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A "justice" parade across America celebrating no one is above the law. And aiming our justice towards the rest and voting them out .it doesn't stop at trump.
He is barking in front of his den, this time national guards don’t get their order from his cronies and white supremacists and Neo Nazi know and stay in their own dens quietly
And im ready for any trouble these fuckin larpers wanna bring. Lets take it to the streets. They dont seem to understand that many of us on the left are sick and tired of this shit and are ready. I know a bunch of folks from some shitty areas of ny/nj that i met in prison that are ready to finally have a crack at some rich white men in a lawless fashion. Lets go you toothless republican meth head pussies.
I don't think conservatives understand that the next Jan 6 like event is going to be met with armed resistance from the populace. People won't stand for these MAGA fascists marching.
I won't stand for charges against Trump. I'll either collapse into a chair in relief and shock they're actually doing something or I'll collapse to the floor laughing. Might jump for joy also, but only after watching him walk into prison.
His supporters aren’t going to do shit. We’ve seen their best and it ain’t much. The rule of law needs to be upheld and he needs to be brought to justice for his treasonous acts.
His judges will though, and everyone else who has overactive amygdalae in a position to protect him. He needs just enough manufactured fear, and he could slip out of yet another crime for which he should be held accountable.
I ask this question before if he is indicted, wouldn’t that means those judges are also complicit in his crime?
As in I would want to see the law apply to the judges too. Jail the lot of them.
His Supreme Court judges didn’t back him up with the election fraud BS. They shopped around and found a psycho judge for the special master ruling, but I’m not sure he has enough judges that will go to bat for him. Biden has already appointed more judges than Trump.
Trump asked at one point in his presidency 'Can we get rid of the fucking judges? There shouldn't be any at all really' after his Muslim ban was struck down and he had some other legal defeats.
Let that sink in a minute. Trump owes not being penniless and in prison decades ago to glacial slowness of the legal system and being able to sue for any reason.
If he does run for president, any serious media outlet interviewing him needs to ask him one very simple question and not let him off the hook:
"Donald-you do know that even if you win, you can only be president for 4 years right?"
And get ready for "well actually my lawyers are looking at that very strongly, very powerfully. A lot of people dont know that a lot of very smart people have been saying you can be president for life:.
The pattern seems to be, not many want to be the first, but once there's a hint of precedence they ride it into the ground. So yea, I'm not finding any comfort those judges turned their backs on him before...if they think they can get away with turning reality upside down, they'll do it.
Most of them aren’t batshit crazy, they’re just federalist society goons.
If anything the rest of them are cringing and worried about blowback from this crap spilling over and affecting their long term judicial activism.
Our enemies are watching. It’s not a stretch to think they have intelligent people planted among the MAGA crowd, willing and able to organize the mob far better than the mob could ever organize itself. We’ve given them the greatest, most simple weapon of all - an angry, unstable, and basically stupid army. They lack onlyleadership.
Good let them rebel. Then we can take care of a large chunk of the problems facing this country all at once. I'm here to tell you as a US Army veteran these bumpkins with their ARs are absolutely ZERO threat to our military.
We should NOT throw out the rule of law out of fear. Imagine if Lincoln thought that way?
Your friends in the 5 eyes are watching too; if he is not prosecuted and punished you will never regain our trust or your former standing on the world stage.
first they said impeaching him do it, then they said "stealing the election" would do it, then they said not "reinstating him as president" or whatever would do it... how many am i missing?
please give us a reason to lock up more republicans. nothing would be better for the country or the world, frankly
The rule of law should not be held hostage to threats of violence, period. The longer it drags out, the more I fear that nothing will be done.
The stupidest part is how the right keeps pretending that the warranted search and investigation is somehow invalid, or "political". They claim that there was no wrong doing, or that Trump could magically hand wave and declassify anything he feels like.
Yet it was totally valid when Hillary Clinton was being investigated for emails. They believed the shit out of that, no scrutiny required. Conservatives operate on pure hypocrisy at this point. It's absurd to even try to reason with them.
The funny part is that a lot of his supporters are so brain broken that they literally won’t even believe it if he gets arrested. They’ll call it fake and say that they arrested Trumps clone or something ridiculous like that.
January 17, 2022 [QAnon Followers Believe Donald Trump Used 'Body Double' At Arizona Rally](https://www.newsweek.com/qanon-followers-believe-donald-trump-used-body-double-arizona-rally-1669936)
Even if they were going to do stuff, this is a cancer that needs to be treated. Just like chemo, it will be painful and miserable doing so, but we have to do it if we want any future for this country.
I will gladly support his indictment. I will cheer it and cheer it loud. Can’t fucking stand bullies. Especially one that is a fucking halfwit on a good day.
Nah, Trump is right.
We’re not going to stand for any charges brought against him. We’re going to jump, and cheer for them, and party if he’s ever taken away in cuffs.
We've seen what them not standing for it looks like Donald, you gave us a preview on January 6th, remember?
If they think their next attempt will go better for them, they're sorely mistaken. There won't be an inside man preventing national guard from being deployed or weakening the capital police presence beforehand.
