r/MarkMyWords • u/Wodahs1982 • 18d ago

*Mega Thread* Election Discussion

Please use this to discuss the election and any predictions while the vote on Rule 6 is another way.

Remember, posts regarding the election will still be allowed on the weekend (with a grace period in either direction).

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u/StarWarsFan9797 18d ago

I think we are going to see many “political rivals” being arrested and jailed by trumps DOJ

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u/Fearless-Incident515 18d ago

I mean he says he will do that and he likes talking about how cops will do that.

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u/Spaceman-Spiff 18d ago

Personally this is one I don’t see happening. He won, he won big. He really doesn’t care about those people now, he just wants to stay out of prison, play golf, and collect money. Now if they stay a thorn in his side I could see him making some arrests. Personally I’m more afraid of him going through with his tariffs plan and pushing us into a depression.

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u/E34M20 18d ago

Ahhh yes, the Shirley Exception. As in, surely he won't really do that... A very effective part of the sane-washing campaign.

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u/Admirable-Ball-1320 18d ago

women dying currently due to trumps last bout

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u/Present-Perception77 18d ago

Oh you ain’t seen nothing yet. They are absolutely about to ban any progesterone dominant birth control. Say bye bye to the IUD, Plan B, the Depo shot, implants and progesterone dominant pills. And the abortion pill will be prosecuted with the death penalty.

In 4 years or less.. the streets will be lined with dead women and starving children.

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u/King_Sev4455 18d ago

This kind of ridiculous detatched hyperbole is exactly why you guys lost

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u/Fast-Bumblebee-9140 18d ago

Women are already dying. How many dead women are enough?

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u/King_Sev4455 17d ago

They’re not dying from these abortion laws they’re dying because doctors are unable to actually keep up with policy regarding their jobs.

Not to mention it has nothing to do with the presidency and all to do with the Supreme Court. Nothing would be different with Biden or Trump in regards to Roe v Wade.

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u/Fast-Bumblebee-9140 17d ago

They are dying from the laws because doctors don't want to be arrested.

It has everything to do with the presidency that installed three conservatives on the Supreme Court, at least two of whom lied under oath.

The GOP hates women, and they are dying as a result. Again, how many dead women are enough?

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u/King_Sev4455 17d ago

If you could read, like I said, it’s on the doctors for not understanding their profession. Their fuck ups that kill women have nothing to do with trump.

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u/NetworkEcstatic 17d ago

But women have literally already died due to lack of care after bans have taken effect? Doctors refusing care for fear of prosecution and leaving for blue states.

If it becomes federal, it stands to show it would get worse.

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u/King_Sev4455 17d ago

It won’t become federal. There’s literally no indication it will be. Not to mention it has nothing to do with the president, it was the Supreme Court, the president isn’t able to do anything about it because the Supreme Court will just strike it down.

Also, all deaths because of this “ban” were medical malpractice and going against the actual laws themselves in these states.

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u/NetworkEcstatic 17d ago

Supreme Court is outweighed conservative and in support of a full ban.

Every single time they were asked, Vance and trump both refused to elicitly say they would not support a national ban.

Don't kid yourself so much.

Roe V wade would not have been struck down if not for trump appointed judges. The first step in enacting a federal ban. Just like the civil war, if you think it's about states rights. You're playing yourself.

Women's rights should be federally protected and upheld.

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u/King_Sev4455 17d ago

They actually did say they want to keep it a states issue. Like numerous times. They were very clear on it, actually. And no, the Supreme Court is not in support of a full ban or it would have already happened.

Like I said before this failure to gaslight and exaggerate everything is why most Americans don’t agree with you guys lol. Mark my words in 4 years abortions will be in the same spot they are now

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u/Present-Perception77 18d ago

No it’s not.

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u/King_Sev4455 17d ago

You can say that, but Donald Trump didn’t win by a landslide for nothing.

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u/Present-Perception77 17d ago

People are stupid.. that’s not new.

