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[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 23 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I think you guys are going to sit and boil.

If you ask me, things should have started burning a few months ago.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

I think you’re 100% correct.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Unfortunately, this is a exactly what Trump wants. He wants riots and chaos so he can declare martial law and gain even more power and possibly delay or even cancel elections. All of this is calculated.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

He wants riots and chaos so he can declare martial law and gain even more power and possibly delay or even cancel elections.

And the alternative is sit and let ICE blackbag innocents?

The US has the 2nd amendment, which they love so much. ICE should be getting gunned down in the street by this point.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

This is how you guarantee trump’s third term.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It's already happening. America can passively accept their country is gone, or they can fight to try and save it.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 10 minutes ago) (1 children)

And the minute they begin to fight, Trump locks it all down and America enters into a martial law that I guarantee won’t end before his third term.

If there’s an uprising- it’ll have to be all-or-nothing- and that nothing will come at a heavy cost.

I really hope people know this is exactly what he wants. You’re being baited into giving him everything he needs.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Ok so what, work within the system? The clearly ineffectual system which isn't working?

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 1 points 10 minutes ago

I didn’t say that either.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

I dunno about that. This was more or less Chuck Schumers approach to passing his agenda. If you fight him it's going to get worse, so don't fight? I feel foreign nationals shouldn't be leading the charge because of their vulnerability, but for full-fledged us born citizens following the law with their rebuke, surely many would martyr themselves for a historical rally against fascism knowing the ACLU would defend them.