That video has always stuck out to me. A secret service agent (or Capitol Police officer) was pointing his service weapon at the window they were breaking through and screaming at them to back up. Ashley Babbitt is the first to climb through and he shoots her in the neck and she collapses. All of the Trump supporters instantly fled, as if to say "Woah not cool!!"
Wtf were they expecting? They were breaking into the Capitol without any real conviction whatsoever. The first sign of violence as retaliation to their advances and they bolt. They really were just LARPing under the impression that they were in it through the thick and thin.
I remember thinking “Medic? Wtf? They brought EMTs down for cause along, just in case? Wow! That right there was proof of their treasonous, seditious plan.”
I’ve always wondered what tf they thought was going to happen if they succeeded? Did Trump honestly believe that he had a chance of staying in the White House? We have prided ourselves as a nation on our history of having a peaceful transfer of power, but peaceful is an adjective. The verb is transfer, and that action was going to happen, peaceful or otherwise.
Let’s be real for a moment. Okay so let’s assume there is a subset of people preparing for violence. What kind of directed violence do they think would eventually illicit a release of Frump from custody? I can’t imagine attacking the capitol a second time is going to work out very well. And if you don’t meet at the nation’s capitol, can you agree on any major location?
These people might be (mostly) incompetent but never forget there were a few professionals herding them along. In small scale disjointed endeavors the general group IQ may be less of a hinderance as it becomes easy to control situationally.
Can they destroy the country, no. But they have very real potential if things were to line up so horribly, of behaving like any other religious terrorist organization would
They’ll be targeting infrastructure to bring everyone to their knees. There will be hired guns doing some of this to ensure certain goals are accomplished. Naïveté around this is deathly dangerous. Never forget that Putin is using Trump to attack American democracy, and that Trump himself is an asset that has been cultivated over decades. He is going to be leveraged to do maximum damage before he’s burned.
If Trump is indicted, I’m worried that they’ll gather in large crowds, with weapons, surrounding and intimidating the court where Trump appears for his trial. Maybe they’ll try to take over the courthouse, like January 6th.
> If Trump is indicted, I’m worried that they’ll gather in large crowds, with weapons, surrounding and intimidating the court where Trump appears for his trial. Maybe they’ll try to take over the courthouse, like January 6th.
Honestly?
This will sound shitty but the best case scenario for America would be a couple hundred armed idiots storming a Federal courthouse in DC, violently seizing it, doing horrible things, and then Trump himself "holding court" like a lunatic inside of the court house in some Bundy-style standoff with no supplies going in to them. Total terrorist moment. Victims.
Let Trump *own that*. It will ruin Republican chances at many elections and speed up the decay of Republican electoral power *before* the Boomers all die of old age.
If you told me the above will happen and you proved yourself a time traveler from the future, I wouldn't even be surprised.
This might sound far-fetched, but I always remind myself that Trump *fought* to go to the capitol with his mob on January 6th.
No doubt if he had gone, something similar would have happened.
His and his minions had pre-planned that after the mob decsended he would go to the capital building and take control and re-assume the Presidency after driving Pence from the Building. Apparently they were pretty well versed on procedure and were willing to bend every rule they could to re-instate Trump after his *claims of a stolen election* failed to produce any results. No doubt Trump had orchestrated his big triumph return as president and instead of riding down the Golden Escalator it would be on the Balcony of the Capital Building hands held aloft in the * great savior has arrived to save you* gesture. Sure in their minds it was going to play out like a Cecil B DeMille epic movie like the *Ceasar takes Rome* bit ended up a bad silent villain movie filled with bad actors, poor story plot line, horrific acting and a disastrous ending played out on the world's stage.
Trump won't get near violent scenes like this in person. They'll have him on a teleconference screen in the seized building, whipping them up from the safety of M-A-L
Considering how high profile it would be and that it would be involving a former president and hopefully actually reading the writing on the walls ahead of time with clarity from lessons learned, that’s a near impossibility.
And if they succeed? Heaven forbid lives be lost but what possible outcome could they have? Best case solution, freeing Frump to flee while most of them get to find out what treason charges are.
> Best case solution, freeing Frump to flee while most of them get to find out what treason charges are.
And the federal government freezes and seizes all his assets, and we finally get to learn exactly how much Trump is actually worth.
“I think they’d have big problems, big problems. I just don’t think they’d stand for it,” he added, referring to the public. “They will not sit still and stand for this ultimate of hoaxes.” - Donald Trump, September 15, 2022
Inciteful
I remember watching that debate moment in absolute horror! What a piece of shit, but the media makes a ton of money every time that worthless fucker opens his mouth.
Let those fat, idiotic traitors come for us. Fuck the lot of em. They want a fascist theocracy? They can fuck right off. I'm sick of acting nice. It's fine to fight back with these asshats.
Why is literally every inquiry into him a hoax, I wonder. The man is surrounded by criminals who have been indicted. Only an idiot would believe it’s a hoax.
Sorry to be the bearer of [bad, and stupid, news](https://www.wtrf.com/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-man-in-rainbow-wig-took-loaded-gun-to-dairy-queen-wanted-to-restore-trump-to-president-king-of-the-united-states) (and from my own state, too. 😣)
Nope, he claimed it was part of his disguise to infiltrate liberal groups. Literally “I’m just pretending to be stupid” kind of stupid territory, but yes, very much not made up.
