'He Betrayed Us': Why Trump's Call to Protest Is Flopping

[orangecrush]

Betrayed Us': Why Trump's Call to Protest Is Flopping

Read the last sentence of this carefully.


"While there were the usual mentions of “civil war” and apocalyptic language about using violence to “take the country back” that have become commonplace in far-right channels, polls in these groups asking if followers would protest for Trump overwhelmingly found their members opposed. While far-right groups see Trump’s possible arrest as a politicized prosecution, they mostly advised each other to stay home. “I think “protest” is bad advice from Trump,” read one post on a pro-Trump forum. “Unless you’re willing to actually and truly do an insurrection, taking all oppressors prisoner (or worse), there is no point to “protest” here.”

https://time.com/6264838/trump-protests-indictment-flopping/


They attempted an insurrection on January 6th.

This MAGATs post confirms this.

Also confirms what they had in mind for members of Congress had they not been stopped.

So much for Tucker Carlson's bullshit.

[BumRushDaShow]

1. MTG told them not to show up because

[MLAA]

5. ...

[orangecrush]

10. ...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Actually, it's an orange and greene tarp. . . . . nt

[marmar]

2. Maybe people, particularly in the media, assign him much more power than he actually has.

[Hope22]

15. The media needs him to be in the picture to have something to talk about.

They don’t realize that adrenal fatigue creates zombies. If Desatan were stronger they could let the orange one wither away but alas he seems like he is not marketable to many either. Who will fill the void?

[CrispyQ]

3. And kudos to the DOJ for all the headlines about J6ers going to jail.

I'm certain they've all noticed & it's made a difference.

And that's from a Garland skeptic.

[orangecrush]

8. +1

[ToxMarz]

27. And a good number of those instigators/influencers are currently 'unavailable'

[Irish_Dem]

39. Yes. I don't respect Garland, but I have to give him some credit.

He was able to do the right thing and go after the MAGA peons.
And making it so public.

Sent a huge message to regular people who would overturn our democracy.

[DoBW]

4. In the Light

TFG PAB may have top-secret files stuffed up his a** when they search him

[Johnny2X2X]

6. "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte

Republicans and some pundits are kidding themselves in thinking indictments and arrests will help Trump, it's a defense mechanism and a bad mistake.

I also think the GOP has way overplayed their hand on "Woke". What started as some legit responses to over the top cabncel culture has transformed into "everything I don't like is woke." The public is rejecting "woke" as an attack and polls are showing that part of the culture war is a losing issue for the GOP.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. This makes me smile

Maybe TFG supporters can learn

[orangecrush]

9. Thanks!

Let's hope so.

[lastlib]

24. Nah...

If they were capable of learning, they wouldn't be TFG supporters.......

[edisdead]

37. It doesn't make me smile.

“I think “protest” is bad advice from Trump,” read one post on a pro-Trump forum. “Unless you’re willing to actually and truly do an insurrection, taking all oppressors prisoner (or worse), there is no point to “protest” here.”


They haven’t learned anything.

[Hortensis]

11. And he's been seen as weak since his J6 failures. Not good for a "strongman."

According to an expert on authoritarian movements, followers will forgive (and approve!) anything but weakness/failure.

[orangecrush]

16. Good point

He is a failure.

Putin wants his rubles back.

[Hortensis]

23. :) I so HOPE Putin wants his rubles back! He's as vindictive as tRump,

but infinitely powerful, and ruthless.

[orangecrush]

36. Got that right

Trump is between a rock and a hard place.

[Joinfortmill]

12. Keep incriminating yourselves, m*f*ckers.

[H2O Man]

13. Recommended.

I've enjoyed watching coverage of the protests thus far! Another case of the dog that didn't bark.

[BlueIdaho]

14. Shoot to kill orders seem appropriate

These bastards had their day in the sun - now it’s time to preserve our democracy.

[hibbing]

17. "I think "protest" is bad advice from Trump,"

Wait wait wait, your savior and best president ever would never ever offer anyone bad advice!


Peace

[Sky Jewels]

20. He's a brilliant, successful businessman

who earned billions from his brains and hard work!!

[Ray Bruns]

18. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.

[Sky Jewels]

19. I love the Q Anon "Trust the plan" slogan.

How's that plan workin' out for ya?

Also, "WWG1WGA" (Where we go one, we go all) ... not so much in terms of attending anti-indictment protests or following Trump to prison.

[LiberalLovinLug]

22. Trump is only focused on the size of his crowds. Not on how it will work for him or not.

That is literally all he cares about. That and "ratings" with the crowds watching TV.

IF he is going to get arrested, I'm sure he envisions huge crowds with pitch forks and torches surrounding the place he will be arrested from.

[bagimin]

25. k& highly recommended

[orangecrush]

34. Thanks!

[republianmushroom]

26. He didn't issue a blanket pardon for his "rioters" should have.

It will cost him.

[speak easy]

29. He didn't issue a blanket pardon for his "rioters"

He couldn't. He would have been convicted in the Senate, and barred from public life.

[republianmushroom]

30. With Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema sitting in the senate,

I wouldn't bet on," He would have been convicted in the Senate, and barred from public life."

[speak easy]

32. It's hypothetical of course

but I believe Mitch would have decided to convict TFG, and take his caucus with him.

[republianmushroom]

41. Sinema privately trashed Senate Democrats to GOP lobbyists,

saying they eat too much Jell-O & waste


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217753035

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sinema-privately-trashed-senate-democrats-to-gop-lobbyists-saying-they-eat-too-much-jell-o-and-waste-time/ar-AA18ZCDK

[Xipe Totec]

28. Mamma told me not to come

[orangecrush]

33. ...

[mercuryblues]

31. I could have told them trump was in it to enrich himself 8 years ago.

As a matter of fact, it was well known. They just called us libtards, threatened people into hiding, said we had trump derangement syndrome and worse.

“Has he called for protests about these poor guys? No. But he’s calling for us to protest about his arrest,” another person wrote. “It doesn’t sit right with me.” Another user agreed: “He’s right. Trump betrayed the J6 patriots. How can anybody still support [him]?”

“Don’t expose your back, because Trump does not have yours,” one user on a pro-Trump social media group wrote. “And he never will.”

Alexander said he had spoken to Alex Jones, a prominent conspiracy theorist involved in the Jan. 6 rallies. “He’s not protesting either. We’ve both got enough going on fighting the government,” he wrote. “No billionaire is covering our bills.”

trump made chumps out of them and now they are whining. Cry me a fucking river.

trump demands complete loyalty to himself but will throw you under the bus faster than its wheels can spin.
trump wants your money because he won't spend his own. trump's promises aren't worth a shit.

They still think that there are tens of millions of people ready and willing to start a civil war against their perceived enemy of the day.

It's taking the dumb asses long enough, but it is finally dawning on them. I wish I could say they actually learned something. They'll just move onto their next facist king- DeNazi (R-FL)

The upside of that is, both trump and deNazi are from Florida, so they can't share the ticket.

[Initech]

35. People are tired of his bullshit.

Trump is a useful idiot who is no longer useful. Even Fox is attempting to move on to the much scarier Desantis.

[Skittles]

38. you have to marvel at the stupidity of these fucking people

they are A-OK with Trump being a lying, thieving, conniving con artist, as long as THEY are not the victim

[Irish_Dem]

40. Exactly, they believe they are immune from the GOP hatred, cruelty and crimes.

They want the GOP to control everyone else. Not them.