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angrychair

(8,594 posts)
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:33 PM Jul 2020

I am completely unhinged

Terrified about this federal take over of cities starting next week.

Seriously, how can ANY of us be talking about anything else?

We are literally days away from becoming a police state and we are talking about voter rights and trump' playing golf.

Its unlikely websites like this will even be allowed up much longer.
Please stay safe and be careful out there.

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I am completely unhinged (Original Post) angrychair Jul 2020 OP
I know it is scary, but I keep thinking there are more of us than them. Frustratedlady Jul 2020 #1
Will They Back Off? I Really Don't Think So..... global1 Jul 2020 #16
but if we are disorganized and they are ruthless... SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #17
+100000 Celerity Jul 2020 #23
Narcissistic psychopaths I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #21
Hitler had the most powerful militaries in the world Crunchy Frog Jul 2020 #45
There won't be one... brooklynite Jul 2020 #2
They're not taking over anything. paleotn Jul 2020 #3
I bet money that won't happen next week or the next, but can't predict further. Hoyt Jul 2020 #4
It already started angrychair Jul 2020 #11
They haven't lost control of the city, or anything close. Hoyt Jul 2020 #13
There are unmarked people angrychair Jul 2020 #18
Do 't be u hinged. Be ANGRY. And do 't lose sight of the fact that we are capable of dealingon niyad Jul 2020 #5
I'm in Colorado and I cannot see Gov. Polis letting that happen here. Laffy Kat Jul 2020 #6
It's a stunt. Like everything with Trump is. coti Jul 2020 #7
There were posts in another thread which said they are trying to scare us JI7 Jul 2020 #8
also..the Navy vet standing there taking a beating is powerful lesson SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #19
Where is the media. This should be the number one topic tonight! They're 42bambi Jul 2020 #9
Repukes own the friggin companies that dominate I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #22
maybe the media knows it's BS RussBLib Jul 2020 #26
They certainly covered it on Friday... 2naSalit Jul 2020 #29
They've used brutality on media plenty of times during the police brutality protests IronLionZion Jul 2020 #33
I'm afraid this is a rehearsal for the week before the election-- dawg day Jul 2020 #10
I hope you are wrong. High population counties would be harder yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #40
They'd just put the thugs in precincts with majority African American population dawg day Jul 2020 #41
Are there still alternate sites for when DU is inaccessible? lpbk2713 Jul 2020 #12
There is a DU Facebook page csziggy Jul 2020 #25
Okay, thanks. lpbk2713 Jul 2020 #38
This has to be the top story on CNN and MSNBC and local news. progressive nobody Jul 2020 #14
Nancy Pelosi controls the purse strings. Laelth Jul 2020 #15
Not completely true angrychair Jul 2020 #20
so why would they "take over cities starting next week"? RussBLib Jul 2020 #24
Little more angrychair Jul 2020 #35
"Its unlikely websites like this will even be allowed up much longer." A little paranoid. nt USALiberal Jul 2020 #27
A month ago, would you have said he was "a little paranoid" to say Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #32
Just plain silly. Like the "Trump will not leave the White house" posts. USALiberal Jul 2020 #34
Couldn't agree more FC DENVERPOPS Jul 2020 #39
Anyone who does not believe this is fooling themselves or living on Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #42
Good Morning FC DENVERPOPS Jul 2020 #43
HI DP Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #44
Whatever happens, will happen stillcool Jul 2020 #28
These goons can be used to stop Democratic looking people from voting IronLionZion Jul 2020 #30
Self awareness is a net plus IMO BannonsLiver Jul 2020 #31
Democratic governors should deploy the National Guard. gab13by13 Jul 2020 #36
Take over of sanctuary cities next week, November 3rd can't come soon enough. sarcasmo Jul 2020 #37

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
1. I know it is scary, but I keep thinking there are more of us than them.
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:39 PM
Jul 2020

The Repukes are in panic mode, right now. But, when push comes to shove, I believe most of them would back off. They know they are being disloyal to the country. They just have to come face to face with reality and change course. Let Trump bumble his way for a while longer and I think we will see a major change.

If not, I have my pitchfork at the ready.