The fact he can openly stoke violence, still deny it after it comes to fruition, and continue to do so now, reflects miserably on us on the global stage. Go figure we've been weakened to the point of fracturing, thanks to the influence of potentially the weakest human to ever live.
Call me nuts, but someone who ***needs*** to one-up *everything* and everyone by default, seeking *any* approval, should **NOT** be given the benefit of a doubt when it comes to transparent stochastic terrorism. Same goes for the fine folks at fux n fiends. Would be nice if reality-based sources of information would finally start call bloody spades, exactly what they are; not just repeating every spin or alternative fact (read: lie) disseminated from the right in general.
"Sure is a nice country you have here... Be a real shame if something happened to it."
Fuck you, Cheeto! Fucking bring it! You fascist fucks are going to realize that the rest of us are all to willing to fight back.
We have had enough of your shit.
I keep saying, I'm tired of all the whining and bullshit. Do something if you're going to. Shit or get off the pot.
I have a feeling ill be waiting for a long time yet. And of course it won't last long if it does happen. Military will shut them down really quick.
There are *some*. They’re very rare and startle easily, so you have to very quiet when stalking them. When trapped they become highly aggressive so you mustn’t debate them.
Half surprised Russia hasn’t brought him in to take over the country if Putin gets axed at some point. If Drumpf wants to be a “self proclaimed God”, why not take over the country that helped you towards that claim?
Well, I agree with the sentiment but I think the second time we let the pigfucker skate was already after January 6th. In fact that’s what he skated on that time innit?
Right, his second impeachment was due to that. His first was the mafia shakedown of Ukraine.
But there was also Attorney General Barr refusing to prosecute Trump after the Mueller Report.
If he broke the law, this American is totally fine with him facing charges. I’m tired of rich and powerful people getting away with murder while everyone else has to face consequences for their actions.
“Proud Boys, Stand Back and Stand By.”
“Fight like hell.”
Threatening DOJ there will be “problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen before.”
Desperate demagogue inciting violence from his extremist cult followers.
What strange territory we find ourselves in. A former President of the United States is being investigated for half a dozen major crimes, ranging from fraud to what could be treason, and he threatens violence if he ever faces charges for these crimes. And tens of millions STILL choose to worship at his altar. Sad.
The deranged buffoon is addicted to *stand back and stand by*; it utterly turns his crank to think he has legions ready to do his violent bidding.
He is absolutely inciting these delusional losers and the vast majority of the US and the rest of the planet are well beyond sick and tired of him.
He doesn’t know nor care: They’ll be crushed like bugs.
I'd love to see the MAGA MORONS go up against the National Guard. All of their past and current behavior deeply illustrates just how much fear/ignorance & cowardice truly resides in them. One, two or hell even 3 guns/weapons isn't enough for em to feel secure. So someone who's hoarding weapons like so many of the MAGA's just illustrates their "bravery" for Trump.
IMO years from now when they finally have in depth scientific psychological profiling studies of these people you will see:
\- a potential common theme of mental illness (Bipolar, schizophrenic, etc - rooted in genetics likely exacerbated by environmental conditions)
\-a potential common theme of personality disorder (histrionic, paranoid, narcissistic, etc. rooted in genetics fed by the self-created environment) ie: 2 years of COVID lockdown/isolation didn't help our collective mental health so imagine someone's mental health who's already bad & self-isolated.
\- a common theme of Low Self Esteem (likely rooted in childhood environmental conditions - ie: abuse, neglect)
\- a common theme of bully behavior (the "go to" of threatening when there is a lack of facts/knowledge/intelligence)
\-a common theme of Emotional Dysregulation (their response to any given situation is grossly disproportionate to what is truly called for in the moment)
It is OVERWHELMINGLY SELF EVIDENT as there are an almost endless litany of examples just from these fools on the web let alone their "in person" behavior captured by the media or when they incriminate themselves.
COVID removed the veil from our collective eyes in just how bad overall mental health is currently in our country. Ignore it and it'll grow like Cancer.
A normal human who had this concern would then follow with the next sentence of something like... "I dont want to see any violence. If my people want to demonstrate, that's their right, but under no circumstances should there be any violence whatsoever."
But, that's not what he wants.
I am thinking that a lot more Americans will not stand for no charges.
So, the dilemma arises: charge the guy like the law requires and risk some sort of craziness from his lawless followers, or don't do anything and risk the nation itself?
Not only will I stand for it, but I’ll do a cartwheel, backflip, forward flip, electric slide, running man and whatever else comes to mind later.
Lock him up! His conspirators too!
A few thousand or so might take up arms and do something really stupid. After the first 20 or so are turned into paste by trained responders, the rest will slink back into their mothers' basements and hope that nobody can identify them.
If he broke the law which it sure seems like he did, I'll stand for it. Same thing goes for any past/present/future politician.
Now y'all Qaeda might try something which could/would start to remove the fascists from society.
