CantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoEx-Senior Trump Official: He’s A ‘Traitor’ And ‘A Clear And Present Danger’www.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1442arrow-down112
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minus-squareElleChaise@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·8 months agoNot to mention the tradition. Sharpen your pitchforks, y’all.
minus-squareRiccosuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoI’m not entirely sure what you’re saying here?
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoAuthoritarians do not leave office over something trivial like losing a vote. Or have you just not been paying attention to history at all? If Trump gets in again, Republicans won’t be losing power through vote again.
minus-squareRiccosuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoDon’t be pedantic. I was clarifying what the previous poster meant by their comment since it was kind of nebulous. I’m fully aware of the dangers of authoritarianism historically, presently, and in the future.
minus-squareT00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoI would infer it as the “peasants revolt” using farm instruments instead of purposely design weapons if war to defend you and yours, and to overthrow tyrants.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-28 months agoThen why any confusion on pitchforks? If authoritarians take over … T00l_shed gets it.
minus-squareRiccosuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoSee my above comment. It wasn’t the pitchfork part I was confused about.
minus-squarePatches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoI’m not sure a pitchfork is going to do anything if he succeeds in the way you are implying. You’re gonna want a gun.
Not to mention the tradition. Sharpen your pitchforks, y’all.
I’m not entirely sure what you’re saying here?
Authoritarians do not leave office over something trivial like losing a vote. Or have you just not been paying attention to history at all?
If Trump gets in again, Republicans won’t be losing power through vote again.
Don’t be pedantic. I was clarifying what the previous poster meant by their comment since it was kind of nebulous.
I’m fully aware of the dangers of authoritarianism historically, presently, and in the future.
I would infer it as the “peasants revolt” using farm instruments instead of purposely design weapons if war to defend you and yours, and to overthrow tyrants.
Then why any confusion on pitchforks? If authoritarians take over …
T00l_shed gets it.
See my above comment. It wasn’t the pitchfork part I was confused about.
I’m not sure a pitchfork is going to do anything if he succeeds in the way you are implying. You’re gonna want a gun.