Yesterday’s “No Kings” demonstrations around the country showed America and the world how disliked and unpopular Trump is. MAGA live in a bubble thinking Trump is beloved by the American people. HE. IS. NOT!
A reminder to MAGA: when Joe Biden was POTUS, THERE WERE NO COUNTRY-WIDE ANTI-BIDEN protests.
Shaw wrote... A reminder to MAGA: when Joe Biden was POTUS, THERE WERE NO COUNTRY-WIDE ANTI-BIDEN protests.
That is true. The MAGA crowd is unable to sustain the energy for that type of outpouring of support. Their crowd is scattered across rural areas where population bases are smaller. They're not a city kind of folk, mostly.
It should be noted that there were numerous deaths associated with the No Kings Day protests. Minnesota state politicians and their spouses were shot by a gunman with a list of 70 Dems he wanted to kill. In Virginia, a man drove his car into the protesting crowd. In Salt Lake City, people were shot at a protest event there.
Here are my take aways from yesterday.
DId we see violence and destructing from some of the protesting groups? Yes we did. Both sides, left and right, as evidenced by the G Floyd protests, anti ICE rallies, land use protests in the Malhuer Wilderness Center and Jan 6 are guilty of this.
But there is no whataboutism equivalency of shootings, murders of politicians, or driving cars into crowds directed at conservatives at anywhere near the rate we are seeing from the MAGA crowd towards progressives.
There are always outliers, the shooting of Rep Steve Scalise for example, but by and large, mass shootings, car rammings and takeovers of government facilities are all much more within the purview of the MAGA crowd.
Maybe if President Trump, VP Vance and the Trump Admin FBI all spoke with one voice and said political violence is ALWAYS wrong and offenders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law we could get a handle on this.
Our power rests with truth. Truth, while it often lays beneath the debris of ignorant and deluded thinking and beliefs, ultimately arises and corrective action is taken and accepted by the people. True Liberty and Freedom must be energetically for and constantly guarded. When it's not what we are witnessing with the FOTUS's regime of fascist authoritarianism becomes the reality if our existence. Tyranny division, and hate. tRump's MAGA gift to America
Right. Would go a long way to stopping the violence. But, with a Felon in charge, one who pardoned 1500 insurrectionist criminal, incited the J6 2021 insurrectionist himself, and continues to initiate and encourage division and hate we will just have to get used to the rightwing fascist insanity that the FOTUS and his MAGA sheeple apparently want and tacitly approve of.
"No Kings Day" proved that interpassivity is now the domain of the Left. Do any of you remember the street protests against Chavez and Maduro in Caracas? Where's Maduro today? Guess where Trump will be tomorrow?
Absolutely wrong. Liberals. Libertarians, even Conservatives DIRECTLY participated in “No Kings Day”. That direct and personal participation is contrary to interpassivity. And Venezuela is not the United States. The millions of Americans who showed up for the Pride marches and NKD marches will march again.
Trump’s North Korean wannabe military parade was not the success Trump hoped for. More Americans were marching against him than showed up for his Communist wannabe parade. Trump will still be president tomorrow, but he’s bleeding support daily. And is not respected by other world leaders, not even Putin, who’s disregarded all of Trump’s weakling threats.
Now Trump has his own ME war hanging around his neck.
The horrible violence was perpetuated by a Christian Nationalist who murdered a Minnesota state Democratic Speaker of the House and her husband, and severely wounded a state senator and his wife.
I didn't read where he was a Christian Nationalist but only that he was an unstable person who targeted democrats. So now everyone who is not supportive of the lying party is a Christian Nationalist, who knew. The Army parade was not a good idea by anyones standards but so were the protest rallies. It does look like if you want a new TV march in a protest rally.
-FJ doesn't want to admit Trump is learning that his MAGA farmers, his MAGA hotel/restaurant owners, and MAGA construction companies NEED immigrants to work for them.
How Nazi of him to project violence on the left ONE day after his ideological ally and murderous, Christian nationalist, political assassin in Minnesota shot Democrats.
He's a liar and sociopath, therefore a MAGA fascist.
MAGA sheeple will never move away from their undying support of the lying fascist and narcissistic as*hole. They fully support his hercuĺean efforts to dismantle our democratic republic and turn us into a 3'rd world authoritarian sh*thole under his boots.
There absolutely will be more marches, protests, and voices criticizing the Orange Turd's actions. The entire free world despises tRump the lying Felon insurrectionist, and the disdain for the POS is only going to grow.
