I'm so sick of everyone trying to normalize this. Accept it before it's even happened. It's up to the American people whether this is tolerated or not. Accepted or not. Everyone can either roll over and accept the end of our democracy or they can take to the streets and do something about it.
this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2024
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I'm not accepting it, but I'm expecting it. I'm also expecting there to be a few quiet protests followed by silence.
Be the change you want to see if that happens.
if they had no shame in 2000, let alone 2024
And this time one of the parties personally appointed 1/3 of the court.
They didn't overthrow 2020 though, maybe they understand if they push it too far the house of cards will fall.
The complacent generations that have allowed the erosion of our freedoms and liberty allowed it. Will the younger generations of today do the same?? I think not.
Denying the will of the people has historically had some pretty ugly outcomes, I really hope they don't.
I hope the American public has the will to make it ugly for them, if necessary.
I'm going with no.
We'll all rush to social media, post about guillotines and then go back to work like we always do.
I'm generally not one to advocate for violence, but if they pull this shit again we better fucking get violent. :(
The average person has no clue how to deal with simple anti-protest tactics like tear gas or pepper spray, so I doubt they'd be willing to risk their actual lives fighting against trained police officers or military forces.
An arrest likely also means being fired and 1/4 of US residents have less than $1000 in savings.
To the first, yep, it definitely won't work. It's too bad we know the addresses of the actual assholes doing all this, but (nearly) all protesting is carried out in... some other stratosphere of the vicinity.
As for the second? Yup. I've got three dependents to take care of and various other people who I help out. There's no way I can contemplate letting them all suffer if something happened to my income. We're wage slaves.
It's not gonna happen. We still have McDonald's and Netflix. (Bread and circuses is kind of dated at this point.)
We need to get rid of the electoral college.
Serious question: Is there a non-violent solution to fascism?
Education, so, no.
Probably not, the level of violence might be minimized though
Thomas, Roberts, Kavanagh, and Barrett all had involvement in supporting the Bush side of Bush vs Gore in 2000. It's more than a little likely that Kavanagh and Roberts owe their current positions for their roles in that case. Barrett seemed to have much less involvement, but likely still a plus for her in her nomination process.
Trump is ineligible to hold office.
SCOTUS ruled he can be on the ballot, not that he is eligible to hold the position.
If they ruled he can be on the ballot, they're ok with him holding office. Don't fool yourself.
I'm ready for a Tyson v Supreme Court. 10 rounds anything goes.
He would take a bite out of crime
I ear what you’re saying.
Yeah, IDK if I'll be sticking around for that. I hear Canada still has the rule of law though!
Edit: For now...
How do you intend to move to Canada?
Pierre Poilievre is going to have to add “stop the invasion on our southern border” to his stump speech.
He's already stumping on it to the Canadians so caught up in the fucking fox news bubble that they think Mexico is on our southern border.
Why the fucking hell is Trudeau going to hand the election to such a fucking clown.
Same as many think we have a 2nd Amendment.
Like, wtf Canada???
Personally, I married a Canadian. It worked out great - I get two Thanksgiving turkeys a year!
That's awesome, but not typically an option for most people.
Not with that attitude
Driving is the easiest way.
;)
Doesn't really work that way.
That's why I put a wink after my comment.
;)
The same way everyone else does? It's expensive and time consuming, but not impossible especially if you have skills that are in high demand.
I asked it because in my personal experience, people who say they are going to move to another country are often ignorant to the processes and difficulty involved.
If you've got a real plan, all the power to you.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."
-Jesus or something idk
You're right though, the vast majority of people seem to think it'll be easy, like going to another state.