Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I think public reaction will be to shrug and go about one's day.

This. This is what happens in authoritarian states. Most people will continue to have relatively stable lives, while they are frogs in warming water.

Marginalized people will suffer. It will be a sad society for those who are paying attention. People will pay less attention over time because they will be powerless and the press will be less free.

But most authoritarian states are not as diverse as the US and have 335 million people. Easy to control a place like Hungary.

It might not be diverse but China is huge and very controlled. It can be done.

With just a few weeks to plan Trump nearly stopped a joint session of Congress.

They’ve been planning how to do it better for nearly 3 years already.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I think public reaction will be to shrug and go about one's day.

This. This is what happens in authoritarian states. Most people will continue to have relatively stable lives, while they are frogs in warming water.

Marginalized people will suffer. It will be a sad society for those who are paying attention. People will pay less attention over time because they will be powerless and the press will be less free.

But most authoritarian states are not as diverse as the US and have 335 million people. Easy to control a place like Hungary.

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Anonymous wrote:very fine people

"Vote comes two months after a prominent fundraiser was caught meeting with a Nazi."


Did the Nazi have a membership card? How do we classify a group as a Nazi? Is this a definitional thing or what? Who makes up the definitions?

Anonymous wrote:very fine people

Anonymous wrote:

I think public reaction will be to shrug and go about one's day.

This. This is what happens in authoritarian states. Most people will continue to have relatively stable lives, while they are frogs in warming water.

Marginalized people will suffer. It will be a sad society for those who are paying attention. People will pay less attention over time because they will be powerless and the press will be less free.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how the left can talk about widespread criminal justice reforms but when the right does it, it's authoritarian. Waiting for it to also become racist.

Maybe because the right's idea of criminal justice reform is actually authoritarian?

The right is concerned that politicians are using law enforcement illegitimately to take political prisoners.

In other words, most Republicans think that the Biden Administration is currently doing exactly what the left says Trump will *potentially* do.

You can't do the thing, and also claim the thing is authoritarian if other people do it.

In any case, it appears that what Trump is actually saying is that he will prosecute people who do illegal things. That isn't authoritarian.

Man, I hope we never end up finding out out how incredibly wrong you are about this, but if we do I think you ought to be prepared for a very big shock when your own heroes or even you yourself are hauled off to face the music.

You'll need an F-15 fighter according to Biden's own words. But then again, a rag-tag bunch in Afghanistan might say otherwise.


You're saying that I should be prepared to be hauled off by the Biden Administration? If that is the case, I think you're proving my point, mate.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how the left can talk about widespread criminal justice reforms but when the right does it, it's authoritarian. Waiting for it to also become racist.

Maybe because the right's idea of criminal justice reform is actually authoritarian?

The right is concerned that politicians are using law enforcement illegitimately to take political prisoners.

In other words, most Republicans think that the Biden Administration is currently doing exactly what the left says Trump will *potentially* do.

You can't do the thing, and also claim the thing is authoritarian if other people do it.

In any case, it appears that what Trump is actually saying is that he will prosecute people who do illegal things. That isn't authoritarian.

Man, I hope we never end up finding out out how incredibly wrong you are about this, but if we do I think you ought to be prepared for a very big shock when your own heroes or even you yourself are hauled off to face the music.

Anonymous wrote:

I think public reaction will be to shrug and go about one's day.

This. This is what happens in authoritarian states. Most people will continue to have relatively stable lives, while they are frogs in warming water.

Marginalized people will suffer. It will be a sad society for those who are paying attention. People will pay less attention over time because they will be powerless and the press will be less free.

I think public reaction will be to shrug and go about one's day.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Look at the personnel Biden employs.

Hyper inflation inflation is better here than anywhere else in the world thanks to the Biden bills
2 wars the US is not currently in any wars, try again
Border out of control basically no different than the last 40 years, maybe the GOP will help pass an immigration reform bill?
Cities begging for relief from illegals flooding in yes, this is a problem, what is the GOP solution?
More covid deaths than Trump Biden can't help it that a bunch of idiots chose not to get vaccinated. Also, Trump was in office for about 10 months of COVID while Biden has had 2 and a half years
More vaccine deaths than Trump Trump barely distributed any vaccine, is this a serious metric?
Nobody listening to cdc booster advisory That isn't Biden's fault.
Empty petroleum reserve false, and US oil production is at record highs under Biden
Military can’t recruit This has been an issue for decades
Dollar losing influence Yes, the Russian sponsored Crypto is gaining legitimacy and it is a problem, what is the GOP solution?
Ammunition supplies depleted false, and good for defense manufacturers and thus the US economy
ACT scores the lowest in 40 years Yes, the GOP has been degrading education for decades, it is a problem
Life. Expectancies plummeting This is what happens when you take away public benefits for the poor and wage a war on vaccinations
Homeless all over the cities Thanks to reagan closing all of the public mental health facilities and the GOP cutting Mental Health funding for decades
Antisemitism exploding Starting with the "very fine people" in Charlottesville, right?


Trump looks golden

Not hardly

"Empty petroleum reserve false, and US oil production is at record highs under Biden"

"At about 350 million barrels, it's at its lowest since 1983. To put what's left into perspective, the US released about 270 million barrels over the last two years to cap oil prices. If the SPR is a revolver, it has a final round left in the chamber — and that's it. The ignorance could not come at a worst time.Oct 17, 2023".

The WPost

Anonymous wrote:The right is concerned that politicians are using law enforcement illegitimately to take political prisoners.

In other words, most Republicans think that the Biden Administration is currently doing exactly what the left says Trump will *potentially* do.

You can't do the thing, and also claim the thing is authoritarian if other people do it.

In any case, it appears that what Trump is actually saying is that he will prosecute people who do illegal things. That isn't authoritarian.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Look at the personnel Biden employs.

Hyper inflation inflation is better here than anywhere else in the world thanks to the Biden bills
2 wars the US is not currently in any wars, try again
Border out of control basically no different than the last 40 years, maybe the GOP will help pass an immigration reform bill?
Cities begging for relief from illegals flooding in yes, this is a problem, what is the GOP solution?
More covid deaths than Trump Biden can't help it that a bunch of idiots chose not to get vaccinated. Also, Trump was in office for about 10 months of COVID while Biden has had 2 and a half years
More vaccine deaths than Trump Trump barely distributed any vaccine, is this a serious metric?
Nobody listening to cdc booster advisory That isn't Biden's fault.
Empty petroleum reserve false, and US oil production is at record highs under Biden
Military can’t recruit This has been an issue for decades
Dollar losing influence Yes, the Russian sponsored Crypto is gaining legitimacy and it is a problem, what is the GOP solution?
Ammunition supplies depleted false, and good for defense manufacturers and thus the US economy
ACT scores the lowest in 40 years Yes, the GOP has been degrading education for decades, it is a problem
Life. Expectancies plummeting This is what happens when you take away public benefits for the poor and wage a war on vaccinations
Homeless all over the cities Thanks to reagan closing all of the public mental health facilities and the GOP cutting Mental Health funding for decades
Antisemitism exploding Starting with the "very fine people" in Charlottesville, right?


Trump looks golden

Not hardly

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The first people to be locked up will be Pence, Milley and all of the GOP who testified against Trump.

And what do think public reaction will be if they do this? It's one thing to be a sociopath like Stephen (Goebbels) Miller or Jeffrey Craig, and another to be a member of Congress only interested in reelection.