Walz Warns Against Normalizing Trump's Threat Of Using Military Against U.S. Citizens
Walz Warns Against Normalizing Trump's Threat Of Using Military Against U.S. Citizens
I like his line "If he was your Grandpa, you'd take away his keys"
I do feel surprised that Trump's comments on using the military against Americans isn't all over the news.
the news is like 80% run by billionaires who want to pay less taxes. They didn't even drill him on any of the insane shit he's said when the last debate came up.
It's Trump's schtick. He spews out a constant stream of nonsense. His supporters are conditioned to ignore it.
There is nothing normal about the Nazi Trump.
But what about the economy
that trump left Biden
. What about MEEEEEEEEE.
Economic policy has a 3-4 year lag time until it's felt by the average citizen.
Biden has been picking up the pieces and putting the economy back together after the fiasco that was Trump. Just like Obama had to pick up the pieces after Bush, and Clinton had to after Reagan and Bush Sr.
To a lesser extent, Carter had to do the same, but Nixon and Ford didn't fuck the economy as hard as Reagan.
And if you go back a bit further, FDR pulled us out of the depression caused by Hoover, Coolidge and Harding.
The crash was due to the policy of Coolidge and Harding, but the depression, that was pure Hoover. He made a bad situation so much worse.
Kind of like Trump taking a pandemic, and making it worse.
Say this literally every time you have a chance, the data overwhelmingly show that Republicans are bad for the economy
Being a vet myself I would HOPE that most commanders especially the Joint Chiefs would say no to that level of absurdity and bullshit. If it came down to it yes he could relieve commanders till he found someone to follow his orders, but if that happened I would almost assume a coup would take place because the CIC is trying to subvert the Constitution and every Service Member is charged with upholding said document.
Now getting a 3 letter agency to do it...is another matter entirely, but again any federal employee is sworn to uphold the Constitution and not the man. I just feel those 3 letters can be swayed a little bit easier.
People forget that under Trump, he sent in unmarked federal officers who took protesters from the street without any named justification against state and local officals wishes
Last week [July, 2020], federal officers started cracking down on crowds gathering in the city against the wishes of state and local officials, drawing widespread criticism and legal challenges.
Federal officers in unmarked vehicles appeared to forcefully seize protesters from the streets and detain them without justification. They have also fired tear gas and less-lethal munitions into crowds of demonstrators.
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The role of federal troops sent to Portland is the subject of intense speculation at the moment. Numerous widely-shared videos show troops in camouflaged combat-style uniform arresting protesters, transporting them away in apparently unmarked vehicles.
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They belong to a new federal force created last month in an executive order signed by President Trump which tasks them to protect historic monuments, memorials, statues, and federal facilities.
He also had a goon squad execute a guy in the pcnw because the dude had shot a proud boy and then Trump later bragged about it.
Yes Walz, we were already aware. Someone should warn Kamala against normalizing participation in far right wing war crimes when you're trying to run in an ostensibly left leaning party. If you could get on that for us, coach thatd be swell.
Nuance? In this economy??
If you can have nuance about a genocide, what's so terrible about using the military on your citizens? That can be nuanced too, right?
Not to diminish the seriousness of Trump's rhetoric, but threatening to use the military against citizens is one of the few issues that is actually a 'both sides' problem.
And, by the way, if they want to think they — it’s to take on government if we get out of line, which they’re talking again about — well, guess what? They need F-15s. They don’t need a rifle.
I don't usually agree with my Trump culty neighbor's FJB flag, but it's not unlike a broken clock.
Nobody is threatening to use F-15s. It's a rhetorical device meant to show how stupid stockpiling rifles "in case of tyranny" is in the modern age.
Trump is actively saying he wants to use the military against the people.
The difference is so wide there a "yo momma" joke could fit between them.
Can it already, garbanzo bean.
I mean yeah but didn’t Walz personally send the national guard against citizens during protests? Maybe let someone else field this one.
Yeah apparently there was enough arson happening that the mayor requested and Walz approved.
Oh, wait, sorry, I mean, Walz, completely unprovoked, sent the National Guard after regular protestors for nothing other than using their First Amendment rights. So the situations there and with Donald here are the exact same thing.
Ah, yes, sending the military to fight against your citizens. Totally like June 4th, 1989. You know, the date where famously nothing happened. In fact, I don't even know why I brought up that date.
Alright. I'm starting to like this guy.
You and me both, haha