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[-] ugtug@lemm.ee 5 points 12 hours ago

It's time for a long and peaceful protest near the Whitehouse until Trump steps down.

[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 4 points 14 hours ago

"I don't care what the judges think"

So this means you're voluntarily outlawing yourself, right?

[-] demizerone@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

This guy is a real piece of shit.

[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

We HAVE to start referring to this guy as a Pakled.

[-] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

"We are smart. Make us Strong."

[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 6 points 22 hours ago

I mean, look at him, and listen to him talk. He could be the guy that Star Trek modeled the Pakleds after.

[-] arrow74@lemm.ee 131 points 1 day ago

Once this administration defies the courts democracy will be over in the US.

It won't be a one off either, he will then begin doing whatever he wants. Congress will not stop him.

[-] ugtug@lemm.ee 4 points 12 hours ago

This is solid defeatist bullshit. Trump can't put everyone in prison. If Trump won't back down, the people will step up. The protests are just getting started.

[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Isn't this an example of that, right here, right now?

[-] arrow74@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

There are words and there are actions, but we're not far off

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

When the option with the most 'votes' was to abstain from voting, is it still a democracy?

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 72 points 1 day ago

You can kiss American democracy goodbye.

It's gone. Whether our society is ready to accept it or not.

Those of us who were repeating ad nauseum that the last 2 elections were really, really important were not fucking around.

Our quality of life is set to decline for the remainder of our lives.

[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

The 2030s are going to be ugly.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 14 points 23 hours ago

Very.

Whether we get rid of Trump and Republicans in 4 years is irrelevant. The nation is still overflowing with stupid people. It won't be long before we vote in another traitorous Republican and we won't have repaired all the damage from this administration by then. So we'll continue trending downwards no matter what. The speed at which we do so might just fluctuate a little.

Violent protests are going to start becoming commonplace in this nation. Homelessness will skyrocket. Retirement will be a thing of the past. It's going to get very, very ugly.

All because Americans can't be bothered to vote responsibly.

[-] whiskeytango@lemm.ee 3 points 13 hours ago

Sigh... you wish violent protest would be common.

This country is so neutered on peace messages and frazzled in disinformation we can't even march in a single direction together.

Everyone is one paycheck away from losing everything, and don't want to bank it on the fact that the protest they skip work for will change anything... Because so far they haven't.

Maybe it's time to go door to door asking people to join a march to DC and every capitol?

[-] alkbch@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago

American democracy is not gone. Don’t partake in doom and gloom.

[-] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

Sad to say that's right.

[-] raynethackery@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

If we survive, the Constitution is going to need a major overhaul. The judiciary and the legislative branches need to have their own enforcement arms.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 19 hours ago

Sure. That's the answer.

More competing security agencies.

[-] raynethackery@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Yeah. I wrote that in a pique of anger but I will let it stay. There need to be some major changes.

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago

So many innocents are going to die in the coming years. I wish I could warn them, but most of them seem to not care at all...

[-] MrVilliam@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago

They're on board with it because they think it will only happen to "those people" and will be appalled when it happens to themselves or at least their neighbors and friends and families.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 21 points 1 day ago

Three Co-Equal Branches of government. Seems like the other two branches need to wake up.

[-] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

The other two branches have also been taken over by traitors.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I just wish it weren't so. How do we fix the mess we're in?

[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 7 points 1 day ago

Seriously stop asking this dumb question. You know what has to happen, it’s just not great to think about because you had life plans. Well, guess what: your plans are dead, and there is a good possibility you will be too.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago

Four boxes of liberty.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

The 2nd amendment.

Congress is categorically useless, and the ultimate judicial authority in the country - and a disturbing proportion of lower courts besides that - have been completely co-opted. And nobody anywhere who has actual power to push back is actually pushing back. I don’t think even a military coup in either direction would help things at this point. I think the US is headed for breakup and balkanization. This goose is cooked, imo.

See you guys on the other side, I guess.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I think the US is headed for breakup and balkanization.

This will most likely be our future.

Yeah my money is on a Soviet style break up, I doubt there will be much fighting during. I also doubt there will be a Russia analogue since there isn't really an equivalent state maybe the great planes could unify but they don't really have the population to be warmongers.

[-] Jivebunny@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Even though it's correct, what is this AI slob?

[-] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 5 points 1 day ago

Judges hate this one trick...

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