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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

Trump is the only traitor in this picture.

[–] oyo@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] Rexiose@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 week ago

This is the beginning of a nation wide revolution, from the democrats, but the republicans are not sad about it because it push the public away. They forget, or look to California, that Trump is incompetent and they vote him. It would not be the first President, that call demonstrates criminals or revolutionary's and hunt them, to form a autocratic State.......

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wonder now what my ex-housemate thinks of Trump. He is one of those centrist types who thinks excessive power from one side needs to be counteracted by the other, but mostly pay lip service to the right. He dislikes the right in his country which ruled for 13 years and voted centre left, but supports Trump and right wing parties in Europe because of too much immigration in the West. But at the same time, he supports Palestine. My ex-housemate means well for the most part, but he is one of those men who are vulnerable to disinformation.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

He dislikes the right in his country which ruled for 13 years and voted centre left, but supports Trump and right wing parties in Europe because of too much immigration in the West

If feels like you're burying the lede here.

"In his country" suggests he's an immigrant. This means he too, is an immigrant right? How does he resolve this hypocrisy? Or when he says "too much immigration in the West" is he just a racist and is referring to people with different color skin?

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“In his country” suggests he’s an immigrant. This means he too, is an immigrant right? How does he resolve this hypocrisy?

Duh, because he's one of the good immigrants.

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[–] BMW_stick@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Governor Newsome should release a statement that he and his cabinet will be discussing the effects of a possible change in State structure. If the world's 4th largest economy were to secede from the Union, frumpy would be screwed.

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[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You know if you shatter a spark plug, those little bits will 100% break a car window when thrown?

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[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Using military on your own citizens… hmmm where have I heard about this before?

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 19 points 1 week ago

So they fucking should be.

[–] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago

As everyone should be.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 15 points 1 week ago

Finally. Can we get a list of other States to join them?

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago

If the White House is scared now just wait…

[–] bieren@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago

According to trump anyone that uses more than 0% of their brain and anything about a 3 letter word is in rebellion of him.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They should be. Meanwhile, the governor, while criticizing Trump, was still whitewashing him when he said he would be willing to work with him. That's the thing, fascist dictators will fabricate if they are not able to force a situation, and sometimes that's to handle the situation before it ever gets a chance to materialize. Look at Erdogan and the failed 2016 military coup that basically disarmed any further attempts against him. Trump wants to prevent and punish rebellion because he knows that where he is going to bring the United States is going to instill a lot of it.

States do need to secede, the US is no longer operating within the constitution, it is their only out, and Trump is going to do everything to prevent it. The problem is, a lot of states should be coordinating together on this and falling back to Articles of Confederation between them to retain their autonomy and prevent the subverted military agencies from invading them. It really requires a mindset to resist forcefully if necessary while people are still getting brainwashed through their social network bubbles and the militarized occupation forces are already present. The constitution is no longer in effect, all branches of government are now irrevocably corrupt, and Trump is crowning himself not as a modern king but as the type of king the thirteen colonies rebelled against.

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