There's zero possibility that Trump will accept defeat with dignity

[Nevilledog]

There’s zero possibility that Trump will accept defeat with dignity — we need to prepare for weeks of dreadful chaos

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/theres-zero-possibility-that-trump-will-accept-defeat-with-dignity-we-need-to-prepare-for-weeks-of-dreadful-chaos/


By now, it’s relatively easy to forecast Donald Trump’s tyrannical moves. There are no advanced Frank Underwood-style chess gambits in play here. It’s barely Candyland, despite the fascistic goals involved. Trump is, on top of it all, a simple-minded, easily predictable Golgothan who telegraphs every move of self-preservation. Sometimes it can be reassuring to have a sense of where he’s going with his repetitious blurts. At other times it leaves us with this perpetual sense of instability, knowing what might be lurking around the corner. The November election fits horrifyingly into the latter category.

I believe I know how Trump will try to interfere with the process as well as the outcome, and it’s more than a little unnerving, especially given the cataclysmic stakes this time. Warning: This is a bit of a horror show, so hang on tight. Oh, and everything that follows presumes a close race, with the advantage leaning in Joe Biden’s direction.

We’re all brutally aware that every move Trump makes is aimed squarely at re-election. If he’s not re-elected, he could face criminal prosecution and dozens of lawsuits after he returns to being a private citizen. He knows better than anyone that the presidency is the only thing saving him either from the slammer or from an underground escape to a non-extradition country.

As part of his herky-jerky maneuvers to evade legal jeopardy, we also know he’s willing to sentence hundreds of thousands of Americans to death, and millions more on top of that to suffer from permanent pre-existing conditions, due to his near-genocidal indifference to the pandemic — indifference aimed at manipulating the stock market and thereby boosting in his re-election chances. It’s a matter of historical record that he was impeached by Congress and put on trial for trying to cheat in the election, while refusing to discourage Russia from cyber-attacking the process again.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. I hope Biden's legal team are already preparing legal briefs to be submitted on an emergency basis.

And make it a class action with the states with democratic electorates.


The courts are our only hope.

[Nevilledog]

2. Which is scary as fuck.

[Turbineguy]

3. He doesn't even accept

victory with dignity.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. When has he ever done anything with dignity?

[randr]

5. The man/child has no dignity to share

[Wounded Bear]

6. So much this...nt

[dalton99a]

7. We're not dealing with a normal human or thing

[RockRaven]

8. It would certainly be odd for him to discover dignity for the first time in 70+ years

just because he lost an election...

[wiggs]

9. Are our dem leaders having conversations with gop leaders so that all the lies, cheating, legal

battles, undemocratic processes, misinformation, propaganda, illegal foreign help, etc is being anticipated and countered?

This is NOT a battle between Trump and Biden. This is a battle between the world's oligarchs and the rest of us, which includes the 1%'s representatives in the WH, Senate, DOJ, and House gop leadership. This is the few against the many...I'd like to think that dem leaders are marshalling the strength, righteousness, moral justice, patriotism, and legal consciences of the 99% including colleagues across the aisle. Should have been started months ago, a month from now may be too late. We can't do this alone, unfortunately...we are going to need elected officials with character to band together regardless of party affiliation.

What are our dem leaders doing behind the scenes? Will it be enough? Are there ANY elected gop members with courage and sanity?

it's going to be a sh*t show regardless...outcome uncertain. Dignity will be in short supply unless dems insist on it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Direct link:

https://www.salon.com/2020/07/21/we-all-know-donald-trump-is-preparing-to-rig-or-steal-the-election--but-exactly-how/