The MAGA crowd seems very triggered that yesterdayâs protest was historic, their comments are everywhere. In total, 22 MAGA individuals were arrested for attempting to attack peaceful protesters. Arrests were made in OH, KY, CA, SC, NC, MI, OR, FL, VA, TX, and PA. There were incidents involving guns being drawn, vehicles driven into crowds, and other acts of aggression, but police acted quickly and removed the offenders. Meanwhile, police departments across the country are reporting that No Kings protesters had zero arrests. Incredible job, everyone! Itâs becoming impossible for Trump to sell his propaganda.
Trump LITERALLY depicted himself shitting on America.
And instead of asking why he doesn't spend his time attempting to get the government back online, his supporters rejoice in the aggressive social media posting.
We get the government we deserve, and the idiots are running the asylum.
When a tyrant looks down from the tower of his castle to see the peasants protesting below, he doesn't think: Maybe it's me. Maybe I should listen, maybe I should change. Maybe it's me. Maybe I should use the wealth of this kingdom to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, and heal the sick. Maybe I should work to make life better for everyone and not just for me.
No, when a tyrant looks down upon protest, his only thought is: It's not me, it is never me, it's THEM. Ungrateful wretches. These traitors. How can I crush resistance to my will once and for all?
Which is why tyrants always fall.
Yesterday in response to No Kings, Donald Trump posted an AI generated video to Truth Social. The video depicted Trump wearing a crown, a ridiculous tiny oxygen mask and a flight suit, flying a fighter jet, and literally dumping liquified human shit on America below.
Trump LITERALLY depicted himself shitting on America.
~Jim Wright
a) wtf? How are we in this timeline?
b) even with AI and review he can't properly put on a mask.
c) why can't AI get fingers right? (check out the billboards).
When a tyrant looks down from the tower of his castle to see the peasants protesting below, he doesn't think: Maybe it's me. Maybe I should listen, maybe I should change. Maybe it's me. Maybe I should use the wealth of this kingdom to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, and heal the sick. Maybe I should work to make life better for everyone and not just for me.
No, when a tyrant looks down upon protest, his only thought is: It's not me, it is never me, it's THEM. Ungrateful wretches. These traitors. How can I crush resistance to my will once and for all?
Which is why tyrants always fall.
Yesterday in response to No Kings, Donald Trump posted an AI generated video to Truth Social. The video depicted Trump wearing a crown, a ridiculous tiny oxygen mask and a flight suit, flying a fighter jet, and literally dumping liquified human shit on America below.
Trump LITERALLY depicted himself shitting on America.
So far the count is over 7 million. But they're all Hamas-supporting terrorists and criminals.
That's something whiny Nazis say all the time ð
I understand the term "terrorism" exactly in the sense defined in official US documents: "the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to attain goals that are political, religious, or ideological in nature. This is done through intimidation, coercion, or instilling fear."
In accord with this â entirely appropriate â definition, the recent attack on the US (9/11) is certainly an act of terrorism, in fact, a horrifying terrorist crime. There is scarcely any disagreement about this throughout the world, nor should there be.
But alongside the literal meaning of the term, as just quoted from US official documents, there is also a propagandistic usage, which unfortunately is the standard one: the term "terrorism" is used to refer to terrorist acts committed by enemies against us or our allies. Political scientist Michael Stohl is quite correct when he writes that "we must recognize that by convention â and it must be emphasized only by convention â great power use and the threat of the use of force is normally described as coercive diplomacy and not as a form of terrorism," though it commonly involves "the threat and often the use of violence for what would be described as terroristic purposes were it not great powers who were pursuing the very same tactic."
This propagandistic use is virtually universal. Everyone "condemns terrorism," in this sense of the term. The Nazis harshly condemned terrorism, and carried out counter-terrorism against the terrorist partisans â in Greece, for example. The US basically agreed. It organized and conducted similar "counter-terrorism" in Greece and elsewhere in the postwar years. Furthermore, US counterinsurgency programs drew quite explicitly from the Nazi model, which was treated with respect: Wehrmacht officers were consulted and their manuals were used in designing postwar counterinsurgency programs worldwide, typically called "counter-terrorism."
And you take that as my feelings are hurt ? Geez Louise. I'm "complaining" to use your term because that is what you all do. Not because my feelings are hurt. You all think that you can say anything you want without regard to any kind of common decency because of the side I represent. That there is nothing off limits. But then when I dish it back, geez do you all howl. You can dish it out but you sure as hell cannot take it when it comes back at you in the way you served it up. If only you applied the same rules you impose on me on yourself. Things would be a lot better around here.
Eh, Mister gif ?
A fair point. But AFAICT your political preferences don't align with your best interests in terms of government programs that you use/will use and in terms of your wallet. That's head-spinning, given all your complaints about how you're getting screwed out of govt. benefits owed to you by aid given to illegal immigrants.
We are in the middle of an unprecedented grab for power. Most of us here see that Trump is violating laws and norms. He's also threatening Americans' civil liberties and the life of American democracy. Many people believe that we are rapidly proceeding to authoritarianism. Serious observers of American politics fear that Trump will prevent presidential election process in 2028.
You, however, seem to believe that Trump is providing a strong corrective course to American politics, that he's cleaning up corruption, getting things done right and is working with the best interests of Americans (maybe not all Americans—white men mostly) in his mind.
Personally, I get seriously frustrated with your happy regard for Trump and unwillingness to see his corruption, incompetence and destructiveness. I also get frustrated with your repeated failure to back up your claims with evidence. That's esp. true when I also consider that you latch onto and believe every anti-Democratic party conspiracy or claim.
You seriously do come across as an agent of propaganda.
And yes, I've insulted you. But hey, you've insulted me. You so often post something that includes a snark at others posting here or a complaint that no one respects you.
I've tried to be respectful. That impulse has been eroded by your evasiveness, lack of response to my counter-arguments and lack of evidence-based opinions.
So we're both at fault.
However, I know you're not a dumb man. I'm trying to understand your reasoning. That's why I and others kept asking about your opinion about Trump's mental fitness.
I just don't get where you and kcar, et al come up with the hurt feelings stuff. Are you deliberately trying to hurt my feelings ? Is that what this is all about ?
You're the one CONSTANTLY complaining about how people insult/ignore/dismiss you here. You can't talk about political issues without eventually bringing it back to being about you. Try posting substantive, emotion-free remarks for a while. Ones that don't mention you. Because at this point you're no better than a bad chatbot or a troll.
Then quit posting things and then asking me by name what I think about what you just posted.
You do it. dave does it. islander does it. There are a couple of others.
Try just posting and not then asking me by name what I think about what you posted.
You post things and then say if I knew what was good for me I wouldn't support this or that. The best example is how you keep telling me how I am going to get screwed with my health insurance. That is a big favorite of yours. That is one way you make it about me, on a regular basis. You treat me like I am too stupid to know what is best for me, as a good little progressive elitist would.
And it does end up being about me by default because I am the only one who represents the POV that you all hate so much.
You're the one CONSTANTLY complaining about how people insult/ignore/dismiss you here.
And you take that as my feelings are hurt ? Geez Louise. I'm "complaining" to use your term because that is what you all do. Not because my feelings are hurt. You all think that you can say anything you want without regard to any kind of common decency because of the side I represent. That there is nothing off limits. But then when I dish it back, geez do you all howl. You can dish it out but you sure as hell cannot take it when it comes back at you in the way you served it up. If only you applied the same rules you impose on me onto yourself. Things could be a lot better around here.