P.S. Keep in mind, Hitler failed and died as a coward.

global1

(25,169 posts)
16. Will They Back Off? I Really Don't Think So.....
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 09:01 PM
Jul 2020

They've backed Trump through all his criminal activities the last 3 1/2 years. They let him off on impeachment. They won't criticize anything he says or does. They let the whole 'bounties for military bodies issue' pass with little or no comment. They ignored it. They act arrogant like they know that the election is in the bag for them or that they know they're not going to lose.

They act like the fix is in. I don't know if it is Putin and the Russians that might be rigging it. Of if they feel that they've got enough going with respect to voter suppression that they won't lose - OR - they knew all along that Trump was going to let Covid get out of hand so he would invoke martial law and cancel or postpone the election.

The last couple of weeks I've had a feeling that we're on the cusp of something even worse than Covid. I don't like what I'm hearing these days.

We keep saying 'how can things get worse' and everyweek/everyday he tops the last unbelievable thing with something he says or does.

I question whether or not we'll even make it to his October Surprise.

Celerity

(42,674 posts)
23. +100000
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 09:22 PM
Jul 2020

huge weakness many refuse to admit, and often accompanied with a super-sized helping of normalcy bias (one of my least favourite things in life, and across the board, not just in politics)

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,452 posts)
21. Narcissistic psychopaths
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 09:18 PM
Jul 2020

Like the republican party have planned this shit long term they want fascism

Nothing will change them until it's they being caught and prosecuted in a 2ay that hurts them and ends thier plans. This plan of theirs has been a project for them ever since the new deal. They played a long game and an election very well may be made moot by these motherfuckers.. they want civil war so they can do martial law,then they will start killing kidnapping pillaging raping and destroying . These fuckers hate democracy,fear equality because of their hierarchy driven,psychopath, zero sum thoughts,diseased
evil personalities

Crunchy Frog

(26,548 posts)
45. Hitler had the most powerful militaries in the world
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 04:41 PM
Jul 2020

fighting against him. There's nothing out there to stop Trumpism.

paleotn

(17,781 posts)
3. They're not taking over anything.
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:41 PM
Jul 2020

Don't listen to them spouting BS. Unless Donnie creates some army out of this air, it ain't happening.

angrychair

(8,594 posts)
11. It already started
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:51 PM
Jul 2020

In Portland, its going on as we speak.

Federal agents are there and the mayor of Portland and the governor have all but lost control of the city.

angrychair

(8,594 posts)
18. There are unmarked people
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 09:06 PM
Jul 2020

In unmarked vehicles, Grabbing people off the streets blindfolding them and holding them without cause and/or charging them.

They are roaming the streets and ignoring calls from both the mayor and governor to stop.

How is that not losing control?

niyad

(112,440 posts)
5. Do 't be u hinged. Be ANGRY. And do 't lose sight of the fact that we are capable of dealingon
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:42 PM
Jul 2020

multiple fronts. That revolting orange Putin-puppet soiling OUR HOUSE, OUR country, wants us afraid an paralyzed. We are neither.

Laffy Kat

(16,356 posts)
6. I'm in Colorado and I cannot see Gov. Polis letting that happen here.
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:43 PM
Jul 2020

Of course, never in a million years did I think I'd see this country where it is today.

coti

(4,612 posts)
7. It's a stunt. Like everything with Trump is.
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:43 PM
Jul 2020

Don't make more of it than it is. He's not competent enough to carry out whatever you're afraid will happen.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
8. There were posts in another thread which said they are trying to scare us
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:44 PM
Jul 2020

but they don't have resources to do too much.

It made me feel a bit better.

It's just very important for everyone to vote and not let fear prevent us from doing it

 

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)
19. also..the Navy vet standing there taking a beating is powerful lesson
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 09:09 PM
Jul 2020

if we as a body politicare brave and stand up but don't lose our cool, Trump and Barr will fail hard with this.

42bambi

(1,753 posts)
9. Where is the media. This should be the number one topic tonight! They're
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:47 PM
Jul 2020

talking about polls for God's sake! We should all be terrified ...

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,452 posts)
22. Repukes own the friggin companies that dominate
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 09:20 PM
Jul 2020

Our free press. In other words freedom of press disappeared when uhf/ vhf free tv became pay tv.

RussBLib

(8,985 posts)
26. maybe the media knows it's BS
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 09:34 PM
Jul 2020

I often wonder how some of these newspeople can "take it" having to listen to that windbag day after day.