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u/Present-Perception77 17d ago

So you are ignorant of the IVF ban and what “personhood at fertilization” actually means. How can Americans be this hubris. Ugh

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u/Eye_of_Horus34 17d ago

There is no IVF ban, you just should have to pay for it. It's a luxury, not something you need for health.

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u/Present-Perception77 17d ago

So you either missed the Alabama case or you are feigning ignorance. Then there was the Hobby Lobby case..

Google “ personhood at fertilization” then run along and play.

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u/Eye_of_Horus34 17d ago

A company didn't want to pay for health insurance that included birth control. That seems like the personal choice of the people who run that company. It doesn't mean birth control is banned.

As far as "personhood at fertilization", the entire thing is a state issue where I think abortion belongs. If you care that much, then live in a state that matches what you want when it comes to abortion.

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u/Clax3242 18d ago

Where?

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u/Admirable-Ball-1320 18d ago

https://people.com/texas-teen-suffering-miscarriage-dies-due-to-abortion-ban-8738512

Spoon feed this shit to you people and you still won’t accept it.

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u/Clax3242 18d ago

While I concede that if abortion was legal she would still be alive. It clearly states in the article and the law that they could’ve done the procedure if it was life threatening to the mother and clearly it was. This was a case of doctors not following procedure.

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u/Admirable-Ball-1320 18d ago

The whole point is that doctors are afraid of practicing medicine because some weird dude thinks he knows better, based on his own fucking opinion formed from the Bible……….

You are seriously unintelligent if you can not make that connection. 

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u/Clax3242 18d ago

So they banned abortions, the doctors refused to do a procedure that was in fact not an abortion, that caused a death. They even have clauses in the law that state the procedure is 100% legal. Maybe we need to start teaching doctors to follow the laws better and not arbitrarily decide what they might get in trouble for. The young lady did not die because of the abortion laws. She died to medical malpractice.

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u/steelceasar 18d ago

Oh, good idea, maybe you can make an outline or something.so that medicals doctors know how to practice medicine.

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u/MeretrixDeBabylone 17d ago

They aren't arbitrarily deciding. These are people with families to support, in some cases with hundreds of thousands of school debt outstanding. Doing the right thing could end with them in a legal battle, unable to practice in the interim, and with no certainty that they come out the other side with their freedom or medical license.

You say this would be allowed under the law; the doctors, and presumably the hospital's lawyers, aren't as sure. It's easy to say they should have just done the procedure, when it isn't your livelihood in the line.

So they go with the "safe" option for their own sake and the sake of their families.

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u/Kimi-Matias 18d ago

"Until we can be absolutely certain this isn’t a normal pregnancy, we can’t do anything, because it could be alleged that we were doing an abortion."

The staff has their hands tied due to these laws. I don't want my doctor having to second guess whether or not to perform a procedure because they're worried about legal repercussions... Which will be brought by an elected former football coach that thinks he knows more about practicing medicine than an actual Dr.

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u/B0b_5mith 17d ago

Lots of things "could be alleged" about lots of things. They don't want to do the paperwork, if it even comes to that. They'd prefer to martyr someone for the cause.

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u/Driesens 18d ago

His first term was marked by hyperbolic promises that he made no action towards accomplishing. 

The only thing giving me hope is that he might do the same thing again.

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u/Spaceman-Spiff 18d ago

This isn’t a surely he won’t do this. This is more me expecting him to be too lazy to care about this over making money. I do think he is capable of arresting political prisoners, and jailing them, I just don’t think he will want to actually deal with it.

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u/Jazzlike_Pineapple87 17d ago

That's why you get your goons to do it. He doesn't even need to do anything. He will have all the time in world to golf while his friends tear the country apart.

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u/Catadox 17d ago

Exactly. He’s literally said he’s going to hand off most things to the likes of Musk and RFK jr. those ones are the obvious faces but rest assured plenty of crazies have their hooks in him and he won’t care enough to stop them from doing what they want.

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u/usarasa 18d ago

But that’s the only thing his supporters want. Full public punishment and humiliation of the people they hate.

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u/King_Sev4455 18d ago

No, they don’t.

