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Ohio Joe

(21,726 posts)
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 09:25 PM Mar 2022

Trump Says Supporters Should 'Lay Down Their Very Lives' to Fight CRT

Former President Donald Trump called on his supporters to "lay down their lives" to fight against critical race theory (CRT) during his rally in Florence, South Carolina, on Saturday night.

The former president rallied his base by criticizing Republican lawmakers who have opposed him, and doubled down on his hardline conservative positions including CRT, which is the study of institutional racism in the legal system. The subject has emerged as a hot button issue for conservatives who argue it is divisive and shouldn't be taught in schools. Others, however, say the concept is only taught in higher education.

During the rally, Trump invoked CRT as being a "matter of national survival," calling on his supporters to fight to keep it "out of our schools."

"We have no choice. The fate of any nation ultimately depends on the willingness of its citizens to lay down and they must do this—lay down their very lives to defend their country," he said. "If we allow the Marxists and commies and socialists to teach our children to hate America, there will be no one left to defend our flag or to protect our great country or its freedom."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-supporters-should-lay-down-their-very-lives-to-fight-crt/ar-AAV0jH3?ocid=msedgntp

You heard him magats... Lay down and fuckin die already.

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Trump Says Supporters Should 'Lay Down Their Very Lives' to Fight CRT (Original Post) Ohio Joe Mar 2022 OP
K&R, Die so MAGA can erase their sympathy towards racism lol, these people are stupid and will do it uponit7771 Mar 2022 #1
You would struggle to find a Republican who could even tell you what CRT is, but it triggers them. Doodley Mar 2022 #2
Well, that sounds counter productive. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2022 #3
Be proactive about it please. milestogo Mar 2022 #4
Weakness. Marcuse Mar 2022 #5
your proposal is acceptable. lapfog_1 Mar 2022 #6
Snicker. niyad Mar 2022 #27
Sounds like supporters are running out of donations and are no longer useful to Trump. Beastly Boy Mar 2022 #7
If they want to die for Trump, who are we to stop them. C_U_L8R Mar 2022 #8
I am so tired of this idiocy. smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #9
trump rallies not what they used to be empedocles Mar 2022 #11
Just more traitortrump word salad composed of moldy, 'borrowed', cut and paste, talking points. empedocles Mar 2022 #10
Trump supporters hate other Americans and teach their children to hate other Americans. PufPuf23 Mar 2022 #12
Let's call it "protest suicide!" dchill Mar 2022 #13
If only they would! smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #17
It is my fondest hope that they will take my advice. dchill Mar 2022 #18
Really brave, picking fights w school boards lindysalsagal Mar 2022 #14
Can y'all to skip to the die part? vercetti2021 Mar 2022 #15
Isn't this textbook cult behavior? Bleacher Creature Mar 2022 #16
Yep. nt Nay Mar 2022 #26
Well hell. Codifer Mar 2022 #19
Trump, Cruz, Pence, et al are perfectly willing to help you lay down YOUR life. keithbvadu2 Mar 2022 #20
Trump first... show us how it's done brave orange man with bone spurs Demovictory9 Mar 2022 #21
CRT: Cancel Republican Traitors DemocraticPatriot Mar 2022 #22
I am sooooo stealing this! niyad Mar 2022 #29
Punch that Klansman right in the fucking face Blue Owl Mar 2022 #23
Omg - yes! What a monster. electric_blue68 Mar 2022 #24
Remember that culture wars taken to an extreme are "holy wars" Trump knows that andym Mar 2022 #25
Republican's losing the narrative on Ukraine, start pushing the race card. jalan48 Mar 2022 #28

PufPuf23

(8,755 posts)
12. Trump supporters hate other Americans and teach their children to hate other Americans.
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 09:56 PM
Mar 2022

The USA has far too many stupid and ugly hearts.

The Trump supporters and those of their kind are who fail protect the USA and freedoms.

Trump supporters and their kind are the biggest threat to the success and even continued existence of the USA.

dchill

(38,441 posts)
18. It is my fondest hope that they will take my advice.
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 10:22 PM
Mar 2022

They can end all their troubles, and some of everyone else's.

Bleacher Creature

(11,252 posts)
16. Isn't this textbook cult behavior?
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 10:16 PM
Mar 2022

Work people up into a frenzy over a completely fictional threat to the point that they are willing to die over it.

Codifer

(541 posts)
19. Well hell.
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 10:22 PM
Mar 2022

"If we allow the Marxists and commies and socialists to teach our children to hate America, there will be no one left to defend our flag or to protect our great country or its freedom."

If fucking trump would stop humping the flag, then we could defend it as serious citizens must.

keithbvadu2

(36,655 posts)
20. Trump, Cruz, Pence, et al are perfectly willing to help you lay down YOUR life.
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 11:36 PM
Mar 2022

Trump, Cruz, Pence, et al are perfectly willing to help you lay down YOUR life.

Certainly not theirs.

andym

(5,443 posts)
25. Remember that culture wars taken to an extreme are "holy wars" Trump knows that
Mon Mar 14, 2022, 02:44 AM
Mar 2022

and is riling up the faithful. The culture warriors are often religious Christians who believe themselves to be fighting the immoral irreligious in the USA. They have demonized CRT, and have merged fighting it with the rest of their wars against modern day America.

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