If Trump ever tries to cancel elections or stay in power for a third term, let’s fill the streets of D.C. and every other major city and demand his resignation. We have the power, always.
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There is no if here George. Unless he has a stroke or heart attack there is no way he is not declaring himself ruler for life. It is going to be real ugly.
WE HAVE THE POWER NOW! We need to be doing this now!!! Guns proliferate, education is underfunded, healthcare is unavailable, income inequality is crippling the working class, medicare/social security are at risk, SCOTUS is compromised...If we wait until our vote is canceled, it will be too late.
South Korea's democracy is of the people, by the people & for the people!
USA's democracy is of the ultra rich, by the ultra rich, & for the ultra rich!
Yes when shit gets real the people in mass floods the street and grinds the city and economy to a halt. And to Washington elites nothing worries them more than loss of money
Actually, “Washington elites” includes a lot of very good and normal folk: most of the government is made up of not-rich, selfless, civil servants who’ve studied hard, work hard, are sharp as whips & on the side of the people. They are not our problem. The monied interest and their DC lobbyists are.
YES. It's time to fill the streets everywhere and have what we think and say heard. We are all too willing to give up our power as you said. Remember the people who flocked to Washington to fill the streets, break into the Congress, look for people to lynch and/or kill. Did they wait? NO
Few things.
A: the geography of the US, mainly its size, makes mass movements harder to implement and organize than it is in smaller nations where the capitol is only, at most, a few hours away.
B: the left as a whole and all other anti-trump Americans lack leaders who can organize, plan, and get the word out. Even bad leaders are better than no leaders and that's part of the right's strengths right now.
C: we also lack the will to maintain. People can't even give up Amazon and Starbucks even though they know they should.
General strikes sounds great, but how many Americans will crumble after their third or fourth meal of rice and beans?
In conclusion, we can't be dumb about this and we can't be social media justice warriors. We need to hope for the best, plan for the worst, and psych ourselves up for a long fight.
If he even makes it through his term. He looked rough at his press conference on Monday and he hasn't even taken office yet. Bloodshot, glassy eyes and could barely keep one open. Maybe he was partying with Hegseth before he went on air.
I just don't see GenZ, who couldn't bother to vote, turning out in the streets when they could be having a boba tea and text their friends. Personally, I am too old and too tired for revolution.
That doesn't work, because that's too late. Look at Georgia or Belarus.
When it arrives so far, it all depends on whose side take the police and army. And comrade Trump doesn't hide the fact that he considers the armed forces as his personal force to be used at his discretion.
The problem is that Trump and his lackeys have expressed support for deploying the United States military against its own people if this should happen. We need to stop expecting him to play by the rules and start expecting where he will try to simply ignore them and make sure he can't. Proactively.
Americans vote less than almost anyone and we got Oligarchy and Trump. We can get rid of bad apples very easy. Scare Reps about getting reelected more that Trump scares them.
Problematically, he’s corroded the foundation enough… SK was able to meet in secret to vote, snuck through the mob. How many of our politicians do we need to hope to be so brave? Mtg? Mitchy? The COUP Squad?
It seriously should be before he wipes out what is left of our civil rights. He already has torn families apart. I personally don't need to see children physically removed from schools and churches. Or people in prison camps.
No, George a better plan is to block roads, major roads which most of our interstate trade travels on and block up REPUBLICAN cities. Also if you don't own a firearm, NOW is the time to get one! Trump has stated he intends to suspend second amendment rights to own a firearm if you voted for Kamala.
Can we do that now?? I mean he does have impeachable offense that “should” ban him from taking office?? I’m not very informed in to government policy, but why are we letting a felon insurrectionist take office again??? I’m am so disappointed in our government 😭
The Supreme Court (that he owns) ruled that Congress (that he owns) has to enforce that part of the Constitution. They will rule the same way if he seeks a 3rd term, unless he loses the Senate and the House in 2026, with a big enough majority to bypass the holdouts.
Nope! A word of advise to the plebeians…no don’t do it. We gave powers to the D…insurrection went down….they had the power & authority to hold the head & limbs of the snake accountable immediately…they didn’t do it…white privileged and elites are ONE TEAM.
Nice fantasy, but asking Americans to get off their asses is way too much these days.
I nobody plans on marching on DC in January then it's a done deal that most people agree with having a fascist oligarchy.
Exactly but why wait for this moment to fill the streets. It should have happened when women’s rights were taken away. It should have happened when a Supreme Court seat was stolen. Both of those moments are profoundly impacting the country and we missed the call.
Authoritarians are all reading the same playbook. One of the first things the far right Dutch government did was try to call a state of emergency so they could enact things without going through legislative processes. The emergency? Immigrants are taking over their white Christian nation.
NO. We should be peaceful. And, then hope the military and law enforcement will protect us from violence. If the people become violent, we will lose our only defenders. We must be peaceful…and brave.
But you don't have the power,you lost that when he won the election,he owns the Press,Courts,Police,Army,CIA,FBI,he owns the lot,you can stamp your feet all you want be your country voted for this,this is what your country is and frankly always been.Who can stop him,demos won't work he doesn't care.
If that happens, our democracy will require more than us being in the streets protesting. It would be a genuine existential crisis for our country. There would be no peaceful way to handle it.
