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anarch

(6,536 posts)
6. hardly breaking news...wasn't that a campaign promise?
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 12:33 PM
Jan 2017

I fully expect U.S. citizens who oppose the fascist agenda to be rounded up and tortured, too.

Just after the election I was talking to an acquaintance who is a so-called "libertarian"...I assume he voted for Johnson...he was trying to, as he said, "cheer people up" by looking at the bright side, trying to be optimistic, downplaying the ridiculous campaign promises, etc. In the midst of a "it's all just partisan bullshit, everything will be OK" kind of conversation, I think I said something along the lines of "well, it's not like I unequivocally approve of everything Obama's done...I have very serious issues with the whole drone warfare thing, for instance." He replied, "well hopefully the new administration will turn that around," to which I said "OMG you're RIGHT! He'll probably start using the drones to attack people in the U.S. who oppose him!!" At the time, I was just being snarky...now, I won't be at all surprised if that actually happens.

Let's call it what it really is - torture. Arkansas Granny Jan 2017 #1
It matters not if we withdraw, we have not followed it for years now, sadly. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #18
See this Tanuki Jan 2017 #2
I heard on the radio this A.M. that he wants to reopen the black sites around the world eleny Jan 2017 #3
I just heard it on MSNBC. What a cruel fuck he is. Expect nothing good. nolabear Jan 2017 #4
We're wearing a heavy yoke around our collective neck and it's only his 1st week in office eleny Jan 2017 #8
Trump needs a 9-11, so they'll do everything to provoke one thejoker123 Jan 2017 #5
Bingo workinclasszero Jan 2017 #12
hardly breaking news...wasn't that a campaign promise? anarch Jan 2017 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Spock_is_Skeptical Jan 2017 #7
Hell he wants to torture innocent family members Generator Jan 2017 #9
If you watched the debate he said kill them alllove Jan 2017 #14
For gov't employees and the media? hollowdweller Jan 2017 #10
After a point, early on I'd imagine, 2naSalit Jan 2017 #13
I don't believe for 1 minute we ever closed all our black sites over seas alllove Jan 2017 #11
Of course we didn't. Folks here think torture stopped when Obama became president. nt m-lekktor Jan 2017 #15
Who presented him with this idea? lpbk2713 Jan 2017 #16
That Kelly guy...ex-general, I think. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #20
American carnage Victor_c3 Jan 2017 #17
Don't prettify TORTURE malaise Jan 2017 #19
KNR Lucinda Jan 2017 #21
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