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[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 60 points 1 month ago
[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 41 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Don’t forget that Donny’s having a birthday military parade coming up. We need to show up and sound off. If he wants America to be great we need to show how great we are against him and this regime.

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Tomatoes, lots of tomatoes...

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I know tacos are more expensive than tomatoes, but it would be way funnier

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago

Don’t waste tacos on Trump, throw a wrapped up dog turd in TP and call it a taco. We eat tacos after, wash your hands before please.

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Those 77.3 million Trump voters must be loving all this.

It's a shame they aren't rounded up and shipping off somewhere.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump voters just want to see people they don’t like being hurt. That’s pretty much it. The boot on their opponent’s neck and inflict pain until they submit. They’re all about punishment.

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Republican voters see the choice as:

  1. Wear the boot
  2. Be under the boot

Sane people ask, "do we really need to stomp necks?"

And Democratic leadership asks if the boots really need to be steel tip.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That last sentence is painful.

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

It really is, but my hope for positive change is in the goddamn toilet anymore.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago

Some are, the latinos...

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 30 points 1 month ago

The Taliban are jealous. Imagine, the Taliban never touched American soil. But the president is putin boots on the ground. Against Americans!

[–] Sc00ter@lemm.ee 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We cannot be silent in the face of Trump’s dictatorial move. Silence is acquiescence. We must be brave in resisting him. But we must not succumb to violence.

What is needed is peaceful civil disobedience. Americans locking arms to protect those who need protection. Americans sitting in the way of armored cars. Americans singing and chanting in the face of the Americans whom Trump is drafting into his handmade civil war.

Because peaceful civil disobedience definitely wont be met by force with 0 repercussions

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 weeks ago

I honestly do not believe anything short of violent revolt will achieve any results. I am happy to be proven wrong as someone who isn't really keen on that, but I just don't see it.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Well, you guys have guns. Time to use them what your founding fathers want you all to use them for, if it comes to it.

[–] Mvlad88@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

War on America? You guys realized that you have oil of your own and don't need to invade other countries anymore?

[–] Atropos@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're joking, but accurate with the recent push to start drilling in our national parks :(

[–] exixx@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

The US produces the most oil of any country in the world, for several years now if I remember right

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

Its about having operating bases around the world, to make sure you can reach/strike/influence anywhere you need.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This could be the American Reichstag.

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Reichstag was the parliament of the Weimar Republic, the democratic precursor to Germany that was taken over by the Nazis in 1933. Today, the building where the Bundestag, Germany's current parliament, meets is still called the Reichstag.

However, the similarity lies in the fact that the current US administration is acting very much like the Nazis did in 1933 - in my opinion, they are in the process of overturning the democratic constitution in order to establish a fascist state.

That's probably what you mean, but it's a bit strangely worded.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He meant the Reichstag fire.

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Ahh, that makes sense. Thx.

[–] LonstedBrowryBased@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago

Russian scum

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

This ia what they have been waiting for.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 4 weeks ago

The military should have refused the orders and arrested the Orange Jackass.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Meanwhile the US citizens are hell-bent on speedrunning Martin Niemöller's best hits.

[–] KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee 3 points 4 weeks ago

Even martial law doesn't allow him to deploy the military on American soil.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 4 weeks ago

Gotta pass that big beautiful bill somehow... Human hostages...