out ICE? Efilroft Sul Wednesday #46

We all expected ICE to be a problem. All of us. We didn't expect masked thugs doing what they're highplainsdem Wednesday #49

Just did not think it would this bad this fast dhol82 Wednesday #9

That makes two of us orangecrush Wednesday #18

Yes, his age Starbeach Wednesday #10

I'm surprised anyone could be surprised. He learned to get Tadpole Raisin Wednesday #11

Some ways worse, some things not as bad as I expected AZProgressive Wednesday #12

It's spiraling out of control, and getting crazier by the minute. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Wednesday #13

I thought it would mvd Wednesday #14

Yes! I was in meltdown in June 2024 when he won the R Nomination Bread and Circuses Wednesday #16

Good foresight orangecrush Wednesday #17

It's actually edhopper Wednesday #19

Same FHRRK Wednesday #20

No not this fast kwolf68 Wednesday #21

When I saw what Elon did the first month yes. Tree Lady Wednesday #22

I thought it would be more of a repeat of the first term. Trump 2.0 is much worse In It to Win It Wednesday #23

I'll admit it. I did not. They gutted the agencies to instill fear and compliance Maru Kitteh Wednesday #24

I recommended people read "It Can't Happen Here" Arthur_Frain Wednesday #25

Yea he has been planning this for the 4 years he was out of office in his floridah mar a Lago white power house. kimbutgar Wednesday #27

Honestly I thought this was what 2017 would be like unblock Wednesday #28

I don't recall anyone here predicting masked thugs employed by the government behaving like ICE. Or the highplainsdem Wednesday #29

I think, frankly, that after seeing markodochartaigh Thursday #52

ICE's behavior has been worse. And no one expected highplainsdem Thursday #57

Yes, I actually read Project 2025. BlueTsunami2018 Wednesday #30

I did not jmowreader Wednesday #36

i did not Takket Wednesday #37

Oh I thought it would get this bad faster. Initech Wednesday #40

FDT orangecrush Wednesday #43

You said both that you "thought it would get this bad faster" and "it's way worse" than you could have imagined. highplainsdem Wednesday #44

OK let me clarify. Initech Wednesday #47

OK. That sort of agrees with something I mentioned in a reply above. We all expected it to get bad highplainsdem Wednesday #50

Interesting premise. Thanks. NewHendoLib Thursday #56

And this whole bullshit with Greenland came out of nowhere. Initech Thursday #64

This message was self-deleted by its author Initech Wednesday #42

Said it would repeatedly Cosmocat Wednesday #45

I thought he would overplay his hand. GoodRaisin Thursday #51

Yes. In fact, I'm surprised it's not worse. mucholderthandirt Thursday #53

Wasn't the first term bad enough? hamsterjill Thursday #58

Did anyone think he would tear down the entire East Wing of the White House in the dark of night? sop Thursday #59

No. See my reply 50 above for what I think is going on with the replies we're seeing here. highplainsdem Thursday #61

Post Rec orangecrush Thursday #62

We told all y'all JustAnotherGen Thursday #60

Yes - because I read Project 2025. nt TBF 17 hrs ago #65

Yes, but things happened I did not expect. So, it got bad immediately, Coventina 17 hrs ago #66