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It's really sad how domesticated the American people have become.
Any of these 1000+ protests could have used their manpower in one day to remove everyone close to Trump.
Instead we will keep marching and holding signs while everything gets worse and our corporate leaders tell us to wave the signs higher...
If we removed him by force with only something like 1.5% of the population on board, we'd have kicked off a civil war we could not win. Right now, it's more important to use protest as an outreach tool to get more of the population to support change.
Well the civil war wouldn't be 98.5% vs 1.5%. I reckon it would be fairly even, maybe even a bit more on the anti-Trump side, despite the fact that some people might not agree with violence. If forced to pick sides, I reckon most will stay on the same side of the political spectrum they're already on.
However
I agree that civil war should be avoided. But at the same time I recognize some amount of violence may be required in the end, to have a true "liberation day" for Americans. Trump's not stepping down as long as he's alive and free.
The Irish did pretty well against such odds.
More than a few Brits had to depart this world to do that though, yeah?
The IRA's only mistake was that they stopped planting bombs to take out the Imperialists. They were good guys fighting an evil foreign oppressor; of course things wouldn't be sunshine and rainbows all the time. It's just as justified as the Revolutionary War.
Think about it: Would you rather take some evil people with you to the Great Beyond, or would you like some evil people to suck away all your savings as you die a slow death?
God you sound like my doctor. That dude keeps trying to extort me with prescription medication.
But I view the Irish to be true heroes, like George Washington of the Revolutionary War. Washington knew that the British had to be stopped. The IRA understood this.
I'm not sure you understand how protests work.
So once you garner massive support do nothing meaningful to change things, that's the right way to protest the government according to the government.
This is what I mean by domesticated
If you want a group of people to storm the halls of office and seize power by force you're talking about a coup.
In this case, the demonstration of dissatisfaction by so many people is meaningful.
That "feeling" needs to build to a cacophony that republicans just can not ignore. The whole country (aside from perhaps a few loyalists) needs to be in agreement that the republicans are not fit to govern.
I thought a coup was when you placed loyalists in all positions of power, you control the news, and declare yourself president for life.
Huh well guess that wasn't a coup and there's no problem.
War is peace Freedom is slavery
How the hell are you suggesting that a single group of 10,000 to 100,000 people can "use their manpower in one day to remove everyone close to Trump"?? Are you saying that the January insurrections were a good idea? The tough part you're not considering is that to preserve (what's left) of democracy we need to continue abiding by its principles as frustrating as it might sound. We need democracy intact after this is all over. One could almost infer that your comment seeks to invite violence.
"A body remains at rest, or in motion at a constant speed in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by a force."