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Firestorm49

(4,284 posts)
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 10:32 AM Feb 3

When public outcry in the form of protests is met by masked, unidentifiable goons in all black uniforms

carrying AK 47s, it’s all over. Finito, If you want to throw me out of DU, I’ll feel bad, but it needs to be said that we’re watching a bonfire of our Constitution right before our eyes, the main thrust of which is yet to come. And what are Dems doing about it - writing to complain about TFG’s “promise” to lower the price of eggs. Fuck the price of eggs! Our country is dying here, right now. To act forcefully as time goes on will only become more difficult as he solidifies his fascist takeover!

Damn it, elected leaders, DO SOMETHING AND START IT SOON!

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When public outcry in the form of protests is met by masked, unidentifiable goons in all black uniforms (Original Post) Firestorm49 Feb 3 OP
100 percent true AverageJoe Feb 3 #1
It's almost like you want to run screaming out in the road, but you're afraid of becoming a target. Firestorm49 Feb 3 #7
Be careful how you reply. I have had a post block for "not supporting democrats". Even here paths of resistance block! usaf-vet Feb 3 #26
I know exactly what you mean, and it's maddening FoxNewsSucks Feb 3 #28
Join the club DENVERPOPS Feb 3 #31
Grassroots responses must be massive, creative, and consistent. Magoo48 Feb 4 #53
I hear you. My frustration was compelling. Firestorm49 Feb 3 #46
The worst part is Americans literally voted for their own destruction Hitorque Feb 3 #40
This isn't new. I remember when SWAT teams were formed locally in the 1970s. CoopersDad Feb 3 #2
Thanks. Appreciate it. Firestorm49 Feb 3 #6
Wow, SWAT Teams in The '70?! Der, color me uniformed.... electric_blue68 Feb 3 #48
The "SWAT" ABC television series came out in 1975! CoopersDad Feb 4 #50
'75! Didn't see that. Ohhhh, dear, your friend! electric_blue68 Feb 6 #58
if 'we the people' can do nothing stillcool Feb 3 #3
I REFUSE Your Broadbrush of "You/We Deserve This" CRAPPOLA! electric_blue68 Feb 3 #38
Still Cool !!!!!!!! DENVERPOPS Feb 4 #55
IF this were fiction it would be about the IV reich. Prairie_Seagull Feb 3 #4
What makes you think it IS FICTION?? AZ8theist Feb 3 #34
Uh, They SAID - "IF". electric_blue68 Feb 3 #39
America could have its own Tiananmen Square moment. sop Feb 3 #5
He wouldn't need to be ordered TommyT139 Feb 3 #10
Not out of the realm of possibilities. Firestorm49 Feb 3 #47
They should be getting into good trouble uponit7771 Feb 3 #8
Trump wanted to kill protestors before Johnny2X2X Feb 3 #9
That's how it's done by the dictators Felon47 adores. FoxNewsSucks Feb 3 #13
Ohhh, I think I remember that! 😐 electric_blue68 Feb 3 #41
More obvious DENVERPOPS Feb 4 #56
I've never figured out what happened to the people in Portland who were Wingus Dingus Feb 3 #11
They got sent to jail and were interrogated Klarkashton Feb 3 #16
The goons that grabbed them DENVERPOPS Feb 3 #32
""One rough hour -- and I mean real rough -- the word will get out" CoopersDad Feb 3 #12
Agree completely. And it'll be happening soon. FoxNewsSucks Feb 3 #14
I'm still calling for a General Strike Feb 14, Bluethroughu Feb 3 #15
Yeah, but birdographer Feb 3 #22
A strike would show DENVERPOPS Feb 4 #57
I'm in! Felicita Feb 3 #37
GeneralStrikeUs.com masmdu Feb 3 #45
They're just getting warmed up... johnnyplankton Feb 3 #17
And We the People need to DO SOMETHING AND START IT SOON! CaptainTruth Feb 3 #18
Trump and his merry band DENVERPOPS Feb 3 #33
That's why a general strike proposed by bluethroughu is safer. Felicita Feb 3 #42
Reddit or Bluesky--look up 50501 Lulu KC Feb 4 #51
Why do you think you'll be "thrown out" of DU? maxsolomon Feb 3 #19
Being derogatory toward our party for not standing up to him. Firestorm49 Feb 3 #49
Way too true. relayerbob Feb 3 #20
protest start 2/5/25, 50 states, 50-capitals. Hotler Feb 3 #21
Agreed. I have been emailing and calling yellow dahlia Feb 3 #23
Ah, TY for the Bessent angle. Will figure out my email for tomorrow, or later. electric_blue68 Feb 3 #43
There's a protest by OPM workers right now dickthegrouch Feb 3 #24
Where and when did that happen? Jrsygrl96 Feb 3 #25
You're right. LPBBEAR Feb 3 #27
It's been going on long before 2020, FoxNewsSucks Feb 3 #29
Well, we can say fuck Joe Manchin now. Lunabell Feb 3 #30
You know they really should be bringing there sleeping bags and sleeping inside these buildings................ turbinetree Feb 3 #35
Where Are The Photo's? DallasNE Feb 3 #36
My birthday is tomorrow... one day before the slightlv Feb 3 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author chia Feb 4 #52
This is 180degrees different than VietNam protests IMO - this time so many young men SUPPORT what's going on. NoMoreRepugs Feb 4 #54

