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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:25 PM

Star Member MrModerate (9,740 posts)

Trump has made the following tactical moves:

1. Gutted the Defense Department and installed his toady as Secretary.
2. Established a DOJ that acts as his personal law firm and has teed up frivolous prosecutions of vote-counting
3. Has his SoS representing to the world that he has already won
4. Has half the Senate bullied into total compliance
5. Has the current FBI and CIA directors teetering on the brink

And so on.
 
Is it just me, or is this worrying?

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Reply Trump has made the following tactical moves: (Original post)
 MrModerate Nov 2020 OP
LineReply Madness that the GOP supports, if the PA GOP interferes in election the way it sounds
 Eliot Rosewater Nov 2020 #1
LineReply Is the purpose of your post to get other people to worry along with you?
 greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #2
LineLineReply I can't tell if I would feel better if I kept my dread to myself...
 MrModerate Nov 2020 #8
LineLineLineReply Seems kinda cruel given how many people are on edge, but who am I to judge?
 greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #12
LineLineLineLineReply Sigh. Too late now. Unless, of course, I'm right to be paranoid. n/t
 MrModerate Nov 2020 #14
LineLineLineLineLineReply Like I said
 greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #15
LineLineLineLineNew Reply Oh I think you know the answer to your query.
 SlogginThroughIt Nov 2020 #23
LineReply It is worrying. But...
 SoonerPride Nov 2020 #3
LineLineReply What happens if they so hollow out leadership at the pentagon...
 MrModerate Nov 2020 #11
LineLineLineNew Reply The four star generals won't get in line for this
 SoonerPride Nov 2020 #27
LineReply Not worried, it ain't gonna work. All those folks will be replaced anyway.
 Hoyt Nov 2020 #4
LineLineReply My paranoia is that by removing so many professionals...
 MrModerate Nov 2020 #13
LineLineLineNew Reply He's not going to arrest Biden, anymore than Clinton and Obama.
 Hoyt Nov 2020 #24
LineReply Power Toddler Tiddly-Winks
 Blue Owl Nov 2020 #5
LineLineReply But what if they upset the nuclear teacart in a tussle? n/t
 MrModerate Nov 2020 #16
LineReply So, just like the past four years.
 TwilightZone Nov 2020 #6
LineLineReply I don't think I can hold my breath that long. n/t
 MrModerate Nov 2020 #17
LineReply this is what Dr. Barkhuff thinks...
 handmade34 Nov 2020 #7
LineReply No doubt they're attempting to steal this election.
 Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #9
LineReply A little worry goes a long way, but enough now. 1) true 2) true 3) The world knows the truth 4) true
 Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2020 #10
LineLineNew Reply 'Licans are convinced that Trump will be a force for years to come...
 MrModerate Nov 2020 #29
LineReply He is burning it all down, while McConnell fiddles.
 Pobeka Nov 2020 #18
LineReply with zero consequence.
 spanone Nov 2020 #19
LineNew Reply You're right to worry. It's an active, on-going coup attempt.
 brush Nov 2020 #20
LineLineNew Reply And on Jan 20 President Biden
 KatyMan Nov 2020 #21
LineNew Reply more of the insanity we have seen for 4 years,
 peacebuzzard Nov 2020 #22
LineNew Reply His malice is exceeded only by his gross incompetence.
 LanternWaste Nov 2020 #25
LineLineNew Reply +1000
 Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #26
LineNew Reply Troubling For Sure
 colsohlibgal Nov 2020 #28

Response to MrModerate (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:26 PM

Eliot Rosewater (27,535 posts)

1. Madness that the GOP supports, if the PA GOP interferes in election the way it sounds

like they might, we need to physically and overtly DEFEND our country.

Those FUCKERS need to know their act will be met with an act of historical patriotism....

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:27 PM

greenjar_01 (5,533 posts)

2. Is the purpose of your post to get other people to worry along with you?

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:34 PM

Star Member MrModerate (9,740 posts)

8. I can't tell if I would feel better if I kept my dread to myself...

Or shared it with everyone. What do you think?

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Response to MrModerate (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:36 PM

greenjar_01 (5,533 posts)

12. Seems kinda cruel given how many people are on edge, but who am I to judge?

You do you, even if hurts people, I guess.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:38 PM

Star Member MrModerate (9,740 posts)

14. Sigh. Too late now. Unless, of course, I'm right to be paranoid. n/t

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:39 PM

greenjar_01 (5,533 posts)

15. Like I said

You do you.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:53 PM

SlogginThroughIt (1,977 posts)

23. Oh I think you know the answer to your query.

 

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Response to MrModerate (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:27 PM

Star Member SoonerPride (10,527 posts)

3. It is worrying. But...

The military still won’t deploy in the streets to keep him i. Power.