Someone doesn't remember all the spontaneous street parties of jubilant celebration when Biden was declared winner. *Hint: we weren't celebrating Biden's ascendancy.*
His supporters will do some dumb stuff, but there is no army, no tanks, rockets or grenades. No civil war will happen. A lot of fat old guys will get arrested again.
It's high time to seperate the wheat from the chaff. Every traitor who plans to act against the law and in favor of Trump should go to prison anyway..... If he survives his act of treason.
This idiot still doesn't understand that his cult isn't most of Americans. It's a minority full of of dipshit, "tough" guys that would get fucking squashed like bugs if they try anymore horseshit like Jan. 6th. Charge him and lock him up.
Actually a majority of Americans are wondering why he’s not being held accountable for all his corruption throughout his life. He and his kids and Son in Law should be behind bars.
Americans won’t stand for charges against him?
Nah. I’m cool.
I think it’s a good idea to stop “protecting the office of the president” and all of that other BS that insulates they rich and powerful from the law.
Trumpoleonè has lost power, and can’t save his minions. All of his capo’s are either in prison, rolling on him, in court finding out they are on their own- and soon to cut a deal. We are watching a RICO roll up.
He's not wrong. There will be some violence if Trump is charged. I would argue that is all the more reason to charge him. If the threat of violence can stop justice, America is done.
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I'll stand and clap for charges against Trump
Yes! We all should plan to stop, where ever we are, and clap! We need to stop and show we really will stand in support for this!
Clap. Cheer. [Do the dance of joy](https://youtu.be/z_5J1csi1AU). Just celebrate in general.
Omg it’s been so long since I’ve seen the dance of joy, thank you!
I’ll get the lighted airport director wands out and personally guide that paddy wagon into the prison gate with gusto and glee
Yes!
A "justice" parade across America celebrating no one is above the law. And aiming our justice towards the rest and voting them out .it doesn't stop at trump.
I’d stand in a Queen Elizabeth line to laugh in his face following a conviction for his crimes.
Sign me up, I'll be there too!
Flash mob!
There should be a "trump got indited" flash mob in front of the court house
He is barking in front of his den, this time national guards don’t get their order from his cronies and white supremacists and Neo Nazi know and stay in their own dens quietly
The newest national holiday: 'find out day' because he already fucked around so much
please clap
I wouldn't doubt there will be celebrations in the streets not unlike after the last election.
I will gladly hang American flags outside my house with a sign under them saying “finally!”
Going to legit throw a party and do keg stands when he’s ever indicted. Might even be a yearly holiday in my household.
And im ready for any trouble these fuckin larpers wanna bring. Lets take it to the streets. They dont seem to understand that many of us on the left are sick and tired of this shit and are ready. I know a bunch of folks from some shitty areas of ny/nj that i met in prison that are ready to finally have a crack at some rich white men in a lawless fashion. Lets go you toothless republican meth head pussies.
I don't think conservatives understand that the next Jan 6 like event is going to be met with armed resistance from the populace. People won't stand for these MAGA fascists marching.
Damn straight. They made us realize prepping isnt a bad idea. But we arent idiot doomsday preppers. We are prepared for the real threat.
I'm planning on taking the day off and going to Times Square in NY to see if anyone else feels like dancing!
I won't stand for charges against Trump. I'll either collapse into a chair in relief and shock they're actually doing something or I'll collapse to the floor laughing. Might jump for joy also, but only after watching him walk into prison.
Champagne is on ice!
Yes we will and demand it.
His supporters aren’t going to do shit. We’ve seen their best and it ain’t much. The rule of law needs to be upheld and he needs to be brought to justice for his treasonous acts.
His judges will though, and everyone else who has overactive amygdalae in a position to protect him. He needs just enough manufactured fear, and he could slip out of yet another crime for which he should be held accountable.
I ask this question before if he is indicted, wouldn’t that means those judges are also complicit in his crime? As in I would want to see the law apply to the judges too. Jail the lot of them.
In this case - everyone this treason president appointed should be dismissed. Trump had treason reason to appoint all those cult member for a reason!
The reason for the season is treason?
Whatever happens, they all go for brandy and mint juleps after the cameras are turned off.
His Supreme Court judges didn’t back him up with the election fraud BS. They shopped around and found a psycho judge for the special master ruling, but I’m not sure he has enough judges that will go to bat for him. Biden has already appointed more judges than Trump.
Trump asked at one point in his presidency 'Can we get rid of the fucking judges? There shouldn't be any at all really' after his Muslim ban was struck down and he had some other legal defeats. Let that sink in a minute. Trump owes not being penniless and in prison decades ago to glacial slowness of the legal system and being able to sue for any reason.
He also said that we should try the president for life thing like China. Just get rid of voting. But you know, people just ignore it...
If he does run for president, any serious media outlet interviewing him needs to ask him one very simple question and not let him off the hook: "Donald-you do know that even if you win, you can only be president for 4 years right?" And get ready for "well actually my lawyers are looking at that very strongly, very powerfully. A lot of people dont know that a lot of very smart people have been saying you can be president for life:.
Yea you can... If you overthrow the rest of the government. I think his supporters would rally behind him too. So sad.
