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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI think today's Trump show was very, very intentional to send a message and incite fear.
He WANTS people to know nobody is out of his reach if they cross him in ANY manner.
Here.
In the U.S.
The President using fear to keep citizens in line.
It has absolutely sent a chill through America.
Cue the folks who say, "Well, if you obey the laws, you have nothing to fear." What happends when those "laws" are changed to restrict or outright ban thought, movement and choice? When your very existence is breaking a law?

Tickle
(4,044 posts)it was made clear to the Garcia family that he's not coming back in this administration
OMGWTF
(4,683 posts)Tickle
(4,044 posts)He knows too much now
Coventina
(28,314 posts)Next it will be LGB as well.
then,
Non-Christian
and on from there....
allegorical oracle
(4,710 posts)pictures of him and he's adorable. Breaks my heart.
Bettie
(18,188 posts)or the others who were similarly taken?
I see the one guy, but I hope there is a larger effort to bring more of them back or at least send them to their home countries.
AllaN01Bear
(24,857 posts)ifwe dont beliver like them then we are thei nfediels.
C_U_L8R
(47,175 posts)That's how you rule by fear.
Until the masses turn on you and hang you upside down in the town square.
Until then, it's all the tyranny you can eat.
dalton99a
(88,308 posts)sop
(13,843 posts)(Pew Research) "In 2021, an estimated 2.5 million people of Salvadoran origin resided in the United States, making Salvadoran immigrants the third-largest Hispanic population in the U.S. This includes both those born in El Salvador and those of Salvadoran descent born in the U.S. The Salvadoran foreign-born population in the U.S. grew by 147% between 2000 and 2021, from 540,000 to 1.3 million."
MayReasonRule
(3,195 posts)Intimidation
Incarceration
Extermination
This. Is. That.
Owens
(502 posts)HereForTheParty
(854 posts)That says it all.
William769
(58,802 posts)Lovie777
(18,134 posts)the world is losing confidence and therefore the dollar is losing its value. This is not good for the USAs economy.
As to fear, shithole musk republicans are the ones afraid. Most in the world, USA basically have lost the leadership status and defying the laws will not play in their favor especially here with the American people.
Dont be afraid! Make them afraid! We have power. Already made Musk cry, and we can make more of them cry.
thought crime
(174 posts)Hit them where it hurts most - in the pocketbook. Stop consuming, and the oligarchs will cry.
surfered
(6,344 posts)vapor2
(2,160 posts)róisín_dubh
(11,983 posts)But anyone curious about where this could go should read up on histories of dictatorships in Latin America. Yes, they were military dictatorships and so not exactly comparable.
But there are a ton of parallels. And they are frankly very frightening.
SharonAnn
(14,027 posts)bdamomma
(68,097 posts)The felon wants to instill fear in people, Do NOT LET THEM DO IT. He's nothing but a CRIMINAL.
Remember when he went to North Korea??? He admired how Kim Jong Un has his people under his thumb. Do we really want this POS do that to Americans???
PortTack
(35,580 posts)Evolve Dammit
(20,540 posts)flamingdem
(40,377 posts)DO SOMETHING!
allegorical oracle
(4,710 posts)GiqueCee
(2,155 posts)... and he will not stop until he IS stopped. EVERY Republican politician is now on notice: Step up, or step down. There is no conceivable way this can be allowed to happen, and if you refuse to be part of the solution, then you are part of the problem, and will be dealt with accordingly. If you accede to his lawlessness, NO law will save you from the retribution you deserve.
Hand up articles of impeachment NOW.
dchill
(42,139 posts)Totally agree.
What happened to Mussolini can happen here. Only, this time, those who defended the evil one might well be held accountable in the same way Mussolini and his girlfriend were.
So Republicans, make your minds up fast. Because we are one step away from full on Fascism. Only Republicans can stop this now in it's tracks. Good people in this country and all over the world beseech you to do the right thing.
Martin Eden
(14,179 posts)Metaphorically speaking, of course.
mdbl
(6,300 posts)They are just as complicit as long as they allow it.
underpants
(190,134 posts)orchestrated for him to step up and be a dick AND be wrong as usual.
Bondi lied at least 4 times.
Rubio is just
..🙄
dchill
(42,139 posts)dchill
(42,139 posts)oregonjen
(3,534 posts)dchill
(42,139 posts)Orrex
(65,064 posts)I mean, I wonder if someone reads them to him.