The piddling turnout for the narcissist's birthday party/fascist military parade was most encouraging to see. While millions across America (and elsewhere) came out and made their disdain for the despicable human form know as Donald J. Trump.
This assassination should remind Americans that Trump's hate and lie-filled rhetoric about Dems being "commies", "America-hating radical leftists", and the "enemy within" is why deranged gunmen want to kill Democrats.
For some reason -FJ is slow to condemn both the hate rhetoric and the murders and eager to blame the "left". Hmm... Where have we seen this before?
The ignorance of your last statement skud is just so MAGA. If protesting tRump's ignorance and deep anti democratic values as well as his disregard for the Constitution and the rule of law is what you and others see as a problem then this nation really is screwed.
Skud, Christian Nationalists want the law to conform to their religion. They want America to be a "Christian nation". Murdering pro-choice politicians and targeting abortion providers is a pretty damn good indicator of Christian nationalist ideology. The "pro-life" killer preached: “God is going to raise up apostles and prophets in America to correct his church, and those that are connected to the body, they will come through this mess and they will be strong again."
How is enabling the Deep State supporting "democratic Values"? How is denying people the opportunity to vote for a Trump through lawfare, or an AfD in Germany a support of "democratic values". If it weren't for mind-reading based hypocrisies, you'd demonstrate no democratic values at all. Fighting imaginary monsters turns you into a real monster.
Les, You made no sense with your last post but which goes against your peace and love beliefs. Can you hear Tibet calling your name because you really need to seek enlightenment and that will not happen in this country
-FJ, of course, in his anti interpassivity, deflects so as to in quoting his hero Zizek, he can "instigate a fight... so that [he] can comfortably observe the two of them destroying each other."
-FJ has no desire to seek out common ground or a solution and in so being, becomes the very definition of the type of people Zizek abhors.
The larger questions no one on the right will even consider is why killers, Nazis, open racists and at this point, anarchists feel comfortable hanging out with the GOP and the MAGA crowd. And why is -FJ comfortable making common cause with them?
If not for the "joy" he has stated in the past, he finds when ppl argue, fight and fume.
As a final thought on Zizek, at least he accurately calls out both sides, including Trump and his lies and eviscerates the false and alternatives "facts".
Like most, if not all of MAGA, including -FJ and frequently Skud.
I realize I make no sense to you. And really skud, I couldn't care any less.
I'm not the least bit concerned about where I am at. If I am fortunate enough to become enlightened I know it will happen WHEREVER I happen to be. If not, well, I'll have many more opportunities ahead of me.
I find Zizek extremely hard to listen too. It's not that he hasn't valid observations, he does, rather it's like observing someone hopped up on cocaine or meth.
We certainly here at P.E. do not support the "lying party" = the GOP. Its leader is a pathological liar and the GOP chose the biggest liar to sit in the Oval Office to represent them, ergo it is the current Republican Party that is the "lying party."
JC: "Fighting imaginary monsters turns you into a real monster." Indeed. See "deep state". JC can't explain why he thinks voting for a criminal will be good for America. Why does he hate America?
Trump in his gross ego doesn't give a flying donut about the US Army or ANY military organization. I believe his former Chief of Staff, General John Kelly when he stated Trump called those who died or were wounded in serving their country "losers and suckers."
Trump's vulgar North Korea wannabe parade wasn't about the 250th anniversary of the US Army; it was about him, the short fingered vulgarian.
There would have been more dignified and meaningful ways to honor the US Army and its valiant service to American than to have a spoiled brat draft dodger, who dishonored Medal of Honor recipients, put on a $50 million tax-paid birthday parade for himself.
You and - FJ project bitterness and awakening to what this country thinks of Trump at the same time. Trump’s approval rating is 38%. Americans do not like him or his policies.
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Yesterday’s “No Kings” demonstrations around the country showed America and the world how disliked and unpopular Trump is. MAGA live in a bubble thinking Trump is beloved by the American people. HE. IS. NOT!
A reminder to MAGA: when Joe Biden was POTUS, THERE WERE NO COUNTRY-WIDE ANTI-BIDEN protests.
Shaw wrote... A reminder to MAGA: when Joe Biden was POTUS, THERE WERE NO COUNTRY-WIDE ANTI-BIDEN protests.
That is true. The MAGA crowd is unable to sustain the energy for that type of outpouring of support. Their crowd is scattered across rural areas where population bases are smaller. They're not a city kind of folk, mostly.