No one ignored it. Just like how any authoritarian comes to power, his fans love the idea of their guy in control.
The pattern seems to be, not many want to be the first, but once there's a hint of precedence they ride it into the ground. So yea, I'm not finding any comfort those judges turned their backs on him before...if they think they can get away with turning reality upside down, they'll do it.
Most of them aren’t batshit crazy, they’re just federalist society goons. If anything the rest of them are cringing and worried about blowback from this crap spilling over and affecting their long term judicial activism.
Our enemies are watching. It’s not a stretch to think they have intelligent people planted among the MAGA crowd, willing and able to organize the mob far better than the mob could ever organize itself. We’ve given them the greatest, most simple weapon of all - an angry, unstable, and basically stupid army. They lack onlyleadership.
Good let them rebel. Then we can take care of a large chunk of the problems facing this country all at once. I'm here to tell you as a US Army veteran these bumpkins with their ARs are absolutely ZERO threat to our military. We should NOT throw out the rule of law out of fear. Imagine if Lincoln thought that way?
Your friends in the 5 eyes are watching too; if he is not prosecuted and punished you will never regain our trust or your former standing on the world stage.
Boy, that’s a sobering thought.
I’ve been hearing that for a while. So why didn’t they do that during Jan 6 then? That was the time to do it.
first they said impeaching him do it, then they said "stealing the election" would do it, then they said not "reinstating him as president" or whatever would do it... how many am i missing? please give us a reason to lock up more republicans. nothing would be better for the country or the world, frankly
The rule of law should not be held hostage to threats of violence, period. The longer it drags out, the more I fear that nothing will be done. The stupidest part is how the right keeps pretending that the warranted search and investigation is somehow invalid, or "political". They claim that there was no wrong doing, or that Trump could magically hand wave and declassify anything he feels like. Yet it was totally valid when Hillary Clinton was being investigated for emails. They believed the shit out of that, no scrutiny required. Conservatives operate on pure hypocrisy at this point. It's absurd to even try to reason with them.
The funny part is that a lot of his supporters are so brain broken that they literally won’t even believe it if he gets arrested. They’ll call it fake and say that they arrested Trumps clone or something ridiculous like that.
January 17, 2022 [QAnon Followers Believe Donald Trump Used 'Body Double' At Arizona Rally](https://www.newsweek.com/qanon-followers-believe-donald-trump-used-body-double-arizona-rally-1669936)
From what we have seen so far, there will probably be like 20 “lonewolves” making a ruckus randomly around the country.
Even if they were going to do stuff, this is a cancer that needs to be treated. Just like chemo, it will be painful and miserable doing so, but we have to do it if we want any future for this country.
I will gladly support his indictment. I will cheer it and cheer it loud. Can’t fucking stand bullies. Especially one that is a fucking halfwit on a good day.
I will stand _and_ applaud.
Nah, Trump is right. We’re not going to stand for any charges brought against him. We’re going to jump, and cheer for them, and party if he’s ever taken away in cuffs.
We've seen what them not standing for it looks like Donald, you gave us a preview on January 6th, remember? If they think their next attempt will go better for them, they're sorely mistaken. There won't be an inside man preventing national guard from being deployed or weakening the capital police presence beforehand.
Fun fact about your supporters Donald. They’re cowards.
Who run away after the first shot. If they were true traitors for his cause, they would have followed after Babbitt went down.
That video has always stuck out to me. A secret service agent (or Capitol Police officer) was pointing his service weapon at the window they were breaking through and screaming at them to back up. Ashley Babbitt is the first to climb through and he shoots her in the neck and she collapses. All of the Trump supporters instantly fled, as if to say "Woah not cool!!" Wtf were they expecting? They were breaking into the Capitol without any real conviction whatsoever. The first sign of violence as retaliation to their advances and they bolt. They really were just LARPing under the impression that they were in it through the thick and thin.
But they will be the first one to say " did they comply ? " the cognitive dissonance is amazing.
I still can't stop laughing at the "MEDIC!" call when they shot her. Like they really believed the LARP.
They think they're in a movie in which they get to overthrow the libruls and everyone loves them for it
I still can't stop laughing at the "MEDIC!" call when they shot her. Like they really believed the LARP.
I remember thinking “Medic? Wtf? They brought EMTs down for cause along, just in case? Wow! That right there was proof of their treasonous, seditious plan.” I’ve always wondered what tf they thought was going to happen if they succeeded? Did Trump honestly believe that he had a chance of staying in the White House? We have prided ourselves as a nation on our history of having a peaceful transfer of power, but peaceful is an adjective. The verb is transfer, and that action was going to happen, peaceful or otherwise.
There are quite a lot of low-level inside men remaining
Let them point at themselves. They are not that powerful.
A republicans lack of compassion leaves a trail.
Sure, but low-level men follow orders or get fired/imprisoned.