He doesn't want to face his mortality.
thought crime
(174 posts)Mortality brushed his ear. Made him think about it, and his bitterness is on full display.
Orrex
(65,064 posts)Harker
(16,116 posts)Every now and then I contribute.
I hope I live to answer your inquiry with a cheer and a "finally!"
chowder66
(10,454 posts)dai13sy
(549 posts)thought crime
(174 posts)sagetea
(1,494 posts)Flag Day. What is going to happen on July 4th.?
Maybe WE should claim 7/4. I'm ready.
sage
YepYep
(18 posts)Do you really believe he doesnt care about breaking the law? He believes his word is law and anything else doesnt apply to him. Of course, he also believes that he is 6 foot 3 inches tall, and 224 pounds weight.
totodeinhere
(13,601 posts)It hasn't looked like that will happen so far. But they are the only ones who can stop him. The Democrats and the courts cannot stop him. We would need around 20 Republican senators to break ranks and vote to convict him in an impeachment trial. And we would need only three or four Republicans to break ranks in the House.
Iamscrewed
(160 posts)Failure to uphold the constitution is a violation of the oath of office. Impeach or use the 25th amendment.
MorbidButterflyTat
(2,860 posts)It's unfortunate finding multiple posts intentionally inciting fear on DU.
WTF.
TBF
(35,085 posts)you are not paying attention. Long term DU members are reporting what they saw. The fact that you question their interpretation is frankly alarming.
What did you see in that conference between the 2 dictators?
just asking this question, since we are aware of what's going on politically, how many of Americans are not? regarding how the felon wants to kidnap Americans and send them to gulags.
Like what if we didn't give him any attention to this fear, he is trying to instill in people to make us stay in line.
live love laugh
(15,204 posts)literally is where the proverbial bar has moved to.
Its always been biased that way but the kidnapping threat hardens the shift.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(122,072 posts)He's a pathetic little man.
Martin Eden
(14,179 posts)Today's President of the United States of America is creating The Gulag El Salvador, into which he can throw anyone he doesn't like into a black hellhole of no return.
Yesterday in front of cameras he said he can do this to "homegrowns" -- American citizens -- while the US Secretary of State and other high administration officials laughed in approval.
Can this really be happening in America?
Onthefly
(830 posts)We are in an Oligarchy.
-misanthroptimist
(1,308 posts)Sure, Traitortot! How about you start that your own self and set a good example?
louis-t
(24,263 posts)He wants to send anyone he doesn't like to prison. Let me ask you something, what if he decides he doesn't like you?
DENVERPOPS
(11,861 posts)trying to "One Up" others and claiming to be the best at everything............
This time, he is trying to "One Up" Hitler........
Crowman2009
(3,063 posts)We'll probably veer into the radical craziness of the late 60's, riots included. Plus I doubt every single serviceman will fall in line with Gen. Bonespur and his drunk/perverted underlings.
bpj62
(1,048 posts)The dissapearance or exile of American citizens will be done by a third party player that has the means and wherewithal to make it happen. That person is Eric Prince and he is actively pitching a deportation plan that is on steroids
He will operate independently of law enforcement and he is a zealot who will do Trumps bidding and get paid handsomely for it.
When it happens and it is not a matter of if but when, it won't be one of us on Facebook or DU who suddenly disappear without a trace it will be a well known name in democratic circles. Trump will deny any knowledge of the disappearance but the message will have been sent. Why do you think all those former Trump and Biden officials have lost thier security details.
Fil1957
(55 posts)Kaleva
(39,257 posts)I'm unaware of any DUer who has been arrested and evicted from the country despite how much we publicly despise him and openly state that we voted against him
YoshidaYui
(43,620 posts)who does he think he is, HITLER?
Lokee11
(336 posts)Last edited Tue Apr 15, 2025, 07:56 PM - Edit history (1)
This Orange Muthafucka breaks laws on the daily and is a fucking felon and an adjudicated MF'n Rapist!!
These people are just so fucking dense!!!!
The occurrence is horrible in every way imaginable, but what these ignorant fucking people do not realize is that there was NO DUE PROCESS - and what that really means is not that "if you obey the laws, you have nothing to fear" it means that if they want to do something they will do it - does not matter if you were being great, good, bad, or horrible - it does not matter if you "belong" here or have the "right" to be here or not - all that matters is they decided they want you gone, and if so they will "disappear" you - how do they not fucking get that?!?!?!?!?
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Godot51
(430 posts)Yes, if you "obey" the laws, as he obeyed the laws.