2016 Postmortem
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/10/15/donald-trump-warnings-conspiracy-rig-election-are-stoking-anger-among-his-followers/LcCY6e0QOcfH8VdeK9UdsM/story.html
Unlike many in the country, however, these hard-core Trump followers do not believe the real estate moguls misfortunes are of his own making.
They believe what Trump has told them over and over, that this election is rigged, and if he loses, it will be because of a massive conspiracy to take him down.
At a time when trust in government is at a low point, Trump is actively stoking fears that a core tenet of American democracy is also in peril: that you can trust what happens at the ballot box.
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And if Trump doesnt win, some are even openly talking about violent rebellion and assassination, as fantastical and unhinged as that may seem.
If shes in office, I hope we can start a coup. She should be in prison or shot. Thats how I feel about it, Dan Bowman, a 50-year-old contractor, said of Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee. Were going to have a revolution and take them out of office if thats what it takes. Theres going to be a lot of bloodshed. But thats what its going to take. . . . I would do whatever I can for my country.
He then placed a Trump mask on his face and posed for pictures.
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The emergence of that video seems to have sent Trump into a regression, with speeches that instead of expanding his appeal more directly target the angry base that formed the strongest core of his support from the beginning.
Above all, Trump is now using the prospect of his loss to undermine faith in democratic institutions.
Its one big fix, Trump said Friday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C. This whole election is being rigged.
He saved some of his harshest criticism for the media, which he said is in league with Clinton to steal the election.
The media is indeed sick, and its making our country sick, and were going to stop it, he said.
He's becoming dangerous to public safety.
The media helped create this monster to cash in. They better straighten folks out before a bunch of people get seriously hurt.
RKP5637
(67,107 posts)extremely dangerous. Even his own party is afraid of him, spineless yes men. And M$M is making big bucks off of Trump.
Pathetic!
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Freedumb and Democracy are the same ones who don't want it or seem to not know the difference.
I'm pretty sure the government is fully aware of this and will make the appropriate decisions.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)drowned in the bathtub.
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)these imbeciles will have to cleanse their own ranks of the spies and traitors within.
There are many such spies. We know, don't we?
Go for it dickheads.
Purge away.
Cakes488
(874 posts)central scrutinizer
(11,648 posts)Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the United States or the government of any State, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of any political subdivision therein, by force or violence, or by the assassination of any officer of any such government; or
Whoever, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, prints, publishes, edits, issues, circulates, sells, distributes, or publicly displays any written or printed matter advocating, advising, or teaching the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying any government in the United States by force or violence, or attempts to do so; or
Whoever organizes or helps or attempts to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any such government by force or violence; or becomes or is a member of, or affiliates with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)He called for a revolt in 2012.