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Augiedog

(2,690 posts)
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:03 PM Apr 2020

How is it possible we are living in an America where the president provokes insurrection.

Sometimes I feel like I’ve fallen down some bizarre rabbit hole and landed in a hall of circus mirrors. If I wrote that people should liberate us from trump, or the American government, the secret service would be all over my ass.

He is at least calling for anarchy, at worst he is calling for the mass murder of Americans in states with democratic governors. These crazed gun toting right wing nuts will feel free to open fire on anyone who attempts to enforce the state’s closure rules. They will feel that trump has ordained their actions. That they have not only permission but duty.

You can just about hear the sermons being written now in evangelical offices all over the land. They will claim it gods messenger via trump to go out and “liberate” these democratically run states. Allow, demand, that everyone bathe in covid-19 as is their god given right, even duty.

It seems to me that trump has proven himself beyond a doubt of any sort that he is incapable of continuing his duty as president, that he has proven by his own words and actions to be a clear and present danger to Americans and America. He has by his own words violated, in the worst way possible, his oath of office and the constitution. ‘Protect and Defend” the constitution of the UNITED STATES,... all of the states. Not provoke conflict and strife, even insurrection.

It seems to me that any sworn officer should be justified in arresting trump, but in particular the Secret Service would seem appropriate given their access. Hopefully he goes peacefully.

Wow, did I just wake up in a hall of mirrors or what? What’s that hole above my head? Yikes.

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How is it possible we are living in an America where the president provokes insurrection. (Original Post) Augiedog Apr 2020 OP
And we have drones overhead maintaining social distancing. We GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #1
Putin is smiling. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #2
Positively gleeful shanti Apr 2020 #10
We have fallen so far, so fast. Chainfire Apr 2020 #3
I was thinking the other day UpInArms Apr 2020 #4
against measure to control a deadly epidemic DBoon Apr 2020 #5
This is what I cannot wrap my head around SheltieLover Apr 2020 #6
It's fucking weird, isn't it? mobeau69 Apr 2020 #7
Wait until they start dropping like flies from this virus. smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #12
"They will feel that trump has ordained their actions." Different Drummer Apr 2020 #8
I feel like I died and went to hell. AirmensMom Apr 2020 #9
Their plan has come to fruition. DEbluedude Apr 2020 #11
Because we have a Russkie loving traitor as president. roamer65 Apr 2020 #13

GreenPartyVoter

(73,376 posts)
1. And we have drones overhead maintaining social distancing. We
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:06 PM
Apr 2020

are in some dystopian movie, I think.

UpInArms

(54,176 posts)
4. I was thinking the other day
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:17 PM
Apr 2020

When I went to pick up my grocery order...

We passed a house where they were flying a trump flag ... I asked my son if he remembered anyone flying Obama flags ... he said no ...

So it made me start thinking that people fly all types of flags to show loyalty... the US flag, state flags, even sometimes a football team flag ... but ... a person?

It says that they are really equating trump in an entirely different way ...

It frightens me.

DBoon

(24,788 posts)
5. against measure to control a deadly epidemic
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:23 PM
Apr 2020

We have over 30,000 people dead, we are digging mass graves in New York City

AND WE HAVE PEOPLE PROTESTING THE ONLY CONTROL WE HAVE AGAINST THIS DEADLY EPIDEMIC

WHAT IS WRONG WITH AMERICA?

SheltieLover

(77,375 posts)
6. This is what I cannot wrap my head around
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:30 PM
Apr 2020
It seems to me that any sworn officer should be justified in arresting trump, but in particular the Secret Service would seem appropriate given their access. Hopefully he goes peacefully.


Why are the authorities allowing this?

Treat him like any other citizen abd LOCK HIS ASS UP!

This bs of a person's wealth or position making it OK to instigate insurrection is not ok! IDGAF what his title is.

This is how we got to this point!

Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security? Someone in authority needs to stop this!
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
12. Wait until they start dropping like flies from this virus.
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 06:48 PM
Apr 2020

They might start thinking twice about the loyalty they have toward their "messiah". Even members of Jim Jones' cult starting doubting him and wanting out at the very end once they realized that they were in a death cult.

Different Drummer

(9,083 posts)
8. "They will feel that trump has ordained their actions."
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:34 PM
Apr 2020

There are those among them who seriously feel Trump is The Second Coming.

AirmensMom

(15,062 posts)
9. I feel like I died and went to hell.
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:50 PM
Apr 2020

But actually, I felt like that when we moved to TN, and that was before our wonderful President Obama was elected. Then he was elected and it wasn’t so much hell, at least for the country. Now everything is hell.

DEbluedude

(845 posts)
11. Their plan has come to fruition.
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 06:19 PM
Apr 2020

This administration is the result of the their plan all along. Forty years of right-wing propaganda being spewed over the airwaves that brainwashed the electorate. Started with st. ronnie. Welfare Queens, the Other taking your jobs, limpballs' femi-nazis, etc. Fast-forward a few years to faux news. O'liely, hannity, ingraham and the rest of that degenerate gene pool. Now, it's two generations that have been dumbed down. It will take generations to change. It pisses me off to no end.

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