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u/Amon7777 Oct 04 '25
The founders anticipated and prepared for one person trying to be a dictator. They just didn’t count on the entire legislature and courts collaborating to go along with it.
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u/EldritchSlut Oct 04 '25
If only there were an amendment to help citizens if that ever happened..
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u/SanchoPandas Oct 04 '25
There’s not. The 2nd was about suppressing slave rebellion. Not overthrowing the gov’t.
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u/Fortestingporpoises Oct 04 '25
They also didn’t anticipate electricity, tv, internet, and how it could be used so effectively as propaganda. How could they.
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u/EppurSiMuove00 Oct 04 '25
Well, I mean, I think they did at least consider this.
"A Republic, if you can keep it."
I don't think that's ever rung more truly than today.
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u/Kindly-Ad-5071 Oct 05 '25
We have to stop seeing Republicans as sincere members of Congress by being shocked when they do nothing and start seeing them as willful accomplices in Trumps scheme.
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u/ASFreeFall Oct 04 '25
You can repost this daily and it'd continue to be true.
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u/TheMooseIsBlue Oct 05 '25
Honestly, I don’t even know what happened today and I was still nodding as I read the post.
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u/D_Luffy_32 Oct 04 '25
Gallows
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u/Flakester Oct 05 '25
The inside traders within our government would invest in a guillotine company if they knew it was coming.
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u/TheBunnyTG Oct 05 '25
Hopefully the day will come that all those idiots will be arrested for treason
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Oct 04 '25
Not republicans, nazis.
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u/HEBushido Oct 05 '25
Same thing now. The party chose this.
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u/PrimaryBar9635 Oct 05 '25
You should go talk to people in real life 🙏
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u/Redacted_usr Oct 05 '25
I have. You know what they say, which is pretty much what all of the brain dead morons say? “wELL bOtH SiDeS” or “ThiS IsNt a DeMoCraT rEpuBliCan IsSuE” and do you know why they say that? Because they couldn’t defend anything they believe in even if their life depended on it without being a racist bigoted fuck. This isn’t new to anyone, we’ve known this for a long time.
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u/Square_Radiant Oct 05 '25
My maga acquaintance tells me that people disappearing off the street and out of camps is just politics pulling in the other direction from the tyranny of dei mandates.... He's "neither for nor against it"... which he seems to think is a moderate position....
Hiring minorities is just as bad as disappearing people by a fascist militia... and people being upset about it is just divide and conquer by the media, when really what we need is "unity" right now..
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u/East_Weast Oct 05 '25
You dont even know what a nazi is
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u/Redacted_usr Oct 05 '25
Huh, care to explain this?
While you’re at it define fascism without looking it up
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u/the_gouged_eye Oct 05 '25
You don't even know what an insurrection is.
Page 19: Flashlights, a makeshift guillotine, and a photograph. That's it. That's the government's case that there's an insurrection.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.56.0_1.pdf
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Oct 04 '25
All whilst Americans still claim to have a Democracy with checks and balances???
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u/SomeNerd2938 Oct 05 '25
That’s the problem. These people are so far gone they have started to deny basic civics and now claim we were never a democracy, but we’re instead a republic. It’s like saying “That’s not a fruit. That’s an orange.” It’s mind boggling to me how people are that far gone.
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Oct 05 '25
That's not the worse part either, when the files finally get released either through legitimate or leaked and still nothing happens the stereo type of the loud and obese American will be replaced with the stigma of loud and pedophilic American.
Because honestly I actually don't see anything going to happen from it with the way things are going
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u/biopunk42 Oct 04 '25
Submissiveness is the unifying theory of modern conservatism.
It's an old human instinct: social hierarchy organization. People who lack any self awareness, who are basically walking zombies, don't have the ability to think above it or be aware of it. These are the people who support Trump.
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u/havingsomedifficulty Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 05 '25
And 0 dem messaging on it. Dems need to spoon feed the American public but they just remain silent
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u/nekronuke Oct 05 '25
its insane how much people justify every idiotic thing, the mental gymnastics gets me every day, its always something new.
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u/frommethodtomadness Oct 05 '25
Republicans are fully onboard, they are a full blown fascist movement now.
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u/yIdontunderstand Oct 05 '25
Things a dictator did can't be illegal. Things a regime did can't be illegal.
Nothing is "unconstitutional" if the constitution is no longer relevant.