The career military generals won’t stand for it.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:36 PM

Star Member MrModerate (9,740 posts)

11. What happens if they so hollow out leadership at the pentagon...

That they finally run across the right psychopath who'll order something crazy? Chaos can disrupt lines of command.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 10:17 PM

Star Member SoonerPride (10,527 posts)

27. The four star generals won't get in line for this

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:30 PM

Star Member Hoyt (50,640 posts)

4. Not worried, it ain't gonna work. All those folks will be replaced anyway.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:37 PM

Star Member MrModerate (9,740 posts)

13. My paranoia is that by removing so many professionals...

Trump has set up a situation where he could take a totally unprecedented act (arresting Joe Biden, for example) and the institutions would be too disrupted to resist him.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:54 PM

Star Member Hoyt (50,640 posts)

24. He's not going to arrest Biden, anymore than Clinton and Obama.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:30 PM

Star Member Blue Owl (37,232 posts)

5. Power Toddler Tiddly-Winks

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:40 PM

Star Member MrModerate (9,740 posts)

16. But what if they upset the nuclear teacart in a tussle? n/t

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:30 PM

Star Member TwilightZone (20,992 posts)

6. So, just like the past four years.

Got it.

He's a toddler throwing a tantrum, just like he's done every time he didn't get his way over the past four years. The only difference is that he'll be out the door on January 21st.

In the end, nothing he does will change that.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:40 PM

Star Member MrModerate (9,740 posts)

17. I don't think I can hold my breath that long. n/t

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:33 PM

Star Member handmade34 (21,183 posts)

7. this is what Dr. Barkhuff thinks...

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:35 PM

Star Member Turin_C3PO (7,428 posts)

9. No doubt they're attempting to steal this election.

But there’s also no doubt that they’ll fail at that just like their other failures.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:36 PM

Bernardo de La Paz (38,409 posts)

10. A little worry goes a long way, but enough now. 1) true 2) true 3) The world knows the truth 4) true


5) tRump is a vengeful petty man. If he is busy firing people he is not busy doing other mischief. If he has only acting heads, then they won't have much authority during the 10 weeks to do much and won't have the respect of the staff if the doing is dastardly.

I think tRump is mostly a spent force, but there is some weird kompromat or excessive fear of primaries held over Republicon members of Congress.

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Wed Nov 11, 2020, 01:54 PM

Star Member MrModerate (9,740 posts)

29. 'Licans are convinced that Trump will be a force for years to come...

While I think he'll begin to wither as soon as the spotlights are turned down. He'll try to keep whipping up controversy to draw attention to himself, but I don't think people are going to care for very long.

He'll have lots of (other people's) money and titular leadership of the party, but he probably doesn't have the discipline to do that much with it.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:42 PM

Pobeka (3,934 posts)

18. He is burning it all down, while McConnell fiddles.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:43 PM

Star Member spanone (128,145 posts)

19. with zero consequence.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:47 PM

Star Member brush (38,099 posts)

20. You're right to worry. It's an active, on-going coup attempt.

Of course it won't work because of who's in charge, and because WE CAN ALL FUCKING SEE WHAT HE'S UP TO.



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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:50 PM

Star Member KatyMan (3,459 posts)

21. And on Jan 20 President Biden

Takes over.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:52 PM

Star Member peacebuzzard (4,276 posts)

22. more of the insanity we have seen for 4 years,

as far as the Pentagon, and the military officers, I just imagine the shock of the abrupt removal of personnel. But on the other hand, after the announcement, they must just shake their heads and have to laugh it off. After all, I am sure they have each other's back as usual. More reorganization and clean up after Dump's loyalists are dispatched after Jan 20th.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 10:01 PM

LanternWaste (37,748 posts)

25. His malice is exceeded only by his gross incompetence.

 

Outside of lower management positions, the negative consequences of his incompetence of the scale you imply will be... most satisfying to say the least.

Professional incompetence is admired only by those even less competent.

Patience. President-elect Biden will take office. Worst case scenario-- Trump will be 'professionally encouraged' to leave, escorted off the premises by, and under the auspices of, the Secret Service.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 10:03 PM

Star Member Thekaspervote (22,120 posts)

26. +1000

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 10:45 PM

Star Member colsohlibgal (5,042 posts)

28. Troubling For Sure

But I believe I’ve heard that the Secret Service will gladly remove Chitolini if he refuses to leave.

The truth is that Orangeman knows he is not in serious legal jeopardy from New York the minute he’s out of Office.

Going forward though we still have to deal with 30 or so percent of our citizens who are living in a different and largely false reality.

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