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In reply to the discussion: Stop calling this a coup. This isn't a mere coup. [View all]Initech
(103,279 posts)39. Fuckhead's war on public health is going to result in a lot of people dying.
I feel like putting Brain Worm in charge and pulling out of the WHO is an act of terror.
Gutting the Department Of Education is an act of terror.
Gutting the FAA is an act of terror. Hell, we saw the results of that last week.
And things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. If ever. Trump is making all of us sitting ducks as petty revenge for him getting his plaything taken away from him in 2020. The White House isn't his. And he and the GQP aren't entitled to power no matter how much they like to think they are.
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Several days ago I hesitated and wondered if it was okay that I used the word coup.
yellow dahlia
17 hrs ago
#1
Simply put, it's an attempt to install a fascist dictatorship that trump thinks he's in charge of...
brush
13 hrs ago
#36
Hostile takeover is a better phrase. Also has more emotional impact than coup.I think some people dont
Amaryllis
16 hrs ago
#6
What's it called when a selfish mad dog who thinks they are going to live forever catches the car?
Hugin
16 hrs ago
#11
It's an attack against the security and stability of the United States
struggle4progress
16 hrs ago
#17
Works for me. Not long ago we were calling our home grown militia groups terrorists.
Prairie_Seagull
14 hrs ago
#32
Anyone want to bet they're are not using DoD AI against us to chart the takeover?
Ponietz
14 hrs ago
#33
Yup, we're being invaded by an alien force and millions of dummies and knuckleheads.
Magoo48
3 hrs ago
#40