Trump is going to get a bunch of his followers killed.
this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2023
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One can only hope...
Edit: I feel compelled to make it clear that I don't want anyone to die due to political violence. However, if someone has to die I would prefer it be those who seem hell-bent on undermining the democratic process.
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Probably. But for every Trump fascist getting arrested or making a video "patrolling" a ballot box drop-off, for every fascist getting killed, those are huge news stories that will make voters reconsider if it's even safe to vote. It'll have a massive chilling effect on voters who aren't obvious Trump supporters. Which is the point: fear.
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So, voter intimidation. They want people to be afraid to even show up.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Well, yes.
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To everyone who called Trump a Nazi seven years ago, I owe you all an apology for dismissing your concerns as hyperbole, because I legitimately thought this guy was saying outrageous shit just to rile up the Republican crowd and clinch the Republican nomination against all odds.
After what happened with Jan 6th, it seems Donald is hell-bent on usurping democracy and bringing about the Fourth Reich, and now I'm seriously worried that America is going to sleepwalk straight into Fascism.
2021 should have been a wake-up call.
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Sounds like he's hoping thugs will show up and scare some people into not voting in states he'd probably have lost?
It's "sounds like he's hoping" they will the same way he was "hoping" they would assault the Capitol. He told them to do it in thinly veiled language.
"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome democracy?"
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At best. At worst, he's advocating for violence against anyone who might vote for Biden.
I think its more heckling poll station workers and brown people, but yeah.
Right people make fun but this is a longer term strategy to make the poll workers quit so they can be replaced with actual fascists who will actually shred ballots of anyone who looks too Democrat.
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To this day, Trump claims that he actually won in New York and California, among other safe blue states. Fit the record, the last time NY went red was 1984 and the last time California went red was 1988.
Trump's convinced that there was "voter fraud" that turned those states blue, when they've been blue for over 30 years. He thinks that, if you removed all the "voter fraud," he really won in every state.
My guess is that he thinks voting for a Democrat is voter fraud and wants his violent mobs to make sure no "voter fraud" takes place. If he's elected President, I fear that we'll still have elections, but in the way Russia holds elections. "Do you want to vote for Trump or do you want to be sent to prison?"
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So it's allowed to harass people who want to vote, but not allowed to hand out water to people who are in line waiting to vote?
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4 years, no credible evidence (outside of the handful of republicans that were caught interfering with elections/ballot mail).
So is anyone planning to arm up and defend the voting stations against inevitable violent fascist redneck pieces of treasonous dog shit?
EDIT: I see a couple of folks are.
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When lying, cheating and stealing doesn’t work resorting to violence is the natural progression. The whole world saw this play out on January 6th.
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Good thing in Colorado my ballot is sent directly to my mailbox and I can send it out directly from my mailbox. This is done for every citizen no questions asked by default.
I'd take it directly to the post office if possible.
Colorado has an impressive tracking system for ballots. If you’re signed up, emails and texts will let you know when your ballot is received, recorded and even denied if there is doubt on things like signature. So a determined individual voter has the tools to know what is going on with minimal effort. You would know if your ballot didn’t make it.
Personally I took mine to the drop boxes, conveniently located around our neighborhoods.
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Republicans will never stop trying to steal elections
They know it's the only way they can win long-term.
And there it is.
I’ve been a poll watcher in PA a bunch of times. I welcome any Trumpies to join me. It’s really not that exciting lol
Depends on your state's laws. But peaceful dudes in red caps are not what people are worried about. They are groups of aggressive people, potentially visibly armed, near to polling places or mail-in boxes that will scare voters away. If you have to walk past a line of lifted pick-up trucks, all with huge Trump flags in the backed, filled with angry redcaps with assault rifles, you might rethink voting. Which is the goal of the facists.
Sure, but I’m talking about the legal way we “guard the vote”. It’s incredibly effective and not super exciting.
You think they care about legality? They're a gang.
They are not a gang. They are a cult. It is an important distinction.
Is it? What is a violent cult? What is a gang that worships a single person?
I get what you mean,and agree if I'm being honest. I'm just curious of the distinction at this point!
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You're missing the point. Trump's calling on th to show up with guns and intimate minority voters
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Perhaps these people should wear some similiar clothes so we know they're there to "guard the vote". May I suggest some brown shirts?
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the 3 people that didn't die from COVID or go to jail for Jan. 6 related crimes will definitely do that Donny lol.
It's funny to say that and you, of course, deserve credit.
But this is too serious to ignore. The idea of him getting a second term will be the beginning of something truly awful.
Everyone, please vote. The two party system sucks but it's where we're at right now. The US swinging wide right to embrace a grifter can NOT be the answer.
What are they going to do, shoot me?
Edit: I doubt it. These people are pretty stupid. I'm a fat middleclass WASP. I Look like them. They won't bother intimidating me. I'll vote just fine. If I can go in without fear, I will escort my LGBT+ neighbors, black friends, and disabled relatives through those doors to make sure they can vote if they don't vote early.
If they do shoot me? I feel bad for my family, but I don't want to live in a country where I am not able to use the single form of power I have.
Probably and get Rittenhoused innocent verdict after fake crying.
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Trump is setting the stage for Detroit, Philly and Atlanta to become round 2 of the Capitol riot.
Jayzuz. :/
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'Guard the vote', here, seems pretty likely to mean go into liberal areas and do what it takes to prevent them from voting
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Here we go again...
We do all our voting on mail in ballots where I live so its actually kind of crazy to think about. Please volunteer for local election work if you have that capacity.
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If someone can sit outside Mar-A-Lago and identify who is coming and going, then we need people at polling stations doing the same when Trumplings show up to 'guard' the polls.
No masks. No weapons. Put your ass on the line if you want to follow fascist orders.
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Well, we both know how this ends, with people with guns patrolling up and down polling places with firearms asking a whole bunch of questions, refusing to leave, and only being escorted out by police once the polls close.
Why? Same reason why the police department is suspiciously empty during a klan meeting, the same reason why Bruce Wayne is never in his office during a Batman sighting.
People will be shot at polling places in 2024 because of this.
The chatter in their group chats is already out of control. They want blood and they will have it.
This isn’t just some dipshit spouting off without caring what his words mean. He sees the bloodthirsty calls for violence amongst his supporters, because it’s happening on his channels. This is an intentional, fascistic call for violence from a crowd he knows is willing and ready to do it. People really need to start believing him.
I keep saying this, but if this was 1932 Germany and you knew what you know now, what would you do as a German citizen? That’s not hyperbole. Seriously, please think about it.
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Quoth the privs, "BuT bIdEn SaMe!"
They can try to intimidate me but this leftist has a CPL.
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