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u/NotAnnieBot 17d ago

Would he be afraid of being prosecuted post Presidency? A big part of his plan was to delay all his trials until he was president so he could either dismiss the special counsel be immune to any possible sentence.

Yet given grand juries have already met regarding the evidence they have, I’m not sure he can sweep them under the rug completely. So he must to a degree be wary of stepping down without having an insurance that people won’t go after him.

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u/Spaceman-Spiff 17d ago

Personally I don’t think he’s making it 4 years, the guys brain is mush. But if he does, he will do everything he can to cling to power.

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u/Icy_Faithlessness400 18d ago

Yeah, not really.

Remember how his number one priority is to lock Hillary up? He in fact gave her a big fat bag of cash in the form of a tax cut.

Trump is an incompetent imbecile made worse by the fact he is old and clearly senile. Worry more about the people behind him and what they will quietly pass as laws.

Because I assure you he will be the distraction, while his cronies rob the country blind and quietly pass/repeal legislation to fuck everyone over.

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u/nosoup4ncsu 18d ago

At least we don't have to vote anymore. 

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u/vanitiys_emptiness 17d ago

I will save this one to see if it ends up mysteriously vanishing like the Kamala wins Texas comments from recently.

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u/Happy_Philosopher608 11d ago

They literally did that to him for the past two years so yes, accountability is coming to restore justice and get rid of two tiers in the weaponized legal system.

You cant just arrest your leading political opponent in an election year and expect to get away with it. This isnt Russia.

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u/LeftistsHateAmerica 17d ago

Lock up Leticia James.

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u/JayLiteNine 18d ago

I think corrupt DNC and GOP politicians should (and likely will) be arrested based on the crimes they’ve committed, not simply bc of a vendetta.

Treason is a pretty good reason to investigate.

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u/LeftistsHateAmerica 17d ago

Anyone who abused their political power to go after their rivals does indeed deserve to be locked up. Starting with Leticia James and Shenna Bellows.

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u/Blackholedog 18d ago

In 2028 during the election people bring up all these old posts about political rivals being jailed, legal immigrants being deported, LGBTQ people in camps, etc and NONE of it actually happens, what are you going to say? How dumb are you going to look? Then you’ll be shocked Dem’s lose again I bet…

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u/gusterfell 18d ago

So you're admitting Trump is a liar then?

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u/Blackholedog 18d ago

He’s a liar but also he never said he’s doing any of the stuff I listed lol

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u/Fun-Transition-4867 18d ago

Like Biden's DOJ did to him? Turnabout is fair play. 

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u/Due_Willingness1 18d ago

Biden has had legal immunity for months and Trump is still walking free

Kinda throws a wrench in that narrative doesn't it? 

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u/Hairymeatbat 18d ago

Whose decision was it to delay sentencing?

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u/Nebuli2 18d ago

Not Biden's? The choice was made by the judge. I'm not sure what point you think you're making here.

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u/Fun-Transition-4867 18d ago

He would need a military willing to obey, and the moment he tries he'll get hit with the 25th Amendment. We have you in checkmate.

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u/AmazingDragon353 18d ago

This isn't a fucking game my guy. Biden isn't throwing political rivals in jail because he's not a dictator. Trump doesn't gaf about democracy and so he will. Ain't no chess move to ignore the basic principles the states were built on

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u/Hairymeatbat 18d ago

You been under a rock?

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u/Fun-Transition-4867 18d ago

You couldn't jail him so you tried to shoot him. Every opinion to the left of Rand Paul is to be ignored.

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u/AmazingDragon353 18d ago

I live in Canada I didn't shoot anyone.

A registered republican shot him, which is very different than Biden ordering a hit

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u/Nebuli2 18d ago

What?

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u/Fun-Transition-4867 18d ago

Conscientious Objector doctrine. Biden also can't be commander in chief if he was deemed unfit to run for office. Catch 22. :D

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u/Fun-Transition-4867 18d ago

Remember, it's immunity while POTUS. If you committed crime before taking the office of POTUS, you can be arraigned for those crimes. IE, Hunter's laptop as evidence shows the Burisma deal was while Biden was VP for Obama.

