State Terror, American Style

Post by AnimalMuppet » Mon, Oct 06, 2025, 9:57 PM UTC

actionfromafar wrote: post #109

johnnyanmac wrote: post #73

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>Kinda thankful that you didn't continue the if-then after the military. There's so many possibilities of what happens if elections are halted that you no one can truly predict anything. It never happened for nationals and it very very rarely happens in state elections. Having a hostile takeover of the ballot box will truly throw things into chaos. In what way and against who, it's hard to tell. And yes. Of all thing…

There are so many options besides halting elections outright You could - close Congress ignore Congress declare a sufficient number of Democrats "antifa" and arrest/disappear require a special passport for traveling to DC (magically, some democrats are denied) Whatever happens, the midterms is a ticking clok.

Post by HonestOp001 » Mon, Oct 06, 2025, 10:30 PM UTC

array_key_first wrote: post #101

naldb wrote: post #87

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> there was one time I crossed the street to avoid someone who was clearly homeless and mentally ill, but I never found myself feeling unsafe. Seems a contradiction.

There's homeless and mentally ill people in all major cities. Or, at least, the ones that matter. They're usually harmless, just troubled. You're not in much danger walking down the street; you're actually in much more danger driving down it.

Post by UncleMeat » Mon, Oct 06, 2025, 11:56 PM UTC

iseletsk wrote: post #47

I visited Portland a month ago. There are security guards at each pharmacy and supermarket. I got screamed at by a violent/homeless person because I walked on her block. Some streets - and we are talking downtown/center - I was just afraid or disgusted to walk on. So, yes, Portland is a dump that needs to get cleaned up.

Post by LexiMax » Tue, Oct 07, 2025, 12:58 AM UTC

naldb wrote: post #87

tallanvor wrote: post #81

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I was in Portland less than a month ago and had no problems. Sure, there was one time I crossed the street to avoid someone who was clearly homeless and mentally ill, but I never found myself feeling unsafe. Unfortunately homelessness is something that can't be solved by one city or even one state. Feeding, housing, and getting them treatment is expensive and not something even the wealthier cities have the budget to…

> there was one time I crossed the street to avoid someone who was clearly homeless and mentally ill, but I never found myself feeling unsafe. Seems a contradiction.

Post by myvoiceismypass » Tue, Oct 07, 2025, 2:39 AM UTC

atmavatar wrote: post #98

myvoiceismypass wrote: post #88

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> how often do you really see them repealing bad laws passed by Republicans - especially the disastrous tax cuts and sabotage of government agencies? how often do you see a D majority in the House AND the Senate with a D president?

We saw (an admittedly razor-thin) majority in the first half of Biden's term and a much more solid majority in the first half of Obama's first term. Clinton also had a solid majority in the first half of his first term, and Carter had a solid majority throughout his entire term. It may feel skewed in favor of Republican majorities across the executive and legislative branches due to GWB having it for 6 years, but the…