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Bubbacub posted:I'm kind of surprised that Susan Collins isn't willing to rock the boat. Her approval rating dropped after the Kavanaugh vote, acting like something other than a party stooge could only help her. really though? shes a fuckin chud, guy
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DrNutt posted:You are dense as hell if you cannot grasp the unique threat of right wing terrorists being called to action by The President of the God Damned United States takes me back to those woodrow wilson days of yore
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Berke Negri posted:takes me back to those woodrow wilson days of yore Ah yes, those Woodrow Wilson days of yore, in which the president enjoyed a 35% immovable base of support and the ability to instantly communicate his dumbest and most hosed up thoughts with his most fervent supporters.
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Prester Jane posted:Oh hey look, it's the exact same mocking post I've been reading for 4 years whenever anyone tries to bring up the threat that right-wing militias pose. i live in east-central texas, am i going to be stopped at checkpoints by right-wing militias? you were predicting that WELL before your recent escalation
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GreyjoyBastard posted:i live in east-central texas, am i going to be stopped at checkpoints by right-wing militias? There is a non-zero chance of this occurring to you in the near future, yes.
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Oct 8, 2019 06:13
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GreyjoyBastard posted:i live in east-central texas, am i going to be stopped at checkpoints by right-wing militias? Got a quote their friend? The only context I can imagine having predicted militias running checkpoints would be 1.) under the supervision of local police/politicians and 2.) only as a worst-case scenario in the reddest of red states. That said, I will now predict that there is a non-trivial chance of a militia running a checkpoint in somewhere like East Texas if things get out of hand enough.
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Prester Jane posted:Got a quote their friend? The only context I can imagine having predicted militias running checkpoints would be 1.) under the supervision of local police/politicians and 2.) only as a worst-case scenario in the reddest of red states. lol, "got a quote? I probably didn't, but I think it's correct anyway" it's on my list of your predictions but I didn't actually save the link  if you're curious / wish to express an opinion on the topic, the other PJ prediction I don't have a link for is "donald trump will expressly call for the execution of his political opponents on live television"
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GreyjoyBastard posted:lol, "got a quote? I probably didn't, but I think it's correct anyway" I'd love to see the links on either of those, but Donald Trump is already toeing the line on openly calling for his enemies to be killed.
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ah, here we go, google works USPOL spring, march 24 2019, can't quote directly for radium reasons: quote:
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3885224&userid=143160#post493644835
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Ogmius815 posted:Hey could we not do a left wing turner diaries cosplay? Cool cool. afraid you're a couple months late on that one, there was this nice Pelosi lady who let you know the official position of the Democratic party on whether the untermenschen must die caged in order to save the nation-body from the poison their blood represented. as a reminder, that position was "absolutely, how much money do you want in order to make that happen, where do I sign." complete with public bipartisan smackdown of some uppity brown ladies who said "no, that sounds wrong actually."
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GreyjoyBastard posted:if you're curious / wish to express an opinion on the topic, the other PJ prediction I don't have a link for is "donald trump will expressly call for the execution of his political opponents on live television" Trump: “Yes, well, it’s very unfair what the Democrats, what Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, yes what they are doing to our country. It is treason, yes. Yes I am aware of that.” That very well may happen this week. Next step is, “They committed treason and should face the consequences.” Not sure how this seems like a stretch at all. Edit: and if we’re called what Erdogn said about correcting the population in Syria pretty explicit, so is this tokyo reject fucked around with this message at 06:29 on Oct 8, 2019 |
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tokyo reject posted:He’s accusing them of treason already, a reporter is eventually going to ask him something like, “Mr. President you are aware that accusation can carry the penalty of death?” Everything they accuse anyone else of is projection so yes they will definitely do this.
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tokyo reject posted:He’s accusing them of treason already, a reporter is eventually going to ask him something like, “Mr. President you are aware that accusation can carry the penalty of death?” honestly i do think it's more likely than me being stopped on my way to houston by an Oath Keeper blockade deeply interested in whether I have Hispanics in my trunk
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tokyo reject posted:He’s accusing them of treason already, a reporter is eventually going to ask him something like, “Mr. President you are aware that accusation can carry the penalty of death?” personally I'm fond of this one https://twitter.com/TimOBrien/status/1158030250498019328 we're not there yet. but hoo boy are we playing footsie with it.
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GreyjoyBastard posted:honestly i do think it's more likely than me being stopped on my way to houston by an Oath Keeper blockade deeply interested in whether I have Hispanics in my trunk Way more likely, because him saying some poo poo like that is exactly the kind of thing he does. The whole blockade thing requires everything going further down the rabbit hole before something like that would happen.
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I love this thread for many reasons but jesus loving christ the PJ derails are not one of them. Was there any more news about what happened with the Hezbollah screens at the Pentagon?
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GreyjoyBastard posted:ah, here we go, google works Huh, I wonder why you cut out this specific portion that preceded the text you quoted? quote:To be specific I am predicting that if Trump loses re-election he will refuse to abdicate power and will be supported by a pretty substantial portion of our population as well as most of Law Enforcement and a non-trivial portion of the military. This will be well beyond a simple constitutional crisis and would veer dangerously close to "civil war" territory.
