Pic Of The Moment: Get Rid Of Your Democracy With This One Weird Authoritarian

[EarlG]

Trump tells Christian voters they "won't have to vote anymore" if he is elected in November

Bonus pic for you today...

[Katcat]

1. More than just trump

How many more people are involved in this ongoing insurrection? Is it the whole gop?

[KS Toronado]

2. Keeping in mind on Jan 6th 2021

we had around 146 elected Rs who refused to certify the votes hoping to throw it to the House to
make that decision, I'm guessing that number is larger today because TSF will ruin everybody who
doesn't fall in line and worship him like a king.

[Initech]

13. Whole GOP, some ridiculously shady foreign dark money agents, and genocidal oligarchs.

[peppertree]

25. And having grown up in Mi'ssippi, I can assure you that it's many of their VOTERS as well

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They resent democracy - which they view as a thinly-veiled "globalist-Marxist, n***er-loving (and anti-white) ruse."

This viewpoint is especially rabid and prevalent now - but it was always there among southern right-wingers, lurking.

[PatSeg]

32. And in a democracy, everyone is deemed equal

and they REALLY don't like that!

[allegorical oracle]

38. They don't "lurk" in my rural area. But you described them to a tee. It's been festering

since Lee surrendered to Grant.

It reared up during George Wallace's era, but was tamped down. TSF just cracked open the hatred box far enough to set them free to spew their crap.

[KS Toronado]

40. If you're correct that many resent democracy

Our messages of saving Democracy might be falling on deaf ears. They don't want to hear that and
it turns them off from voting with us.

Do we need to tweak our message to "saving our way of life" or "saving our Constitution" maybe
"saving the Oval Office from a orange King" ?

[peppertree]

45. Southern right-wingers do. But certainly not all of them - not by a longshot.

My apologies if my comment came off otherwise.

Some of the smartest liberals and moderates I've ever met, were southerners. Stuart Stevens reminds me of them a lot.

These are people who have seen - and lived with - the authoritarian threat, up-close and personal. They know what the neo-confederates and assorted right-wingers are capable of.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. TFG is indeed weird

Link to tweet

[TheBlackAdder]

48. The guy leaning on the jukebox is the one who taught TSF how to dance.

The guy with the bumblebee shirt.

[Abolishinist]

49. OK, and let me preface this with saying I hate you for posting this,

but I've decided that I will most probably watch "Airplane" again. Jeebus what's wrong with me.

And don 't call me Shirley.

[subterranean]

4. He forgot he wasn't supposed to say it out loud.

[PatSeg]

31. His brain is in serious decline,

but he doesn't care. He thinks his base will love him no matter what he says, which has proven to be true.

Meanwhile, the man doesn't realize that as an useful idiot, he won't be necessary to the powers-that-be once he is no longer "useful" to them. He needs to stay away from windows and stairs.

[IronLionZion]

5. It's disturbing how many people are into the idea of not voting again

and also claiming to love freedom.

[Farmer-Rick]

6. And he's Not a Christian

In the same speech, he makes it clear he is Not a Christian.

As if it's a selling point. "See, I'm so fair, I want Christians to vote for me even though I'm Not a Christian." Is he an atheist?

So do you think the anti Christ would be a Christian? Is Satan a Christian? I mean they would believe in Christ soooo.

Or is Trump an atheist? Just doesn't believe in any gods? He does want to rule like a god. Maybe he thinks he is God.

[niyad]

8. Pretty sure he thinks god is one of his employees.

[markodochartaigh]

53. Maybe god is his

copilot. That used to be a very common bumper sticker in Texas.

[usonian]

10. Can you please double check that?

cbs says
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-christian-voters-turning-point-action/

Trump continued: "I love you Christians and I'm a Christian. I love you, you got to get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not going to have to vote."

Though, using the word "you" implies separation, as contrasted with "us" or "we", a common gaffe.

Important to clarify, as your statement would be powerful if verified.

And it's typical if him to contradict himself, even deliberately, to take both sides of an issue, or to say he was just joking, when caught in a lie or found quoting from his beloved führer.

[dmr]

23. I thought he said he's not a Chistian, but

I doubted myself, because surely he wouldn't admit to that --- or would he?

[usonian]

26. If the speech is out there, I'm not going to listen!

The quote is not out there for easy search.

[Farmer-Rick]

34. Yes it is

It's out there in most clips of him saying Christians won't have to vote anymore. It's everywhere on YouTube news clips.

Go to ABC7 Los Angeles with Mark Brown. He has an easily identifiable clip.

It's not hard to find. And several small online Christian groups were commenting on that he said he was Not Christian before they even noticed that he said you won't ever have to vote again.

[Farmer-Rick]

33. No, CBS is gaslighting people

Look at the video. He may not have meant it because he does have dementia but he clearly says it and gestures to emphasize it. I think his dementia let the truth out. He's losing g track of his lies.

I'm going to believe what I see and hear with my own senses. Not what corporate media and CBS is trying to con people with.

He holds his right hand to his chest, near his heart? purposely indicating himself. Then he shakes his head "no" when he says "Not". It's so very obvious.

He says, "I'm Not Christian."

The best video on it is ABC7 Los Angeles with Mark Brown. I tried to post the link but it's not working for me.