I really hope so. It’s disheartening to see how many people seem to be burying their head in the sand. Meanwhile, many companies continue to donate to him and people keep consuming their products.
Probably should expect a Tieneman Square type of reaction. The real and only question in all this ridiculous clownish mess is whether or not he gets the military to follow him. Formerly, I would have said no. Now the military is infiltrated with Christofascists, so who knows? Namaste.
We should have been in the streets when the SC did their immunity thing, but better late than never. With Musk and Trump getting set to take over, any time to make changes is a good time.
he will not live that long on a diet of McDonalds and Adderall. The Ides of March is more likely in his future judging by the riff raff company he keeps. They will turn on him like a rabid animal on meth.
The problem with this is assuming the threat is only the Orange man; it's really all the $$$people$$$ behind him (and I don't mean the voters). Even if he leaves the planet tomorrow, the danger is still 110%. Vance will just be their new puppet.
Sorry, that won't be enough. I took an oath, and I will uphold it. If he commits outright treason, him and anyone that's support it will be charge found guilt and shot. That is the law.
They will simply announce the FBI has opened an "investigation" into whomever wins the DNC nomination. It won't matter if its true, all that matters is getting the story into the right wing media so it does damage. That's how they will rig the 2028 election.
We don't want that power. As a people, we have decided, repeatedly, that we implicitly trust straight, rich, white Christian men despite all the evidence to the contrary.
We should already be in the streets, demanding an investigation into the election results! Remember when Musk said that voting machines were easy to hack because you only had to change one line? Then we had an abnormally large number of people in only swing states vote all blue, but for Trump?
He said straight up that people would not need to vote again, and yet the US gave him the ticket. Buyers’ remorse is real on this one, and the poison is spreading.
if we make it through four years of trump... again. How the hell you handle this I dunno, I'm only 48 and this is just too exhausting. 😅 Thank you, Mr. Takei :)
Fun question: Will there be enough Republicans who would dare (or want) to vote against Trump? In Korea, the president's own party voted against him. At least enough members to stop him (but I am not sure: they might not have done so without thousands demonstrating against him in the streets).
You can count me in. I'll drive across the country. And if he pulls too much Sh*t before then I may go sooner. I'm more or less the same age as you and outraged by the arrogance of that man. And I'd bet if the election were held today and those people who voted for him are finally learning..
The best thing right now for America would be a military coup by generals loyal to the constitution. But if they're 100% loyal, a coup would be illegal. Catch 22.
I don't think it's out of the question that the Trump era ends with a general strike asking for his impeachment/removal. Way smarter ppl have tried to become kings and failed at the hands of that,most notably South Korea last week
Agreed. But all of our marches will come to nothing if those in Congress don't do their jobs. That's the only reason they stopped the power grab in Korea.
Don't think he'll try this route. Instead, with the majority of states controlled by republicans, he can claim that that due to voter fraud, electors will be chosen by state legislatures.
Of course he has an agenda. He knows big possibility he will go to jail if he doesn’t change the constitution and or stack the judicial system with viles such as him
Start by messaging every single business owned by the Billionaires who backed him and saying you’re never going to buy anything from their business again. Nothing panics the rich more than losing money
This should be the #1 item on the Democrats’ agenda. A lot of people may feel their voice will only be heard if they are in Washington or New York. This is a critical message.
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Don't you mean WHEN?
I thought your president elect said otherwise himself!
I keep telling people that the time to manifest and fight ( peacefully ) is BEFORE trumpuskutin takes charge...
I don't think this will matter too much
USA's democracy is of the ultra rich, by the ultra rich, & for the ultra rich!
I will stay as far away from the swamp as possible.
DMV residents get da brunt of this BS!
aka "the swamp"
A: the geography of the US, mainly its size, makes mass movements harder to implement and organize than it is in smaller nations where the capitol is only, at most, a few hours away.
General strikes sounds great, but how many Americans will crumble after their third or fourth meal of rice and beans?
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SAVE AMERICA FROM A FASCIST TAKEOVER #RESISTANCE
When it arrives so far, it all depends on whose side take the police and army. And comrade Trump doesn't hide the fact that he considers the armed forces as his personal force to be used at his discretion.
If Republicans control all 3 branches, there's no way in Hell they would do anything against the wishes of their God Emperor.
before WE LOSE RIGHTS TO!!
go to internment camp? and THEN figure out how to break out?
What if they went home?
This is absolutely happening and his supporters will completely support his suspending the constitution. Whatever dear leader wants, dear leader gets.
https://www.womensmarch.com/
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I nobody plans on marching on DC in January then it's a done deal that most people agree with having a fascist oligarchy.
https://www.mobilize.us/womensmarch/event/742704/
Never gonna happen.
But, I seriously doubt he will do that. He has a lot more money to make. Surely, he will be bored with govt by then
things gonna get real dark after he takes power. he WILL change the rules.
Sexism is a fucking cancer in America
Every time a woman tried to run for president it got turned around. Look at Hillary then Kamala.
Didn't we learn from Nazi Germany? People must be reminded how the Nazis came in power.
America should never forget.
How. Who takes lead. Coordinates it. I’ve always wondered. Beam me aboard. I’m in
When the numbskull takes office he won’t step down when he’s supposed to.