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DrNutt posted:Ah yes, those Woodrow Wilson days of yore, in which the president enjoyed a 35% immovable base of support and the ability to instantly communicate his dumbest and most hosed up thoughts with his most fervent supporters. i was talking about wilson helping revitalize the second coming of the KKK into national politics
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Objurium posted:I love this thread for many reasons but jesus loving christ the PJ derails are not one of them. nah. trump has been radio silent on twitter since this morning. https://www.apnews.com/ac3115b4eb564288a03a5b8be868d2e5 he is still defending his actions about the kurds and will probably double down tomorrow.
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We were so busy freaking out over Syria, I don't think we talked about this foreign policy disaster here. https://twitter.com/BradMossEsq/status/1181326205540294663
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Prester Jane posted:Huh, I wonder why you cut out this specific portion that preceded the text you quoted? Yes, I'm sort of assuming Donald Trump loses here. So you stand by "if Donald Trump loses, he will refuse to abdicate power and right wing militias will establish regular checkpoints in red states"? edit: i don't actually see why cutting that out MATTERS, since I assume the scenario where Donald Trump wins the election is MORE fascist Goatse James Bond fucked around with this message at 06:39 on Oct 8, 2019 |
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Charlz Guybon posted:We were so busy freaking out over Syria, I don't think we talked about this foreign policy disaster here. apperently we are only "talking" about doing it. nothing official but it wouldnt surprise me if trump just dissolves NATO or leaves the UN.
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Berke Negri posted:i was talking about wilson helping revitalize the second coming of the KKK into national politics I think a version of that happening in 2020 could be a whole lot worse though.
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Given how erratic Trump’s been recently - even by his standards - I don't think it's out of the question he'd call for mass violence or even for his political enemies to be killed. He's completely batshit now, I suspect Syria was just the start of it. gently caress knows what the consequences would be, I've no desire or business prognosticating about that
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DrNutt posted:I think a version of that happening in 2020 could be a whole lot worse though. yes, things are bad
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Yeowch!!! My Balls!!! posted:we're not there yet. but hoo boy are we playing footsie with it. All it really takes is him not following up with the “I’m joking part” just to see how much pushback he gets. Not much? Good to know I can escalate in that direction. People act like the Trumps of the world get nearly autonomous power overnight. Na, ya gotta grease the wheels so the people that fall in to support you feel safe escalating with you.
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GreyjoyBastard posted:honestly i do think it's more likely than me being stopped on my way to houston by an Oath Keeper blockade deeply interested in whether I have Hispanics in my trunk This is a video a right-wing militia posted as a self advertisement showing them operating an (armed) illegal checkpoint in New Mexico near the border. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwwm98EjD98 This shows that right-wing militias have been operating basically with unofficial permission and assistance from ICE and the Border Patrol for years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7daLjYjiNQ Prester Jane fucked around with this message at 06:45 on Oct 8, 2019 |
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Yes, I'm sort of assuming Donald Trump loses here. It matters because the trigger event for checkpoints being established hasn't happened yet, and from the context of your original quote you seemed to be accusing me of predicting that we would already be at the point where are checkpoints were being operated. That said, please watch the videos I posted. It's already happening, it just isn't happening to white people yet.
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Prester Jane posted:It matters because the trigger event for checkpoints being established hasn't happened yet, and from the context of your original quote you seemed to be accusing me of predicting that we would already be at the point where are checkpoints were being operated. That said, please watch the videos I posted. alright, we'll relitigate this in a year and a bit, and presumably there'll be at least one (1) more checkpoint near the border that will be proof that you are correct, because you weren't predicting a serious multi-state mini-insurrection, after all
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racist right-wing militia members impersonating border patrol agents isn't too uncommon, as they keep getting arrested for it, with them somehow probably only marginally less corrupt than actual real border patrol agents
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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazin...InMSx0x3kEdiqsE its nothing new buts its interesting to see how everyone is sick of him being an incurious impulsive moronic rear end in a top hat.
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Barry Foster posted:Given how erratic Trump’s been recently - even by his standards - I don't think it's out of the question he'd call for mass violence or even for his political enemies to be killed. He's completely batshit now, I suspect Syria was just the start of it. Yeah after that quote this morning about his "unparalleled wisdom" and how he'd crush Turkey, betrays him as off the deep end. It's like he knows he's spineless and trying to act like he's in control to a dangerous, insane degree or he's completely delusional or both. Either case isn't going to be an isolated incident and could easily escalate. thin blue whine fucked around with this message at 07:04 on Oct 8, 2019 |
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GreyjoyBastard posted:ah, here we go, google works lol I found some more fun quotes at this link: (Mueller report) empty whippet box posted:This is a totally reasonable take on a report we know next to nothing about. Totally. Your brain is whole and unbroken. Prester Jane posted:Again I emphasize that the actual contents of the report are totally irrelevant at this point- what really matters is the narrative about what's in the report. (This isn't a high school debate contest, facts don't matter in the loving slightest)
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Dapper_Swindler posted:https://www.theatlantic.com/magazin...InMSx0x3kEdiqsE
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Prester Jane posted:It's already happening, it just isn't happening to white people yet. Yes, if you're undocumented it's already bad. I think exposure and push back has helped it from getting really awful for citizens but who knows how long that will last.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:apperently we are only "talking" about doing it. nothing official but it wouldnt surprise me if trump just dissolves NATO or leaves the UN. If Trump did that everyone would just wait for the next democrat to bring us back in.
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