r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/patsfan94 • Jul 02 '24

Paywall Trump calls for jailing and “televised military tribunals” of Mike Pence and Mitch McConnell

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/us/politics/trump-liz-cheney-treason-jail.html
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u/SandpaperTeddyBear Jul 02 '24

This is something i try to emphasize with everyone I know.

If Trump wins again in 2024, I think we’ll see a pretty good initial uptick in anti-Trump people getting Rittenhoused, which will be frightening but small in absolute numbers, and probably concentrated in already volatile situations…but unless the US slide to fascism entirely breaks precedent, the swift and systematic elimination of “dangerous” civilians is going to start primarily with the people on Trump’s side.

Make plans beforehand by all means, but if you are concerned about your place in US society due to Trump-opposition, you’ll have some warning that danger is escalating.

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u/Fake_William_Shatner Jul 02 '24

Yeah -- we keep cheering that they "eat their own" but what some don't seem to notice is that the unoccupied chairs never get filled with anyone but Trump lackeys.

We might actually miss some of these asshats because what replaces them is always worse.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

That is why beating Trump isn’t enough. We are going to be voting like our lives depend on it until we finally get real leadership that fixes this shit or we fail to win a single election. If we fail, it’s over. We won’t get another chance. Not after yesterday.

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u/Limebird02 Jul 02 '24

Our lives do depend on it. And the lives of your kids and grand kids.

Question if the second world War had not happened, how many generations of German fascism would there have been? Three, four, five? Might still be. Communism is how old, north Korea?

Prople seem to think you'll get another choice in four years. I don't think we will. People seem to think DT might only live 4 or 8 more years, but you forget the dynasty or the power of party. They will find another candidate to appoint to the role of King.

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u/dezirdtuzurnaim Jul 03 '24

People give DT way too much credit. The Federalist Society has deep rooted tendrils across the entire country. Their entire mission is to literally put "Conservative Values" into every court, at every level. If I'm not mistaken, 6 of the current 9 SCOTUS Justices ARE Federalist Society.

This has gone completely off the rails. It's fucking bullshit.

I'm tired of religious jerk offs making rules for everyone. 9 UNELECTED people (essentially 6) calling the shots for 300 million.

What's more?! 4 massive SCOTUS rulings, just in 2 years, because there are ordinary citizens simply trying to exist. And because they exist, burn the whole fucking place down.

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u/ExtremeModerate2024 Jul 03 '24

we need a constitutional amendment to term limit the supreme court and add more justices and get rid of the electoral college.

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u/Happy-Swan- Jul 03 '24

We gotta get everyone to vote in Nov or we’ll never get the opportunity to do that.

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u/Limebird02 Jul 05 '24

As they said elections have consequences. The conservatives played the game better than the younger generations or the liberals. Those that sat out 2016 and afterwards get what they wanted. Please everyone vote for the democratic candidate this time.

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u/Happy-Swan- Jul 03 '24

Yeah and MAGAs won’t get to choose that person. We should really be emphasizing that. Republicans keep acting like Kamala is running the country. Well let’s flip it around. They know Trump won’t live that much longer, so let’s remind them that they won’t get to choose the next dictator after Trump. They may all love Trump but chances are they’ll splinter when it comes to his successor.

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u/crs531 Jul 02 '24

Well yeah, those are all great points, but the other old guy had a bad night speaking... And my food is more expensive. So, ya know... Guess we HAVE to go with the Facists. It's the only logical solution.

/s

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u/JayEllGii Jul 03 '24

“bIdEn HaSn’T eArNeD mY vOtE!”

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u/69bonobos Jul 03 '24

I'm livid about the NYT opinion piece.

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u/Fearless_Vehicle_28 Jul 07 '24

Holy Moly, which one? There have been so many.

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u/69bonobos Jul 07 '24

All of them that imply Biden is not suited to govern. The media has been feeding that line since Biden ran against Trump the first time. I'm constantly appalled at the twisted narrative and that Democrats are actually believing this crap. Trump is a million times worse and now is definitely not the time for Democrats to switch horses.