AverageJoe

(2,369 posts)
1. 100 percent true
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 10:35 AM
Feb 3

I can’t begin to predict where we will be even a week from now. The destruction of the United States is happening with breathtaking speed.

usaf-vet

(7,251 posts)
26. Be careful how you reply. I have had a post block for "not supporting democrats". Even here paths of resistance block!
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 01:32 PM
Feb 3



DENVERPOPS

(10,759 posts)
31. Join the club
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 06:30 PM
Feb 3

all I said a while back was: " Oh wow........ "A Sternly Worded Letter......."

"They" were all walking down the jungle path, swatting at mosquitoes, and were completely oblivious to the Herd of Charging Elephants....(pun intended)

CoopersDad

(3,051 posts)
2. This isn't new. I remember when SWAT teams were formed locally in the 1970s.
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 10:42 AM
Feb 3

The Vietnam wars were ending and there was all this momentum to manufacture and distribute weapons of war.

SWAT teams didn't dress like Ninjas at the time but they sure upped their methods from friendly cop to invading troops.

Teams enter homes with as much restraint as home invasion perpetrators, just like Germany in the 40s.

So, this isn't new; it's just much worse this year and yes, elected leaders need to do much more.

At DU, you're working with a very diverse membership and not everyone is going to agree on tactics and solutions.

No large group of people ever agree, don't expect 100% agreement with your points but know that I agree with you and share your frustration.

I'm very active locally with progressive and Democratic party groups, I highly recommend making time for that where you are.

electric_blue68

(19,964 posts)
48. Wow, SWAT Teams in The '70?! Der, color me uniformed....
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 11:24 PM
Feb 3

And I was active in campaigns, or single issues, but paid attention to stuff.

CoopersDad

(3,051 posts)
50. The "SWAT" ABC television series came out in 1975!
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 12:19 AM
Feb 4

I had a high school friend who got a little high and went up on his roof with a rifle or shotgun and SWAT was called out, I think the might have been in 1974-1976.

Check it out:

?si=q1sC2RQwunvGucVV

electric_blue68

(19,964 posts)
58. '75! Didn't see that. Ohhhh, dear, your friend!
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 06:58 AM
Feb 6

Several neighborhoods back for me seems that Henry Kissenger's mother lived right near by.

We knew he was visiting when we saw sharpshooters on the roofs! 😄
One was on the typical 6th floor roof. But the other - there was a one story building with a Supermarket, and a bank. That one was very obvious!

stillcool

(33,142 posts)
3. if 'we the people' can do nothing
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 10:42 AM
Feb 3

but sit in our comfy chairs, and wail on the internet, we deserve exactly what we have. Hell, we deserve it anyway. We've been watching the progression for decades, and doing nothing but what we're seeing right now. The GOP has worked very hard, with untold assets to reach this pinnacle. Congrats to all.

sop

(12,522 posts)
5. America could have its own Tiananmen Square moment.
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 10:48 AM
Feb 3

I can envision Trump ordering Hegseth to run over protesters outside the White House with Tanks.

Johnny2X2X

(22,242 posts)
9. Trump wanted to kill protestors before
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 10:56 AM
Feb 3

I truly believe he'll get his wish this time around. I'm sure he thinks that killing a few hundred people will keep the rest of the country in line.

DENVERPOPS

(10,759 posts)
56. More obvious
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 12:52 PM
Feb 4

was the Insurrectionists actually KILLED AND MAIMED Police officers, and he pardoned them, AND RELEASED THEM BACK INTO SOCIETY TO REEK REVENGE.......

Klarkashton

(2,835 posts)
16. They got sent to jail and were interrogated
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 12:15 PM
Feb 3

By the FBI and were pressed to name names of their fellow protesters.
Usually they were released by the next day since it was essentially a false arrest.

DENVERPOPS

(10,759 posts)
32. The goons that grabbed them
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 06:33 PM
Feb 3

were in full battle gear with absolutely no markings of who they were or to what group they belonged..

