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myohmy2

(3,163 posts)
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 08:31 AM Aug 2020

a knife to a gun fight...

...trump says he's not going to let thugs take over the streets if re-elected (who's the Prez, Prez?)...Biden asks when is trump going to take the presidency seriously...

...I ask,"..when are we going to stop taking a knife to a gun fight?"

...rittenhouse's attorney says he did nothing wrong and he was just defending himself...

...next time a fascist gets in your face, defend yourself...

...when are we going to stop taking a knife to a gun fight?...

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a knife to a gun fight... (Original Post) myohmy2 Aug 2020 OP
gop and trump would love to have a violent response to their actions, justifies them beachbumbob Aug 2020 #1
If you can, read Michael McFaul's Twitter thread from yesterday. secondwind Aug 2020 #2
we all know the game plan, to break down democratic cohesiveness, have violence in cities and beachbumbob Aug 2020 #3
what... myohmy2 Aug 2020 #10
... Alacritous Crier Aug 2020 #5
You understand rittenhouse's attorney has to defend him, correct? nt USALiberal Aug 2020 #4
true llashram Aug 2020 #6
Per The Cops, Blake Did That ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #7
The only important fight is the vote fight on November 3rd gulliver Aug 2020 #8
What does that mean? betsuni Aug 2020 #9
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
1. gop and trump would love to have a violent response to their actions, justifies them
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 08:33 AM
Aug 2020

and their bullshit

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
2. If you can, read Michael McFaul's Twitter thread from yesterday.
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 08:49 AM
Aug 2020

He lays it out, point by point, how Putin is pulling all the strings in this coming election.

Scary as hell. I don’t know how to bring it to this page, and apologize for that.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
3. we all know the game plan, to break down democratic cohesiveness, have violence in cities and
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 08:57 AM
Aug 2020

hopes of counter violence at police and their supporters. Its an easy trap to fall into and why it works so well and why we MUST AVOID it. The great thing about 2020? Its building off of 2018 and all the russian bot attacks to breed unrest with in democratic circle just will not work this time. That leaves violence in cities and voter suppression efforts

myohmy2

(3,163 posts)
10. what...
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 11:07 AM
Aug 2020

...that only works in one direction?

...so tie rittenhouse, milita's, violent cops and fascists to trump and the pukes...

...we look weak and indecisive, we lose...

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
7. Per The Cops, Blake Did That
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 10:38 AM
Aug 2020

Didn't work out well.
(Note: I don't believe the knife threat story. They made that up.)

gulliver

(13,186 posts)
8. The only important fight is the vote fight on November 3rd
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 10:55 AM
Aug 2020

Without our vote assault on goodbye Trump D-Day, all is lost. The other squabbles, murders, self-defenses, and mayhem range from barely "goal reinforcing" to meaningless to self-sabotaging stupidity. They're just exciting news video and emotion grabbers. I.e., sound and fury.

Someone who votes and doesn't protest is a far, far better person than someone who protests and doesn't vote. Not voting is exactly the same as voting for Trump, the Republicans, and continued police brutality. Not voting is betrayal. People can protest all they want, and more power to them. But if they don't vote, I have no use for them. Their issues and interests deserve to be abandoned and left to the tender mercies of the Republicans they failed to vote against.

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