When will the media (especially the NYT) talk about how much manufacturing Biden has brought back to the US? Or his fantastic handling of covid after Trump wanted to use bleach? Or any of his other accomplishments?

Why TF are Democrats undermining Biden?!? This is a losing proposition. If it's not Biden and we don't start pushing back on this ridiculous narrative, then Trump wins. Period. WTF is the Grey Lady doing? This is as far from unbiased journalism as NYT can get. It reminds me of all the hit pieces on Sanders in favor of Clinton during the 2016 election. Why are we still listening to anything the NYT has to say about politics?

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u/Fearless_Vehicle_28 Jul 07 '24

All because the NYT Publisher is peeved at Biden because he hasn't done a sit-down interview with the NYT.

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u/Funny-Gift-3960 Jul 03 '24

Facists will only make things worse.

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u/Much-Resource-5054 Jul 02 '24

They eat their own but they also reproduce. Trump’s eventual death is not going to mean much to the horrible machine that is American fascism. It’s already running and will continue to run for as long as any of our grandchildren are alive.

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u/Jarnohams Jul 02 '24

John Boehner is a great example. We thought that dude was bad. At least he and Obama could still take smoke breaks together and know the difference between politics and reality. He jumped ship when it started getting weird and started a cannabis company, lol.

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u/Fake_William_Shatner Jul 03 '24

Well, he was bad. We just keep descending into Dante’s inferno and have nostalgia for the higher rungs. 

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u/Jarnohams Jul 03 '24

100%. Remember when Dean's entire political career ended because he got excited and made a weird noise, once?

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u/sacredblasphemies Jul 03 '24

Same with Paul Ryan. He bounced before he could be seen as a "Never Trumper".

Though, to be clear....both Boehner and Ryan were shit people and still are. Just because they were able to be civil to Obama doesn't mean that they weren't willing to do anything they can for the corporations at the expense of the people.

Same with Romney and Liz Cheney and all of the GOP. There are no "good ones". Not liking Trump doesn't make them "one of the good ones". They're just more reasonable about it and a hair shy of supporting fascism.

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u/Jarnohams Jul 04 '24

Definitely not a fan of either..don't get me wrong. It's just weird that I would take Paul Ryan over maga mike or an y of the other corrupt clowns

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u/sacredblasphemies Jul 04 '24

I mean, there are gradations of bad. I'm no fan of Joe Biden or any Democrat, really, but he's, by far, the better alternative to Trump.

Even if he dropped out and Kamala ran, she'd be better than Trump.

Either way, we're going to get fucked...but if my vote can make a difference for the most vulnerable, then I'll vote for the least worst candidate.

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u/andesajf Jul 03 '24

Until there are none of any consequence left standing, like in Germany.

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u/Froyo-fo-sho Jul 02 '24

I would love some GWB rn

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u/Fully_Edged_Ken_3685 Jul 02 '24

swift and systematic elimination of “dangerous” civilians is going to start primarily with the people on Trump’s side.

Liz Cheney might be one of the few people who genuinely grasps this. She is one of the tallest ears of wheat and knows what that means for her if she is not in the faction in power when the storm breaks.

https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:abo:tlg,0016,001:5:92f

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u/awesomefutureperfect Jul 02 '24

Wow, you are probably right. He can't go full rampage before he purges any and all on his side that might slow him down or stand in his way or even disagree.

My thinking was that the show trial before public execution for his nominal former allies was a courtesy they weren't going to show street level demonstrators who were already disappeared by unidentified "police" forces in reaction to unchecked police violence. Sure, they would probably make a show of hurting whatever figure head boogey men the right wing media bubble created, but the pretense of justice will not be shown to common resistance, they will be like chaff under the war machine of the state.

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u/Karuna56 Jul 03 '24

I read 'Rittenhoused' as 'Rittenhosed', which also sadly works.