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Tony Bark@pawb.social to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Trump threatens to invade more American cities

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Trump threatens to invade more American cities

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Tony Bark@pawb.social to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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On Friday, Trump hinted at sending federal troops to Chicago; two days later, he said the same about Baltimore.
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    “The revolution will be bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

    Congratulations, US “left.” You’re allowing it to be.

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    blanketing the news from discussing you know what that doesnt wanted released.

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      You mean the Epstein files?!?!

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    Funny how Americans were harping how their guns protect them from a tyrannical government and now that the government is tyrannical it’s all crickets.

    • 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works
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      But the tyrant plays for their team, so it’s all good!

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      They have “we the people” flags hanging in their backyards. It makes them feel safe while they bbq.

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      The loudest ones are the ones who support this garbage. Please keep that in mind.

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        Nah the loudest ones are the pussies

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          The Venn diagram on that is almost a circle

        • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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          Yup. Guns are often owned by the most fearful. Some have good reason, but most are just idiots… Hense gun violence.

          Since they are so prevalent, there’s a good reason to own one in many locations and career paths here. But yeah, it’s a mess.

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      Besides from pointing out that the guns-are-my-identity people are all ultra-conservative, consider that any violent resistance being planned would not be broadcast.

      OPSEC is a thing y’all need to remember that.

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      Because those same who were loud about their 2nd amendment rights are the ones enforcing this. Not the other way around.

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      Get ready to be shocked

      “Americans” refers to 300 million human individuals.

      • Qwaffle_waffle@sh.itjust.works
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        “Get ready to be shot”

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          I guess that was relevant somehow? Just tired of smarmy non-Americans think they’re automatically smarter than all Americans and then going on the internet and proving otherwise.

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      Those were the people stockpiling weapons as a threatening signal to the “undesirables” to stay in their place.

      Also, some of those stockpiling weapons and talking about “freedom” get rock-hard over the idea of being deputized by a fascist government so they could do their worst on the “undesirables”.

      They don’t give a fuuuuck about liberty, freedom or any of the litany of other bullshit they and other conservatives have been going on about for decades. None of that is real.

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        Personal examples: I can name several such people, some of whom are in the United States National Guard, one of whom specifically was interviewed by Newsweek for being one of the jackboots who cleared Lafayette Square so Asset Krasnov could hold a Bible upside down. I grew up with the asshole. He was on record blubbering about how hard it was on the Guard to be being fascist (not his exact words, but the gist of it). He’s also all over Facebook spouting some of the most hateful rhetoric you’ll see outside Stormfront.

        I used to try to get thoughts across to him, to see his point of view and help him see mine. Then I realized it is utterly futile to try with him and people like him, as they only use words as a means of deception rather than communication.

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      That was mostly the NRA.

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        Which has acted as a foreign asset

        https://www.npr.org/2019/09/27/764879242/nra-was-foreign-asset-to-russia-ahead-of-2016-new-senate-report-reveals

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    Thankfully, MJ gets the headline right here. Way too many milquetoast outfits calling this a “crackdown” implies there is even a shred of legitimacy to what Taco is doing here.

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      Crackdown is the wrong term because it implies there’s something that needs to be addressed.

      I’m not sure if “invasion” is right either. Closer, but it’s troops on their home territory, so invasion seems inaccurate too.

      Maybe occupation?

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        Invasion.

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          No, just mindlessly repeating things doesn’t make it true.

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    Russia is finally invading the United States via Trump. And the US doesn’t even realize it.

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    Remember: THIS WAS ALL AVOIDABLE.

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    Do it. Invade all major cities and get people pissed of to the point where militia and that precious right to bare arms become useful.

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      I hope you are right and people will stand up for their rights, but… I’m skeptical.

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        In the timeless words of Winston Churchill, “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they’ve tried everything else.”

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        Mmmmm. I believe they will. We don’t have nearly enough learned helplessness to bend over and take it.

        DC isn’t any of the cities he’s threatening. And if you look at DC, they aren’t being quiet about this either.

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        Hope I’m right too thb…

        The more pressure, the more likely. Otherwise, parents will leave their kids in a world that is not worth anything good. Pain and suffering, not much else.

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      Yo… A lot of those gun toting assholes want this

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        Lol.

        No. They think they do. Nobody who is actually familiar with it does.

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        Until they don’t…

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    Average person: “Yeah right, take off the tinfoil hat man, that’ll never happen!”

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    ”Whaddya gunna do ‘bout it?”, he added.

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    These are basically drills for when the breakdown in society really starts

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    This is not a threat this will happen we all need to be prepared and ready to defend ourselves and what we believe in.

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    Bring it. Spread those resources thin.

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    Hawaii invasion part 2?

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    Do troops get paid more at least during these operations?

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      no, i heard they dont do more than 30days (deploying to a city)so they dont need to pay the troops extra pay.

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      Extra Big Macs.

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        You mean hamberders, yes?

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      Apparently, NG units tend to be deployed for about 29 days then removed. Day 30 is when they get a pay increase. I can’t imagine that instilling much loyalty towards the regime in these soldiers, when the football keeps being pulled away.

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      Yes, but it’s all in $Trump

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      THAT’S what you’re worried about!?

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