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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Fri May 8, 2020, 09:06 AM May 2020

I am NOT calling for civil unrest. However I would not be surprised if it happened.

We now have a DOJ that is a criminal organization. That is not acceptable.

When it comes to the pandemic, Trump and Republican politicians have killed thousands of Americans. They have made it clear they intend to kill thousands more. They literally told the people you have to go back to and work and yes you may die. That is not acceptable. They are not even trying to fight the pandemic. It's fucking insane.

The economy is not going to recover. Things are getting worse and nothing can change it. More and more Americans are going to lose their jobs permanently. Their jobs are gone. Massive food bank lines are already taking place across the country.

Today we hear Trump has put a Trump loving puppet in charge of the Post Office. That is not going to end well.

We are going to reach a breaking point and the people are going to say enough. That breaking point may come in November. If Trump cheats and wins the election. The election will not be accepted by the majority of Americans. Then you could see all hell break loose.


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I am NOT calling for civil unrest. However I would not be surprised if it happened. (Original Post) shockey80 May 2020 OP
That's what trump is trying to create duforsure May 2020 #1
I have a different take on this. lark May 2020 #2
This Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #3
We could wear a black arm band of death to show we lost someone close to us? pwb May 2020 #4
Yes. We will see it if he steal it. roamer65 May 2020 #5
It is not a stretch to believe we may see things such as this. shockey80 May 2020 #6
There will be separatist movements that form if he steals it. roamer65 May 2020 #7
IF he steals it bluestarone May 2020 #9
Civil unrest? We have it now, but its going to get A LOT worse Runningdawg May 2020 #8

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
1. That's what trump is trying to create
Fri May 8, 2020, 09:20 AM
May 2020

Incite civil unrest, then by declarations he can grab powers to undermine all the other parts of the government for him to have absolute power. He has to get that to stay in office or put his successor in, his daughter.

lark

(23,097 posts)
2. I have a different take on this.
Fri May 8, 2020, 09:27 AM
May 2020

I don't think it will be us rioting, it will be them to stop the election. The pandemic will be raging, people will be scared and red states will make things as murderous as possible. They are already trying to outlaw mail in voting, they will close all or almost all precincts by leaving 1 open in a big blue city, so there are lines that many hours to navigate. People will get irritated and trumpers will be there with guns to gin up the violence and cause havoc. It's a true rw thing to disrupt the election and the gun stores are sold out in NE FL, and the store owner said this is happening everywhere in the south as they have multiple stores. They will bring their guns and start riots on purpose to disrupt the election so drumpf declares martial law and cancels them - temporarily. But they will never be held - he will declare himself the winner and you know damn well the fascist Russian Repugs would back up this play all the way because it fulfills their collective wet dream.

This is what I now expect to happen unless we come out in such numbers that we totally overwhelm their efforts. WE NEED a #BLUETSUNAMI, for life and for liberty.

 

shockey80

(4,379 posts)
6. It is not a stretch to believe we may see things such as this.
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:55 AM
May 2020

Walk outs, strikes, protests. This could start to happen before the election. If Trump rigs the election and wins, all bets are off. I hope things do not become violent. There is no way in hell the majority of Americans will accept a rigged election.

This election is not like the 2016 election. We were caught off guard in a way in 2016. Hardly anyone believed Trump could win even with his cheating. Trump won by a series of freakish events. Everybody will be watching what Trump does closely. We will be watching the polls. If Biden is well ahead in the polls, farther ahead than Hillary was, and Trump wins. That will not be accepted by the American people.

I think it's fair to say there are big changes coming to America, sooner than later.

Runningdawg

(4,516 posts)
8. Civil unrest? We have it now, but its going to get A LOT worse
Fri May 8, 2020, 12:01 PM
May 2020

State and city officials in OK are receiving death threats, businesses that have chosen to remain closed longer are getting threats that if they don't open they will be burned down and kids are being shot in our McDonalds for doing their jobs. We've got protests popping up everywhere, many of them armed. It's only a matter of time before someone gets an itchy trigger finger and opens up on a crowd.

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