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Not only is it terrible, it's an actual threat to democracy.
I don't know how anyone is surprised though. When you use words like "Nazi" and "existential threat" and "threat to our democracy" it can't be a shock when someone tries to become a historic hero for taking out the supposed next Hitler, and people who buy into that propaganda language are going to cheer them on and want more of it. They're frothing at the mouth, imagining they're on the right side of history.
I get what the Dems are trying to do with pushing that language, but it really is playing with fire. It was a 50/50 chance that they could get him ineligible to run, alive or dead, and they've lost each bet.
His victory as president of the US is a threat to democracy. He already attempted a coup in 2021
I mean, he attempted a coup in the same way Biden sent that kid to shoot Trump a few days ago.
You know what's more of a threat to democracy? Trying to imprison a political opponent.
Do you have a source for Biden paying off that kid?
Also, Trump should serve time for the financial crimes he committed outside of being president. Him being in prison wouldn't be that much of an issue for a lot of his fans
Do you have a source for Trump paying off the j6 protesters?
The issue over his crimes are whether they're actually federal crimes or not.
I never said anything about him paying off people who took part in the failed coup
I didn't say anything about a payment either.
This feels like some strained both-sidesing here.
Calling the traitorous self-serving felon that caused an actual attack on the government and the Democratic process “a threat to democracy” seems tame, honestly. And that’s not even getting into his promises to jail political opponents, be a dictator on day one, suspend the constitution, call the free press an enemy of the people, and claim absolute authority and absolute immunity.
But then that whole political group also seems convinced that a barely progressive status quo “let’s work together” administration is literally totalitarian tyranny.
On top of that, if trump would have been killed, there is technically nothing stopping the US from postponing elections, coming up with an intermediate solution to have a functioning government without a D. president (like, no appointing of judges and such) and then have an election next year when the Republicans had enough time to find a new candidate.
If trump pushes through the things he said he'd do and what his supporters are supporting like project 2025, there's a real chance that there are no actually democratic elections in 2028. And this is ignoring the fact that gerrymandering and the electoral college are already questionable and regularly abused by or benefit Republicans the most.
He himself said he would be a dictator on day one.
https://i.redd.it/i69jnt27a8gz.png
Yeah, as a joke. Context matters. Like how I don't think Biden meant he wanted some to shoot trump when he said "put a bullseye on him".
Here's your broader context, all direct quotes:
"We're going to build a wall, and Mexico is going to pay for it"
"When the looting starts, the shooting starts"
"I will totally obliterate the deep state"
IT'S JUST A JOKE BRO, IT'S JUST A PRANK
I see republican voters shooting republican candidates as pretty much reasonable outcome rather than some newly emergent threat to democracy. Trump made his image himself, it was him who decided to harass miniorities and brag about reading Mein Kampf often. It was him who made republican message extreme, provoked an insurrection, had all those criminal charges and appointed obviously corrupt judges. He groomed americans into feeling insecure and threatened and radicalized a lot of them. I think random depressed kids trying to suicide by shooting him is the least he should expect, especially seeing that USA has a gun cult focused around right to bear arms against threats to democracy. Also a child rapist, which alone is enough for millions of people to pull the trigger. You're seriously blaming his bad image on anyone else?
The absolute garbage that does be on the internet, honestly.
Right, sorry, it was his wife that outed him for having Hitler speeches book "My New Order" back in 1990, which he apparently kept in a cabinet next to his bed. In the interview he also admitted having a copy of Mein Kampf, though he never openly claimed to read that book often. When he quoted Hitler in 2023 he said it was just a coincidence. Which caused no one to feel uneasy, no one at all. His former chief of staff claimed that Trump praised Hitler for doing some good things, like rebuilding the economy.
So right, sorry, I mixed the "Mein Kampf" for "My New Order", and it was his wife that outed that, he only confirmed.
Were you asleep the first time he was in office? Read Project 2025. That's what they plan on doing if he gets elected.
I wasn't. The economy was far better and we didn't start any new wars.
I did read project 2025, but Trump has already said that's not his aim or connect to him. He does have an agenda, but it's not that one