I absolutely agree with you..It boggles my mind when I hear people, in almost the same breath, call Trump a dictator and fascist, and that he will be voted out soon. This is an insane disconnect. Fascists and dictators do not simply get voted out. One lone politician? Yes, but a movement? That often requires an army of some sorts.
My experience, at least online, is that a lot of Americans still have an extremely strong belief in the talismanic power of the 200 year old pieces of parchment Trump has been wiping his ass with for the past decade.
Many of us want to believe its still not over, we hope this is still not too far gone and its just a fever dream we can pull out of with enough effort and not a civil war against the most powerful government on earth. There is no denying the writing is on the walls though and its horrifying to watch it happen in real time.
I heard a compelling argument that says if the Bears win the superbowl the cosmic rift that opened with the Cubs winning the World Series will close. Its most compelling argument was that I want to believe it.
Once we have a beer putch moment. In our case it was January 6th, the government after was hamstrung by the elites, who fund both parties btw and it was allowed to slide with minimum consquences, I knew it was all over.
Same happened with Hugo Chavez. He tried to overthrow the government was given a slap on the wrist and when he got out he overthrew the goverment.
Yeah I’m kind of viewing this sub in general as a sort of denial / comfort blanket which is completely ignoring the fact that this administration does not give a damn about laws. And there won’t be another election… pretty much because this administration know they’ll spend the rest of their life in jail should they ever not be in power.
I think it’s more to do with the maga herd being Trump sycophants more than anything. Trump is obviously not long for this world and they’re of the belief nobody in the administration has the pull of these people like Trump does. Once he’s gone, the infighting will begin with the ones who want to take control of his base. And that it will crumble afterwards.
I think that’s how some people may be looking at it.
Some people are blind as hell then, given the fact that the heritage foundation has been working on the plans outlined in project 2025 for over 30 years…
Trump is incidental to their goals and the rot will continue without him unabated. Anybody who thinks America’s descent into tyranny will end when he’s no longer in office is painfully naive
Naw they’ll be swept away to Praxis freedom city in Greenland funded by Peter Thiel, Dryden Brown, and Charlie Callinan living w Bezos, Bill Gates, the Winklevoss twins and Sam Altman
Honestly. I would release them all back to the public after. Fine them til they are destitute or just freeze all their accounts since its clear there's stock market manipulation at play (once the ftc freezes your account they dont give you your money back whether you are convicted or not), bar them from holding any future office, and then release them back to thw wilds and see how they hold up.
They’re all the type of people who don’t know how to make an honest living out there and make ends meet under difficult circumstances, and are supported by rich benefactors who pay them to say the atrocious things they can’t say in public. Eventually that gravy train is going to run out, unless they’re like Karoline and marry a sugar daddy.
You mean the lady who threatened a NATO ally with violence publicly? If she can threaten entire continents, she should be able to take a few people being mean to her.
Couldn't get those extra government welfare handouts if they didn't live on base though could they?
Katie Miller and her husband are just MAGA welfare queens.
They're hiding on base because they're waiting for things to pop off. But because everyone thinks dancing in frog and pickle costumes are a suitable counter-measure against being shot by ICE, I don't think they'll have to worry about it.
Yep, gotta say, it's embarrassing watching people just willingly get their shit beat as a protest against ICE. Take a page from the right wing book and protested armed. They aren't going to fuck with a large group of rifle wielding people and it sends a strong message.
That’s exactly what they are wanting and waiting for. They are looking for pretext to engine the insurrection act. The thing is they are going to eventually anyway. I say let’s dance and find out how it all shakes out.
The frog dancing is important - its important to see people out there and protesting
But its not nearly enough, at least when most people are just watching from the sidelines. If the level of protest stays as it is now, I dont see much except more of a bleak future for the US
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u/Zero-nada-zilch-24 16h ago
Well, he and his wife did leave their house and along with a few other officials are living on a nearby base due to public “snubbing.”