The way I saw it at that moment was if there isn't a repercussion for the way he was aggressed then this is essentially the turning point for the end of the democracy. That part I am pretty sure of. What I am wondering is how many DNC fuckers are starting to realize this is real life and they fucked up?
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this is essentially the turning point for the end of the democracy
The end of the American democracy is dated Apr 14, 2025. That's when the Trump regime first disobeyed a court order.
Ignoring the legislative branch is the first clear hallmark of a dictatorship. What's going on now is just the continuation.
Ahh. Yea that's fair.
And a fascist op blocked. Nice 1 week old account.
We probably both agree Trump is attempting a fascist takeover of the US political system. He would like nothing more than to be able to jail all his opponents.
However, I don't see what happened to Padila as indicative of that at all. A man was yelling something during a federal press conference. Security guards did what they're paid to so: handle disruptions by removing them. He wasn't arrested, he was let go afterwards and Noem and Padila exchanged phone numbers to continue a conversation.
Just because a few security guards may have been overly aggressive doesn't mean much, just like a few people looting or burning cars doesn't mean LA has lost control. Please try to maintain perspective in these difficult times, the level of distortion on both sides (instead of just the right) is getting out of hand.