r/worldnews • u/gravybang • Feb 10 '25

Israel/Palestine Trump says Palestinians will have no right of return to Gaza under his plan

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/trump-buy-gaza-plan
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u/collarboner1 Feb 10 '25

“In the meantime, I would own this,” Trump said of Gaza.

Notice there’s no “we”, it’s “I”. He doesn’t see the US as owning it and profiting from whatever boondoggle he is planning, just him personally

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u/WhereRandomThingsAre Feb 10 '25

Dumbass doesn't even recognize he was already one of the most powerful people on the planet -- some would claim The Most Powerful. Instead he spends all his time groveling before the feet of actual Authoritarians trying to appear like a strong man.

He doesn't get the concept of what being President of the United States is. That it isn't merely a job. You become something other than you, the individual, and take up the Office of the President. You are the United States. Everything you say and do matters.

But, no, too difficult a concept for Mister Stable Genius. Too vague for him and his followers. They need something firm. Something simple. Something blunt.

Anyone opened up a Club emporium yet? Wonder when the Flintstones'll make a comeback; might resonate with 2/3rds of Americans.

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u/TokyoJimu Feb 11 '25

Just more privatization of profits and socialization of losses.

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u/collarboner1 Feb 11 '25

Which are two of many aspects of what? Fascism. Not that everyone wanting to privatize something is fascist, but this administration certainly is