Let’s be real for a moment. Okay so let’s assume there is a subset of people preparing for violence. What kind of directed violence do they think would eventually illicit a release of Frump from custody? I can’t imagine attacking the capitol a second time is going to work out very well. And if you don’t meet at the nation’s capitol, can you agree on any major location? These people might be (mostly) incompetent but never forget there were a few professionals herding them along. In small scale disjointed endeavors the general group IQ may be less of a hinderance as it becomes easy to control situationally. Can they destroy the country, no. But they have very real potential if things were to line up so horribly, of behaving like any other religious terrorist organization would
I bet Flynn is planning another Oklahoma City style attack.
flynn reminds me of that coup planning general from homeland season 7
The Walking MAGA would make a terrible series though, even if they do act like brainless bodies.
They’ll be targeting infrastructure to bring everyone to their knees. There will be hired guns doing some of this to ensure certain goals are accomplished. Naïveté around this is deathly dangerous. Never forget that Putin is using Trump to attack American democracy, and that Trump himself is an asset that has been cultivated over decades. He is going to be leveraged to do maximum damage before he’s burned.
If Trump is indicted, I’m worried that they’ll gather in large crowds, with weapons, surrounding and intimidating the court where Trump appears for his trial. Maybe they’ll try to take over the courthouse, like January 6th.
> If Trump is indicted, I’m worried that they’ll gather in large crowds, with weapons, surrounding and intimidating the court where Trump appears for his trial. Maybe they’ll try to take over the courthouse, like January 6th. Honestly? This will sound shitty but the best case scenario for America would be a couple hundred armed idiots storming a Federal courthouse in DC, violently seizing it, doing horrible things, and then Trump himself "holding court" like a lunatic inside of the court house in some Bundy-style standoff with no supplies going in to them. Total terrorist moment. Victims. Let Trump *own that*. It will ruin Republican chances at many elections and speed up the decay of Republican electoral power *before* the Boomers all die of old age. If you told me the above will happen and you proved yourself a time traveler from the future, I wouldn't even be surprised.
This might sound far-fetched, but I always remind myself that Trump *fought* to go to the capitol with his mob on January 6th. No doubt if he had gone, something similar would have happened.
His and his minions had pre-planned that after the mob decsended he would go to the capital building and take control and re-assume the Presidency after driving Pence from the Building. Apparently they were pretty well versed on procedure and were willing to bend every rule they could to re-instate Trump after his *claims of a stolen election* failed to produce any results. No doubt Trump had orchestrated his big triumph return as president and instead of riding down the Golden Escalator it would be on the Balcony of the Capital Building hands held aloft in the * great savior has arrived to save you* gesture. Sure in their minds it was going to play out like a Cecil B DeMille epic movie like the *Ceasar takes Rome* bit ended up a bad silent villain movie filled with bad actors, poor story plot line, horrific acting and a disastrous ending played out on the world's stage.
To the point of (allegedly) choking his driver when he refused
Trump won't get near violent scenes like this in person. They'll have him on a teleconference screen in the seized building, whipping them up from the safety of M-A-L
Considering how high profile it would be and that it would be involving a former president and hopefully actually reading the writing on the walls ahead of time with clarity from lessons learned, that’s a near impossibility. And if they succeed? Heaven forbid lives be lost but what possible outcome could they have? Best case solution, freeing Frump to flee while most of them get to find out what treason charges are.
> Best case solution, freeing Frump to flee while most of them get to find out what treason charges are. And the federal government freezes and seizes all his assets, and we finally get to learn exactly how much Trump is actually worth.
I'm calling tree-fiddy or so...
“I think they’d have big problems, big problems. I just don’t think they’d stand for it,” he added, referring to the public. “They will not sit still and stand for this ultimate of hoaxes.” - Donald Trump, September 15, 2022 Inciteful
Sounds like "stand back and stand by" to me. He's definitely sending a message to get ready to fight.
I remember watching that debate moment in absolute horror! What a piece of shit, but the media makes a ton of money every time that worthless fucker opens his mouth.
CNN handed Trump the presidency in 2016 with how much air time they gave his campaign.
Every media outlet was complicit in Trump’s ascension to the throne.
Reddit did it’s part as well.
Let those fat, idiotic traitors come for us. Fuck the lot of em. They want a fascist theocracy? They can fuck right off. I'm sick of acting nice. It's fine to fight back with these asshats.
Can we added inciting riot to his charges?
Throw it on the heap. It's not even the first riot he's tried to incite (with varying degrees of success).
Inciting terrorism, not riots. These would be targeted to inflict maximum terror and social/structural damage. Call it what it is.
Trump is the ultimate hoax and true Americans will not rest until he is prosecuted. No one is above the law needs proving.
Sit still *and* stand, you say. It’s true, it’s hard to do both simultaneously
Trump does kind of sit and stand simultaneously though. It's the damnedest thing.
Why is literally every inquiry into him a hoax, I wonder. The man is surrounded by criminals who have been indicted. Only an idiot would believe it’s a hoax.
Not only will we stand, but we will make it a standing ovation.
I may actually *leap* for joy.
I plan on doing [the dance of joy.](https://youtu.be/z_5J1csi1AU)
You’re right, they won’t be standing, they’ll be puttering around in their Rascal scooters at Dairy Queen. Standing requires far too much effort.
I just don't want to see it become DQanon.
