How to pre-emptively lose the upcoming "civil war"

[MissMillie]

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[tanyev]

1. Yep. Trump and his GOP enablers are like the abuser that blames the victim.

"Look what you made me do!"

[Pepsidog]

2. Very true. The loud mouth losers cannot be permitted to dictate the course of justice.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. ...

[appalachiablue]

21. +1. K/R

[Kaleva]

4. The civil war will probably be restricted to social media.

Look how few showed up in DC on 1/6. An estimated 30k out of tens of millions who voted for TFG

[Lonestarblue]

9. Yes, and if they show up again, they'll get a very different reception.

Trump isn’t in charge now. They’ll face National Guard and perhaps federal troops waiting and prepared for them. And their white privilege may not work so well for them this times. If a few of the rioters get shot, that’s just too bad.

[durablend]

11. And

They're so under the assumption that the "left" are just like those target figures with bullseyes and won't shoot back.

[Kaleva]

12. +1

[wnylib]

16. Unless, of course, there is no one

for the National Guard to fight AFTER a bomb explodes in a public place because the MAGAs decide to fight a guerrilla war, using terrorist tactics instead of a direct, face to face confrontation.

Think a few hundred Timothy McVeighs operating around the country, in secrecy, not out in the open where the Guard could confront them.

EDIT TO ADD: I am NOT suggesting that DOJ should not indict, hold trials, and convict Trump and his accomplices. I am just saying that we need to prepare for the kind of "war" that MAGAs will wage. Step up internal Intel considerably.

[appalachiablue]

22. +1

[Cosmocat]

14. The civil war had already encroached our elections

With one side partnering or enabling w our foreign adversaries to influence or even actually breach elections, w County and state elections officials allowing outside groups access to voter information and actual votes, w those officials refusing to certify votes, w state and federal elected officials actively working to control what votes do and don't count, and the assholes storming the capital for the specific purpose of taking over the certification of the selection of POTUS, while executing the vp, speaker if the house, etc.

[Kaleva]

19. But no widespread devastation or loss of hundreds of thousands of lives

If this is a civil war, it's interesting that people go about their lives like everything is normal and limit themselves to voicing their angst on social media.

[Cosmocat]

20. We were harrowingly close to Pence and Pelosi being hung

But what exactly do you think they are going to do if they overthrow our democracy?

Give us puppies?

[Kaleva]

26. Have you made any prrperations for such an event?

If I thought it was possible, if be off the internet now or at least not saying anything about politics or current events. DU can be hacked and our identities made known if have a plan in place to bug out if the need arises and have the items needed to carry out that plan.

But I highly doubt that will happen so I post away on DU and make no preperations. Like most everyone here at DU.

[Cosmocat]

28. Ok

Be glib about it.

And, I am absolutely doing things to have a chance to get out the other side if things go how they currently are headed.

[Kaleva]

29. What are you doing?

I'm just very curious is all. I see people post all the time about how bad things can or will get but they say little to nothing about what preparations they've made..

Fascists kill, imprison or severely harass those who they believe to oppose them. History bears this out. If such people got into power, they'll be searching social media for anyone who may not be loyal.

[Cosmocat]

30. If I were to be cute like you are being, I would answer similar to you

in saying ... why would I post what I am doing on social media?

[Kaleva]

31. Not looking for exact specifics but what have you done in general?

As I said before, I wouldn't be posting about politics or current events on the internet. I wouldn't be here at DU. I'd restrict myself to forums talking about gardening, homesteading, cooking and such.

[fightforfreedom]

5. He is absolutely correct.

[Farmer-Rick]

6. Yeah, I hear the right wing around here in rural TN

And they talk about another civil war but...and here is where I'm confused, they don't talk about seceding or leaving the United States like in the last civil war.

So what kind of civil war they have planned maybe just more of the same.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. No vision, so they would just try to fuck things up. That plan would fizzle. Like Boogaloo Boys

Like that Boogaloo Boy who killed the cops in California. He was sure it was going to start a race war.

[duhneece]

10. Our rw county is more vocal: The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat

Courtesy of Cowboys for Trump-TFG then re-tweeted it.

Then several of us were targeted in a veiled threat by a rw domestic terrorist.

Still, we won’t back down.

[Cha]

25. Safe Travels, Patiorts!

[duhneece]

33. We're currently in our final days of gathering signatures...

..for the City of Alamogordo’s Resolution as a ‘Sanctuary for the Unborn’ to go on the ballot for voters to decide.

The woman heading it up is among the many younger folks who attended our’ We Trust Women’ rallies. I don’t live in the city but HAVE to support their passion.

We’re right on the corner of our busiest intersection. We’re alert but standing strong. No, we won’t back down.

[Cha]

34. Best of Good Fortune to

You & your strong souls, Denise!!🕊🕯💜🍀💚🦁🌻💜

[Cosmocat]

15. It's very clear

They want one party rule, to replace American democracy w a chrisifascist idiocracy and the ability to imprison and kill those who oppose it.

[Paladin]

7. Yet another bullseye from Reiner.

When it comes to trump, we have got to abandon our tendencies to "forgive and forget." trump and his knuckle-dragging hordes are counting on us to let him off easy, and we simply can't afford to do that. One gruesome extended nightmare is enough.

[birdographer]

13. Just how weak

and unarmed do they think we are?? Bring it on. We already know that many in the cult are cowards when push comes to shove, and we can shove pretty hard. I can't believe that any sane and rational prosecutor would let this crime continue out of fear that a bunch of morons might start a ruckus over it. Sheesh.

[panader0]

17. A ruckus? Maybe a rumpus even. I'm not worried in the least about the RWers,

it's the DoJ I am concerned about.

[msfiddlestix]

18. ✔️

[GoodRaisin]

23. It's a cold war and it's been going on for years.

For some reason everybody seems afraid to indict Trump. But if/when it happens there’s not going to be all the violence that Trump and his sheep yell and threaten about, just the usual one-off incidents we see from an occasional nut job magat. The rest of it will be just more talk.

[Cha]

24. Linsey Graham & DT can GFT.

TY Rob Reiner!

[Oppaloopa]

27. They really need to do this fast and quick arrest him Now

The longer we wait the more the SOB has time to make plans for their civil war

[Blue Owl]

32. K&R