• dhork@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The stunt is going to be after the booking, when he holds a press conference and says stupid shit which would revoke anyone else’s bail agreement, but he will continue to get a pass because his followers are a dangerous cult.

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      1 year ago

      I think you’re right. As much as it galls me, he’ll suffer no consequences because he has millions of armed angry followers. One speech from him might actually start a civil war.

      Fuck rupert murdoch and fox news for ratcheting up the rhetoric over the years to keep their viewers scared, angry, and glued to their TVs. And fuck right wing talk radio for doing the same thing.

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        He tried to rally his followers before and got like 5 people showing up. That ship has sailed, he’s not an unassailable lord and it harms Democracy to pretend he is.

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          There is trouble in the forest And the creatures all have fled As the maples scream, “Oppression!” And the oaks just shake their heads

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        I know it would be a terrible thing but it would be the most one-sided civil war in the history of ever.

        His followers are massively gung ho but they really only care about themselves. Once actual consequences, such as returning fire, make themselves felt I suspect a lot of them will slink off back to Alabama or whatever.

        There will be a lot of grumbling and accusations from them, but they won’t do anything very much because they don’t dare. Having guns won’t protect you from the US military if the US military doesn’t like you, and they’ll soon work that one out.

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      The court has some reasons that benefit justice, and not trump, to lean hard toward “push ahead and avoid extra drama.” Trump wants to delay everything and make himself the victim. Letting him push the envelope here and there deprives him of what he ultimately wants.

      • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de
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        1 year ago

        God damn it. This is one of those comments that makes me rage to read but I have to concede that you’re right.

        Any drama at this point is just fodder for the inevitable appeals.