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An Anonymous DC National Guardsman Tells All - “This is not what I signed up to do.”
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It was a facetious comment, meant to make a point. It wasn't meant to be an accurate slice of history, but you know that. This thread is full of lots of insufferable "Actually..." types.
And Trump didn't win, it was rigged, and we ALL know it, even MAGAs.
How was it rigged? Asking so we know what to look for next time.
They just had to change one race in only 7 swing states. Those states had MILLIONS of ballots that were straight Democratic tickets, with Trump at the top. Who votes like that? Have you ever heard of such a person? Has one ever been interviewed on TV? And why were they only in the swing states?
Trump has cheated on literally EVERYTHING in his entire life. He considers it his competitive advantage, and thinks everybody else is stupid for not cheating, too. He was also facing a probable life sentence in prison, unless he could become president again. So we're supposed to believe that the only time in his entire life that he didn't cheat, was the one presidential race that could keep him out of prison? THAT'S when he decided to play it "Fair & Square" for the first time?
Furthermore, he had the open public commitment and assistance of two foreign Oligarchs with no loyalty to America, and plenty to gain, with UNLIMITED hacking resources, conspiring to rig the vote. In full view of the world. They fucking bragged about it publicly multiple times.
And again, all they had to do was switch the votes in one race, in only seven states, and Trump won ALL seven states, a statistical impossibility.
AND AGAIN, why are all those Democratic ballots with Trump at the top concentrated in those seven swing states?
C'mon, it's not some wild conspiracy theory, it's simple Critical Thinking Skills.