It should be noted that there were numerous deaths associated with the No Kings Day protests. Minnesota state politicians and their spouses were shot by a gunman with a list of 70 Dems he wanted to kill. In Virginia, a man drove his car into the protesting crowd. In Salt Lake City, people were shot at a protest event there.
Here are my take aways from yesterday.
DId we see violence and destructing from some of the protesting groups? Yes we did. Both sides, left and right, as evidenced by the G Floyd protests, anti ICE rallies, land use protests in the Malhuer Wilderness Center and Jan 6 are guilty of this.
But there is no whataboutism equivalency of shootings, murders of politicians, or driving cars into crowds directed at conservatives at anywhere near the rate we are seeing from the MAGA crowd towards progressives.
There are always outliers, the shooting of Rep Steve Scalise for example, but by and large, mass shootings, car rammings and takeovers of government facilities are all much more within the purview of the MAGA crowd.
Maybe if President Trump, VP Vance and the Trump Admin FBI all spoke with one voice and said political violence is ALWAYS wrong and offenders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law we could get a handle on this.
Because words really do matter.
Our power rests with truth. Truth, while it often lays beneath the debris of ignorant and deluded thinking and beliefs, ultimately arises and corrective action is taken and accepted by the people. True Liberty and Freedom must be energetically for and constantly guarded. When it's not what we are witnessing with the FOTUS's regime of fascist authoritarianism becomes the reality if our existence. Tyranny division, and hate. tRump's MAGA gift to America
Right. Would go a long way to stopping the violence. But, with a Felon in charge, one who pardoned 1500 insurrectionist criminal, incited the J6 2021 insurrectionist himself, and continues to initiate and encourage division and hate we will just have to get used to the rightwing fascist insanity that the FOTUS and his MAGA sheeple apparently want and tacitly approve of.
"No Kings Day" proved that interpassivity is now the domain of the Left. Do any of you remember the street protests against Chavez and Maduro in Caracas? Where's Maduro today? Guess where Trump will be tomorrow?
Americans worship Individualism. Collective action is dead, and has been since the Vietnam War ended. The New Left is 100% Interpassive.
That's why they need illegal immigrants to do their violence for them.
Agree!
Absolutely wrong. Liberals. Libertarians, even Conservatives DIRECTLY participated in “No Kings Day”. That direct and personal participation is contrary to interpassivity. And Venezuela is not the United States. The millions of Americans who showed up for the Pride marches and NKD marches will march again.
Trump’s North Korean wannabe military parade was not the success Trump hoped for. More Americans were marching against him than showed up for his Communist wannabe parade. Trump will still be president tomorrow, but he’s bleeding support daily. And is not respected by other world leaders, not even Putin, who’s disregarded all of Trump’s weakling threats.
Now Trump has his own ME war hanging around his neck.
No King’s Day proved you’re wrong. Again.
The horrible violence was perpetuated by a Christian Nationalist who murdered a Minnesota state Democratic Speaker of the House and her husband, and severely wounded a state senator and his wife.
No immigrant was involved in that carnage.
I didn't read where he was a Christian Nationalist but only that he was an unstable person who targeted democrats. So now everyone who is not supportive of the lying party is a Christian Nationalist, who knew.
The Army parade was not a good idea by anyones standards but so were the protest rallies. It does look like if you want a new TV march in a protest rally.
-FJ doesn't want to admit Trump is learning that his MAGA farmers, his MAGA hotel/restaurant owners, and MAGA construction companies NEED immigrants to work for them.
How Nazi of him to project violence on the left ONE day after his ideological ally and murderous, Christian nationalist, political assassin in Minnesota shot Democrats.
He's a liar and sociopath, therefore a MAGA fascist.
MAGA sheeple will never move away from their undying support of the lying fascist and narcissistic as*hole. They fully support his hercuĺean efforts to dismantle our democratic republic and turn us into a 3'rd world authoritarian sh*thole under his boots.
There absolutely will be more marches, protests, and voices criticizing the Orange Turd's actions. The entire free world despises tRump the lying Felon insurrectionist, and the disdain for the POS is only going to grow.
The piddling turnout for the narcissist's birthday party/fascist military parade was most encouraging to see. While millions across America (and elsewhere) came out and made their disdain for the despicable human form know as Donald J. Trump.
-FJ must enjoy being proved wrong.
This assassination should remind Americans that Trump's hate and lie-filled rhetoric about Dems being "commies", "America-hating radical leftists", and the "enemy within" is why deranged gunmen want to kill Democrats.