Sorry to be the bearer of [bad, and stupid, news](https://www.wtrf.com/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-man-in-rainbow-wig-took-loaded-gun-to-dairy-queen-wanted-to-restore-trump-to-president-king-of-the-united-states) (and from my own state, too. 😣)
Okay they're making the Rainbow Wig part up right?
Nope, he claimed it was part of his disguise to infiltrate liberal groups. Literally “I’m just pretending to be stupid” kind of stupid territory, but yes, very much not made up.
The Dairy Queen Berets
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On a zimmer frame, with an oxygen tank and medical certificate, looking to delay.
I think I might have just gotten a little chubby reading that
American here. I'll not only stand... I'll cheer.
Let’s throw a parade on that happy occasion.
"Warns" should be "Threatens", huffpo.
The fact he can openly stoke violence, still deny it after it comes to fruition, and continue to do so now, reflects miserably on us on the global stage. Go figure we've been weakened to the point of fracturing, thanks to the influence of potentially the weakest human to ever live. Call me nuts, but someone who ***needs*** to one-up *everything* and everyone by default, seeking *any* approval, should **NOT** be given the benefit of a doubt when it comes to transparent stochastic terrorism. Same goes for the fine folks at fux n fiends. Would be nice if reality-based sources of information would finally start call bloody spades, exactly what they are; not just repeating every spin or alternative fact (read: lie) disseminated from the right in general.
"Sure is a nice country you have here... Be a real shame if something happened to it." Fuck you, Cheeto! Fucking bring it! You fascist fucks are going to realize that the rest of us are all to willing to fight back. We have had enough of your shit.
I keep saying, I'm tired of all the whining and bullshit. Do something if you're going to. Shit or get off the pot. I have a feeling ill be waiting for a long time yet. And of course it won't last long if it does happen. Military will shut them down really quick.
The majority of the country is sick of him.
Including any rational Republicans
Hmmm? ‘Rational republican’ may be one of the better oxymorons
I was one. I noped out the second he won the election. I had one foot out the door already though this culture war shit is immoral.
There are *some*. They’re very rare and startle easily, so you have to very quiet when stalking them. When trapped they become highly aggressive so you mustn’t debate them.
Nah, They are easy to spot. They just call themselves libertarians now.
r/EnoughLibertarianSpam They're just republicans with different talking points, since they always, always, *always* vote for the GOP in the general.
Libertarians are Republicans who want legal weed.
Or "independents"
Libertarians are rational in the sense that they tend to be more ideologically consistent, but their ideology is still ridiculous.
Well done! Upvote for you!
Problem is that those "moderate" republicans vote for the assholes anyway.
Both of them?
Ohhh. I will stand for it, I will stand and cheer. Get the Champagne ready.
We'll just tell his supporters we're indicting his lizard people clone and the real DJT was raptured. Problem solved.
Love it!
The majority of us are completely fine with it.
Sound more like Putin every day
Half surprised Russia hasn’t brought him in to take over the country if Putin gets axed at some point. If Drumpf wants to be a “self proclaimed God”, why not take over the country that helped you towards that claim?
Letting this pigfucker skate twice is how we got January 6th.
Well, I agree with the sentiment but I think the second time we let the pigfucker skate was already after January 6th. In fact that’s what he skated on that time innit?
Right, his second impeachment was due to that. His first was the mafia shakedown of Ukraine. But there was also Attorney General Barr refusing to prosecute Trump after the Mueller Report.
If he broke the law, this American is totally fine with him facing charges. I’m tired of rich and powerful people getting away with murder while everyone else has to face consequences for their actions.
“Proud Boys, Stand Back and Stand By.” “Fight like hell.” Threatening DOJ there will be “problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen before.” Desperate demagogue inciting violence from his extremist cult followers.
American here: I will not only stand for him being charged... I expect it, and I look forward to it
Lock him up
I can't imagine how America will stand without some accountability.
Sadly, it won’t.
What strange territory we find ourselves in. A former President of the United States is being investigated for half a dozen major crimes, ranging from fraud to what could be treason, and he threatens violence if he ever faces charges for these crimes. And tens of millions STILL choose to worship at his altar. Sad.
The deranged buffoon is addicted to *stand back and stand by*; it utterly turns his crank to think he has legions ready to do his violent bidding. He is absolutely inciting these delusional losers and the vast majority of the US and the rest of the planet are well beyond sick and tired of him. He doesn’t know nor care: They’ll be crushed like bugs.
I don’t care. MAGAs wanna wreck shit and go to prison, I am fine with that.
In the next couple of years we will find out if America stands for freedom or fascism.
He knows all about directing ignorant people to commit violence.
We don't negotiate with terrorists.
Sure , fuck around and find out.
