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elpablo21
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cant make any of this up
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elpablo21
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what can´t happen here, a peaceful transfer of power?
Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election
"Well, we'll have to see what happens. You know that. I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots. And the ballots are a disaster," Trump said.www.cnbc.com
cf.
Gonna be ugly
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Think he’s pretty much compromised every institution at this point.
He’s really following the fascism playbook...and people don’t want to sound the alarm, because they believe it can’t happen here
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Are these dudes really that shortsighted that they think forced minority control will really work out well for them?
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All of this.
We are in the beginning stages of a dictatorship. Doesn't matter if the GOP wants to maintain the veil of legitimacy by swapping out one Trump for the next at end of Don's potential second term. I am especially interested in whether they will succeed in replacing the electors in the states they control. That would essentially be the sign that they own the institutions of the country. That would also be the sign that you either leave or you stay and fight for real.
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It seems like a terrible idea but they would be taking the gamble that nothing will happen and we all know this administration gives zero dambs.
You raise a good point, though. We’ve talked for a few months about how they’ll steal the election and see that playing out now but what’s the aftermath? What happens next?
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kicking the can. delaying the inevitable.
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I mean, what is the other option? Country founded on white supremacy has to shift to ensure its survival with the changing demographics of the country. Ain't enough Delks out there to keep the charade going in the long run.
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I really don’t know. Assuming they are successful with the theft, whatever happens won’t be pretty.
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Didn't John Roberts say that this would never happen again in this new America, as he was killing the ability of the federal government to review the electoral practices of former Jim Crow states?
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Anyone who still stubbornly insists on perpetuating the notion of class primacy or reductionism should read Caste: The Origin of our Discontents by Isabelle Wilkerson.
Amazon product ASIN B084FLWDQG
Like The Warmth of Other Suns, Caste should be required reading.
This is as utterly pathetic as it is unsurprising.
A racist is someone who feels that their race is superior to that of others.
Trump tells white audience in Minnesota they have 'good genes'
The president complimented a crowd at his rally on Saturday before denigrating Somali refugees.news.yahoo.com
Trump says Department of Education will investigate use of 1619 Project in schools
President Donald Trump is continuing to wage battle against interpretations of history which he claims are un-American.www.cnn.com
Or someone who discriminates against others because of the color of their skin.
The Trump Record: 53 Appeals Court Judges, and Not a Single One Is Black
Thanks to McConnell, Trump has named 200 judges overall. And he has a racial record worse than any president since Nixon.www.thedailybeast.com
An Oral History of Trump’s Bigotry
His racism and intolerance have always been in evidence; only slowly did he begin to understand how to use them to his advantage.www.theatlantic.com
As you were reminded last time, that press release is over a year old. This Axios interview is from last month:
Scoop: Trump regrets following Jared Kushner's advice on prison reform
Sources say the president is resolving to jettison any policies that go against his instincts, such as police reform.www.axios.com
Has Donald Trump expressed any appetite for a "Second Step Act" after George Floyd's murder? I'm not sure if you've been paying attention to the race, but he's gone all in for "law and order." How many times has he mentioned a "Second Step Act" in the past four months? And how many times has he tweeted, in all caps, "LAW AND ORDER"?
You're trying to use a fig leaf in a hurricane.
I hate to break it to you, but Santa Claus isn't real, either:
Trump declared he was working on a Second Step Act. The proposal doesn’t exist - Washington Examiner
President Trump began the month hosting a White House celebration with people freed from prison by the First Step Act. He told the April Fools' Day gathering the White House would work on a Second Step Act "right away."Despite the day, Trump was not joking. But he was also not correct.Sources...www.washingtonexaminer.com
Trump’s criminal justice policy, explained
Trump has claimed he’s "tough on crime" and for "law and order." Here’s what that really means.www.vox.com
And yet, he hasn't gotten any better. He just keeps making false equivalencies and sputtering out the same four bad faith talking points.
His arguments are low information, low skill, and low effort. They read like a call center script. I've had to check to make sure his account wasn't commandeered by a bot running out of St. Petersburg.
It would be more flattering to suggest that he intends his posts to be practiced on, like a speed bag.
Definitely second the recommendation of Caste. Currently finishing it up now.
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The events of the last few weeks have highlighted the fact that we need both direct action and high voter turnout.
I’m not really talking about anyone in this thread but elsewhere, Twitter and IRL, especially, I have got no patience with for anyone arguing against voting or direct action. We need all of the above.
Help other people vote, do mutual aid, riot, go vote, riot some more, donate to bail funds, try to unionize, do legal aid work, run for local office, join an organization, phone bank, pressure politicians (even, nay, especially those whom you voted for), do everything you can.
I’m not really talking about anyone in this thread but elsewhere, Twitter and IRL, especially, I have got no patience with for anyone arguing against voting or direct action. We need all of the above.
Help other people vote, do mutual aid, riot, go vote, riot some more, donate to bail funds, try to unionize, do legal aid work, run for local office, join an organization, phone bank, pressure politicians (even, nay, especially those whom you voted for), do everything you can.
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stupid?
i mean it’s working.. y’all just better hope democrats have actually, finally grown a pair and are ready to do what is right to the degree that republicans are willing to go just to keep power
also better hope journalists will eventually do their damn jobs and hold republicans to the same standard they hold democrats too
but brazen is the better word and yes they are that brazen, see Georgia
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Imagine a real black man from the American south needing all that evidence to believe a racist is racist.
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Nike Jordan
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Whatever gets people to the polls.
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I see what you did there. I sees it.