Rumors were that they were brought up special from the Border Patrol.........

Bluethroughu

(6,842 posts)
15. I'm still calling for a General Strike Feb 14,
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 12:05 PM
Feb 3

For the love of country! NO WORK, NO BUY, NO PAY BILLS until this regime resigns and this includes the complicit Republicans!

Nobody gets hurt, when everyone stays home!
We feed eachother, and care for eachother!
Hospital with critical care are the exception.

Otherwise shut it down! Organize in our communities, the military should stand down against this vile unconstitutional coup!

birdographer

(2,687 posts)
22. Yeah, but
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 01:07 PM
Feb 3

No work and you get fired. Don't pay bills and you just get charged late fees, followed by your credit rating being ruined. So who gets hurt there?

Simply staying home and not shopping at all would be sufficient if we got all Dems to do it, but good luck with that. Even 3000 doing it in a country this size would not even be a drop in the bucket of the economy. And a buying revolt of the size needed would take months to coordinate, not a couple of weeks.

We do have the power to change what is happening, the problem is this country is just too %^&* big for citizens to coalesce to do anything. Isn’t that why we elect representatives?

DENVERPOPS

(10,759 posts)
57. A strike would show
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 01:05 PM
Feb 4

resistance, but if any think that it will affect the Corporations, it will not.........The effect to the corporations will be minimal.
Hell if they all lost total revenue for a day, it wouldn't come near the amount of money they have received in tax cuts by Trump, with the promise of more to come.........

I always enjoyed lists of Corporations to Target...........the list became so immense, that many finally realized it was ALL the corporations, and if you didn't buy from any Right Wing/Religious corporation, you wouldn't be able to buy anything.....LOL

The Dem Politicians should have gone all out in a revolt in 2010 when the USSC backed the Republicans with
*CITIZENS UNITED*..........THEY SHOULD HAVE SCREAMED FROM THE ROOFTOPS, and BRANDED IT:
*CORPORATIONS AND OLIGARCHS UNITED*.......
The Dem Politicians should have gone all in on the blatant 2000 election, or the 2004 election, or the 2016 election, etc etc etc

As I have said countless times, the perfect title for a book about the past 45+ years would be:

WHILE THE NATION SLEPT

Felicita

(64 posts)
37. I'm in!
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 08:40 PM
Feb 3

WE need lots of people to participate. Is there a call for a general strike Feb 14th on other platforms/organizations?

CaptainTruth

(7,412 posts)
18. And We the People need to DO SOMETHING AND START IT SOON!
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 12:38 PM
Feb 3

Where are the huge protests in the streets? Protests at government offices? Protests at Tesla dealers?

Yes, we need government action, as much as a minority (in government) party can do. It's necessary but not sufficient. This isn't business as usual where the government can save us, WE ARE AT WAR with domestic enemies & we all damn well better realize it & start fighting like it or our country will be destroyed.
We need massive civil action, protests, by all of us.
And call &/or write to members of Congress EVERY DAY. Refuse to be ignored!

I'm gathering info on ways to protest, especially Musk, I'll post it here when I finish it.

DENVERPOPS

(10,759 posts)
33. Trump and his merry band
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 06:35 PM
Feb 3

are just waiting for us to revolt/protest so he can have cause to enact the "insurrection" clause and bring in the entire military......

Felicita

(64 posts)
42. That's why a general strike proposed by bluethroughu is safer.
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 08:44 PM
Feb 3

Stay at home and don't buy, work, drive. Workers can say they were not feeling well if they are in fear of losing their jobs. Go back to work after a few days if the threat of losing your job is there, but still refrain from extra buying, diving, etc., except for essentials.

Lulu KC

(6,699 posts)
51. Reddit or Bluesky--look up 50501
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 12:44 AM
Feb 4

All kinds of protest info that's been going on for days and will continue. All over the country! Freeways blocked in LA and a demonstration in Pittsburg, KS. It's happening. It's not on the front page of MSM but it's there.

yellow dahlia

(1,303 posts)
23. Agreed. I have been emailing and calling
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 01:20 PM
Feb 3

Senators and my rep in Congress.

Some Senators will take emails/communications on their website from citizens from other states. So far, I emailed Blunt Rochester, Cantwell, Gallego, Gillibrand, Hickenlooper, Slotkin. I started with them because they voted to confirm Bessent. I contend that Bessent took and oath and then broke it by giving Musk access to the systems at Treasury.

I share your sense of alarm. I have been warning that this was going to happen. I'm jumping up and down and screaming in any way I can. I am going to do all I can to protect our Democracy.

electric_blue68

(19,964 posts)
43. Ah, TY for the Bessent angle. Will figure out my email for tomorrow, or later.
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 08:53 PM
Feb 3

I've been e mailing Schumer bc he is my Sen so I feel I can represent for us DU'rs on a larger scale . It's one thing I can do. Calling, too, even if leaving a message.

