• GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    I hope Biden will take this opportunity as the new king and show Republicans that this is a two-way street.

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    4 months ago

    People are getting this all wrong.

    They haven’t crowned the POTUS as king. They were very clear that non-official acts are not covered. They’ve crowned themselves, the ones who get to determine what is and what is not an “official act” the kings.

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      4 months ago

      And they’re going to quickly find out how much that illusion of power is worth when they try to contain or cross whatever right-wing fascist they help empower.

      These idiots think their power structure isn’t going to be gutted like some kind of Mortal Combat move as soon as it is convenient for the king of the US to do so. They have no enforcement of their own, the other branches barely have to listen to them as it is, and by the time whatever CIA maga thug clubs them to death in their bed it’s going to be too late for them to render a judgement on whether it’s an official act. They’ll be dead and replaced with someone who values their life more.

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      4 months ago

      Gas masks too. Look to the Hong Kong umbrella protestors for inspiration on how to prepare and what to expect from a fascist crack down.

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        4 months ago

        The sad part is that if it gets that far, the cops are just going to start shooting. Expect agent provacateurs out the gate.

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          4 months ago

          No doubt, but watching Americans get gunned down by police at a protest isn’t going to make people less radical, it radicalizes more people. Especially if it’s happening under someone as despised as Trump. It’s not like he has a bunch of good will with the majority of Americans, at most he’s depending on their apathy.