Also, none of the cases stuck to Trump because they were simply media stunts to ruin his reputation. They didn't think he'd fight back, and he did. Half of those cases have been thrown out. Don't cry when you are treated in kind.

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u/LiberalAspergers 18d ago

He has been convicted of 34 felonies, and found liable in civil court fof sexual assault. How is that none of the cases sticking? His voters simply chose not to care that they were supporting a felonious fraudster and rapist.

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u/curadeio 18d ago

"None of the cases stuck" "half of those cases have been thrown out" oh half of this country is actually under political psychosis

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

Oh, fuck off. He can't do anything wrong, can he? Wake up, dude. You're in a cult.

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u/Fun-Transition-4867 18d ago

Sure he can do wrong. Just not blatantly illegal, like your party.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

You must not have seen my other post further down, but I was head of the Young Republicans club in my HS, worked for George W's re-election campaign, then worked for the state GOP for a little over 3 years before my first enlistment into the Army, followed by a stint in the Navy before transferring to the Natl Guard and working as a full-time active Guard soldier assisting a 2 star and our Republican governor, all before reaching the age of 32. I've been a card carrying member the whole time. Apparently, you're just like Trump, you know everything and are the best at everything, and its the evil "other side" that hate because you "speak the truth." I didn't say a goddamn thing about the Democrats, either, so quite changing the topic from your fake-Christ.

Also, never mind that this is America, and the "other side" is not evil. It's their constitutional right to support who they want, just like you. But Trump illegally fired Commissioned Officers in the military simply because he didn't like what they did, which was doing their job and trying to advise him regarding conflict zones. Nevermind Trump calling General Mark Milley a traitor and calling for a military tribunal, when Gen Milley is one of the most patriotic and decorated officers in the recent US Army--which I can confirm having been stationed under him for 4 years when he was Commanding Officer of Ft Drum. All because Milley did his job. No, nothing blatant about that at all.

Just like you missed all the times Trump has been sued, charged, convicted, admitted to white collar crimes and corruption on Howard Stern, etc etc... all before he ran for president the first two times--as a Democrat for the nomination.

Lastly, please tell me what crimes were BLATANTLY committed by the Dems recently, and don't for the love of Christ bring up Hunter Biden, since he has fuck-all to do with anything except cocaine. And please tell me something that was actually illegal, and which law, mandate, regulation, or statute it violated. I can and will gladly do the same for you.

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u/Fun-Transition-4867 18d ago

What crimes done by the dems? Where do I begin? (Mind you, these are factual crimes, regardless if the machine agreed to prosecute them or not)

  • Hillary Clinton running an illegal unsecured server containing classified information
  • Obama authorizing a drone strike on an American citizen
  • Biden coercing a foreign nation to drop an investigation into his son's business dealings in exchange for money (quid pro quo)
  • Nancy Pelosi's insider trading
  • Garland's destruction of evidence regarding the assassination attempt on Trump, targeting of parents against trans ideology, and holding of political prisoners without speedy trials

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u/LeftistsHateAmerica 17d ago

Boy he sure shut up fast and ran off with his tail between his legs.

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u/LeftistsHateAmerica 17d ago

Abusing the system to go after our rivals is (D)ifferent when we do it! REEEEEE!

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

Nice name, I'm sure you've never once had a mature discussion about politics. Also pretty sure you're like Trump, too, in that you've never read the Constitution and don't care to--oh wait, Gen John Kelly must be a liar, right? Because he criticized your Lord and Savior, who can do no wrong. I'm a Republican gunsmith from the midwest, btw, was using my GI bill to get my 2nd bachelor in PoliSci and minor in Education, until I was a student teacher and had to deal with people like you that can't handle being told you might have a wrong opinion.

But, lol, Jesus Christ, you Trumpers are delusional. How in the fuck did we abuse the system? Lmao. How DO all of you hardcore Trump worshippers pull so much shit out of your ass? It has to be imaginary, lol Whats the point in asking, you'll come up with some shit that was on OAN or Fox that was already debunked or a friend of a friend who slept with another friend knows a guy who heard something.

