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Trump to invoke Insurrection Act to use US troops to quash protests. (Original Post) Cattledog Jun 2020 OP
Holy crap. Blue_playwright Jun 2020 #1
Hopefully Wawannabe Jun 2020 #2
Racist garbage. Solly Mack Jun 2020 #3
Well... Xolodno Jun 2020 #4
I fear this could lead to more than just protest suppression. tinrobot Jun 2020 #5
Never heard of it RussBLib Jun 2020 #6
Thats it he is toast. pwb Jun 2020 #7

Wawannabe

(5,631 posts)
2. Hopefully
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 06:15 PM
Jun 2020

If this happens - the troops will see it for what it is and stand down. Fuck that traitor nut case bag of shit!

Solly Mack

(90,758 posts)
3. Racist garbage.
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 06:31 PM
Jun 2020

White people armed to the teeth can storm a capitol building and get nothing but praise from the POS.

But let justifiably angry black people march and protest and look what he does.

Anyone buying into the bullshit that he's doing this in reaction to the looters and burnings have another think coming.

They are doing this because black people are outraged. That's the "movement" he was complaining about to the governors. A movement to change the dominate culture status quo of police brutality. A movement to address the systemic racism at the heart of it all. It is black people organizing that he fears. That's the movement he wants to suppress.

The looting and burning is just an excuse.


Yes, it's not only black people outraged but it's not white people he fears.

Xolodno

(6,383 posts)
4. Well...
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 06:35 PM
Jun 2020

...that's how revolutions start. Troops ordered to fire upon civilians...they refuse, and turn on the government.

tinrobot

(10,883 posts)
5. I fear this could lead to more than just protest suppression.
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 06:37 PM
Jun 2020

Once he has authority to use troops on US soil, all bets are off.

RussBLib

(9,002 posts)
6. Never heard of it
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 06:39 PM
Jun 2020

Hey, has anyone seen mention in the media about white supremacists burning shit instead of Antifa or anarchists? That would explain the burning of black businesses.

If I missed it, sorry, I just woke up from a nap.

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