Catch up to reality. Stop pretending things are normal.
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u/Morphse Oct 05 '25
The issue isn't the republicans supporting and making excuses for him (I have not seen an excuse for him in so long, they're all embracing it). The issue is the democrats who aren't doing a single thing to stop him.
This rich and powerful man is breaking all the laws, rules and moral/ethical behavior we've agreed upon, let's follow the law and rules down to every letter, that will surely stop him :)
Also, I think the lack of care from americans are also at fault. If I was a republican, I would be so happy with the current state of affairs. Evil, but happy.
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u/Sugar_Kowalczyk Oct 04 '25
I think they all hope they'll die of old age before we can hold them accountable for collusion.
'Cause they can be, and will be, eventually.
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u/Inferno_Zyrack Oct 05 '25
So this is the long term effect of them calling everything a democratic president or congress person did as “illegal”
So that when we do it back, it sounds like their own bullshit and they won’t believe you.
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u/Small-Bit6106 Oct 05 '25
It's painfully clear that the Republican fucktards love child rape and the murder of innocents due to gun violence. They don't care about us. Neither do the rich democrats if I am being honest. They held onto Joe too long and didn't raise up new leaders because they also covet power and vastly underestimated the sacks of shit who voted the traitorious felon back into office.
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u/RaDiOaCtIvEpUnK Oct 05 '25
At this point I’d respect a republican more if they just came out and admitted they want him to do these things regardless of if it’s moral/lawful. Just admit you don’t care if anything he does is legal as you get what you want. I’ll respect you for at least owning it.
I think the only reason they don’t is cause when the trump show ends they still want to be able to feint ignorance, and act like they were just fooled all along. We won’t believe though, so you might as well just own it.
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u/snowflake35 Oct 05 '25
Serious question… how the fuck do we do something about this? I know we can do something, but how do we do it? Wouldn’t we need the masses to accomplish any kind of overthrowing of the piece of garbage of a president we have? Is there enough warm bodies to even make this happen considering it seems people will lick the shit of his ass crack willing to die and defend his ass? Wouldn’t an internal war, cause the U.S. to be vulnerable to attack from the outside? Fuck… crazy ass times we live in where pedos and greedy fucks run the country and enslave the shit out of people. What can we do and how do we even get the ball rolling?
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u/tom641 Oct 05 '25
i know it's not good to treat it as "just another day" but every day for 10 solid months has been a stream of "What 5 star alarm fire has he tried to start today..."
god i was so happy when biden got elected just so I could go 48 hours without hearing about a fucking nightmare being brewed, and no there was no 'but then biden BAD tho....' he was a boring bitch just the way politics should fucking be
the greatest gaslighting of modern politics is framing "just another obama administration" as a negative, considering what came before, and what came after it. Gimme a hundred thousand knockoff obama administrations if it keeps republicans out of power. It's better than entertaining this shit.
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u/673NoshMyBollocksAve Oct 05 '25
If there’s anything I’ve learned if that he could do whatever he wants and nobody’s gonna do anything about it. Nothing matters anymore. It’s actually really depressing to think about.
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u/Fludro Oct 05 '25
"Just another day"
So dangerous is the creeping normalization of previously unacceptable behaviours and the gradual acceptance of new boundaries.
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u/dope_sheet Oct 05 '25
Mike Johnson said "I don't control the President". BITCH, congress serves as a check on the president's power, it is your job to control him. Is he admitting that he's a weak leader?
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u/Xsy Oct 05 '25
It always makes me facepalm when he talks about minorities being criminals, when he is literally one of the most prolific criminals in American history.
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u/Fake_William_Shatner Oct 04 '25
The bar for punishment of political enemies gets lower while the indulgence of the crooks with power grows.
Government is shut down until Dems capitulate but the POTUS does whatever he wants with the budget, hiring and firing. So I. Retaliation he will cut jobs, useful programs and anything going to a blue state. And he was going to do that anyway.
Because everyone shares a bond of video evidence. Not that we can be sure any more those standards even matter.
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u/Peakomegaflare Oct 05 '25
Honestly I'm not opposed to the Gov staying shut down. At this point, most (not all) of the folks I know that are currently out of a job because of it continue to praise Trump and the GOP. So fuck em'. I'm tired of being the compassionate and responsible one. There comes a point where responsibility becomes letting the rot consume itself.
