[LeoPanthera]

America is converting into a radical authoritarian state, yes, but they're not a "fringe". They are, by a small margin, the dominant faction in the US. Popular vote counts prove it.

[mrtesthah]

Unfortunately this country has literacy and education problems, and many voters were plainly ignorant of what they were voting for.

[toomanyrichies]

They were literally taking tourist photos in front of the "Alligator Alcatraz" sign. [1][2][3]

They knew what they were voting for. The cruelty (and the authoritarianism) is the point.

1. https://theday.com/photo-single/1006536/?mode=team

2. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/people-take-pi...

3. https://www.wusf.org/courts-law/2025-12-22/attorneys-urge-ju...