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Former president tells Glenn Beck he would have ‘no choice’ but to lock up opponents ‘because they’re doing it to us’

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[–] [email protected] 353 points 1 year ago (13 children)

We have Project 2025 out there literally announcing the end of democracy should a republican president be voted in. Their plan is to enact Schedule F which allows the prez to kick people from the senate and place his own chosen people there and to allow the prez to essentially take over the whole executive branch of the government.

LIKE GODDAMMIT, THERE'S A DICTATORSHIP UNDER CONSTRUCTION! WHY ISN'T THIS EVEN NEWSWORTHY? WHY DOES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOLELY FOCUS ON THE CLIMATE ASPECT ON PROJECT 2025? IT'S LITERALLY THE PLAN TO END DEMOCRACY! AND OF COURSE LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE!

[–] [email protected] 131 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thought you were joking but it's holy shit it's real. The heritage foundation even has an article about it.

[–] [email protected] 145 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah I was thinking "what in the tinfoil hat is this guy rambling about"... So I looked it up and holy fuck it is legit the Republicans plan for thier next administration.

Here's a PBS article for anyone that wants to read some info on it:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/conservatives-aim-to-restructure-u-s-government-and-replace-it-with-trumps-vision

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago

Holy shit. Reality is so crazy lately that it seems more and more made up every year.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It’s fucking clinical, honestly. Like, how are even Republicans down for this shit?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For the last 20 years Fox News and conservative media have been demonizing Democrats as anti-American and disloyal and trying to actively intentionally destroy America. They also are given this propaganda that they’re the real Americans and the only thing left to save the world, so that mindset gives them permission to end democracy to save their way of life.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's the tea party. They infiltrated the Republican party hard core.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Holy fuck. What. I read through the articles on this and they don't touch on much of what it actually says. Most of it is just quotes. But the guardian has this bit about them dismantling the EPA and, among other things, making it illegal for the EPA to raise emission restrictions.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/27/project-2025-dismantle-us-climate-policy-next-republican-president

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Jesus fuck, I’m so glad someone else is panicking about their plans. Not too long ago, I finally realized the whole idea of these shitty laws being enacted in red states is a strategy to chase lefties out so that they control enough states to start a constitutional convention.

We fucking should be panicking, this is insane!!!

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago

Dude/dudette, I just want to say thank you for making us aware of this. It's batshit, and it absolutely does need to be blasted on all channels.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

Mainstream media wants it to happen and is owned by the very people who designed it.

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[–] [email protected] 196 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I was wondering if the actual quote was something more weaselly than that but nope.

Beck: "If you become president will you lock people up?"

Trump: “The answer is you have no choice, because they’re doing it to us.”

[–] [email protected] 117 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (15 children)

Fascists always do the ole ‘he hit me first waah’ gambit. All you can do is ignore it and treat them like the crybabies they are.

Perhaps if someone gives trump a dummy (binky) and rocks him gently we’ll all be able to sleep for a while.

‘It’s okay, you were the bestest president, sleep now, everyone lubs you. Shhh.’

Followed by a brick.

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[–] [email protected] 155 points 1 year ago

Can the trial get any faster? This is ridiculous...

[–] [email protected] 123 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This dude absolutely cannot get near the white house again.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Vote. And get all your friends, coworkers, and families to vote. That's how we stop this bullshit from happening. And vote at the state and local level too. It actually can make a hell of a difference.

I've voted on stuff that passed by a mere 1,250 votes, and restored bus lines that ran past my house by voting and organizing. It's kind of amazing to see it in action.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So here is the rub. Sit down with a true Trumper sometime, and show them these sorts of quotes. They ARE voting for this. They DO support this. They think this is the right and just thing to do.

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[–] [email protected] 110 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Well he campaigned on "lock her up" and despite nearly a dozen investigations and her testifying in front of Congress for 10 hours, guess what happened? Zippity doo daa

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[–] [email protected] 92 points 1 year ago (2 children)

His entire campaign in 2016 was 'locking up' Hillary. If he wasn't able to accomplish that in 4 years, what makes him think he can follow through with this promise now that he has numerous enemies on both sides of the aisle?

Nothing short of a full-blown Shutzstaffel will fulfill even a fraction of his current campaign promises.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Playing devil's advocate, the Trump team didn't expect to win and quite frankly had no clue how to pull the levers of power for a large portion of his presidency. If, God forbid, he is reelected that will not be the case. They will know how to play the system much more effectively than they did last time.

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Can this dude just have a heart attack already

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What else would this douchebag do, really? He had 4 years and the only thing he "accomplished" was tax breaks for the elite.

Of course this tiny petty man will use the power of the office to exact revenge. He's not going to do anything for Americans.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

He had 4 years and the only thing he "accomplished" was tax breaks for the elite

He also "accomplished" making intentional allies a lot less willing to trust the US.

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[–] justastranger 35 points 1 year ago (9 children)

He also accomplished the deaths of millions of Americans during a pandemic

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[–] Greenbubbleb0y 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I was looking into this. Obama added roughly 8 trillion dollars to the national debt. Trump added the same amount in half as much time.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (9 children)

That sure sounds like a violation of his terms of release in his court cases.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They aren't even hiding that they are wanna-be dictators anymore.
And "freedom" loving conservatives just cheer this on.
They "love" America so much, they want to destroy our democracy. The level of hypocrisy amongst the Right is astonishing.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't this completely violate the terms of his release on bail?

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (5 children)

So they screech about the justice system being weaponized because they're being tried and prosecuted for their crimes, and then turn around and in the same breath just flat out say they'll weaponize the justice system. Classic case of saying the quiet part out loud.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (8 children)

They need to ask ab9ut this during these republican debate/PR events. Do you support tump's call tto arrest his political opponents?" Yes or no,

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stop pretending you can debate fascism away.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Ummm, that’s not the question you’re hoping it is.

They chanted “lock her up!” at rallies.

The people who still support this man (and it’s a lot of people) would turn against anyone who answered with a no.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago

The language of every abuser and totalitarian ever: "Look at what you made me do."

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Once again the Right is accusing the Left of things the Right wants to do.

Pretty sneaky trick really.

Say your enemy is going to do something

Do it

Get told "Hey you're doing X"

Tell them "Projecting much? Everyone knows you're the one who's doing X, I even said so before you accused me of anything!"

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Apart from the whole dictator thing, they had the presedential power for 4 years and managed to lock up exactly nobody.... Not saying they're not dangerous but why would their base believe them this time, action should really speak louder than words with those simpletons and Trump has been all words.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They didn't lock anybody up, but they DID drain the swamp. And then they put the sludge dredged off the bottom in cabinet positions.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

He'll have to find a way to get Congress to approve a bill that eliminates themselves and the judicial branch of government first.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (21 children)

He is a dictator... I feel like if we get to that point... Congress agreeing to bills is the least of our problems coming

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[–] prole 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Has nobody on the internet ever read a history book? Who cares what Congress thinks when you have an autocrat jailing his political opponents? It's not relevant anymore.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's why he thinks it's a witch hunt. It's always projection.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

I mean, I believe he will try.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

All that’s missing is him huffing “don’t you know who I am??” While clutching his pearls.

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