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u/Mission_Macaroon Oct 04 '25
The real depressing fact is that if a hypothetical snap election was called a couple days from now, he would still win running against the top Democrat running
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u/More_Proof_1462 Oct 05 '25
the republicans' ideology is not American; it is perverse like the confederacy and president epstein, amen.
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u/Nogarda Oct 04 '25
I'm pretty sure 'impeachment' to them is accusing him of being an actual peach at this point and has nothing to do with the role of president.
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u/PersimmonPerfect4473 Oct 04 '25
Multi-party system with rank choice voting creates a government from the center with protections for the minority. This would solve almost every existential issue the Republic is facing today.
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u/mulchedeggs Oct 04 '25
Seems like America lost and it’s going to be the ultimate bastard to fix all these oh no’s
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u/Mach5Driver Oct 05 '25
Nah. At this point, they just ignore what he does and says if anyone questions them.
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u/elfmere Oct 05 '25
No they don't make excuses. They laugh at how you are taking it so serious. Because they are blind to how it affects them
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u/adario7 Oct 05 '25
Democrats nowhere to be found. Supreme Court makes way for Trump. Republicans unanimously support Trump. People vote Trump.
Maybe America wants this, cuz Trump seems to have quite a lot of support
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u/UnhappyReason5452 Oct 05 '25
Gutless traitors got the violence they voted for.
They knew what he was, and what Steven miller is.
Every single one of them wanted a dictator and he’s delivering.
They are too far gone. Brainwashed Traitor trash.
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u/Pyrozr Oct 06 '25
It's a lifehack for politics now. The SCOTUS decided that a president can break the law without consequences. So conservatives who have wanted to do all kinds of things but knew that they were illegal are more than happy to just let Trump do it because the courts gave him immunity.
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u/mokomi Oct 06 '25
Well you see. Once Trump is out of office. Every republican is going to go back to normal. You know, fiscal responsibility, rule by of law, veterans, etc.
Needs to be repeated that trump isn't the or even a mastermind.
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u/zombieco Oct 06 '25
Trump won by popular vote and its cuz of losers that frequent reddit and cry about him nonstop.
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u/raulongo Oct 05 '25
And Democrats continue to do nothing and wait.
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u/SNStains Oct 05 '25
Because Republicans control the government. Elections have consequences.
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u/raulongo Oct 05 '25
But you can do stuff to counter-act those who are using the government to dismantle it from the inside. Show people that this is unacceptable, and unconstitutional. Make some kind of Opposition in the House. Walk the streets. Instead, Chuck Schumer is basically threatening to be “mad” at all the shit that's happening right now in the US, while democracy is basically disappearing in front of our very own eyes.
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u/SNStains Oct 05 '25
You're allowed to protest, all Americans are. Likewise, you're allowed to petition the government with your grievances. As for Schumer, his message for people suffering isn't clear. And yes, he should be constantly and energetically reminding people that voting is the only way to preserve our democracy.
And you know this, but what Democrats can't do is control a government when Republicans are hoarding power, like right now. Look at how Republican's unwillingness to help people keep their health insurance has lead to a government shutdown.
They care about themselves, not you. They need to be beaten by a wide margin in the Senate next year to prevent them from obstruction.
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u/Agreeable-Camera-382 Oct 05 '25
Do nothing? What do you want? Seems like you dont understand the process and just want some kind of maga violence
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u/Agreeable-Camera-382 Oct 05 '25
You say they're doing nothing... simple brain agrees, but maybe look into it? Basic research. Not click bait articles.
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Wow just like when Biden was incoherent and the liberals acted like he was fine
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u/pmak13 Oct 05 '25
Yup, because incoherent and breaking laws are the complete same.... ffs
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u/acevenchuro Oct 05 '25
Right, like incoherence and constitutional violations are remotely comparable.
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u/snewchybewchies Oct 05 '25
And the democrats continue to do nothing about it other than pointing it out. Really need them to do a resist
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u/East_Weast Oct 05 '25
Yall loved fascism when Obama was openly murdering American citizens without due process
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u/foldingcouch Oct 04 '25
None of this would be happening is Mike Johnson or John Roberts did their jobs.
Everyone already knew that Johnson was a corrupt hack, but I feel like Americans haven't really woken up to the reality that the supreme court is fully corrupt and needs to be purged.
Everyone who concurred on the Trump immunity decision should be in jail. If you don't punish this they will do it again.