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"We're in a dark place. We're in a dark time. There is no way to vote our way out of it." (Original Post) Swede Jan 11 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 11 #1
everyone turning into gun humping cowards is NOT the answer Skittles Jan 11 #2
Exactly friend. Duncanpup Jan 11 #7
I am not buying a gun. Intractable Jan 11 #3
Nonsense Keepthesoulalive Jan 11 #4
Good morning to all. It can't happen here by Sinclair Lewis. Duncanpup Jan 11 #5
"The sky is falling" H2O Man Jan 11 #6
Thank you. Duncanpup Jan 11 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 11 #14
Spoken like a true provocateur. LudwigPastorius Jan 11 #9
I Agree, But a Better Title is Needed Roy Rolling Jan 11 #10
we are in a dark place markie Jan 11 #12
As more people are waking up every day to rumps insanity, tavernier Jan 11 #11
Trump desperately wants to instigate a "Reichstag Fire" type event to excuse declaring martial law. Timeflyer Jan 11 #13

Response to Swede (Original post)

Duncanpup

(15,651 posts)
7. Exactly friend.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:22 AM
Jan 11

Yet the gentleman in the video as a lot of people are scared keep talking folks off the ledge Skittles.

Intractable

(1,740 posts)
3. I am not buying a gun.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:58 AM
Jan 11

In my retirement community, like me, I think most of my neighbors are unarmed.

If I were a liberal in a deep red area, I might feel differently.

Keepthesoulalive

(2,171 posts)
4. Nonsense
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 03:05 AM
Jan 11

If it didn’t matter they would stop the gerrymandering and attempting to deny black folks the right to express our opinions at the ballot box.

Response to H2O Man (Reply #6)

Roy Rolling

(7,499 posts)
10. I Agree, But a Better Title is Needed
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 05:00 AM
Jan 11

Voting alone cannot rescue us.

A solution is certainly voting in November, but for now and every moment we must COLLECTIVELY RESIST.

markie

(23,941 posts)
12. we are in a dark place
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 07:01 AM
Jan 11

and "Voting alone cannot rescue us"..... we must band together.... vote, educate, learn history, learn how our government is supposed to work, protest, call, write, plan

many people feel like the guy in the video, but don't want to go as far as violent resistance, I truly hope we can keep this resistance up and not resort to violence, but we are in a dark place already

sign at my protest yesterday "Never Again is NOW"

tavernier

(14,350 posts)
11. As more people are waking up every day to rumps insanity,
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 05:28 AM
Jan 11

they need to find more and more ways to keep us away from the polls. As our numbers grow, so will their scare tactics.

Timeflyer

(3,722 posts)
13. Trump desperately wants to instigate a "Reichstag Fire" type event to excuse declaring martial law.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 07:49 AM
Jan 11

His handlers (Steven Miller, Russell Voight) would like nothing more.

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