If you caught any of the Dems press event in front of USAID today - one of The Senators said that their phonelines were burning up.
Their staff pays attention, and alerts them.

Maybe I'll e mail some of the others you mentioned.

dickthegrouch

(3,923 posts)
24. There's a protest by OPM workers right now
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 01:25 PM
Feb 3

Started Sunday and continued overnight
https://lnkd.in/eNYCtdYw
Dcmediagroup.com has a big story on it if you can’t see the LinkedIn link.

LPBBEAR

(457 posts)
27. You're right.
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 02:11 PM
Feb 3

I wouldn't advocate for your removal from this forum at all. You're absolutely right.
This didn't just start with Trump's recent election. It's been planned since 2020 when the ahole lost.
Its not an accident that Musk purchased Twitter, he was in on it from the start with Trump. None of this is spontaneous.

I'm sorry to say our "leaders" won't do enough fast enough to stop this. This is going to lead to Civil War. After Trump and his goons get done with this first phase they will start coming after sites like this to shut down our ability to communicate because our ability to communicate threatens their survival. They'll buy us out, use pressure on ISP's to shut us down, use the power of corrupted government agencies to threaten the good people who run sites like this....whatever they think they can do or get away to stifle the ability of the public to protest and communicate they will do.

It's coming people. No way around it we're going to have to fight.

It's obvious most of our Democrat leaders haven't figured this out yet. Most of them are still in the "Roberts Rules Of Order" mode of thinking that their positions in Congress have any power. They still think getting up and making flowery speeches will accomplish something. It won't. This government and country will have to be taken back by force. All the prepetraitors (misspelled on purpose) will have to be dragged from positions of power and imprisoned for life. Some will deserve the death penalty. Their companies will have to be broken up and sold with the proceeds going to pay back citizens and the US Government for the damages these people are causing. Lists of names of those who collaborated and facilitated in this coup will have to be gathered and they will need to also be imprisoned. Any and all Judges, Congress people, their aides etc who assisted in this will have to be removed from office and imprisoned for their cooperation with this coup. Basically purge all these traitors from our society and put them where they belong....prison.

You may think I'm overly dramatic here or too extreme. Sorry, wake up, we're in the middle of a coup. We're losing our country and rights to people who want to remake them in the Putin and Orban image of the countries they currently rule. Dictatorships. I, for one, wasn't born in a dictatorship and don't want to die in one.

Most of you probably don't remember this but in July last Summer after the attempt on Trump's life some of you were whining about how we Democrats and Progressives should be condemning that failed attempt. After all, we're better than that. They may go low but we always go high blah blah blah.

I posted in response something along the lines of "By this time next year some of you may wish he had better aim".

Its been less than the year I predicted.

Now that our country is being destroyed by this POS...how ya all feeling about that guys ability to aim now?

DON'T FORGET AND DON'T FORGIVE.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,947 posts)
29. It's been going on long before 2020,
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 04:05 PM
Feb 3

it's just that they finally got to the point where they can act openly because they believe they can't be stopped.

They're probably not wrong.

Lunabell

(7,287 posts)
30. Well, we can say fuck Joe Manchin now.
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 06:13 PM
Feb 3

I wish there were a list of our elected leaders we're allowed to criticize before they leave the party. Especially, when it's obvious they don't support Democrats. Gabbard. Sinema. Lieberman...

turbinetree

(25,597 posts)
35. You know they really should be bringing there sleeping bags and sleeping inside these buildings................
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 07:40 PM
Feb 3

just a thought we own these buildings ..............we really do...............and not some high school punks ...............

DallasNE

(7,679 posts)
36. Where Are The Photo's?
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 08:29 PM
Feb 3

It's too easy to jump to conclusions, especially in these tense times. We need facts, not speculation.

slightlv

(4,756 posts)
44. My birthday is tomorrow... one day before the
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 09:23 PM
Feb 3

50501 protest. I'm thinking a trip to the capital the following day to join in the protest would be a good birthday present to myself. As for what you say in your OP, I understand and worry about it.

I'm assuming that from now on, all those Dem's and other left-leaners who can will carry, as well. Be good to let them see we are not afraid to carry our arms in front of them, as they prance around with theirs. JMO

Response to Firestorm49 (Original post)

NoMoreRepugs

(10,955 posts)
54. This is 180degrees different than VietNam protests IMO - this time so many young men SUPPORT what's going on.
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 10:08 AM
Feb 4

Oldsters and women can't turn this around on their own.

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