[usonian]

35. Thanks, I can't listen. It's torture just creating a meme now and then.

Wonder if there's a trancscript.

I'd love to post it.

On billboards.

[Farmer-Rick]

36. I know

Folks are trying to minimize it. Corporate media didn't even mention it. I saw it mentioned on a couple of small Christian sites before I saw he told folks they wouldn't have to vote. Some Christians did notice it.

It's just so weird to watch corporate media cover up for him.

Why doesn't someone ask him about saying he's not a Christian? It would be an easy thing to clear up. But no one wants to bring it up.

The emporers has no clothes.

[usonian]

37. OK got it on youtube. Spreading like a fart in a bus.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jH6wJCScBtI

I snapped it with the poster's caption.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

42. Converting to embedded here ...

0:40 second video, not a christian is at about 0:31

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jH6wJCScBtI
Drop the "m." and replace "shorts/" with "watch?v="

[usonian]

43. Thanks

I really didn't want it to play, so I left it as is.
Mainly wanted the snap, for sharing other than a video link.

SOUNDS A LOT BETTER.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

44. Welcome. I just gritted my teeth for the length of the vid.

I prefer transcripts. That may be the longest I've listened to him since 2016.

Sometimes one has to just wade into the crap to get to the other side.

[spanone]

17. He worships himself.

[allegorical oracle]

39. The Anti-Christ? Legend has it that s/he will return at some point. nt

[Abolishinist]

47. I disagree.

What I hear is "I'mm uaah Christian".

[niyad]

7. Every time I see his short-fingered vulgarian hands waving around like that,

the term "St. Vitus dance" comes to mind.

[niyad]

9. WOW. Having written above about "st vitus dance", a phrase I remember

from my very early years, I decided to look it up. It is an actual condition, called Sydenham's or rheumatic chorea, an autoimmune disorder that attacks primarily females. The things one learns!

[Harker]

15. It's also mentioned in the lyrics of the song "I'm Shakin'...

first recorded by Little Willie John in 1958.

[niyad]

18. I am not familiar with that, will have to listen to it!

Where in Colorado in your 50 years here?

[Harker]

20. I'm in upstate NY now, but lived in Boulder, Niwot, Loveland, and Drake.

Mostly Boulder.

Fun song!

[TBF]

11. Weird & creepy. nt

[NameAlreadyTaken]

12. Weird OLD authoritarian

[kentuck]

16. The red hat with WEIRD on it...

is worth a lot of money.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. LOL

Like the Monday "twofer".

[orleans]

19. where did this "weird" business start?

jody hamilton, from stephanie miller's show, was talking about how we should/everyone should just start calling trump weird -- he'll hate it (somethingi to that effect)

i'm not sure weird is the right word/insult for anyone to be using in reference to that monster

magats are gonna start wearing buttons or shirts saying proud to be weird

and low and behold, they will take over that word like they did with freedom and american flags3

[MuchBetterThanThis]

27. I guess we've run out of definitions

For these people.
“Deplorable” was quite accurate in 2016 but look where that got us.
Crazy, nuts, insane, cult-like, sub-human,…..

[PatSeg]

29. That is an excellent point

They'll just embrace the word and spin it as something positive, like they've done before, which actually IS very weird. Their brains have turned into mush.

[whopis01]

21. LOL - that's great n/t

[usaf-vet]

22. If EarlG graphics text doesn't scare the hell out of you. That is how you know you a maga cultist and or stupid.

It sure as hell scares the the sh*t out of me. And hopefully, at least some of the non-maga cultists may be starting to see the light.

Trump is telling us all that he plans to anoint himself as the first emperor of an American dynasty. Fu*k that!

[Initech]

24. It's not just Trump. All authoritarians are weird.

Whether it's Trump, Bolsonaro, Erdogan, Orban, Modi, Putin - weirdness is a hallmark of being a fascist.

[Bongo Prophet]

52. Right. Not all weird people are fascist, but all fascists are weird.

That's just common sense, lol.

[Initech]

55. Exactly what I'm saying!

[markodochartaigh]

54. I grew up in Amarillo Texas a half century ago.

Authoritarians are rigid in their conformity to their own social norms. They absolutely do not consider themselves weird. And, as someone with Asperger's, let me assure you that authoritarians are considered far more normal by the 2/3'rds of the population who are not authoritarian that many people with Asperger's are. As long as the authoritarians refrain from "saying the quiet part out loud" they generally fit right in in society. They frequently move right up the ladder into high corporate, military, and government positions, whereas people who genuinely come across as "weird" struggle to maintain employment.

[SeattleVet]

28. It's an acronym, like MAGA! It's WEIRD, but what does it mean?

We
Eliminate
International
Respect and
Democracy


Hey, it works!

[czarjak]

30. We're Ever Impervious Republican Dunces

[Hermit-The-Prog]

41. The Goons Of Putin party is filled with weird and creepy people and policies. Run away!

Sensible people don't elect the weird and creepy and controlling. Democrats will improve education and health care to get them the help they need.

[Skittles]

46. I'll never get what anyone sees in him

he is one demented orange fuck

[fierywoman]

50. Emma Thompson calling the orange menace "weird" FIVE YEARS AGO!:

[NH Ethylene]

51. I was happy to see this reported on ABC News tonight.

It's about time the mainstream media started to cover his bizarre and threatening comments.