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Crystal Dye's avatar

I honestly don't understand how people think he is "so strong" and a "real man" ... he whines more than Cailou (don't EVER let your little ones watch it; trust me). He is a weak and insecure narcissist with a YUGE victim mentality...the biggliest victim mentality of them all!

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alice jena's avatar

Caillou isn't THAT bad!

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Shea Foote Hansen's avatar

Please, please, please understand that any violence that Trump unleashes on "Woke" targets will be a bait. What he wants and needs is for the Left (or whatever targets) to return violence with violence. Trump follows Hitler's strategies, and this is the strategy that Hitler used to dismantle German democracy. He sent his "Brown Shirts" against the Left. They responded in kind. There was brawling in the streets, and the German people said, "Do what you must but give us peace in the streets." Hitler essentially declared Martial law, started arresting his enemies, and it was all over. We know that Trump will try to follow this tactic because he follows everything Hitlerian. He uses the Big Lie, uses his same meandering, stream of consciousness rhetorical style, etc. Please, if you value the survival of our democracy and resisting fascism under Trump, the Left must exert itself to maintain complete non violence. We cannot take the bait and fight back violently. Any violent response will be used against us as it was in Germany as a pretext to arresting Hitler's opponents. I am not saying that this will be easy. It takes self-discipline, but we must and can do it if we stay unified. And I am not saying that we can or should not resist. Non violent resistance is powerful, more powerful than violent resistance. Look to the history of the Scandinavian countries who also faced fascist pressure during WWII, but responded non violently with national strikes and protests. I understand and sympathize with those whose outrage finds them advocating for violence, but they need instead to channel that into organizing and unifying and readying Americans. In many ways, that course is more difficult than a knee jerk call to violence. It takes self-discipline and calculation and organizing. But history has proven that it is the effective way if we want to win.

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john Geoffrey MORRIS's avatar

Thank you for your wise detailed words. As you state D.J.T.is following everything Hitlerian.Do your U.S.A. voters understand his tactics and are perhaps looking forward his dictatorship as did many in 1930's Germany. I have listened and watched most of his rallies and speeches and feel the Democrat leadership does not really want to attack D.J.T. forcefully and expose all his lies and terminological inexactitdes.

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R Hanel's avatar

He knows what he says and understands how it’s interpreted.

“it’s going to be a bloodbath, for the whole…”

(So was it going to be Auto Industry or Country? But he continues by generalizing more and what does he interrupt his thought with next?

“– that’s going to be the least of it.”

(He’s already gearing up for insurrection.)

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Shea Foote Hansen's avatar

Trump drops hints about what he is planning. I guess he is so proud of himself, he can't keep it to himself. Lately, he has been ranting about how terrorists are streaming into the country through Biden's supposedly "open" border (which he refuses to allow House Republicans to pass) legislation to fix. It is a no-brainer that he is planning on staging a supposedly terrorist attack in the US for an October surprise and blame it on Biden so as to scare voters away from Biden. The attack will be pulled off through the help of probably the Saudis. Be aware.

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Jedi Senshi's avatar

Putin probably did the same thing in Russia recently to blame a terrorist attack on Ukraine.

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Bill Beckerman's avatar

Isis has finally taken credit for the terrorist attack. in Moscow last week

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DrJustice's avatar

His bloodbath statement was not about the auto industry. The trumpster doesn't have the wits to operate with metaphors.

There was no ambiguity - just bloodbath, as in violence, if he don't get elected. It was a call for Jan 6 version 2.0, only much worse.

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Mary Jo Wilkins's avatar

Indeed, trumps will do all he is currently bragging about and even more. It will definitely be the death of American democracy! No one but a handful of Democrats are willing to stand up to him,. We need a blue tsunami to get rid of him once and for all our sakes and lives !

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Bill Beckerman's avatar

I find it interesting and disturbing that Trump uses "due process" as delay tactic to hopefully get the trial past beyond his inauguration day but his administration will eschew due process. We will not be able to sing the words "land of the free" during the National Anthem as it will no longer be true.

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Jedi Senshi's avatar

It will be free for him, which is all he cares about.

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Mark Elliot's avatar

The 1st time I saw trump I knew I'd seen a fool who wanted a statue.

Doing the arrogant bernetto stare.

Not snappy enough for xia.

Not snappy enough for Putin

No family but icon worship with TV exposure.

(worship me! worship me!)

When / If he loses in 2024 election, he'll just start "stollen election again. Patriots, bare arms"

AGAINST WHO!!!

What happen where he screams stolen votes, after not getting the votes.

Does that count as a possible bloodbath?

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April Johnson's avatar

As much as I desperately want Joe Biden to succeed in this election, honestly I’m terrified of his win. Trump is obviously setting up another coup attempt and I agree with him on the bloodbath statement. Because he is laying the groundwork for violence and destruction when Biden wins.

I’m extremely concerned about this election and the potential rage he will incite with his loss.

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Jedi Senshi's avatar

Probably the only thing that Native Americans will agree with tfg is saying that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country”. After all, that’s what happened when the white men decided to steal the land of the first peoples who were in America originally. IMHO.

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Greg Moller's avatar

The left is not taking this seriously. We need to arm up, rise up, and rid ourselves once and for all of the MAGA threat. Why is on one talking basic strategy? No, not voting places or write-in campaigns; arms training and military tactics. Do we really think MAGA is going to be defeated by a strong social media presence?

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Greg Gillum's avatar

It both frustrates and frightens me that I know people from 30-85 who will vote for Trump this year. A former president who publicly lied 30k times over and lusts after dictators is no one we want in government ever again. Why can't more Americans see the dangers a 2nd Trump presidency will cause?

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David Orth's avatar

Hi

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New York City Nobody's avatar

When did you start writing Op-eds?

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alicja ewa fenigsen's avatar

he may rave; the worry is a country already saturated with weapons and hotheads

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Oname's avatar

Dems could use the press more - give them counter programming that's easy to share and compelling. Hire a spokesperson to call out Trump's authoritarian actions or statements in real time. Maybe someone with sex appeal? Something! And what is 70 year-old RFK Jr saying about all this? 🧐

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