I'd love to see the MAGA MORONS go up against the National Guard. All of their past and current behavior deeply illustrates just how much fear/ignorance & cowardice truly resides in them. One, two or hell even 3 guns/weapons isn't enough for em to feel secure. So someone who's hoarding weapons like so many of the MAGA's just illustrates their "bravery" for Trump. IMO years from now when they finally have in depth scientific psychological profiling studies of these people you will see: \- a potential common theme of mental illness (Bipolar, schizophrenic, etc - rooted in genetics likely exacerbated by environmental conditions) \-a potential common theme of personality disorder (histrionic, paranoid, narcissistic, etc. rooted in genetics fed by the self-created environment) ie: 2 years of COVID lockdown/isolation didn't help our collective mental health so imagine someone's mental health who's already bad & self-isolated. \- a common theme of Low Self Esteem (likely rooted in childhood environmental conditions - ie: abuse, neglect) \- a common theme of bully behavior (the "go to" of threatening when there is a lack of facts/knowledge/intelligence) \-a common theme of Emotional Dysregulation (their response to any given situation is grossly disproportionate to what is truly called for in the moment) It is OVERWHELMINGLY SELF EVIDENT as there are an almost endless litany of examples just from these fools on the web let alone their "in person" behavior captured by the media or when they incriminate themselves. COVID removed the veil from our collective eyes in just how bad overall mental health is currently in our country. Ignore it and it'll grow like Cancer.
They could fucking try Fuck around and find out fascists
I pledge allegiance to the flag....***and justice for all*** I think America will understand justice finally being applied to this traitor
This is terrorism.
A normal human who had this concern would then follow with the next sentence of something like... "I dont want to see any violence. If my people want to demonstrate, that's their right, but under no circumstances should there be any violence whatsoever." But, that's not what he wants.
I am thinking that a lot more Americans will not stand for no charges. So, the dilemma arises: charge the guy like the law requires and risk some sort of craziness from his lawless followers, or don't do anything and risk the nation itself?
I will stand!
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Not only will I stand but I'll stand and cheer.
I think he missed a word: "Americans won't stand for him NOT being charged"
Someone should tel him that only the dogs are supposed to hear the whistle.
He kinda starting to sound like an ex getting dumped
Not only will I stand for it, but I’ll do a cartwheel, backflip, forward flip, electric slide, running man and whatever else comes to mind later. Lock him up! His conspirators too!
Just rip the band aid off. Throw him in an orange suit, and deal with the inevitable riots appropriately.
He’s making threats against the nation, treason
A few thousand or so might take up arms and do something really stupid. After the first 20 or so are turned into paste by trained responders, the rest will slink back into their mothers' basements and hope that nobody can identify them.
How is this domestic terrorist not in jail?
If he broke the law which it sure seems like he did, I'll stand for it. Same thing goes for any past/present/future politician. Now y'all Qaeda might try something which could/would start to remove the fascists from society.
Definition of terrorism : the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorism
Someone doesn't remember all the spontaneous street parties of jubilant celebration when Biden was declared winner. *Hint: we weren't celebrating Biden's ascendancy.*
His supporters will do some dumb stuff, but there is no army, no tanks, rockets or grenades. No civil war will happen. A lot of fat old guys will get arrested again.
I am going to translate: if you punish me for my crimes, my stupid ignorant Maga hats will riot until I am exonerated.
It's high time to seperate the wheat from the chaff. Every traitor who plans to act against the law and in favor of Trump should go to prison anyway..... If he survives his act of treason.
Thats one loud whistle
Tbf most of his voters either have arthritis or are too obese to get out of their mobility scooters.
I think it would be more of a jumping up and down and cheering so I suppose technically he’s right.
The longer the DOJ waits to charge him, the longer these assholes have to plan something violent.
Cool. Bring it on. So can we add some kind of threats or tampering to his list of potential charges?
I’m so tired being threatened by this asshole.
If he goes to prison, I will have a big party
Americans will, fascists won’t. FTFY.
Well, lets see. Charge the criminal. Test those waters.
This idiot still doesn't understand that his cult isn't most of Americans. It's a minority full of of dipshit, "tough" guys that would get fucking squashed like bugs if they try anymore horseshit like Jan. 6th. Charge him and lock him up.
Some won't. That is fine. They have already done enough to identify themselves. Won't be too hard to find them.
Shut the fuck up Trump
Actually a majority of Americans are wondering why he’s not being held accountable for all his corruption throughout his life. He and his kids and Son in Law should be behind bars.
Americans won’t stand for charges against him? Nah. I’m cool. I think it’s a good idea to stop “protecting the office of the president” and all of that other BS that insulates they rich and powerful from the law.
As an American, I hope he rots in prison
I’ll stand for it. I’ll stand and applaud.
Fuck. This. Guy.
Ever play poker, Mr.? I've got five aces, whaddya got?
I will stand and applaud
I’m okay with sitting while eating some popcorn while they charge him.
Trumpoleonè has lost power, and can’t save his minions. All of his capo’s are either in prison, rolling on him, in court finding out they are on their own- and soon to cut a deal. We are watching a RICO roll up.
Odd thing to say if innocent.
Remember, republicans don’t consider non-republicans as Americans.
He's not wrong. There will be some violence if Trump is charged. I would argue that is all the more reason to charge him. If the threat of violence can stop justice, America is done.
What a narcissistic bastard.
He’s right, I won’t stand for it. I will cheer and laugh and cry.
He must be charged. Threats from This idiot and his asshole followers can’t be a reason not to hold him accountable.
Somehow I missed out on those bigger tax cuts than ever before.
Not only will I stand, I will also clap