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Yandex

(273 posts)
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 08:37 PM Jan 2022

I will probably get ridiculed for this

Of course, I want Trump and any other criminals to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

BUT am I the only one who sees a Moby Dickesque quality to it all?

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Yandex

(273 posts)
4. I'm with you
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 08:40 PM
Jan 2022

He should be pursued legally always. There just seems to be so much political energy that he chews up for us.

 

Yandex

(273 posts)
9. Actually pursuing M.D. might have been rational
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 08:42 PM
Jan 2022

The Great White Whale was a killer. Ramming & sinking ships and such

There just seems to be so much political energy that Trump chews up for us.

Walleye

(44,122 posts)
12. Ahab was on a vendetta. If Trump isn't stopped he'll go on ramming our democracy until it sinks
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 08:47 PM
Jan 2022

Though I gotta admit there is a healthy helping of revenge to be had here. And I don’t care if it’s served hot or cold.

 

MOMFUDSKI

(7,080 posts)
7. Prolly
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 08:41 PM
Jan 2022

And was tricky dick a moby dick? I actually understand what you are trying to express but this can't be allowed to happen in our democracy. So if it looks Moby Dickish so be it.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
8. Definite resemblance to a great white whale...
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 08:41 PM
Jan 2022

But there is a whole party full of thieves, liars, cheats, and racists that need to be harpooned.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
10. Well..."Moby Dick" has the word "dick" in the title.
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 08:43 PM
Jan 2022

And Trump is a serious f***ing DICK. So yeah, I guess I can see where you are coming from.

Lulu Latech

(29,106 posts)
11. He will avoid real consequences
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 08:44 PM
Jan 2022

Whether feigned or real, dementia or death will keep him unscathed except for the scorn of history

multigraincracker

(37,211 posts)
13. Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes.
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 08:55 PM
Jan 2022

From A Face In the Crowd and hope for the same ending. His base sees him for the crook he is.

everyonematters

(4,051 posts)
14. All it takes is one person in a jury who refuses to convict them.
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 09:31 PM
Jan 2022

The important thing is to convince the the overwhelming majority of the public that the Republican Party crazy. Then they will be badly beaten in elections.

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