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Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by nibbleyou »

kentm wrote: post #34
nibbleyou wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't the Americans have the second amendment to save themselves from their government?

“Second Amendment solutions” are only OK to talk about if you’re a Republican (I.e. “Real American”). I’m being sarcastic, for the record. Back during his first term, Trump talked about “second amendment people” doing something about liberal Supreme Court justices (iirc) and the right wing media treated everyone as crazy for thinking that was wildly inappropriate.

It's really interesting how the same propaganda is applied by fascist governments everywhere. The ones supporting the "nationalist" government are the patriots and the others are enemies

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by United857 »

Despite all the talk about military action, the fact is that Europe is one of the main trading partners of the US and holds a substantial share of US debt. Any invasion would be economic suicide, and I think even Trump realizes this.

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by deadbabe »

Kelteseth wrote: post #11

Let's hope you Americans will vote for the right party in the upcoming midterms. And let's hope you will even get the chance to do so.

We can’t. It’s over. Laws don’t mean anything anymore. Even if we had a full democratic congress, they would just be ignored. The Trump administration has already been grooming people to accept congress is useless, beginning with the month long shutdown. And the Supreme Courts will just go along with whatever the president wants now.

Start preparing for the post-American world.

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Post by leviathant »

kjuulh wrote: post #7

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If Trump were a Russian asset, would it look in any way different from how he's behaving today?

The thing I find morbidly fascinating is that all the Republicans I used to know, who were vehemently anti-Russia for decades, who worshiped at the altar of Ronald Reagan - have all become bootlicking Trump fanatics. It turns out, it was never about principles with so many of these people I knew - it was daddy issues, writ large.

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Post by undersuit »

saubeidl wrote: post #3

Americans, your Mad King is putting us all in grave danger. Would you please do something about it?

Our Congress and Supreme Court are beholden to him. State and Individual resistance will be treated as rebellion. The legal pathways have us waiting until elections. The line of succession is GOP 40 levels deeps.

If we successfully revolt the US doesn't survive in any form to stabilize the world built around us and there is no guarantee that the ruling party isn't MAGA-like.

The rubicon was crossed. This is the new normal.

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Post by thatguy0900 »

alephnerd wrote: post #20
Kelteseth wrote: post #11

Let's hope you Americans will vote for the right party in the upcoming midterms. And let's hope you will even get the chance to do so.

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I would so much rather use arm twisting in background political discourse to open and public threats of military invasion on a nato ally. Those two are really not even comparable
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