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kentuck

(110,950 posts)
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 11:32 AM Nov 2020

Has Trump declared war on the will of the American people?

The people clearly voted against him. At last count, he was behind by slightly more than six million votes.

He wants state legislators to force electors to vote for him. He has met personally with Republicans from Michigan, with plans to meet with those Republicans from Pennsylvania, also.

He is in the middle of his psychotic autocrat dream. He wants a coup. Mostly, he wants to win. It really doesn't matter how he wins, so long as he wins. He doesn't think about any concession.

Republican leaders are doing everything they can do to appease him. But, he has them by the testicles. It is torturous. It is embarrassing that they do not have the courage to rid themselves of this loser.

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Has Trump declared war on the will of the American people? (Original Post) kentuck Nov 2020 OP
What testicles? judesedit Nov 2020 #1
Good point! kentuck Nov 2020 #2
The republican party did decades ago. Bonhomme Richard Nov 2020 #3
The answer to your question is yes. Paladin Nov 2020 #4
How are we doing little to prevent it? SlogginThroughIt Nov 2020 #5
Trump, and the Republican Party, could care less about ... Brother Mythos Nov 2020 #6
is it time for our own march on Washington world wide wally Nov 2020 #7
I like that idea. 2naSalit Nov 2020 #8

Paladin

(28,202 posts)
4. The answer to your question is yes.
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 11:39 AM
Nov 2020

And we seem to be doing remarkably little to prevent it. I'm beginning to wonder if we deserve to be eating the shit that trump is laying before us.

 

SlogginThroughIt

(1,977 posts)
5. How are we doing little to prevent it?
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 11:42 AM
Nov 2020

We are moving forward with the norms and procedures that are prescribed to transition power.

He is losing all of his court battles. And nothing is off course at this point in time. What else should we be doing that wouldn't feed into his madness and undo our democracy anyway?


I keep reading people saying we need to do something. What something? Our leaders are speaking out and our votes are being certified.

Brother Mythos

(1,442 posts)
6. Trump, and the Republican Party, could care less about ...
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 11:48 AM
Nov 2020

the will of the American people. Trump is there to serve himself, and the Republican Party is there to serve the plutocrats, and by extension, their own self interests. End of story.

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