The US is a very young country that has been lucky for a long time. Most countries have had a fascist gov atleast once, but the US as an independent nation has not. Most Americans believe we're immune somehow and would rather suffer in denial than admit the gov has gone rogue and must be fought.
Sadly I think this is true, they spend a lot of time telling each other they invented it, and it’s their birthright in the “land of the free”, and then they either don’t notice or don’t know what to do when it isn’t there any more.
It’s very similar to how Russians think they saved the world in WW2 and nobody thanks them, forgetting the part where they helped the Germans at the start of the war.
Tweeting resistance and holding up placards is embarrassing. Every single one of you in Congress should’ve stood up and interrupted him. You are failing the American people.
Very generous take there, @theguardian.com. That was nothing more than performative opposition and resistance. The real resisters either didn’t bother to attend or got thrown out early after making use of the optics. This silent auction for Democracy scraps was pathetic.
They kicked out Al Green for DiSrUpTiVe BeHaVoIr and then continued to stop the speech to do standing ovations every other minute... The whole thing is dripping with hipocrisy. Look at these "facts" he tossed out that he didn't even understand or purposely misrepresented
Trump: “I could find a cure to the most devastating disease, a disease that would wipe out entire nations…and these people sitting right here will not clap…”
It looked like the Democrats were selling off our democracy to the highest bidder with those stupid auction paddles! USE. YOUR. 🤬 VOICE to draw out Trump's fascist, sadistic, and narcissistic reactions to the pushback. Put that terrorist on display, damn!
Oh my goodness I’m so profound disappointed in the democrats that you thought T-shirts and little signs where the way to go you should have made them take you out like @algreen.house.gov you should have all had his back but you all just sat there in silence democracy is dead and you just watched it
They should have walked out or at least bring a copy of Project 2025 and read it during the speech, but make sure everyone sees the title of what they're reading. Geez, can't Dems get creative??
There was a time when the person in the White House acknowledged his responsibility to us. This new guy only cares about those who pledge loyalty to him. And the cowardly GOP doesn’t even pretend to care about the Constitution
"To judge from the conduct of the opposite parties, we shall be led to conclude that they will mutually hope to evince the justness of their opinions, and to increase the number of their converts by the loudness of their declamations and the bitterness of their invectives." - Alexander Hamilton
I’m going to guess that the ping pong paddle idea was from either one of the 70 year-old + leaders and/or the out-of-touch and pathetic Democratic strategists. Its not just embarrassing, but pathetic
One guy got escorted out. Maybe look at what happened to Bolsonaro if you wanna see how the democratic side fights back. What are Schumer, Pelosi and the other multi miljonair democrat a-holes going to do? "Oh no, President Trump stop making us richer"? Despicable!
The signs just look trivial and silly, unfortunately. If that was the biggest protest they could muster while being there, they should have stayed home and empty chaired him. It wouldn’t have bothered Trump but it might at least have shown those watching at home that these aren’t normal times.
That should be "a Democratic fightback." "Democrat fightback" is a Republican locution meant to be insulting, dating back to the red-baiting 1950s ("DemocRAT.")
Thats not fighting back. That would require them to do more than pose with silly little signs. Liberals are comfortable with fascism because they are also right wingers so they pretend to be against it and do the bare minimum.
Pfft, “igniting fight back” with the exception of Al Green, that reaction by democrats was performative and feckless. The need to wake up, drop all decorum and fight like they care about preserving this country. They should have made it impossible for the dictator to speak last night
If the Americans are going to continue this Duopoly of politics, the Democrats better come up with a plan to win 75% on the Congress in 18 months to triage the bloody consequences of electing Fotus. Go big or hemorrhage out.
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Trump: “I could find a cure to the most devastating disease, a disease that would wipe out entire nations…and these people sitting right here will not clap…”
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I need “a quantum of solace”.
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With bingo paddles?
Yep, that’s the type of opposition “resistance” that is making this problem worse.
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What are you actually doing about this?
showed any balls at all.
Liberalism enables fascism.
Vote Guillotine.
They don't care what you say.
But they're terrified of what you'll do.
Especially about this...
So, SHARE and then SHARE AGAIN. ✔✔✔
Oh, and maybe some real-world ACTION too.
If you have the time, Gringos?
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