For some reason -FJ is slow to condemn both the hate rhetoric and the murders and eager to blame the "left". Hmm... Where have we seen this before?
The ignorance of your last statement skud is just so MAGA. If protesting tRump's ignorance and deep anti democratic values as well as his disregard for the Constitution and the rule of law is what you and others see as a problem then this nation really is screwed.
Skud,
Christian Nationalists want the law to conform to their religion. They want America to be a "Christian nation".
Murdering pro-choice politicians and targeting abortion providers is a pretty damn good indicator of Christian nationalist ideology.
The "pro-life" killer preached:
“God is going to raise up apostles and prophets in America to correct his church, and those that are connected to the body, they will come through this mess and they will be strong again."
Trumps parade celebrated the history of the US Army. If you had watched, you might have thought that history worthy of celebration.
How is enabling the Deep State supporting "democratic Values"? How is denying people the opportunity to vote for a Trump through lawfare, or an AfD in Germany a support of "democratic values". If it weren't for mind-reading based hypocrisies, you'd demonstrate no democratic values at all. Fighting imaginary monsters turns you into a real monster.
Les, You made no sense with your last post but which goes against your peace and love beliefs. Can you hear Tibet calling your name because you really need to seek enlightenment and that will not happen in this country
-FJ, of course, in his anti interpassivity, deflects so as to in quoting his hero Zizek, he can "instigate a fight... so that [he] can comfortably observe the two of them destroying each other."
-FJ has no desire to seek out common ground or a solution and in so being, becomes the very definition of the type of people Zizek abhors.
The larger questions no one on the right will even consider is why killers, Nazis, open racists and at this point, anarchists feel comfortable hanging out with the GOP and the MAGA crowd. And why is -FJ comfortable making common cause with them?
If not for the "joy" he has stated in the past, he finds when ppl argue, fight and fume.
As a final thought on Zizek, at least he accurately calls out both sides, including Trump and his lies and eviscerates the false and alternatives "facts".
Like most, if not all of MAGA, including -FJ and frequently Skud.
I realize I make no sense to you. And really skud, I couldn't care any less.
I'm not the least bit concerned about where I am at. If I am fortunate enough to become enlightened I know it will happen WHEREVER I happen to be. If not, well, I'll have many more opportunities ahead of me.
The location simply makes no difference.
Now, have a dreamy MAGA evening skud.
I find Zizek extremely hard to listen too. It's not that he hasn't valid observations, he does, rather it's like observing someone hopped up on cocaine or meth.
No one's ever been able to produce evidence of a "Deep State." It may be because the "Deep State" exists only in delusional and paranoid minds?
We certainly here at P.E. do not support the "lying party" = the GOP. Its leader is a pathological liar and the GOP chose the biggest liar to sit in the Oval Office to represent them, ergo it is the current Republican Party that is the "lying party."
JC: "Fighting imaginary monsters turns you into a real monster."
Indeed. See "deep state".
JC can't explain why he thinks voting for a criminal will be good for America.
Why does he hate America?
Trump in his gross ego doesn't give a flying donut about the US Army or ANY military organization. I believe his former Chief of Staff, General John Kelly when he stated Trump called those who died or were wounded in serving their country "losers and suckers."
Trump's vulgar North Korea wannabe parade wasn't about the 250th anniversary of the US Army; it was about him, the short fingered vulgarian.
There would have been more dignified and meaningful ways to honor the US Army and its valiant service to American than to have a spoiled brat draft dodger, who dishonored Medal of Honor recipients, put on a $50 million tax-paid birthday parade for himself.
The "Deep State" is but the illusions/delusions of the MAGA influenced mind. It simply does not exist. But it will if the fascist rRump has his way.
I'm beginning to suspect "Joe Conservative" is -FJ's identity after he gets drunk, or takes ketamine...
The boy ain't right.
FJ's imaginary monsters are real and his real monsters are imaginary.
Hat tip to Pythagoras and C. Sagan. Scud is smarter.
Robert Reich
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One of Trump's first actions was to pardon Jan 6 insurrections.
He offered a “get out of jail free” card to people who committed violence on his behalf.
And he continues to spew hateful rhetoric towards his political opponents.
This will only fuel more violence.
Do you ever give this any thought, skud?
You and - FJ project bitterness and awakening to what this country thinks of Trump at the same time. Trump’s approval rating is 38%. Americans do not like him or his policies.
Les... I read him.
I am going to take your lead. :)
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