Treason Weasels - A thread dedicated to Trump supporters who prefer dictatorship over democracy

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    Adam Kinzinger, Others, Respond After Trump Sends Message Pushing For ‘Civil War’
    https://dailyboulder.com/adam-kinzi...er-trump-sends-message-pushing-for-civil-war/

    Social media users are expressing concern and legal experts are sounding the alarm after former president Donald Trump posted a message over the weekend on his own social media platform “advocating for civil war.”

    The message came after Fox Nation propagandist Lara Logan had reposted a message from the right-wing “populist” President of El Salvador, that suggests the United States is “falling so fast” due to an “enemy” within.

    A pro-Trump account named “MAGA King Thanos” on Trump’s Truth Social platform replied: “Civil War.”

    Trump reposted that message, which was described by attorney George Conway described as “advocating or predicting civil war in the United States.”

    GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) responded by calling out Republicans for remaining silent on Trump’s incitement of violence.

    He wrote: “Any of my fellow Republicans wanna speak out now? Or are we just wanting to get through “just one more election first…?”



    Other issued warnings about the potential for violence:

    “Trump mirrors his base. Pay attention,” former GOP Congressman Denver Riggleman wrote.

    Attorney and journalist Dean Obeidallah wrote: “Trump’s suggestion of a Civil War appears to forget that on Jan 6 he and his forces tried that and FAILED. But the fact Trump can call for a civil war today is only possible because DOJ has still not prosecuted Trump–despite it being 502 days since Jan 6!”

    “When will be stop believing Trump has the slightest interest in actual democracy? Elections are an inconvenience to him. He is a political arsonist,” foreign correspondent and sports columnist Robert Lusetich commented.

    Amanda Carpenter, a columnist at The Bulwark, commented: “Tell me how … he has never egged on violence again?”

    Brendan Nyhan, a political scientist and professor at Dartmouth College, called Trump’s post “extremely dangerous.”

    “After seeking to overturn his election defeat, the former president is now endorsing the claim that we are in a ‘civil war.’ Incredibly dangerous. How long until the next gunman takes him literally and/or seriously? What about the next time he or his party lose another election?” asked Nyhan.







     
    #431     May 23, 2022
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    #432     Nov 10, 2022
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    #433     Feb 15, 2023
  4. "Some very fine people on both sides."

    https://www.theatlantic.com/politic...s-some-very-fine-people-on-both-sides/537012/
     
    #434     Feb 15, 2023
  5. We know who is responsible for 99% of the smuggling across the border now don't we.
     
    #435     Feb 16, 2023
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    #436     Jan 10, 2024