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[+] 45 points 1 year ago (3 children)
  • [–] 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    He's decided people on a random speedboat in Venezuelan waters can be blown up on the assumption they're drug smugglers, and people on the streets of America can be rounded up at gunpoint on the assumption they're illegal immigrants or terrorists, all without any kind of due legal process.

    By that logic any one of us could summarily execute him as a terrorist, rapist, tyrant and corrupt grifter, all with more facts at hand than any he's used.

    Of course the troops he's bought would probably interfere and shoot that person, and if they lived to see trial his SCOTUS toadies would send them to prison.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    rounded up at gunpoint

    Not me or mine. I am well aware that shooting back will certainly end my life. And I will not be confused or uncertain if they come for my brown wife.

    At some point we have to say, "This will not stand." I've drawn my line in the sand.

    In other news, practiced with my AR and new .22 today! Need to get more trigger time on my 12-gauge pumps. I have the dumbest habit of short stroking the pump. 🙄 Even after 2,000 rounds! Gotta focus on fixing that.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    I swear if Kamela wasn't a woman this guy wouldn't be president

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Because it’s a pathetic cop-out to blame an unprovable bogeyman instead of accepting that Dem policy and actions are shit.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    They were still better than Trump's

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    unfortunately, the DNC has moved farther and farther right with every election. Trump is their competition, so they only have to be slightly Left of him to be "better."

    Obama seemed progressive before he was largely neutralized by the establishment. then Clinton ran with Tim Caine (a Republican) as her VP pick. then Biden, who epitomized the stagnant gerontocracy the DNC has become, keeping the country on life support. then Harris (endorsed by Liz Cheney), who promised... cheaper groceries? somehow? now we're supposed to rally behind Newsom, who's branded himself as Trump-lite (and not just by antics alone - he's very anti-LGBT, Tough on Crime(tm) and schmoozes with right-wing influencers.)

    at a certain point it's like choosing between Putin and Medvedev. we need to purge the DNC and start over, before the next election.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Quick correction: Tim Kaine was absolutely not a Republican. He was Democratic governor of VA 2006-2010 and chair of the DNC 2009-2011. Pretty milquetoast, standard, old white guy Democrat, not a Republican.

    In general, I agree with the other stuff you said though.

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