2naSalit

(86,072 posts)
29. They certainly covered it on Friday...
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 10:05 PM
Jul 2020

One several news outlets. And it's not going away from the news, keeping up front is scaring a lot of people too. And it isn't like there's nothing else to be reporting on.

IronLionZion

(45,268 posts)
33. They've used brutality on media plenty of times during the police brutality protests
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 10:13 PM
Jul 2020

answering "I don't care" to reporters heavily armed with dangerous looking press passes, cameras, and microphones that can be used as weapons.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
10. I'm afraid this is a rehearsal for the week before the election--
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:48 PM
Jul 2020

and Election Day.

I think we need to think about what can be done if he starts putting border patrol agents (who apparently are happy to harass far away from the border) with military weapons at precincts and the places election officials gather to count the votes.

Remember the "Brooks Brothers Riots" in 2000? Imagine that with riot gear and military rifles. Grenades. Bayonets.

yellowdogintexas

(22,119 posts)
40. I hope you are wrong. High population counties would be harder
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 11:46 PM
Jul 2020

if you figure 2 goons per precinct, they would need 325 just for Tarrant County (Fort Worth)

our votes are printed and scanned at the precinct and transported along with the scanner itself back to a rally point. I would be more afraid of them trying to hijack that ballot bag with the ballots in it than anything else. The data is still in the scanner but without the paper backups then all sorts of mayhem could ensue.

It is a scary thought

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
41. They'd just put the thugs in precincts with majority African American population
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 10:16 AM
Jul 2020

That would be more efficient, and get done exactly what they want-- intimidating Democratic voters.

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
12. Are there still alternate sites for when DU is inaccessible?
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:55 PM
Jul 2020


As I recall there was a Yahoo group at one time. Is that still working?

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
15. Nancy Pelosi controls the purse strings.
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:59 PM
Jul 2020

Trump can’t create and sustain any brownshirt/SS army capable of “occupying” America, nor can he build death camps, without money.

We will be OK.

-Laelth

angrychair

(8,594 posts)
20. Not completely true
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 09:16 PM
Jul 2020

Trump can use the impoundment Control Act to redirect money from whatever he wants, the defense department has hundreds of billions of dollars he could redirect.

While he has 45 days to get their approval, because of Republicans in the Senate, they will grind that process to a halt and free trump to keep spending all he wants and keep the legislative branch completely ineffective at doing anything.

Yes, that's extreme but not impossible.

I have long ago given up hope that Republicans care about anything but power and wealth.

RussBLib

(8,985 posts)
24. so why would they "take over cities starting next week"?
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 09:31 PM
Jul 2020

I heard Trump blabbering but maybe I missed something. Only Oregon is having any "unrest" right now, aren't they?

Ferrets are Cool

(21,064 posts)
32. A month ago, would you have said he was "a little paranoid" to say
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 10:11 PM
Jul 2020

that masked "secret police" are tear gassing women and removing people from protests in unmarked vehicles??

DENVERPOPS

(8,679 posts)
39. Couldn't agree more FC
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 11:37 PM
Jul 2020

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

We are on that threshold right at this moment....................

The RepubliCON Party is one millimeter away from a Corporate Fascist Tyranny............

So far, this is just business as usual for them. Just wait for the next three months of their already established semi-Tyranny

DENVERPOPS

(8,679 posts)
43. Good Morning FC
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 12:07 PM
Jul 2020

People like you and me have been screaming our heads off since the first few months of the Reagan administration. (In reality the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld administration) Everyone has had their heads in the sand, or just to busy running their personal lives to pay attention. It is not surprising that there are still those who are asleep at the wheel.

You know, the "ignorance is bliss" crowd......

The perfect title for a book about this would be: WHILE THE NATION SLEPT, but I think that title has already been used!?!

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
28. Whatever happens, will happen
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 09:36 PM
Jul 2020

and we will deal. Lots of people have survived on this planet, through some horrendous events. We'll be okay..until we're not, and then it won't matter. It's so hard to keep hope alive, but we humans are incredible creatures. We adapt, we find a way. Keep positive, and look for the good. It's always there.

IronLionZion

(45,268 posts)
30. These goons can be used to stop Democratic looking people from voting
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 10:08 PM
Jul 2020

because if someone looks like a Dem, they're probably thinking about maybe committing some crimes some day in the future and need a preemptive strike around election day just in case.

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