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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI am completely unhinged
Terrified about this federal take over of cities starting next week.
Seriously, how can ANY of us be talking about anything else?
We are literally days away from becoming a police state and we are talking about voter rights and trump' playing golf.
Its unlikely websites like this will even be allowed up much longer.
Please stay safe and be careful out there.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)The Repukes are in panic mode, right now. But, when push comes to shove, I believe most of them would back off. They know they are being disloyal to the country. They just have to come face to face with reality and change course. Let Trump bumble his way for a while longer and I think we will see a major change.
If not, I have my pitchfork at the ready.
P.S. Keep in mind, Hitler failed and died as a coward.
global1
(25,252 posts)They've backed Trump through all his criminal activities the last 3 1/2 years. They let him off on impeachment. They won't criticize anything he says or does. They let the whole 'bounties for military bodies issue' pass with little or no comment. They ignored it. They act arrogant like they know that the election is in the bag for them or that they know they're not going to lose.
They act like the fix is in. I don't know if it is Putin and the Russians that might be rigging it. Of if they feel that they've got enough going with respect to voter suppression that they won't lose - OR - they knew all along that Trump was going to let Covid get out of hand so he would invoke martial law and cancel or postpone the election.
The last couple of weeks I've had a feeling that we're on the cusp of something even worse than Covid. I don't like what I'm hearing these days.
We keep saying 'how can things get worse' and everyweek/everyday he tops the last unbelievable thing with something he says or does.
I question whether or not we'll even make it to his October Surprise.
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)Celerity
(43,408 posts)huge weakness many refuse to admit, and often accompanied with a super-sized helping of normalcy bias (one of my least favourite things in life, and across the board, not just in politics)
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)Like the republican party have planned this shit long term they want fascism
Nothing will change them until it's they being caught and prosecuted in a 2ay that hurts them and ends thier plans. This plan of theirs has been a project for them ever since the new deal. They played a long game and an election very well may be made moot by these motherfuckers.. they want civil war so they can do martial law,then they will start killing kidnapping pillaging raping and destroying . These fuckers hate democracy,fear equality because of their hierarchy driven,psychopath, zero sum thoughts,diseased
evil personalities
Crunchy Frog
(26,587 posts)fighting against him. There's nothing out there to stop Trumpism.
brooklynite
(94,592 posts)paleotn
(17,931 posts)Don't listen to them spouting BS. Unless Donnie creates some army out of this air, it ain't happening.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)angrychair
(8,700 posts)In Portland, its going on as we speak.
Federal agents are there and the mayor of Portland and the governor have all but lost control of the city.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)angrychair
(8,700 posts)In unmarked vehicles, Grabbing people off the streets blindfolding them and holding them without cause and/or charging them.
They are roaming the streets and ignoring calls from both the mayor and governor to stop.
How is that not losing control?
niyad
(113,336 posts)multiple fronts. That revolting orange Putin-puppet soiling OUR HOUSE, OUR country, wants us afraid an paralyzed. We are neither.
Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)Of course, never in a million years did I think I'd see this country where it is today.
coti
(4,612 posts)Don't make more of it than it is. He's not competent enough to carry out whatever you're afraid will happen.
JI7
(89,251 posts)but they don't have resources to do too much.
It made me feel a bit better.
It's just very important for everyone to vote and not let fear prevent us from doing it
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)if we as a body politicare brave and stand up but don't lose our cool, Trump and Barr will fail hard with this.
42bambi
(1,753 posts)talking about polls for God's sake! We should all be terrified ...
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)Our free press. In other words freedom of press disappeared when uhf/ vhf free tv became pay tv.
RussBLib
(9,019 posts)I often wonder how some of these newspeople can "take it" having to listen to that windbag day after day.
2naSalit
(86,646 posts)One several news outlets. And it's not going away from the news, keeping up front is scaring a lot of people too. And it isn't like there's nothing else to be reporting on.
IronLionZion
(45,450 posts)answering "I don't care" to reporters heavily armed with dangerous looking press passes, cameras, and microphones that can be used as weapons.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)and Election Day.
I think we need to think about what can be done if he starts putting border patrol agents (who apparently are happy to harass far away from the border) with military weapons at precincts and the places election officials gather to count the votes.
Remember the "Brooks Brothers Riots" in 2000? Imagine that with riot gear and military rifles. Grenades. Bayonets.
yellowdogintexas
(22,264 posts)if you figure 2 goons per precinct, they would need 325 just for Tarrant County (Fort Worth)
our votes are printed and scanned at the precinct and transported along with the scanner itself back to a rally point. I would be more afraid of them trying to hijack that ballot bag with the ballots in it than anything else. The data is still in the scanner but without the paper backups then all sorts of mayhem could ensue.
It is a scary thought
dawg day
(7,947 posts)That would be more efficient, and get done exactly what they want-- intimidating Democratic voters.
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)As I recall there was a Yahoo group at one time. Is that still working?
csziggy
(34,136 posts)lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)progressive nobody
(816 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)Trump cant create and sustain any brownshirt/SS army capable of occupying America, nor can he build death camps, without money.
We will be OK.
-Laelth
angrychair
(8,700 posts)Trump can use the impoundment Control Act to redirect money from whatever he wants, the defense department has hundreds of billions of dollars he could redirect.
While he has 45 days to get their approval, because of Republicans in the Senate, they will grind that process to a halt and free trump to keep spending all he wants and keep the legislative branch completely ineffective at doing anything.
Yes, that's extreme but not impossible.
I have long ago given up hope that Republicans care about anything but power and wealth.
RussBLib
(9,019 posts)I heard Trump blabbering but maybe I missed something. Only Oregon is having any "unrest" right now, aren't they?
angrychair
(8,700 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)that masked "secret police" are tear gassing women and removing people from protests in unmarked vehicles??
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,835 posts)First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak outbecause I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak outbecause I was not a Jew.
Then they came for meand there was no one left to speak for me.
We are on that threshold right at this moment....................
The RepubliCON Party is one millimeter away from a Corporate Fascist Tyranny............
So far, this is just business as usual for them. Just wait for the next three months of their already established semi-Tyranny
Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)Fantasy Island.
DENVERPOPS
(8,835 posts)People like you and me have been screaming our heads off since the first few months of the Reagan administration. (In reality the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld administration) Everyone has had their heads in the sand, or just to busy running their personal lives to pay attention. It is not surprising that there are still those who are asleep at the wheel.
You know, the "ignorance is bliss" crowd......
The perfect title for a book about this would be: WHILE THE NATION SLEPT, but I think that title has already been used!?!
Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)and we will deal. Lots of people have survived on this planet, through some horrendous events. We'll be okay..until we're not, and then it won't matter. It's so hard to keep hope alive, but we humans are incredible creatures. We adapt, we find a way. Keep positive, and look for the good. It's always there.
IronLionZion
(45,450 posts)because if someone looks like a Dem, they're probably thinking about maybe committing some crimes some day in the future and need a preemptive strike around election day just in case.