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Trump mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guards troops in 19 states in crime crackdown
(www.the-independent.com)
Lol you gave him an inch, now watch him take your mile.
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Yay mobilization against the civilian population was never a bad sign for a government!
When the smoke clears and the casualties are tallied by all the respective news outlets,…. Remember that this was all avoidable.
None of this had to happen.
Trump wasn't inevitable but fascism coming to the US was. Both parties were committed to a dance that only ends one way.
But it was still avoidable...
Yeah, like the entirety of human history. However, the course was pretty clear and America was pretty committed to it - despite a whole lot of work done by a whole lot of people to change it. Hell, most of the country is still committed to it. All the Democrats who want to get past Trump so things can get back to "normal" haven't learned a damn thing.
bOtH siDeS! aMiRiTe?
Surely Kamala would have built even bigger concentration camps on American soil. And I’m sure she’d have sent even more ICE agents to deport legal citizens and sick children. Oh and let’s not forget all the military she would be sending to fight the false crime rates she fabricated to distract from the pedophile ring she belongs to.
Both sides are completely the same!
Oh, fuck off with that "both sides" bullshit. Of fucking course there are things that Democratic and Republican politicians have in common, but we can't fucking talk about it without some wise-ass pulling this thought terminating garbage.
For the record, I never even said they did anything the same. They have different roles in the same dance, and that dance brought us closer to the cliffs edge with every repetition.
I never even said they did anything the same.
Both parties were committed to a dance that only ends one way.
lololol….
If you read my whole comment I've already answered that. Being part of the same dynamic doesn't mean you are doing the same thing. It's not that hard a concept to understand.
I believe in you.
Of course it’s not a hard concept to understand- which is why I was so easily able to point out the ridiculous notion that you’re somehow not trying to say that both sides are the same.
It’s pretty plain as day.
A man beats his wife on the regular. Cops get called, wife lies and defends husband, cops go away. Rinse and repeat until the wife is dead. They both contributed to that outcome. They both danced the dance at the cliff's edge until the inevitable happened. Am I saying they are both the same? Hell no. The guy is a monster. That doesn't mean the wife didn't contribute to that outcome.
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Most horrible things are avoidable... That doesn't mean horrible people aren't going to create horrible problems, though.
The reality is that enough evil people all in one place tends to create problems the rest of us can't resolve without an extraordinary amount of planning and effort.
When the smoke clears and the casualties are tallied by all the respective news outlets
If, not when.
Every fascist regime falls eventually. The question is how much damage will be done before it does.
Well said.
When the smoke clears and the casualties are tallied by all the respective news outlets,….
Someone's optimistic
That's just ~107 per state, we totally out number them and can take 'em.
seriously, it is very easy to overwhelm police or military when they are not out in force. If you see someone getting attacked, everyone around should be attacking back. They will run away very quickly.
America is fucked.
19 states
Wanna place a bet on the color of each and everyone of these states? Red or Blue?
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"Crime". They are there to prevent any kind of protest against the power grab.
Civil war when?
Already an extremely lopsided one going on.
One side has 70-80% of the people, but the other has the vast majority of the money, power, weapons, and fanatics willing to oppress, abuse, and kill without hesitation.
It's already happening and we're losing
It's already happening and one side is mobilizing national guard troops and the other side is writing letters and making signs.
Never. Americans would rather sit by and let fascism waltz into every aspect of society without challenging it.
Aaaand blocked.
Good luck with that.
1700 isn't enough Shitler.
Y'all know what ya need to do. I would but they aren't in my state. Make an EMP source maker, then the fun can begin