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Post by maurinsky on Aug 26, 2020 11:46:48 GMT -5
We are so close to falling completely into fascism right now.
The GOP are using OUR tax money and OUR White House to campaign - and not by accomplishing anything, but with lies, fear, propaganda, racism and "religion".
I keep gaming out how what will happen and it all seems like a shitstorm is coming.
If Biden wins the election:
Trump supporters will riot. It will be armed insurrection. They already think Dems are illegitimate.
If you are on the fence, please vote for Biden - we can start to recover our democratic republic. If you are voting Trump because of abortion: you aren't actually pro-life. In a democratic republic, people are free to make decisions you don't like. Do the work to make it a choice people don't HAVE to make.
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Post by stellarfeller on Aug 26, 2020 19:18:31 GMT -5
I think there are lots of people outside the US (for sure lots here in Canada) are looking on and wondering how bad things could get...I mean, it seems like every day something new and awful happens ☹️
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Aug 26, 2020 19:25:47 GMT -5
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Post by justthinking on Aug 26, 2020 19:25:47 GMT -5
I think there are lots of people outside the US (for sure lots here in Canada) are looking on and wondering how bad things could get...I mean, it seems like every day something new and awful happens ☹️ It looks that way from in here too. The mind boggling part is a majority of republicans like it this way! They talk about how great trump has made things and 57% say 170,000 plus covid deaths is acceptable. Blows my mind.
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Post by coachgrrl on Aug 26, 2020 20:52:01 GMT -5
What makes me crazy are those who talk about respecting the president and how the unrest is not “polite”. When Trump is the most disrespectful president in my lifetime and our constitution protects our right to protest. 🤨
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Aug 26, 2020 21:23:42 GMT -5
Post by niccikatie on Aug 26, 2020 21:23:42 GMT -5
What makes me crazy are those who talk about respecting the president and how the unrest is not “polite”. When Trump is the most disrespectful president in my lifetime and our constitution protects our right to protest. 🤨 What's happening in Minneapolis is not going to help this, I'm afraid. There was a murder downtown and place tracked the guy down and while they were pursuing him the suspect shot himself. Of course, everyone thought that the police shot him and now there's rioting and looting downtown. The State police have been called in. I'm just heartbroken. There's so much work to be done and this is going to be a huge setback.
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Post by marianparoo on Aug 27, 2020 11:16:42 GMT -5
I'm an American who has been living overseas for most of my life, as many of you know. Left Israel in March, and am now in a country that has a healthy contempt of Trump. But America is the country of my birth, and I weep for her. Have already submitted my request for an absentee ballot, and checked to see if has arrived (it has).
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Aug 28, 2020 8:24:30 GMT -5
Post by Tpatt100 on Aug 28, 2020 8:24:30 GMT -5
Unfortunately the rioting is only going to help Trump with the moderate voters. While Trump is doing more civilized rioting, people see the violence in the streets as more of a direct threat than Trump’s unethical/illegal behavior.
People remember how willingly we gave up privacy and freedom after 9/11 and voted for two parties that overwhelmingly supported the Iraq invasion and the Patriot Act. The Democrats need to put their foot down hard on the rioting/violent protests and make sure the public hears them. Stop making excuses, there was a positive reaction to the peaceful BLM protests because it outnumbered the rioting but now that the BLM stuff has settled down the images of burning buildings and people being assaulted is going to just lead to people fearing a weak response and want a firm decisive action to make sure the violence doesn’t spread.
Social media is overwhelmed with the vocal far left and right, the moderate voters is what at stake here.
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Post by maurinsky on Aug 28, 2020 11:00:22 GMT -5
Unfortunately, all protests attract bad actors, whether they are well-intentioned idiots or agitators looking to create chaos. I think the approach for protestors will need to evolve to passive gatherings (sit-ins, for example) and passive resistance, which is what I think most protestors are trying to do.
Lots of white supremacists in law enforcement, too! They are absolutely pushing people to respond to them, protestors are going to have to maintain that passive resistance and not fight back. It's going to be bad. People are going to die.
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Aug 30, 2020 14:28:31 GMT -5
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Post by emmjay on Aug 30, 2020 14:28:31 GMT -5
I am pretty convinced Trump will be re-elected. If the “silent majority” didn’t want to admit they were voting for him in 2016, they sure as hell won’t admit it this year after 4 years of everyone seeing how disgusting he is. I agree that from outside, it looks like a car falling off a cliff (with no bottom in sight). It’s depressing as hell.
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Post by Eli on Aug 30, 2020 15:56:53 GMT -5
I am pretty convinced Trump will be re-elected. If the “silent majority” didn’t want to admit they were voting for him in 2016, they sure as hell won’t admit it this year after 4 years of everyone seeing how disgusting he is. I agree that from outside, it looks like a car falling off a cliff (with no bottom in sight). It’s depressing as hell. I agree. Even after the chaos of the last 4 years, a lot of people think he's done good for our country. Including some of my coworkers who were all aghast at Besty DeVos. I can't wrap my head around being a public school teacher and voting for someone who actively touts privatizing public education.
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Post by Sprockey on Aug 31, 2020 9:01:30 GMT -5
the amount of gaslighting and those falling for it is astounding to me.
Add in the fact that Trump will do whatever is necessary (including allowing Russia to intervene on his behalf), I fully expect he will "win".
I might take up praying
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Post by puddleglum on Aug 31, 2020 9:13:19 GMT -5
the amount of gaslighting and those falling for it is astounding to me. Add in the fact that Trump will do whatever is necessary (including allowing Russia to intervene on his behalf), I fully expect he will "win". I might take up praying If more people made it a practice to pray for our political leaders perhaps our country wouldn't me in the mess it is in.
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Post by stellarfeller on Aug 31, 2020 9:58:26 GMT -5
If more people were actually good and moral people, instead of pretending to be Christian and spewing hateful, vile rhetoric, your country would be better off.
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Sept 1, 2020 9:30:13 GMT -5
Post by marianparoo on Sept 1, 2020 9:30:13 GMT -5
What makes me crazy are those who talk about respecting the president and how the unrest is not “polite”. When Trump is the most disrespectful president in my lifetime and our constitution protects our right to protest. 🤨 Anyone remember the song "It Isn't Nice"?
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Post by Peanut on Sept 1, 2020 9:35:52 GMT -5
What makes me crazy are those who talk about respecting the president and how the unrest is not “polite”. When Trump is the most disrespectful president in my lifetime and our constitution protects our right to protest. 🤨 Anyone remember the song "It Isn't Nice"?
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Sept 21, 2020 14:14:51 GMT -5
Post by maurinsky on Sept 21, 2020 14:14:51 GMT -5
Barr declares NYC, Portland and Seattle to be anarchist zones - plans to cut off federal funds.
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Sept 23, 2020 20:38:20 GMT -5
Post by stellarfeller on Sept 23, 2020 20:38:20 GMT -5
This is terrifying.
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Sept 23, 2020 20:41:23 GMT -5
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Post by justthinking on Sept 23, 2020 20:41:23 GMT -5
It really does seem as if we're on the brink of absolute chaos and horror.
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Post by maurinsky on Sept 24, 2020 9:08:16 GMT -5
We get to decide. We need to destroy the GOP in this election.
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Post by Sprockey on Sept 25, 2020 20:30:28 GMT -5
Biden needs to win in an epic landslide And Dems need to overtake the Senate.
It's the only shot we have. With this new justice being rammed through, women are fucked .
If Biden wins then he expands the SC .
Trump will stop at nothing to stay in power. He is desperate and knows his future ain't bright.
Fucker
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