• conditional_soup@lemm.ee
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    Remember in the 2016 campaign when he said “Maybe some of those second amendment people can do something about it”?

    Good times.

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    Probably his own indifference. He clearly has no morals, and he’ll be surrounded by even more comically evil villains, but I suspect they’ll have a problem getting him to care about their pet evil plans. If it isn’t making him money or jerking off his ego, he seems to have, traditionally at least, not cared.

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      Like most narcissists, he craves the approval of others, so he’ll sign whatever they put in front of him.

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    Armed rebellion. I’m not advocating it. I’m only saying that’s what it’d take. Which is why my ass is overseas if he gets back into office.

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      Just be careful to have plans for before they restrict travel. It’s very popular with Russian allies, and similarly with other autocrats

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        Personally, while I’m aware of how that’s happened in other places, I don’t see the American public allowing that immediately. It seems to me like it’d have to be a mildly (at least) slow roll to get there. But there’s a ton of other evil shit I could see happening on day one to thunderous applause.

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          Covid had plenty of travel restrictions, took less than a week to set them up. There’s already issue with people being falsely flagged as terrorist or other no-flight risk, and with some of the anti-leftist rhetoric it’s not a big leap to make. Also it’s entirely in line with Russia labelling LGBT as terrorists, which several GOP/MAGAts are breathing heavily over.

          I hope you’re right, I just don’t see anything but decorum stopping them, and they’ve repeatedly thrown that out the window.

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            I’ve long accepted that if / when we reach the point of a fascist state rounding people up, my name will be on those lists due to my internet history. I’m just counting on the fascists needing a bit of time to get organized as I flee. Hope I’m right.

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    If he doesn’t control the house or senate he’s limited in what he can do. All the more reason to vote, even if you’re not voting for the presidency itself.

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    If I’m still alive and he wins, I’m gonna fucking kill myself. I’m not dealing with 4 (or more) years of his bullshit.

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      Hey hey - are you looking for them to issue a statement?!

      They’ll do it, mister! Ho hooo - you better believe they will. And it’s gonna say they’re VERY CONCERNED. Hah?! Yeah! Yeah who’s sitting by now?!