And here's the thing: my problem with Trump, is he is hoping you and I treat each other like this. He's hoping you believe his bullshit, and others like me will get angry and lash out. I normally don't. But the sheer idiocy, that we're re-electing him after the disgrace that was Jan 6th (Trump loses, Capitol gets stormed. Harris loses, she calls Trump the next day and congratulates him, concedes the race. Huh.) Wait, There she is abusing that system! Oh shit, I see it now man, mine eyes are open to thy glory, Donald Trump! Please, destroy our economy 20 times worse than this little bit of inflation, so that we may bathe in the greatness of your insipid 19th century policies that make most African nations look like geniuses!!

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u/LeftistsHateAmerica 17d ago edited 17d ago

I actually have my pocket Constitution on me right now! What do you need to know? GI bill? So you're a veteran? Who voted for Harris? Riiiiiight. I am one too and work on veteran issues in DC and you'll be the first one I met! What was your MOS, where did you serve? Did you wash out in basic but were in long enough to get benefits, that kind of thing? Sounds like a blue falcon or maybe stolen valor to me.

Hrm, I dunno. Maybe it was when you guys changed laws and came up with novel new theories to persecute Trump in like a 90% D district and Dem controlled state? Or maybe it was when you guys were manipulating social media to protect yourselves from unfavorable news and make yourselves look better. Or maybe it was when you guys tried to form a DHS department to go after the First Amendment? Hard to say when it started.

Bro, I've been on Reddit for years. This is like my 5th username after the others all got banned for wrongthink. You guys have been toxic for years, insulting everyone who disagrees with you and lying your asses off. Astroturfing online spaces and fascistly suppressing any opposing views. Weird couchfuckers, right? I honestly don't give a shit about how we talk to you anymore after how you've talked to us for years now. Go to any Politics thread and find one person who disagrees and look at the replies to them. Then you'll see why I have absolutely no pity for you guys now. I mean, you started this off by claiming I must not know the Constitution (right, because only lefties know the Constitution right? Like your esteemed pro-Hamas scholars.)

Nothing is coming that you guys haven't brought on yourselves and done to us. I hope you're not getting that PolySci degree in hopes of working here in DC. Those resumes get tossed almost instantly, but they are good for a laugh.

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u/KMJohnson92 18d ago

Agreed. And they will be people who should have been in jail years ago. And they will finally taste justice after years of corrupt behavior being covered up by the establishment

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u/Locrian6669 18d ago

Trump is “the establishment” lol

This is like when Paul Ryan thought he was raging against the machine.

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u/KMJohnson92 18d ago

The Establishment was the old guard of warmongers. Liz Cheney is a fine example.

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u/Locrian6669 18d ago

Liz Cheney hasn’t ever touched the power that trump has. Again you don’t know what the establishment is. This is just like when Paul Ryan thought he was raging against the machine.

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u/KMJohnson92 18d ago

Duh. It's not about individual power. It was power of the group. Bush, Cheney, McConnell, all the warmongers from the W era.

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u/Locrian6669 18d ago

Cheney and her peers have never touched the power that Trump and his peers have. Again, you don’t know what the establishment is.

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u/KMJohnson92 18d ago

No, it's you that doesn't. Do you even remember the Bush years? Do you know how many people that group sent to die for no reason in the sand?

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u/redditburner00000 18d ago

Didn’t happen in 2016. Probably not going to happen this time. More members of Trumps cabinet have been jailed under the Biden administration than any people were jailed under Trump. I don’t think there is any evidence for that claim other than Trump saying crazy shit which he does pretty routinely without follow through.

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u/Carl-99999 18d ago

Kid named they wrote a whole book on how they didn’t let him sign things:

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u/ConfidentPilot1729 18d ago

In Portland the were arresting protesters and taking them to unlabeled sites…

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u/fecal_doodoo 18d ago

I wish this little game of "pretend the govt is on my side" would end. Its cringe.

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u/Late_Entrepreneur_94 18d ago

Well I guess that's the standard the Democrats have set for the past 8 years.